Cycling thread 2015

[Bruce Wayne]

If they ride then they cheat mate.



So are you happy with a high percentage of athletes in that sport cheating mate? Surely it's not sporting? Yes I want it banned for a good five years to give everyone some time to cool off and possibly go again from scratch. But only if they've learned their lesson mate.

Dick Pound believed that 40% of Olympians were doping *shrug*.

Anyway, back to the actual sport rather than off topic stuff *strokes infraction hammer*

Nice to see Cav get a win. Didn't bother watching as sprint stages are normally kinda dull. Just glad everyone got round safely with no crashes.

 

[chicoazul]

SMACKHEADS.

 

[sbbefc]

I dont really see the point in TTT. Show pony event.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I dont really see the point in TTT. Show pony event.

Aye. Time trials aren't much fun to watch at the best of times, but a team one is even worse. Can't see either Sky or Astana pulling up any trees.

 

[chicoazul]

Off their tits.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Off their tits.

You've done a lot of fishing in this thread.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Super ride by the Sky team today. Didn't expect to see them in Pink tonight. Wonder if they'll bother defending it though? They don't have any sprinters so not really much point them chasing down breaks.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

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[Bruce Wayne]

Been an absolute horror show for Wiggins and Sky so far. They've looked all over the shop. Given the time he lost yesterday the TT today is massive. He really needs to put a big marker down to show that he has actually got some semblence of form.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Nibali looking solid.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Wiggins really did look nervous on the first half of that time trial yesterday. Pulled it back in the second half, so his fitness must be ok, and he was 2nd fastest up the final climb. He'll need to attack now though, which is a change in the supposed script.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Tuesday is going to be great, I fancy Gesink and Pozzovivo to make an impact.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Certainly been an interesting race thus far. Hejsedal looked so strong early on but has blown up in the last two stages. Wiggins looks all over the shop. Is he ill? Is he spooked from his crash? Who knows, but the rest day must be really welcome.

Evans looks really strong at the moment, as does Nibali. Should make for an interesting final week.

 

[sbbefc]

Certainly been an interesting race thus far. Hejsedal looked so strong early on but has blown up in the last two stages. Wiggins looks all over the shop. Is he ill? Is he spooked from his crash? Who knows, but the rest day must be really welcome.

Evans looks really strong at the moment, as does Nibali. Should make for an interesting final week.

Wiggins looks below par but still in with a chance, one mistake by Nibali and the race is wide open again. I think Evans will struggle a bit in the high mountains.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yes, despite Sky looking on the ropes throughout the first week, they still have three men in the top 10. The test will be whether Wiggins can gain time on Nibali on the climbs. I can see them sending Uran or Henao up the road to force Astana to chase them down. Both are close enough to the lead to warrant attention.