Armstrongs program for next year

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited October 2009 in Pro race
Interview with Velo magazine has a bit

http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/536

I think it would be sensible to try for LBL or one of those type of races. Although he probably ain't got the zip in his legs for it.

Mind, he said he'd do Paris-Nice this year and that didn't really work out....
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Lots of "may" and "possibly" in that article.

    I guess the big decision is Giro or California. What he does in May will influence the rest of his schedule.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    So Armstrong is back to spending the whole of june moving around the mountains of France (location never quite pinned down by the dope testers) familiriasing himself with the tour climbs.

    This also helps propogate fanboy myth #4657

    Being familiar with the geography of the uphill sections of the tour de france helps you ride up them at 460 watts

    Of course it has nothing to do with Dr. Ferrari's campervan being nearby.
    From elsewhere.

    Is there anything left of his comeback speak, that he hasn't torn up?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    There's no mention of the Tour de France!

    Seriously, there is competition for the July and it's not certain his team gets a ride, although I suspect it's highly probable. Still, if I was them I'd be hiring some hawk to run an anti-doping programme in order to please Prudhomme and I'd sign up for the Tour of Qatar for the same reasons.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    He also had a good go again at Contador but that doesn't appear there, you need to buy the thing
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  • cswebbo
    cswebbo Posts: 220
    I'm sure the Tour of Murcia would be happy to see him there.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Don't you love the way that that schedule automatically assumes Team Shack will have a PT licence? Even though Big Buddy Pat says it's 'still under consideration' - what a joke
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What no triathlons?!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbybA_9UkSQ
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    micron wrote:
    Don't you love the way that that schedule automatically assumes Team Shack will have a PT licence? Even though Big Buddy Pat says it's 'still under consideration' - what a joke

    I wouldnt get too worked up about it a PT licence means jack shit these days, you can have a pro conti one and still get most if not all of those races..
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,481
    Does anyone seriously think Armstrong won't be at the Tour next year?
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    andyp wrote:
    Does anyone seriously think Armstrong won't be at the Tour next year?

    Oh he will be there, like him or loathe him his team will add to the drama. Now whether thats good or bad only time will tell on that one
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    frenchfighter wrote:
    What no triathlons?!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbybA_9UkSQ

    I see the comments page for that has descended into the same old argument.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I didn't bother reading it...the lack of style these triathletes possess is laughable.
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I didn't bother reading it...the lack of style these triathletes possess is laughable.

    If you didn't read it, how do you know about the "lack" of style? Hmmmmmmmmmm
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I didn't bother reading it...the lack of style these triathletes possess is laughable.

    Define style ?
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Moray Gub wrote:
    Define style ?

    Polyester suit and shoes with a rubber sole. In cycling terms, as long as you shoes, helmet and sunglasses match you're stylish. Oh, and being short helps.
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Kléber wrote:
    bike.jpg

    That's not FrenchFighter, is it? :wink:
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    iainf72 wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    bike.jpg

    That's not FrenchFighter, is it? :wink:

    If not, it's probably a close relative.
  • rockmount
    rockmount Posts: 761
    Moray Gub wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I didn't bother reading it...the lack of style these triathletes possess is laughable.

    Define style ?

    Having avatars !!! lol !
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • rockmount
    rockmount Posts: 761
    iainf72 wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    bike.jpg

    That's not FrenchFighter, is it? :wink:

    Too much style for FF 8)
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    and having a Conti licence does away with all that pesky biopassport nonsense after all :wink:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    micron wrote:
    and having a Conti licence does away with all that pesky biopassport nonsense after all :wink:
    I thought no biopassport, no Grand Tour invite.
    Didn't the sheriff of Dodgy City pass this law?
    Rocky Horror gave up a possible Giro ride because of this little problemo.
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  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    You think such sommon or garden pesky little things as laws apply to Armstrong? For whom the 6 months in the testing pool rule was so easily waived?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    iainf72 wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    bike.jpg

    That's not FrenchFighter, is it? :wink:

    My style would blind you as would my climbing prowess :lol:
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  • Billios
    Billios Posts: 96
    Matching helmet and shoes DOES NOT equal style. Everything, bike included, must be tastefully coordinated, shoes and socks must be predominantly white, basically

    Style = Cipollini.

    For more recent advocates of awesome style i refer you to Cancellara or Daniele Bennatti. :o
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    How can you miss out Pozzato...

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    Bennati is definitely a good call though and a rider I prefer:
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    frenchfighter wrote:
    How can you miss out Pozzato...

    9320_155506067072_587602072_3255809_619016_n.jpg

    Thats as stylish as Michael Foot's 1982 Centaph donkey jacket

    Foot_Centph_DonkeyJacket_1981.jpg
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Anyone who advocates wearing white shorts is as clueless as a gorilla looking at a wristwatch.

    FACT!
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Too much white and you just look daft, I can't make my mind up whether Pozatto looks like an Egyptian mummy or a worker in a hazchem suit.
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    why when you hate him so much do you all bang on about him? No wonder he gets so much coverage. Think LA has something up his sleeve for AC in 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player

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