Re: Cycling : Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:55 am  

Emma Pooley new World Time Trial Champion

Re: Cycling : Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:31 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote: Alberto Contador tests positive for steroids!! Really don't know what to think of this. Should be banned and stripped of title.

Stealth Comic wrote: Alberto Contador tests positive for steroids!! Really don't know what to think of this. Should be banned and stripped of title.

Re: Cycling : Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:19 pm  

Bang wrote:

Should be banned and stripped of title.

Given that all his other tour tests are negative and the amount they've found (400 times less than the minimum amount an official lab is required to test for) I can see him getting away with it.

Re: Cycling : Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:47 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

Given that all his other tour tests are negative and the amount they've found (400 times less than the minimum amount an official lab is required to test for) I can see him getting away with it.

Probably will. If he hasn't already. I don't follow cycling at all. But he should be banned and stripped of title regardless.

Re: Cycling : Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:54 pm  

Bang wrote:

Probably will. If he hasn't already. I don't follow cycling at all. But he should be banned and stripped of title regardless.

Thats a well informed decision

Re: Cycling : Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:09 am  

The spring classics on the horizon, Paris-Nice starting this weekend. I do enjoy the start of a new cycling season.

Predictions anyone?

Re: Cycling : Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:04 pm  

I'm gutted I should be going to Flanders to do the sportive and watch the race, but I got hit by a car last weekend and now theres no chance of me going.

Thought yesterdays break was awesome and well done Thomas on his win.

I quite fancy Haussler to go out for a classic win after his injury hit season last year. Maybe even the race to the sun.

Flanders has to be Spartacus again though I'd love to see Flecha win it. I also think the new world champs jersey will be there or there abouts.

Paris Roubaix I'd love to see Geraint Thomas go for it after a very good showing ion the pave sectin in last years TDF

I think Highroad will try to get Cavendish across the line in first at san remo

Re: Cycling : Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:44 pm  

Good win today for team Sky I thought.

Definitely an interesting stage, cars getting in the middle of the peloton after they had to stop at a level crossing! Kept it all quite bunched and certainly entertaining!

Re: Cycling : Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:34 am  

Yeah you think the commissars would make them start with a rolling start so they could make sure that they were out of the way rather than just "off you go lads". The road was pretty slim and there could easily have been an accident involving them. The peloton was twitchy enough as it was with lots of crashes along the way.

I though Geraint timed his lead out to perfection. One of my biggest gripes with Sky is that I feel they take the front far to early and just help the other teams to lead their own guy out.

Re: Cycling : Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:06 pm  

Fungus The Muffin Man wrote:

Yeah you think the commissars would make them start with a rolling start so they could make sure that they were out of the way rather than just "off you go lads". The road was pretty slim and there could easily have been an accident involving them. The peloton was twitchy enough as it was with lots of crashes along the way.

I though Geraint timed his lead out to perfection. One of my biggest gripes with Sky is that I feel they take the front far to early and just help the other teams to lead their own guy out.

"Twitchy" quite possibly the biggest understatement i've heard all year! ha ha!

And i'd agree with that about Sky, but we have to remember they are still a young team, i'd like to see them do well but the fact I think Mark Cavendish is awesome gets in the way!! lol