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ichobi
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by ichobi on Sat Dec 28, 2013 5:26 pm
nathanong87 wrote:was watching old races from this year
made this cuz ugh this is dope. The most pro not-pro dude.
Anyone knows what wheels are those? they look sick spinning.
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micky
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by micky on Sat Dec 28, 2013 9:36 pm
Paolo Bettini leaves his CT role at italian cycling federation and accept Alonso's offer to become team manager of his team.
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Powerful Pete
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by Powerful Pete on Sat Dec 28, 2013 9:46 pm
@micky, that is disappointing in a way...
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.
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micky
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by micky on Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:23 am
Powerful Pete wrote:@micky, that is disappointing in a way...
Yeah, I feel very sorry for Alonso indeed; a team ruined since its start.
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dereksmalls
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by dereksmalls on Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:38 am
nathanong87 wrote:was watching old races from this year
made this cuz ugh this is dope. The most pro not-pro dude.
Who is that?
Also Stybar killing it in CX racing with quite a while away from racing it seriously. I find it interesting though that he is allowed to race CX yet Cavendish is a not allowed to race track.
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Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
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by Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez on Sun Dec 29, 2013 12:15 pm
dereksmalls wrote:nathanong87 wrote:was watching old races from this year
made this cuz ugh this is dope. The most pro not-pro dude.
Who is that?
Also Stybar killing it in CX racing with quite a while away from racing it seriously. I find it interesting though that he is allowed to race CX yet Cavendish is a not allowed to race track.
Are you talking about eventual crashes?
I saw Kreuziger alpine skiing. THIS is dangerous. Forbidden to NBA players for example, part of their contract.
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euan
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by euan on Sun Dec 29, 2013 1:16 pm
CX racing isn't actually that dangerous and when crashes happen they are at relatively low speeds into soft ground. You might get banged up but a resulting broken bike distant enough from the pits is far more likely to cause a DNF than an injury.
When in comparison the track is far more likely to cause an injury that will stop training. You might come away without a broken bone but severe enough burns from hitting the track at speed that you can't train.
Stybar is also paid much less than Cavendish.
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KWalker
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by KWalker on Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:04 pm
Every year people talk about Cav being fat.
Every year he wins lots of races.
Lots of talk of Cav being fat so he should win a lot of races?
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jmilliron
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by jmilliron on Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:29 pm
Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez wrote: I saw Kreuziger alpine skiing. THIS is dangerous. Forbidden to NBA players for example, part of their contract.
Probably not the best comparison. NBA players and bicycle racers are two totally different breeds of athlete.
edit; and of course we just learn that "Formula One icon Michael Schumacher suffers 'relatively serious' head injury in skiing accident". Kind of goes against my point!