Cycling : Fri May 21, 2010 11:39 am  

Seeing as there is no current thread for cycling news .... Anyone watching the Giro d'Italia? Fascinating race this year, unusual breaks, terrible weather, Wiggins going well with the mountains to come this weekend. Cadel Evans having a hissy fit and tip-tapping with another rider. (apologies for the advert) Armstrong - Crashed out of the Tour of California as well as Landis pointing the finger re: alleged doping, not a good week.

Seeing as there is no current thread for cycling news .... Anyone watching the Giro d'Italia? Fascinating race this year, unusual breaks, terrible weather, Wiggins going well with the mountains to come this weekend. Cadel Evans having a hissy fit and tip-tapping with another rider. (apologies for the advert) Armstrong - Crashed out of the Tour of California as well as Landis pointing the finger re: alleged doping, not a good week.

Re: Cycling : Fri May 21, 2010 1:08 pm  

ParanoidAndroid wrote:

Anyone watching the Giro d'Italia? Fascinating race this year, unusual breaks, terrible weather, Wiggins going well with the mountains to come this weekend.

Wiggins looked out of it by stage 4 so the fact he's now back in contention shows what a brilliantly unpredictable race it's been thus far.

Blow for Britain though as Dave Millar has abandonned today's stage having been going well until today.

ParanoidAndroid wrote:

Armstrong - Crashed out of the Tour of California as well as Landis pointing the finger re: alleged doping, not a good week.

Landis has zero credibility. Accusations that LA doped are nothing new but he can still point to zero official positive tests despite being the most tested athlete ever. Only going to be one winner here.

Re: Cycling : Fri May 21, 2010 8:43 pm  

Not managed to get into the Giro this year yet. Hopefully will get into it over the weekend with the mountain stages starting. That's when the fun starts.

Re: Cycling : Sat May 22, 2010 8:03 am  

Still can't believe the importance put on Basso - particularly when Liquigas are holding back Nibali

Re: Cycling : Mon May 24, 2010 8:49 am  

Carneys Pint wrote: Still can't believe the importance put on Basso - particularly when Liquigas are holding back Nibali I take it you saw Sundays stage, Basso riding everyone off his wheel, just like the good old days, absolutely brutal day. Not a good day for Wiggins but the big Tour remains his priority.

Carneys Pint wrote: Still can't believe the importance put on Basso - particularly when Liquigas are holding back Nibali I take it you saw Sundays stage, Basso riding everyone off his wheel, just like the good old days, absolutely brutal day. Not a good day for Wiggins but the big Tour remains his priority.

Re: Cycling : Mon May 24, 2010 8:56 am  

Didn't see Sunday's stage but he's not the cyclist he was pre-scandal IMO

Hope Wiggins is saving himself for the big one though always the danger that he's a one season wonder when it comes to the Tour De France.

Re: Cycling : Mon May 24, 2010 10:38 am  

Carneys Pint wrote:

Didn't see Sunday's stage but he's not the cyclist he was pre-scandal IMO

Hope Wiggins is saving himself for the big one though always the danger that he's a one season wonder when it comes to the Tour De France.

That's the worry I have too. He looked to be at his absolute physical limit on some of those climbs last year, he was clinging on more than anything, and I'm not sure there is any more to give.

Re: Cycling : Mon May 24, 2010 10:45 am  

It was great for him last year as nobody really saw him as a contender - he wasn't a marked man so to speak and I guess it will be much different this year.

Re: Cycling : Mon May 24, 2010 10:55 am  

I'll be interested to see what team Astana put out in Le Tour. Will Vino decide he's going to ride it as well as having El Pistolero in the team?

Re: Cycling : Mon May 24, 2010 12:00 pm  

Re: Wiggins: He's 30 yrs old now so maybe has another 4 or 5 seasons riding at the top level, podium would be his target this season but as stated, he will be closely watched now. Think he is using the Giro as a warm-up, get some mountain km's into his legs, should stand him in good stead for the less arduous climbs of Le Tour.

Vino will make a good lieutenant to Contador and nothing more, wether his ego can tolerate that is another matter.