Ricco tat

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited August 2014 in Pro race
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  • sadlybiggins
    sadlybiggins Posts: 158
    He's certainly not scared of needles...
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    The thread title had me imagining a doll or something equally awful.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    He looks healthier. That's good.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Really hope he's OK.

    In every way, we don't need another scandal, or negative story.
  • cesco
    cesco Posts: 252
    He tweeted this an hour ago:

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    ouch.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    He should wear a helmet and concentrate more on staying upright then showboating.

    Just had a quick look through his twitter photos....what a narcissist.
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  • SCR Pedro
    SCR Pedro Posts: 912
    Following this guy's life story is painful. Did anything come out of the recent car park drug-dealing scandal in which he was supposedly involved?
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,311
    Apparently he is now involved in setting unofficial Strava type records up the various Tour de France climbs... yesterday was having a go at Mt Ventoux... the record belongs to Iban Mayo... apparently he was timed only 3 minutes down on Mayo's time, suggesting despite the ban, he is still a very avid juice consumer...

    What is more concerning is that he must get some kind of funding for doing these things, so clearly there is still a minority of imbeciles who think something of Ricco'.

    I have the feeling he will end up badly... :?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Do you have a link for that strava stuff?

    And presumably that crash of his was him descending Ventoux?!
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ventoux times:
    1. 2004: 55:51 Iban Mayo 23.10 km/h
    2. 2004: 56:26 Tyler Hamilton 22.86 km/h
    3. 1999: 56:50 Jonathan Vaughters 22.70 km/h
    4. 2004: 56:54 Oscar Sevilla 22.67 km/h
    5. 1999: 57:33 Alexander Vinokourov 22.42 km/h
    6. 1994: 57:34 Marco Pantani 22.41 km/h
    7. 1999: 57:34 Wladimir Belli 22.41 km/h
    8. 2004: 57:39 Juan Miguel Mercado 22.38 km/h
    9. 1999: 57:42 Joseba Beloki 22.36 km/h
    10. 2004: 57:49 Lance Armstrong 22.31 km/h
    11. 1999: 57:52 Lance Armstrong 22.29 km/h
    12. 2004: 58:14 Inigo Landaluze 22.15 km/h
    13. 1999: 58:15 Kevin Livingston 22.15 km/h
    14. 1999: 58:31 David Moncoutie 22.05 km/h
    15. 2004: 58:35 José Enrique Gutierrez 22.02 km/h
    16. 2009: 58:45 Andy Schleck 21.96 km/h
    17. 2009: 58:45 Alberto Contador 21.96 km/h
    18. 2009: 58:48 Lance Armstrong 21.94 km/h
    19. 2009: 58:50 Fränk Schleck 21.93 km/h
    20. 1999: 58:51 Unai Osa 21.92 km/h
    21. 2009: 58:53 Roman Kreuziger 21.91 km/h
    22. 2002: 59:00 Lance Armstrong 21.86 km/h
    23. 1994: 59:02 Richard Virenque 21.85 km/h
    24. 1994: 59:02 Armand De Las Cuevas 21.85 km/h
    25. 1994: 59:02 Luc Leblanc 21.85 km/h
    26. 1994: 59:02 Miguel Indurain 21.85 km/h
    27. 1994: 59:02 Roberto Conti 21.85 km/h
    28. 2009: 59:03 Franco Pellizotti 21.85 km/h
    29. 2000: 59:05 Marco Pantani 21.83 km/h
