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Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:29 am
by Sophia
Redddraggon wrote:Apparently the only races that the yanks care about are the TdF and the ToC


Hey! I'm a "yank" and I care! I care! :shock:

I'm really looking forward to the Criterium International this weekend. Anyone else? It should be real interesting with the line up.

Here's the start list

Sophia

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:47 am
by 2002SaecoReplica
I think I figured out Cav's "dental problems" that's been holding him back. Dude got him some braces!

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Look closely and you can see they're the clear kind you can get so it doesn't look like you have a mouth full of metal.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:47 am
by Weenie

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Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:28 pm
by Perfition
I don't see it :lol:

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:44 pm
by Perfition
Vino does a really good effort today, he has lost Armstrong for crying out loud! :D

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:12 am
by Tinea Pedis
Vacansolei didn't get a LBL invite???

That's a real pity.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:45 am
by ill principe
Not sure if this is the right place to get into doping issues but still;

I find it a bit "funny" that Liquigas makes Beltran pay for being doped in the '08 Tour and states: "We also believe it is a historic event for the whole world of cycling, as well as an important precedent in the battle to protect the sporting ethic." Which is a good thing, dopers should pay, BUT this comes from the same team that was joined by Ivan Basso right after his dope ban, and the contract was signed several months before the doping ban was over...

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:55 am
by Tinea Pedis
?

Looks like they are making a statement on doping, as they did in the offseason and invited journalists to their training camps. Which extends to basso, as they feel he's done all that was required by him from the uci and is now racing clean.

No different really to garmin's culture of racing clean and having David Millar in their squad.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:30 am
by Redddraggon
ill principe wrote: BUT this comes from the same team that was joined by Ivan Basso right after his dope ban, and the contract was signed several months before the doping ban was over...


Ivan Basso wasn't actually banned for doping, he was banned for attempted doping :wink:

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:51 am
by Tinea Pedis
Haussler out of Flanders and P-R.

Nuyens in doubt for Flanders, Freire refusing to ride as he (quote from his ds) "afraid of the Muur van Geraardsbergen." in addition to wanting to focus on the Amstel Gold race.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:52 am
by devinci
Haussler out for real?? Holy sh*t, I picked him in my pool...

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:43 am
by 2002SaecoReplica
Yeah HH being out totally ruins my fantasy team. I was counting on him winning some stuff this classics season.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:47 am
by Tinea Pedis
Anyone have Sylvain Chavanel in their team?

I don't generally dig fantasy comp's, but if I did I would have popped him in.

Can you transfer him in? Surely he'd cost less than Heinrich.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:48 pm
by devinci
if I could switch Haussler for someone else, i'd go for cancellara or Boonen, IIRC, they cost almost the same in my fantasy team

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:30 pm
by Tinea Pedis
Boasson Hagen out of Flanders.

Some fantasty teams are going to be in tatters :lol:


And Team Sky are planning to let the riders decide for themselves who will ride the TdF :unbelievable: could we see pistols at 10 paces???

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:37 am
by 2002SaecoReplica
Tinea Pedis wrote:Boasson Hagen out of Flanders.

Some fantasty teams are going to be in tatters :lol:


And Team Sky are planning to let the riders decide for themselves who will ride the TdF :unbelievable: could we see pistols at 10 paces???


Does that mean the French riders have already surrendered?

I kid, I kid.

Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion

Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:37 am
by Weenie

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