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Dez33
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by Dez33 on Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:37 pm
prebsy wrote:No enve SES bar for EBH. It looked like he was using the "sphinx" position not invisible aerobars
so the heavily wrapped normal bar makes little sense.
Cover opposition logos?
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velomane
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by velomane on Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:49 pm
Don't you guys think Millar's atoned for his sins? I've gotten the impression from him over the years that he is genuinely sorry and regrets his actions.
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AJS914
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by AJS914 on Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:56 pm
What are we going to do, remove 2-3 generations of cyclist out of the sport?
Eddy Merckx was caught doping many times. Is that any different? He is still a cycling god in most people's eyes.
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Dez33
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by Dez33 on Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:07 am
velomane wrote:Don't you guys think Millar's atoned for his sins? I've gotten the impression from him over the years that he is genuinely sorry and regrets his actions.
I don't to the first and I don't get that impression from him either on the second point. In fact hasn't he called out other riders that were trying to lift the lid on doping? Landis was one he called out.
AJS914 wrote:What are we going to do, remove 2-3 generations of cyclist out of the sport?
Eddy Merckx was caught doping many times. Is that any different? He is still a cycling god in most people's eyes.
It's impossible to remove them now but that doesn't mean we have to give dopers jobs with national federations. There are other choices.
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ave
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by ave on Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:59 am
Just watched today's Qatar stage, and I'm pretty sure Guarnieri's ease-back made the same time possible, otherwise there was a good second between Kristoff and Bennett.
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Tinea Pedis
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by Tinea Pedis on Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:05 am
Rodrego Hernandez wrote:Frolle wrote:By the way. Who is the manufactorer of Dimension Data'a clothing.
Oakley???
Looks like an Oakley Logo instead of the manufacturers logo. Guess that gets around some kit rules regarding logos and sponsors.
The clothing brand is Oakley.
Dimension Data would say no more to me about it, only that they (Oakley) are the ones 'making' the kit.
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53x12
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by 53x12 on Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:05 am
Looks like Cav has lost the burst he use to have. Back in the day he would of had no problem getting around the 4 guys ahead of him and winning the stage.
"Marginal gains are the only gains when all that's left to gain is in the margins."
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Kayrehn
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by Kayrehn on Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:54 am
Again, he might have lost the game much earlier... Yet another day when Katusha goes all in at the front and there's no one from DD to be seen except for Cavendish.
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53x12
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by 53x12 on Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:20 am
^ EBH had a flat ~10km from finish. So DD riders were trying to help him.
In the past Cav has been able to win on his own. He just doesn't seem to have that acceleration in the gif above. Didn't make up any ground on the first 4 riders.
"Marginal gains are the only gains when all that's left to gain is in the margins."
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mentok
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by mentok on Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:49 am
What's telling is the fact that he popped out into the wind and couldn't come around so he tucked back in...
Still, it's early season - who knows how he's training, how tired he is, etc.
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jeffy
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by jeffy on Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:17 am
mentok wrote:who knows how he's training, how tired he is, etc.
mostly for track.
perhaps the loss of endurance means more fatigue at the end of stage -> loss of top end sprint?
disclaimer: don't know what i am talking about.
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lippythelion
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by lippythelion on Fri Feb 12, 2016 10:35 am
Dez33 wrote:It's impossible to remove them now but that doesn't mean we have to give dopers jobs with national federations. There are other choices.
Yep, there are plenty of British ex-pros, male & female, who they could have chosen. This is further evidence that Lady Brailsford still pulls the strings at BC.
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nathanong87
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by nathanong87 on Fri Feb 12, 2016 12:46 pm
velomane wrote:Don't you guys think Millar's atoned for his sins? I've gotten the impression from him over the years that he is genuinely sorry and regrets his actions.
i feel the same way with millar.
im really impressed with Katusha. (or rather not impressed with DD). Yal said it exactly a page back, that katusha for Kristoff looked way more practiced that DD and DD was basically EBH for cavendish in the final. I also echo what yal said about kristoff stage 1 look BAD, like i told my buddy 'dang how come he looks real slow, is it classics training he lost his pop?' . but then stage 2 , KUDOS. That was a long long long drag race. I think kristoff has the build to be a nexdt boonen. Wouldn't suprise me if he doesn't prefer out and out sprints anymore, but clearly he still has it.!
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