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serious gaylord posted:The UCI are going after Van den Driessche with everything. They're chasing a lifetime ban and a 50,000 Euro fine. How lovely would you feel if you were her friend and had to stick to that lame cover story?
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serious gaylord posted:The UCI are going after Van den Driessche with everything. They're chasing a lifetime ban and a 50,000 Euro fine. Was expecting more fine, less ban. But fair enough - wonder if the severity of the ban came about as her brother is a proven cheat and they dont want this family back in cycling?
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I really really want to like OGE, but these helmets are a travisty. e: 
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Still not as bad as the POC Dickhead, also in that picture, but highlighted here for the groove:
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kimbo305 posted:Still not as bad as the POC Dickhead, also in that picture, but highlighted here for the groove: Why are electric bikes banned but that helmet is legal?
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Its weird because POC makes the nicest looking ski helmets,and goggles. And their cycling helmets and glasses are ugly as gently caress
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African AIDS cum posted:Its weird because POC makes the nicest looking ski helmets,and goggles. And their cycling helmets and glasses are ugly as gently caress I like the glasses but then again I also like these, so I'm probably not the best candidate. 
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Mar 10, 2016 09:07
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Quite the nail biter in TA today. Stybar railed those corners.
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Russian Bear posted:Quite the nail biter in TA today. Stybar railed those corners. Yeah he had that dialed. Those turns just after the top of the climb were hairy. Speaking of hairy, Bouhanni won at Paris Nice and didn't kill anyone.
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Pocket posted:Why are electric bikes banned but that helmet is legal? Hard to prove that inducing convulsive laughter actually affects your opponents laughter? The effect might be counteracted by the morale boost the presence of one of those provides a breakaway?
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:Was expecting more fine, less ban. But fair enough - wonder if the severity of the ban came about as her brother is a proven cheat and they dont want this family back in cycling? I think they're able to prove shes ridden it and are using it as a really strong message to others, in that they can find them now, and when they do you're out for life.
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Mar 10, 2016 20:54
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She also has significantly less resources than a world tour GC rider for a legal defense.
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Pocket posted:She also has significantly less resources than a world tour GC rider for a legal defense. I imagine her family have bankrupted themselves defending her drug cheating brother and parrot thieving father.
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serious gaylord posted:drug cheating brother and parrot thieving father god I love cycling
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Mar 11, 2016 03:08
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Bet they make way more money on the exotic bird black market than women's cyclocross. It's a blessing in disguise and now she can learn the family business.
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I will be eternally greatful for a gif of Nathan Huss' lil incident on stage 4 
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I didn't watch the stage today so it took me a minute to figure out who you meant, but yeah good crash. http://youtu.be/GP0VbF0OoPw
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serious gaylord posted:I think they're able to prove shes ridden it My understanding is that doesn't matter if she's ridden it or not.
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Paddyb posted:I didn't watch the stage today so it took me a minute to figure out who you meant, but yeah good crash. Ahhh I can't spell his surname, that's why I couldn't find it 
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I love that you see a quick flash of the wheel as he goes over.
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Paddyb posted:I didn't watch the stage today so it took me a minute to figure out who you meant, but yeah good crash. Races with paris in the name give the best crashes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XY6DkV2eA
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Slow news day at Cyclingtips, but some good Pro-Quotes at the end about Peter Sagan's leg hair. http://cyclingtips.com/2016/03/peter-sagan-kicking-in-some-holy-houses-by-not-shaving-his-legs-does-the-peloton-care/
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That last stage of Paris-Nice was incredible. Peloton is going to be much duller when Contador leaves
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https://twitter.com/Mattbrammeier85/status/709034611863654401
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A Brit coming out of relative averageness to become capable of sticking with and beating the worlds best climbers....this seems a pretty common theme at Sky. Guessing well have a Thomas TdF win in 2017 or 18
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I wish people would stop saying Thomas has 'come out of nowhere' he's been good since he was a junior and has two Olympic track golds for fucks sake
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If it had just been a climb he probably would have lost. He made his time back on the descent, apparently he used a 54T ring for the stage
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Vando posted:I wish people would stop saying Thomas has 'come out of nowhere' he's been good since he was a junior and has two Olympic track golds for fucks sake You know who else has track golds and can climb? Absolutely nobody except the British.
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Has it really ever been tried before though? Don't get me wrong, I thought sky was all kinds of suspicious last year in the TDF, but my understanding when Sky launched was that it was sort of innovative(with some predicting its failure) to try and take a bunch of track cyclists and make them legit Grand Tour contenders . I could be way off on that, though
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A lot of it comes from just plain not liking the riders which is why Wiggo gets a pass apparently
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Sky are generally wankers, but Thomas will forever be Cool and Good for riding the entire Tour with a broken pelvis
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Agreed. Thomas and Stannard are both cool and good IMO.
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clean ayers act posted:Has it really ever been tried before though? Don't get me wrong, I thought sky was all kinds of suspicious last year in the TDF, but my understanding when Sky launched was that it was sort of innovative(with some predicting its failure) to try and take a bunch of track cyclists and make them legit Grand Tour contenders . I could be way off on that, though A lot of the seasoned British pros got their start on the track because that was the only development program, no road program afaik. Wiggins described the Manchester velodrome as kind of a central HQ where everyone circled around (including the roadies who started their training rides from the building). As opposed to most teams that hosed off during the off season.
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Thomas is really entertaining to watch, the last two stages of Paris Nice were good racing. Chasing down Contador on the final descent on stage 7 was pretty impressive even if he had a lot of help. His jump from super clean domestique to GC guy was sort of abrupt and makes some people raise their eyebrows. Oh and Sagan shaved his legs?
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serious gaylord posted:I imagine her family have bankrupted themselves defending her drug cheating brother and parrot thieving father. What the hell is that family, a Monty Python skit become real life?
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He pretty much has come out of no where when it comes to road stuff. Exactly like wiggins and froome. A plugger who youd sometimes see leading a team up the early parts of a climb as a sacrifice before the real poo poo kicked off....and then... theyre GT winners. Anyway, its just interesting. I havent formed a dislike/like of the guy either way yet, so, I dont really care. Am I completely loving insane or was Milan-Sanremo always a sunday race, coz eurosport are advertising it as saturday (v.early AM sunday) here. That would have totally caught me out if I hadnt of seen that ad.
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I've got a PR advice for Team Sky and their GC contender(s): Watch Contador's ride yesterday and learn.
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Box Hill Strangler posted:He pretty much has come out of no where when it comes to road stuff. Exactly like wiggins and froome. A plugger who youd sometimes see leading a team up the early parts of a climb as a sacrifice before the real poo poo kicked off....and then... theyre GT winners. Anyway, its just interesting. I havent formed a dislike/like of the guy either way yet, so, I dont really care. Yeah I tend to find Sky suspicious too but my point is more that if it hasn't ever really been tried before(converting track guys to road guys) we can't really say for sure that it's completely outrageous. The process of switching from track to road might just be that it includes a couple of mediocre years.
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I know it's cool to hate Sky, but Thomas has a solid record on one week stage races this year and last, where the actually targeted them (i assume). I don't think he has what it takes to hang in week 3 against the top crop though.
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