The Pro Road Cycling Thread

Shands said:
Churchill123 said:
Shands said:
....and look what we find this morning, he's reported to have tested positive for EPO again.
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Really? - And here's me thinking they had cleaned the sport up :S
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To be fair to the rest of the peleton I don’t think any of them should be measured by any of Di Luca’s actions, the guy is a law unto himself.

This is the fourth time he’s been caught cheating (different performance enhancers each time!). The first occasion he got off with it, but for the other two he received significant bans of, I think, 15 months and two years respectively.

You have to wonder though just how bright the guy is. He failed this out of competition test at the back end of April, just two days after he announced he’d signed with Vini Fantini to make his comeback from his last ban. Given his history he must have known that the minute he returned the testers would be all over him like a rash, so to get caught immediately shows either he’s really crap at doping or he is immeasurably thick.

I did like the statement from the Vini Fantini boss though, no beating around the bush or trying to be diplomatic there; called him a cretin and said he never wanted him on his team in the first place and that they only signed him because one of their major sponsors forced them too.

Inxausti’s tweet on the matter was even more succinct: 'F***off Di Luca!'
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Good on the Vini Fantini boss. I feel for his team as i stated before i have enjoyed watching them race.

Meanwhile todays stage is begining to hot up :)
 
Well done Nibali, cruised through the three weeks like it was nothing at all, best form of his life.

Really hope Cav can get the points he needs today and complete the full set of points jerseys.

The tour build up starts now!
 
Great win for Nibali, easily the best rider in the race. Chuffed for Cav winning the red jersey too. Awesome achievement for him.

Also well pleased Uran got 2nd and Team Sky won the team classification

Found this vid of stage 20. The fans are mental lol


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgyaZwUQrbc[/youtube]




Criterium du Dauphine next. Froomey will hopefully smash it :)
 
Rascal said:
Great win for Nibali, easily the best rider in the race. Chuffed for Cav winning the red jersey too. Awesome achievement for him.

Also well pleased Uran got 2nd and Team Sky won the team classification

Found this vid of stage 20. The fans are mental lol


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgyaZwUQrbc[/youtube]




Criterium du Dauphine next. Froomey will hopefully smash it :)
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I'll second all those comments mate, good summary.

Criterium next weekend I think; seems like almost continuous UCI cycling on at the mo
 
2 hour bike ride yesterday,woke up with my knee aching on the side,any decent bike supports,bandages or so on to ease this problem?
 
Sounds like you might need to reposition your seat - your riding position might be the issue and you are putting undue pressure on your knee.
The ride Fit cycling magazine (3rd edition) is in good newsagents now and has a section on sore knees ( p.32) as well as loads of good stretches. Hope this helps.
 
neilsonblue said:
Sounds like you might need to reposition your seat - your riding position might be the issue and you are putting undue pressure on your knee.
The ride Fit cycling magazine (3rd edition) is in good newsagents now and has a section on sore knees ( p.32) as well as loads of good stretches. Hope this helps.
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didnt know there so much science what goes into this mate..i will certainly grab a copy..
 
Sky's provisional Dauphine line up:

Edvald BOASSON HAGEN
Christopher FROOME
Peter KENNAUGH
Vasili KIRYIENKA
David LOPEZ GARCIA
Richie PORTE
Ian STANNARD
Geraint THOMAS
 
Shands said:
Sky's provisional Dauphine line up:

Edvald BOASSON HAGEN
Christopher FROOME
Peter KENNAUGH
Vasili KIRYIENKA
David LOPEZ GARCIA
Richie PORTE
Ian STANNARD
Geraint THOMAS
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Aka the basis of their tour team? Or will henao uran and wiggins all come in - and if so, which 2 of these wont go?
I'd suspect they'll wait to see the form in this race before deciding
 
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