Pure Climbers
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Garry H wrote:
You used a helicopter didn't you!ShinyHelmut wrote:I'll have you know that there are no lifts within 200K of where that photo was taken
Nope. I wouldn't trust a helicopter in that part of the world.0 -
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frenchfighter wrote:Never seen an article like that before...thanks for the link.
No, me neither
(why they have to get quotes from Liggett, I do not know...but I just try to blank them out)0 -
Cracking Link RR!0
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Wow, that article is amazing, thanks.0
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Richmond Racer wrote:This is one hell of a multi-media feature on Joe Dombrowski by the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports ... d/?hpid=z1
Great article.
Obviously someone's decided they need to start marketing cycling positively in the US again!0 -
ALIHISGREAT wrote:
Great article.
Obviously someone's decided they need to start marketing cycling positively in the US again!
It's ironic that the Armstrong affair has blown up just as there's a great bunch of American riders coming through: Talansky, Van Garderen, Phinney, Dombrowski, perhaps Boswell.Twitter: @RichN950 -
That piece on Joe Dombrowski is pretty good. Hopefully the American public will cotton on to the fact that cycling is moving away from the bad old days of Lance and US Postal. It is going to be fascinating to see how this guy's abilities develop in the next few years. Will he stay as an out-and-out climbing specialist winning the queen stages and grimpeur's jerseys in the Grand Tours or will he also get some time trialling legs at some point? I guess if the sponsors are paying out the big bucks in wages, the jerseys had better be yellow, not spotted.
On a slightly different topic, will the Colombian climbing specialist come to dominate again in the high mountains in the coming years? It seems we are seeing a resurgence in the fortunes of our South American friends in recent times, possibly for the same reasons that the French riders are enjoying renewed success. Sky have two good Colombian riders and Nairo Quintano is another hot prospect. The Colombian Pro Team are also on the up. It'll be interesting to see how they enjoy the big climbs in the Giro this year.
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RichN95 wrote:ALIHISGREAT wrote:
Great article.
Obviously someone's decided they need to start marketing cycling positively in the US again!
It's ironic that the Armstrong affair has blown up just as there's a great bunch of American riders coming through: Talansky, Van Garderen, Phinney, Dombrowski, perhaps Boswell.
The irony is that without armstrong then how many of this next generation would have started cycle racing, and how many english speaking teams would there be to recruit them?0 -
This is one of my all-time favorite cycling images.
We see a courageous Federico Bahamontes “El águila de Toledo” (The eagle of Toledo) climbing away from the breakaway group.
Since he was a very poor descender and sometimes refused to go downhill alone “…he reached the top minutes before the chase group arrived, and famously passed the time eating ice cream by the side of the road.”
Panache!Contador is the Greatest0 -
One moment in particular stands out at the [Premio] Caracol. We were on La Linea with about 15 riders left. A rider who was young, I figured 16 or 17 years old, and had an old bike with no toe straps was in the group. I was amazed that he was there, and was thinking about how proud I would have been to be him when I was at that age. And then he attacked! He was suffering to be with us and attacked us, then was dropped when the race surged up to him. What spirit! That showed me how excited Colombians are about bike racing, and it was an honor to race with riders who loved to be going uphill so hard, and still have fun racing.
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frenchfighter wrote:This is one of my all-time favorite cycling images.
We see a courageous Federico Bahamontes “El águila de Toledo” (The eagle of Toledo) climbing away from the breakaway group.
Since he was a very poor descender and sometimes refused to go downhill alone “…he reached the top minutes before the chase group arrived, and famously passed the time eating ice cream by the side of the road.”
Panache!
That is a great pic FF! Tried to find a larger size for my desktop but using it as is0 -
Yeah a larger size would be ace but I haven't found one yet. If I find a similar one I will. I have PM'd you a link of some superb old school photos large enough to go on your desktop.Contador is the Greatest0
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frenchfighter wrote:This is one of my all-time favorite cycling images.
We see a courageous Federico Bahamontes “El águila de Toledo” (The eagle of Toledo) climbing away from the breakaway group.
Since he was a very poor descender and sometimes refused to go downhill alone “…he reached the top minutes before the chase group arrived, and famously passed the time eating ice cream by the side of the road.”
Panache!
Beautiful image that, thanks for posting. Great anecdote too, I tend to stop at the top of a couple of hills around here for an ice cream but it my case it's a reward for getting to the top!0 -
Great image0
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Dombrowski still as skinny as ever. Borderline anorexic.
Edit. bumping this photo from earlier in the thread.
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frenchfighter wrote:Dombrowski still as skinny as ever. Borderline anorexic.
His legs look vile.0 -
Wow, that's quite something."I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0
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He doesn't look that much different to me at that age to be honest. Looking at his stats he's supposedly 6' 1" and 150lbs which is exactly the same as I was at 22! I couldn't seem to consume enough calories to gain weight despite my best efforts and I wasn't doing the exercise levels of a pro cyclist. He's probably just a young man with a high metabolism. Wish I was more like that now than I am with an extra 3 stone to lug up the hills!!0
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Amazing that legs that thin can still produce the kind of power they must be capable of.0
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With this topic in mind, some of you will enjoy this from L'Equipe (in English): http://www.lequipe.fr/explore/born-to-climb/Twitter: @RichN950
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Thanks. Some good photos on there and the article itself is a good read.Contador is the Greatest0
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Pross wrote:He doesn't look that much different to me at that age to be honest. Looking at his stats he's supposedly 6' 1" and 150lbs which is exactly the same as I was at 22! I couldn't seem to consume enough calories to gain weight despite my best efforts and I wasn't doing the exercise levels of a pro cyclist. He's probably just a young man with a high metabolism. Wish I was more like that now than I am with an extra 3 stone to lug up the hills!!
no more than 4% body fat - cant imagine what his p/kg ratio is. I read an interview in which he said that both his and Ian Boswell's muscle development is behind by some way compared to their age peers.0 -
Dombro showing some nice pure climber technique again here at the Tour of Austria. They have some great mountains in Austria so I think we shall be seeing him in action again. He came third on the stage, 13 secs down. Aru is also racing but was a minute down, however that got him 9th place. Was a hard stage.
c. Stiehl Photography
Majaka who came 7th in the Giro was 33rd, nearly 5mins down.........
Basso is riding but he finished over 8mins down. Not sure how he is earning his salary this year.
Tomorrow's stage:
Wednesday's stage:
Thursday's stage:
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Not exactly elite climbing when Seeldraeyers wins, but Zoidl second on a high mountain stage. Wowzers, and a nice looking national strip.0
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phreak wrote:Amazing that legs that thin can still produce the kind of power they must be capable of.
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wombly knees wrote:Not exactly elite climbing when Seeldraeyers wins, but Zoidl second on a high mountain stage. Wowzers, and a nice looking national strip.
Zoidl clearly has good form, but he still beat some good climbers like Busche, Edet, Aru, Chris Anker, Matthias Frank, and that's tough to do on form alone.
Kitzbüheler Horn today, which should be good. Predicting Dombrowski's first pro win.0 -
Wish this was on TV, I know a lot of these towns/ski stations through skiing, would be interesting seeing them climb up to them.0
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hammerite wrote:Wish this was on TV, I know a lot of these towns/ski stations through skiing, would be interesting seeing them climb up to them.
@dimspace has posted a 25min highlights clip of yday's stage on his Velorooms site
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wombly knees wrote:Not exactly elite climbing when Seeldraeyers wins, but Zoidl second on a high mountain stage. Wowzers, and a nice looking national strip.
Yeah I thought the kit looked great too:
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