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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Have a nasty feeling the salami I bought at the supermarket is actually Cow tongue...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    RichN95 wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    RichA wrote:
    That will fire up Cav. Whacked over the head with abanner.

    Wasn't Dirk Hoffman, was it? :D

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    Isn't that place owned by Greipel?
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Dabber wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Swift and JTL the only two Brits not at the front.


    It must be my ignorance but I don't get this "Sky" obsession with being out front all the time and doing all the work. Do they have a cunning plan or are they just stupid?

    I don't either. They should have got a rider in the break and made Belgium do all the chasing.

    Its the same as any other race...

    -staying out of trouble
    -controlling pace and breaks
    -getting in the right splits (eg crosswinds, crashes etc.)

    etc. etc.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Cav looking a bit gassed, might disappear shortly
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  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Millar seems to be tiring of Porters constant references to the track :-)
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    David Millar is doing a great job in giving insights re: the peleton and its characters - congrats to him.
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Dabber wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Swift and JTL the only two Brits not at the front.


    It must be my ignorance but I don't get this "Sky" obsession with being out front all the time and doing all the work. Do they have a cunning plan or are they just stupid?

    I don't either. They should have got a rider in the break and made Belgium do all the chasing.

    Its the same as any other race...

    -staying out of trouble
    -controlling pace and breaks
    -getting in the right splits (eg crosswinds, crashes etc.)

    etc. etc.

    I understand riding near the front.... but ON the front all the time?
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Tom BB wrote:
    Millar seems to be tiring of Porters constant references to the track :-)

    Millar has been very patient and Porter more animated. Best BBC combo going forward could be Boardman as race commentator and Millar as pundit (racing permitting)
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  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Yep I'm enjoying listening to Millar-very eloquent and insightful.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Chapeau to Cav, a massive turn by him. I can't remember many sprinters (including his TdF efforts as well) who've worked like that for a team.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Perfect placement for Tornado Tom today!

    Right at the crash site so you get it in slow motion!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Dabber wrote:
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Dabber wrote:
    Turfle wrote:
    Swift and JTL the only two Brits not at the front.


    It must be my ignorance but I don't get this "Sky" obsession with being out front all the time and doing all the work. Do they have a cunning plan or are they just stupid?

    I don't either. They should have got a rider in the break and made Belgium do all the chasing.

    Its the same as any other race...

    -staying out of trouble
    -controlling pace and breaks
    -getting in the right splits (eg crosswinds, crashes etc.)

    etc. etc.

    I understand riding near the front.... but ON the front all the time?

    It worked in the TdF...
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Also it was only Cav and Dowsett riding. Not riders you expect to have at the end.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    That second break has forced the Belgians to contribute more. GB to get a break off the front of the peleton.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Cav Dropped! ;)
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  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    Well done Cav, you can be proud of how you've worn the stripes this year!
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    I have to say I was sceptical about picking him for this WC. However, he has worked his nuts off today and can wear the rainbow bands on his sleeves with pride for the rest of his career.
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  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Well done Cav, you can be proud of how you've worn the stripes this year!

    Yep, very good WC. We've had a few years of top World Champions imo
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    Tom BB wrote:
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Well done Cav, you can be proud of how you've worn the stripes this year!

    Yep, very good WC. We've had a few years of top World Champions imo

    Salute Cav - he has certainly honoured the rainbow jersey.
    Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Tom BB wrote:
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Well done Cav, you can be proud of how you've worn the stripes this year!

    Yep, very good WC. We've had a few years of top World Champions imo

    Agreed. I think becoming WC was Evans' transition from whinger to True Champion
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  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Tom BB wrote:
    Moomaloid wrote:
    Well done Cav, you can be proud of how you've worn the stripes this year!

    Yep, very good WC. We've had a few years of top World Champions imo

    Going back as far as 2003 anyway.
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Dunno about that. I thought Ballan was cack
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Tom BB wrote:
    Dunno about that. I thought Ballan was cack

    He had a great Tour of Poland that year.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    edited September 2012
    Tom BB wrote:
    Dunno about that. I thought Ballan was cack

    Ok, not as cack as Igor surely!

    That's a whole different level of cackness!
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Contador attack brought back smart like.

    JTL moved right up to the front now.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    The depressing part about the Contador attack was that the commentary switched to talking about Valverde.
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  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    JTL looking good-surely he'll blow up before the finish?
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Tom BB wrote:
    JTL looking good-surely he'll blow up before the finish?

    Yep
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    All gonna be back together within a few minutes. JTL goes wit Bertie get in!!!!!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Froome gapping Wiggo. JTL going with Contador. It's all going on.

    Major split.

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