"PRO" Cycling Discussion

[nathanong87]

matthews in sporza interview said it was clean and was beat fair and square by gilbert (rhymes, hehe). Matthews seems like an upstanding bloke. I just wish he'd take out his eyebrow piercing, that's up there with boonen's tribal tattoos.

[micky]

Even Matthews agreed it was a clean sprint...

He was racing in Belgium, the one who passed him is a local hero.....how would you dare to say it was "dirty"?
It wasnt dangerous at all but changed a lot his line.

[KWalker]

matthews in sporza interview said it was clean and was beat fair and square by gilbert (rhymes, hehe). Matthews seems like an upstanding bloke. I just wish he'd take out his eyebrow piercing, that's up there with boonen's tribal tattoos.

if by clean and upstanding you mean having a worse clubbing habit than Boonen and self-assigning the name Bling with having a worse back tattoo than Boonen's tribal then I am basically the model citizen in comparison haha.

[KWalker]

There are few personality types that bother me as much as Matthews so any time he is denied a win is always great in my book. Just glad to see Gilbert actually win something again.

What is it that bothers you? Have you seen his interviews, spoken to him in person?

He is basically a class A Southern California-esque frat boy. Its a personality type that, having lived in CA and gone to college in the Southwest, I cannot stand.

Anecdotally a friend of mine is a photographer/journalist for a popular cycling website and spent significant time around him at ToC and Tour of Utah the past two years and witnessed some terrible drunken frat bro behavior that reinforced what I noted above. It doesn't matter if he rides bikes or fights MMA I can't stand people like that so its more of a personal thing than anything.

[djconnel]

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[User Name]

any reports of cracked rims in Roubaix?

[KB]

Don't have to go back that far KB

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/ ... alia-video

I've seen a lot worse than the Cav crash. I also think Cav should have been a bit more attentive. Some of the sprints in the 70's were amazingly rough. handslings, jersey pulling, elbows in the ribs. Then you've got the Abdu era!

[de zwarten]

any reports of cracked rims in Roubaix?

Don't ask me where I read it, but I am sure one of the top guys told cycling news he cracked his rim in Wallers, and while he couldn't brake, he could still ride it and changed bikes/wheels after the pavé.

[User Name]

thanks.

[jekyll man]

I think Wiggo bust a rim somewhere... (fat git )

[Zitter]

sorry if this has been answered already, but anyone know what helmet this is?

edit: nm found out, it's a casco

[AGW]

Buy it, then bang your head against the wall with it because USAC only allows CPSC-approved helmets. Or buy it for $$$$$ from the only place online that supposedly has a CPSC version.

[rainerhq]

Didn´t notice any Veloflex on P-R.

[xena]

I am going for Valverde for Amstel ......who do you guys think will win?

[Kermithimself]

Gilbert or Kreuziger for Amstel.