If Dumoulin would be in the Team Sky, then we would have the first 3 places in Paris with Sky-Sky-Sky
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Good to know! I was not aware of that.wpccrunner wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:55 pmReminds me of most central/south americans I ride with, regardless of terrain.
It reminds me also about Lopez (Superman) etc.. in the Giro....
Are there any kind of rules in pro cycling to protect the sport, the "spectacle" against any kind of control by the richest and most powerful organisations ?
In north american pro sports, for example, teams budgets can't go above a certain maximum amount, so if a team wants to hire a "superstar" , they will have to let go other riders , etc...
And that's why you don't see nowadays a pro sports professional team winning 5 or 6 consecutive championships, like in the "old days"...
Louis
In north american pro sports, for example, teams budgets can't go above a certain maximum amount, so if a team wants to hire a "superstar" , they will have to let go other riders , etc...
And that's why you don't see nowadays a pro sports professional team winning 5 or 6 consecutive championships, like in the "old days"...
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they pay a tax (and it's hefty) but NA sports teams can certainly go over. The NBA is a good example of that right now since it's in that season right now.LouisN wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 5:14 pmAre there any kind of rules in pro cycling to protect the sport, the "spectacle" against any kind of control by the richest and most powerful organisations ?
In north american pro sports, for example, teams budgets can't go above a certain maximum amount, so if a team wants to hire a "superstar" , they will have to let go other riders , etc...
And that's why you don't see nowadays a pro sports professional team winning 5 or 6 consecutive championships, like in the "old days"...
Louis
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Great race today. Did not expect this!
But;
Can we please ban all powermeters during races? Oke for training, but it would be nice to see them all race instead of calculating, talking in their small microphones and looking at that damn display.
But;
Can we please ban all powermeters during races? Oke for training, but it would be nice to see them all race instead of calculating, talking in their small microphones and looking at that damn display.
DNF for Cav.
Kittel missed the time cut by 12 seconds.
For the first time since 2007 the Tour will end without either of them winning a stage.
Before any says they can't climb, I doubt there's many here who could live with these sprinters on a climb.
Kittel missed the time cut by 12 seconds.
For the first time since 2007 the Tour will end without either of them winning a stage.
Before any says they can't climb, I doubt there's many here who could live with these sprinters on a climb.
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