http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23669294
Looks like a good line up, anyone else out spectating? I'm getting married on the Saturday so hoping to get away from the stress and hassle and take in the Cumbria and Knowsley stages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/23669294
Looks like a good line up, anyone else out spectating? I'm getting married on the Saturday so hoping to get away from the stress and hassle and take in the Cumbria and Knowsley stages
Wiggo only 5th in the time trial on the Eneco tour today
Before the Vuelta we've got the US Pro Challenge to look forward to live on Eurosport every night next week at 9.00pm. Looks like Sky are taking it seriously with Froome, Porte, Kennaugh and Siutsuo all riding. It claims to have the highest climb in pro cycling, the Independence Pass on stage 2 topping out at 3,656 metres.
Wiggins has always been overrated as a road racer (excluding TT) by those who wear Union Jack underpants and, as I posted some time ago, he is not a class Grand Tour rider and is in terminal decline.
Some of us remember Roche and his one great (EPO) year.
We have seen it all before.
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Last edited by Graham Breeze; 18-08-2013 at 03:29 PM.
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23754381
'Chris is probably a better Grand Tour rider than me' You think?
I posted this on the "Money, the root of all evil" thread, but it probably belongs here:
From my sister in Oz - I have asked for details/references if available:
" ..... attended a lecture last night where the guy put forward mathematical modelling demonstrating that those doing the Tour de France and doping fell into a well defined group with regard to times achieved - don't know how current the figures were, but Cadel Evans was just below the cut off line - suspicious lot some of us, though I tend to go with the idea he is clean. "
interested in a link. For what it is worth there was a detailed report entitled " not normal" over which a fuss was made at the time.
http://www.joomag.com/magazine/alter...66001370594539
There are so many variables not sure that this kind of modelling gets it right.
Re vuelta - cant work out why the bookies are still playing down Urans chances, he must have a reasonable chance of a podium. Cant see roche staying up with the leaders.