[John_D]

Re: Cycling : Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:46 pm  

Contador quitting Astana. I guess that'll be Vinokourov leading Astana now. Rumour was a new team sponsored by Santander was in the pipeline with Contador as their marquee name.

Re: Cycling : Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:16 pm  

contador is rumoured to be joining bjarne riis at saxo bank, who will be renamed something specilized. he apparently has a contract that he can only ride specialized bikes and they're now taking it a bit further. obviously the shlecks are off to play happy families with their own team

Re: Cycling : Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:09 pm  

Laurent Fignon dies Lost to LeMond by 8 seconds in the tour's closest ever result, another cycling great gone.

Laurent Fignon dies Lost to LeMond by 8 seconds in the tour's closest ever result, another cycling great gone.

Re: Cycling : Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:18 pm  

Sad news.

That epic battle with LeMond was the first Tour I watched, aged 7.

I've been hooked ever since.

Re: Cycling : Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:23 am  

More sad news with Team Sky's masseur dying from sepsis. Although apparently not related to the virus which has destroyed Sky's vuelta.

Re: Cycling : Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:36 pm  

ToB starting tomorrow.
Andre Greipel to win or can Sky provide a Brit in 1st place?

Re: Cycling : Fri Sep 10, 2010 1:52 pm  

StuMain wrote:

ToB starting tomorrow.
Andre Greipel to win or can Sky provide a Brit in 1st place?

Is Wiggins riding it? If so I think he may try and pull out all the stops to try and win and rescue a little bit of his season.

Re: Cycling : Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:05 pm  

Ordsall Quays Red wrote:

Is Wiggins riding it? If so I think he may try and pull out all the stops to try and win and rescue a little bit of his season.

He is yes. He really needs to be looking at winning this like you say.

Re: Cycling : Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:44 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

He is yes. He really needs to be looking at winning this like you say.

He needs to do something soon - been a disappointing year for him.

Be interesting to see how the Rapha Condor Sharp team get on in this with a 1-2 in the last race of the 2010 domestic season in the Richmond Grand Prix.

Re: Cycling : Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:38 pm  

Nah! I don't see how or why he needs to win it outright. TOB is a sprinters tour. I'm sure his main aim will be to support Henderson or Downing to win the GC.

Sky need to win this tour more than Wiggins does. Therefore having the likes of Wiggins and Cummings forcing the pace at the right times will fracture the peloton into pieces leaving Sky to take the Win.

The only worry is Griepel who will be wanting to use this as a spring board into the worlds. The TOB not really being what you could call a mountainous tour will suit him nicely.