Cycling thread

[spectateur]

Another sausage crisis.
Good old Cochounou!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Not sure this is sitting very comfortably

 

[arminisgod]

It's pretty grim today, and especially grim to see Froome being dropped on the climb before Cav. He's really a long way off.

I mean it's almost like he's returned to what he was pre Sky days...

Hmmm

 

[Bruce Wayne]

3m30s

I mean it's almost like he's returned to what he was pre Sky days...

Hmmm

After today it's Froome you look at with raised eyebrows?

 

[arminisgod]

3m30s

After today it's Froome you look at with raised eyebrows?

he is 22 years old, has been a stand out in all youth cycling levels.

the other was a complete donkey, who was best known for taking a wrong turn in the commonwealths until team sky gave him some fluffy pillows and banned him from nutella

 

[Bruce Wayne]

he is 22 years old, has been a stand out in all youth cycling levels.

the other was a complete donkey, who was best known for taking a wrong turn in the commonwealths until team sky gave him some fluffy pillows and banned him from nutella

I don't doubt that Pogacar is the best in this race. I do doubt that he could put 3 minutes into a Grand Tour winner and the winner of the Tour de Suisse in 16km of climbing. Since cycling has supposedly cleaned up we've dealt with time gaps in the seconds. To get gaps of that much on a single climb you're going back to Armstrong on Hautucam in 2000.

 

[arminisgod]

I don't doubt that Pogacar is the best in this race. I do doubt that he could put 3 minutes into a Grand Tour winner and the winner of the Tour de Suisse in 16km of climbing. Since cycling has supposedly cleaned up we've dealt with time gaps in the seconds. To get gaps of that much on a single climb you're going back to Armstrong on Hautucam in 2000.

Are u talking about carapaz? I don't care what he's won in the past he's not elite.

What u mean Is during skys dominance they rode to a set time and didn't want people to be overly suspicious, the only time they opened up was when they were desperate. Like froome going all landis.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Pogacar disputing the notion you need a team to win a grand tour.

I don't doubt that Pogacar is the best in this race. I do doubt that he could put 3 minutes into a Grand Tour winner and the winner of the Tour de Suisse in 16km of climbing. Since cycling has supposedly cleaned up we've dealt with time gaps in the seconds. To get gaps of that much on a single climb you're going back to Armstrong on Hautucam in 2000.

Yeah, I said to my wife, that I "don't believe" Pogacar's ride today. From experience those kind of rides belong to a darker era in cycling.

 

[arminisgod]

Pogacar disputing the notion you need a team to win a grand tour.

Yeah, I said to my wife, that I "don't believe" Pogacar's ride today. From experience those kind of rides belong to a darker era in cycling.

Looks better than it was due to the weak field. No Yates, Bernal. Roglic goosed from a crash, froome not juiced.

Pogacar is a one in a generation talent, like contador and merxc

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Pogacar disputing the notion you need a team to win a grand tour.

Yeah, I said to my wife, that I "don't believe" Pogacar's ride today. From experience those kind of rides belong to a darker era in cycling.

It'll all come out in the wash, but it was one of the most remarkable performances I've seen for a very, very long time. Taking that much time out of your rivals without them cracking horribly just doesn't happen.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Looks better than it was due to the weak field. No Yates, Bernal. Roglic goosed from a crash, froome not juiced.

Pogacar is a one in a generation talent, like contador and merxc

I hope so, because it was spellbinding watching him climb, I want to believe, you know?

 

[arminisgod]

It'll all come out in the wash, but it was one of the most remarkable performances I've seen for a very, very long time. Taking that much time out of your rivals without them cracking horribly just doesn't happen.

His time trial last year was more remarkable for me. But this lad is a serial winner. He's dominated races for years

 

[SerenityNigh]

Watching now, kid riding the big ring up the hills and smashing people, that's something.

 

[arminisgod]

I hope so, because it was spellbinding watching him climb, I want to believe, you know?

Mate... they are all juiced. Just some look brilliant doing it and others tell everyone their dominance is down to fluffy pillows

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Mate... they are all juiced. Just some look brilliant doing it and others tell everyone their dominance is down to fluffy pillows

Yeah, fair enough. I am that naive it's a miracle that the Nigerian prince sent me the diamonds he promised.