Contador and Sky's trainer
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disgruntledgoat wrote:
A ham to his widow? Capital!
Only if it were Christmas day. Deducted from his last wages, of course. But an absolutely splendid ham at that, the finest ham money can buy.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Bike? You were lucky to have a BIKE! We used to have one bike for all hundred and six of us, no gears. Half the saddle was missing; we used to have to use our feet for brakes.
You were lucky to have have a shared bike! *We* used to have to use a trike that belonged to the nuns and that we could only use every other Wednesday. Ohhhh we used to dream of having a bike and feet for brakes! That would'a been heaven for us in the orphanage for crippled footless children.
Well when I say "bike" it was more a few pieces of scaffolding held together with barbed wire with tin cans for wheels, but it was a bike to US...And you lived in an orphanage for crippled footless children? What sweet charity! We lived in a cardboard box in the middle of the road all one hundred and six of us...Correlation is not causation.0 -
It appears that Contador has been welcomed back to the peloton by his peers. It's not uncommon to hear top riders praising his racing. Might just be time for the fans to drop the hate. Froome's a great racer too: the antiskyist. There's plenty to admire in both.
As to Froome's supposed deficiency in race-craft, it's scandalous that the 100km solo defence of his jersey while at the mercy of all his major threats is overlooked....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:Bike? You were lucky to have a BIKE! We used to have one bike for all hundred and six of us, no gears. Half the saddle was missing; we used to have to use our feet for brakes.
In London we call them fixies...
We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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ddraver wrote:Above The Cows wrote:Bike? You were lucky to have a BIKE! We used to have one bike for all hundred and six of us, no gears. Half the saddle was missing; we used to have to use our feet for brakes.
In London we call them fixies...
In Amsterdam we call them tw*ts :PCorrelation is not causation.0 -
Macaloon wrote:It appears that Contador has been welcomed back to the peloton by his peers. It's not uncommon to hear top riders praising his racing. Might just be time for the fans to drop the hate. Froome's a great racer too: the antiskyist. There's plenty to admire in both.
As was Valverde before him.
Personally, I require penitence before I can forgive, or trust.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Contador is a nice guy. His peers generally like him. He's polite and well manner.
Froome is a nice guy. His peers generally like him. He's polite and well manner.
Contador's background is not that well off. Froome was better off, by pure chance of birth.
Contador grew up in a country with a history of cycling, big races and a lot of opportunities. Froome did not.
So there we go, 2 guys who're nice guys, had different chances in life and have both won the TdF. They both suffer the same on the bike too.
Neither is more worthy than the other.
Now I like you Frenchie - And I like your cartoonish / romantic view of cycling / nostalgia for a cycling that never existed, but you're being a bit OTT, even by your flamboyant standards.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:andrewjoseph wrote:I'm poor, from poor parents in a poor mining town.
I hate bertie 'cos he's got millions and millions of money.
no I don't. I dislike him because he's a lying cheating bastard.
I object to this. There ought to be a preventatively high fee charged for posting messages on the internet to keep riff-raff like you off it. Please have the good grace to accept your station in life and cease from bothering those of us who detest you for being poor.
sorry mlud. I've got a penny in saving though, does that count?--
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andrewjoseph wrote:No tA Doctor wrote:andrewjoseph wrote:I'm poor, from poor parents in a poor mining town.
I hate bertie 'cos he's got millions and millions of money.
no I don't. I dislike him because he's a lying cheating bastard.
I object to this. There ought to be a preventatively high fee charged for posting messages on the internet to keep riff-raff like you off it. Please have the good grace to accept your station in life and cease from bothering those of us who detest you for being poor.
sorry mlud. I've got a penny in saving though, does that count?
A penny you say? How delightful for you.
Note to self: raise duty on beer. Far too many apparently poor people have savings that aren't benefiting the economy.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Macaloon wrote:As to Froome's supposed deficiency in race-craft, it's scandalous that the 100km solo defence of his jersey while at the mercy of all his major threats is overlooked.
Now THAT was panache. Seriously ballsy ride.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:Note to self: raise duty on beer. Far too many apparently poor people have savings that aren't benefiting the economy.
Oh I thought you were going to say that too many people on this thread seemed a bit drunk...
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saaaay? sayyyveeeng? I vaguely remember having something that sounded like that in about 2011."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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disgruntledgoat wrote:saaaay? sayyyveeeng?
See, drunk I tell you!No tA Doctor wrote:Macaloon wrote:As to Froome's supposed deficiency in race-craft, it's scandalous that the 100km solo defence of his jersey while at the mercy of all his major threats is overlooked.
Now THAT was panache. Seriously ballsy ride.
