Giro Stage 14 *spoiler*
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No tA Doctor wrote:Yep.
And I haven't seen a TdF for years. Always on holiday.
Oh, you haven't missed anything there.
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No tA Doctor wrote:
And I haven't seen a TdF for years. Always on holiday.
You need to sort your life out.0 -
Cav's looking good for the Maglia Rossa, all the other sprinters of note have now left!Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.0
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Except Guardini, who's been touted as The Next Big Sprinter.0
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No tA Doctor wrote:Tusher wrote:Cool. Are you in a pipe band?
God no. Only a Scot could ask that!
Samba drum orchestra :-) 100+ drummers at full strength.
You can get a drum orchestra? Wow. My knowledge from this forum increases by the day.0 -
This is the Giro, not the Tour. Different rules apply. The last three winners have been Scarponi/Contador, Evans and Menchov.OffTheBackAdam wrote:Cav's looking good for the Maglia Rossa, all the other sprinters of note have now left!Twitter: @RichN950 -
The thing to me is that Cavendish still doesn't behave like a champion.No tA Doctor wrote:To be honest I'm a little bemused about the amount of friction Cavendish seems to generate here.
I understand some people aren't keen on sprint stages (I never used to like them much either).
I can understand Cavendish the man isn't to everyone's tastes - he's cocky, brash and abrasive.
But he's a British world champion - something not seen in my middle-aged lifetime ....
As well as everything else (character, behaviour, remarks, etc) which one could object to about him, there are still too many moments like the one only two days ago where he gave an interview in which over half of what he said was him spouting about what he'd achieved in the last 3-4 years as defence against those who felt he was a pinch overweight (so not any criticism to do with his actual cycling/sprinting technique/results, teamwork, performances, etc).
A true champion may decide to answer questions of possible overweightness, but not in the very defensive, inferiority manner, which Cavendish did, listing how many stages he'd won in each of the major Tours.
Perhaps his spouting was because he himself feels 'overweight'? I don't actually know if he's overweight, but I doubt it. Eitherway such sensitivity isn't the sign of a true champion.0 -
I think Hinault would have acted alot more peevishly in his prime if you'd asked him something he didn't approve of. I certainly wouldn't have the balls to have asked Hinault about his physique.
It takes all sorts -
Cav, Hinault, Armstrong = touchy (one possibly borderline physcopathic)
Indurain, Basso = gentlemen
I wouldn't want a peleton full of Cavs, but the odd one adds a bit of colour.
I wouldn't want a peleton full of Indurains, but I like to root for the nice guy occasionally.0 -
How would a true champion answers constant criticisms of being overweight? Listing his wins is a great rebuttal.
A true champion wouldn't try and belittle the current world champion by constantly making digs about his weight.
I don't want cookie cutter champions. I like Cav having an edge, and I like that Cippolini can't accept that he's not the fastest man in the world anymore.0 -
Mr Wookie Man wrote:I think Hinault would have acted alot more peevishly in his prime if you'd asked him something he didn't approve of. I certainly wouldn't have the balls to have asked Hinault about his physique.
It takes all sorts -
Cav, Hinault, Armstrong = touchy (one possibly borderline physcopathic)
Indurain, Basso = gentlemen
I wouldn't want a peloton full of Cavs, but the odd one adds a bit of colour.
I wouldn't want a peloton full of Indurains, but I like to root for the nice guy occasionally.
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I'd certainly want Hinault on my side in cycling fight club though.
If I was Cav I'd just tell my detractors take a look at the last 300m of stage 13. Pure sprinting panache.0 -
Yellow Peril wrote:
If I was Cav I'd just tell my detractors take a look at the last 300m of stage 13. Pure sprinting panache.
Isn't that like saying "look at this room, pure magnolia panache"? :PFckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
iainf72 wrote:Yellow Peril wrote:
If I was Cav I'd just tell my detractors take a look at the last 300m of stage 13. Pure sprinting panache.
Isn't that like saying "look at this room, pure magnolia panache"? :P
Get with it Iain. Magnolia was re-invented as "white with a hint of barley" just about the time Fignon wished Wiggle had been invented so he could buy some tri-bars.
In any event I can appreciate good roller work and cutting in using matt, satin or silk finishes0 -
Lots of good chat on here, but any further news about pants man and whether he got to keep that rather nice Cippolini bike?
I couldn't believe my eyes.0 -
According to Amadur himself, it was actually an attempted kidnapping.
He is also 50% russian:
My mum is Russian, my dad is Costa Rican and my grand mother is Spanish. I’m 25% Spanish, 25% Costa Rican and 50% Russian but despite that I feel 100% Costa Rican.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Who are the two popping wheelies?
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