TDF Stage 17:St Gaudens-St Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet *spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited July 2014
    On Avondetappe last night when asked directly, Majka tried to claim that the motorbike got in his way and said that he only touched it, but didn't take a pull.
    More porkie pies.
    He also appeared somewhat...........stoned.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    He really needs to sort his contact lenses out. It's a pain when you get stuff in them like that. True eye ones are the best for sorting out that problem.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Oleg on cycling:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x21zmf ... saxo_sport

    I love the start to the questioning...

    "Mr Tinkoff, it began as a shitty tour for you guys" Quality journalism !
  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    On Avondetappe last night when asked directly, Majka tried to claim that the motorbike got in his way and said that he only touched it, but didn't take a pull.
    More porkie pies.
    He also appeared somewhat...........stoned.

    I can't really see why he did it - he gained nothing from it. but also because of that I find it hard to condemn him for it - that and the winking (and his pre-race comments) just suggest a slightly immature, if talented, young man

    of course he could always turn out to be the next Ricco
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Anyone know where the Tour lists its penalties and fines every day?
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Generous tribute from Tinkov on Sky's beneficial impact on the sport - Cycling Podcast. Segment starts ~19:00.

    Sounded like Fergie keeping Wenger in a job.
    ...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    L9ymjdw.gif

    Quite the Polish winker...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1. 1993: 29:35 Zenon Jaskula 20.89 km/h
    2. 1993: 29:35 Tony Rominger 20.89 km/h
    3. 1993: 29:38 Miguel Indurain 20.85 km/h
    4. 2001: 29:48 Lance Armstrong 20.74 km/h
    5. 1993: 30:00 Stephen Roche 20.60 km/h
    6. 2014: 30:32 Vincenzo Nibali 20.24 km/h
    7. 2014: 30:32 Jean-Christophe Péraud 20.24 km/h
    8. 2005: 30:34 Ivan Basso 20.22 km/h
    9. 2005: 30:34 Lance Armstrong 20.22 km/h
    10. 1993: 30:41 Robert Millar 20.14 km/h
    11. 1993: 30:43 Andrew Hampsten 20.12 km/h
    12. 1993: 30:43 Alvaro Mejia 20.12 km/h
    13. 2001: 30:48 Jan Ullrich 20.06 km/h
    14. 2005: 30:58 Michael Rasmussen 19.96 km/h
    15. 2005: 30:58 Francisco Mancebo 19.96 km/h
    16. 1993: 31:10 Richard Virenque 19.83 km/h
    17. 1993: 31:10 Jon Unzaga 19.83 km/h
    18. 1993: 31:10 Claudio Chiappucci 19.83 km/h
    19. 1993: 31:12 Jean-Philippe Dojwa 19.81 km/h
    20. 1993: 31:14 Johan Bruyneel 19.79 km/h
    21. 1993: 31:16 Gianni Faresin 19.77 km/h
    22. 2014: 31:21 Alejandro Valverde 19.71 km/h
    23. 1993: 31:24 Antonio Martin 19.68 km/h
    24. 2014: 31:26 Thibaut Pinot 19.66 km/h
    25. 2014: 31:26 Tejay Van Garderen 19.66 km/h
    26. 1993: 31:27 Roberto Conti 19.65 km/h
    27. 1993: 31:27 Bjarne Riis 19.65 km/h
    28. 2001: 31:34 Joseba Beloki 19.58 km/h
    29. 2001: 31:34 Roberto Heras 19.58 km/h
    30. 2014: 31:36 Laurens Ten Dam 19.56 km/h
    31. 2014: 31:47 Mikel Nieve 19.44 km/h
    32. 2014: 31:50 Rafal Majka 19.41 km/h
    33. 2005: 31:58 Jan Ullrich 19.33 km/h
    34. 2005: 31:59 Alexandre Vinokourov 19.32 km/h
    35. 2014: 32:00 Romain Bardet 19.31 km/h

    Video of the 1993 stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgJG5A1as3o
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Oleg promised Majka as Aston if he won another stage...I guess he wasn't expecting him to win this one!!

    According to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Tinkov tried to go back on his word after they both appeared on the evening Vive le Vélo show on Sporza television. However Majka is determined to get his special bonus.
    Contador is the Greatest

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