That did indeed have enough panache to fill an entire selection box of Belgian chocolates.Correlation is not causation.0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:andrewjoseph wrote:sorry mlud. I've got a penny in saving though, does that count?
A penny you say? How delightful for you.
Note to self: raise duty on beer. Far too many apparently poor people have savings that aren't benefiting the economy.
Not doing my 5kymocrit any favours. But it would really suck if the wizard of Oz behind your local Pro Team turned out to be a class A class-warrior....a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:
How dare you!
I've only had 2 Duvel Tripel Hop tonight in celebration of signing our lease."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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disgruntledgoat wrote:Above The Cows wrote:
How dare you!
I've only had 2 Duvel Tripel Hop tonight in celebration of signing our lease.
Gefeliciteerd!Correlation is not causation.0 -
Why is it that some people want to make any disposition to appreciate or dislike a certain sportsperson into some black and white categorisation of hater/fanboy camps? I think MOST people who dislike AC a bit (to be relevant to how this thread has evolved) are pretty rational about it. For most of them I'd wager that it just comes down to the fact that in their eyes he has a very dubious history regarding drugs and blood doping, and when compounded by how he has dealt with it it makes these people simply not take to him. But that's it. All this hater/fanboy stuff says more about the people who choose to do the categorisation than it does about the people they try to categorise.
Perhaps I've got it wrong. Also, perhaps most people who like pro cycling have an incredible amount of fanatical energy invested in certain individuals, but I seriously doubt it, not least because there's a quite a line between being passionate and mental.0 -
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mfin wrote:there's a quite a line between being passionate and mental.
That deserves a signature line :-DWarning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
Dankje wel!
Het is een bungalow in Merelbeke. Wij zullen met gepensioneerden ingesloten zijn...
Ik zeint twee fietseren op de ploeg Topsport Vlaanderen op Vrijdag. Zij waren groet broodjes eten op de graslei.
Pardon voor mijn slecht Nederlands!"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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disgruntledgoat wrote:
Pardon voor mijn slecht Nederlands!
Dutch really doesn't appreciate Andy and Frank, does it?Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
iainf72 wrote:Contador is a nice guy. His peers generally like him. He's polite and well manner.
Froome is a nice guy. His peers generally like him. He's polite and well manner.
Contador's background is not that well off. Froome was better off, by pure chance of birth.
Contador grew up in a country with a history of cycling, big races and a lot of opportunities. Froome did not.
So there we go, 2 guys who're nice guys, had different chances in life and have both won the TdF. They both suffer the same on the bike too.
Neither is more worthy than the other.
Now I like you Frenchie - And I like your cartoonish / romantic view of cycling / nostalgia for a cycling that never existed, but you're being a bit OTT, even by your flamboyant standards.
I would disagree that Froome is a nice guy on the bike or that his peers like him. It is common knowledge that he and Sky are really not very well liked.
However, I can see your points. My comment was tongue in cheek to counteract the irrational Contador hate. Some of the subsequent posts could be deemed worthy of a report (like nameless people did to me) if it were not for the somewhat subjective interpretation of the use of sarcasm.
As I have said before, under different circumstances, Froome would be in my top three riders to root for.Contador is the Greatest0 -
I have reported them .0
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rayjay wrote:I have reported them .
What have you reported?"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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mfin wrote:a line between being passionate and mental.
Team Sky are stenciling this addition onto their cross bars as we speak.disgruntledgoat wrote:Dankje wel!
Het is een bungalow in Merelbeke. Wij zullen met gepensioneerden ingesloten zijn...
Ik zeint twee fietseren op de ploeg Topsport Vlaanderen op Vrijdag. Zij waren groet broodjes eten op de graslei.
Pardon voor mijn slecht Nederlands!
Ooo wat indrukwekkende Nederlands/Vlaams. Vlucht van de opas en omas!Correlation is not causation.0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:disgruntledgoat wrote:
Pardon voor mijn slecht Nederlands!
Dutch really doesn't appreciate Andy and Frank, does it?
We have a winner people! Correlation is not causation.0 -
rayjay wrote:I have reported them .
Here we go again...... :roll:“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
Above The Cows wrote:No tA Doctor wrote:disgruntledgoat wrote:
Pardon voor mijn slecht Nederlands!
Dutch really doesn't appreciate Andy and Frank, does it?
We have a winner people!
I'm afraid I'm only prepared to take silver, maam, I have to admit defeat to this:Above The Cows wrote:mfin wrote:a line between being passionate and mental.
Team Sky are stenciling this addition onto their cross bars as we speak.Warning No formatter is installed for the format0 -
No tA Doctor wrote:mfin wrote:there's a quite a line between being passionate and mental.
That deserves a signature line :-D
Done....no waitWe're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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