    30. 2000: 59:05 Lance Armstrong 21.83 km/h
    31. 2009: 59:05 Vincenzo Nibali 21.83 km/h
    32. 1994: 59:07 Pascal Lino 21.82 km/h
    33. 1999: 59:08 Tyler Hamilton 21.82 km/h
    34. 1999: 59:08 Roberto Laiseka 21.82 km/h
    35. 2009: 59:10 Bradley Wiggins 21.80 km/h
    36. 2004: 59:12 Levi Leipheimer 21.79 km/h
    37. 2004: 59:24 Michael Rasmussen 21.72 km/h
    38. 2004: 59:27 Stéphane Goubert 21.70 km/h
    39. 2000: 59:30 Joseba Beloki 21.68 km/h
    40. 2000: 59:34 Jan Ullrich 21.66 km/h
    41. 1999: 59:35 Txema Del Olmo 21.65 km/h
    42. 1999: 59:43 Kurt van de Wouwer 21.60 km/h
    43. 2009: 59:46 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 21.58 km/h
    44. 2004: 59:47 Oscar Pereiro 21.58 km/h
    45. 2006: 59:47 Denis Menchov 21.58 km/h
    46. 2006: 59:47 Christophe Moreau 21.58 km/h
    47. 2009: 59:49 Andreas Klöden 21.57 km/h
    48. 2004: 59:50 David Moncoutie 21.56 km/h
    49. 2000: 59:53 Roberto Heras 21.54 km/h
    50. 1994: 59:54 Piotr Ugrumov 21.54 km/h
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  • Crozza
    Crozza Posts: 991
    Froome 2013?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Indeed, this is the updated:
    1. 2004: 55:51 Iban Mayo 23.10 km/h
    2. 2004: 56:26 Tyler Hamilton 22.86 km/h
    3. 1999: 56:50 Jonathan Vaughters 22.70 km/h
    4. 2004: 56:54 Oscar Sevilla 22.67 km/h
    5. 1999: 57:33 Alexander Vinokourov 22.42 km/h
    6. 1994: 57:34 Marco Pantani 22.41 km/h
    7. 1999: 57:34 Wladimir Belli 22.41 km/h
    8. 2004: 57:39 Juan Miguel Mercado 22.38 km/h
    9. 1999: 57:42 Joseba Beloki 22.36 km/h
    10. 2004: 57:49 Lance Armstrong 22.31 km/h
    11. 1999: 57:52 Lance Armstrong 22.29 km/h
    12. 2004: 58:14 Inigo Landaluze 22.15 km/h
    13. 1999: 58:15 Kevin Livingston 22.15 km/h
    14. 1999: 58:31 David Moncoutie 22.05 km/h
    15. 2004: 58:35 José Enrique Gutierrez 22.02 km/h
    16. 2009: 58:45 Andy Schleck 21.96 km/h
    17. 2009: 58:45 Alberto Contador 21.96 km/h
    18. 2009: 58:48 Lance Armstrong 21.94 km/h
    19. 2009: 58:50 Fränk Schleck 21.93 km/h
    20. 1999: 58:51 Unai Osa 21.92 km/h
    21. 2009: 58:53 Roman Kreuziger 21.91 km/h
    22. 2002: 59:00 Lance Armstrong 21.86 km/h
    23. 2013: 59:00 Chris Froome 21.86 km/h
    24. 1994: 59:02 Richard Virenque 21.85 km/h
    25. 1994: 59:02 Armand De Las Cuevas 21.85 km/h
    26. 1994: 59:02 Luc Leblanc 21.85 km/h
    27. 1994: 59:02 Miguel Indurain 21.85 km/h
    28. 1994: 59:02 Roberto Conti 21.85 km/h
    29. 2009: 59:03 Franco Pellizotti 21.85 km/h
    30. 2000: 59:05 Marco Pantani 21.83 km/h
    31. 2000: 59:05 Lance Armstrong 21.83 km/h
    32. 2009: 59:05 Vincenzo Nibali 21.83 km/h
    33. 1994: 59:07 Pascal Lino 21.82 km/h
    34. 1999: 59:08 Tyler Hamilton 21.82 km/h
    35. 1999: 59:08 Roberto Laiseka 21.82 km/h
    36. 2009: 59:10 Bradley Wiggins 21.80 km/h
    37. 2004: 59:12 Levi Leipheimer 21.79 km/h
    38. 2004: 59:24 Michael Rasmussen 21.72 km/h
    39. 2004: 59:27 Stéphane Goubert 21.70 km/h
    40. 2013: 59:29 Nairo Quintana 21.69 km/h
    41. 2000: 59:30 Joseba Beloki 21.68 km/h
    42. 2000: 59:34 Jan Ullrich 21.66 km/h
    43. 1999: 59:35 Txema Del Olmo 21.65 km/h
    44. 1999: 59:43 Kurt van de Wouwer 21.60 km/h
    45. 2009: 59:46 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 21.58 km/h
    46. 2004: 59:47 Oscar Pereiro 21.58 km/h
    47. 2006: 59:47 Denis Menchov 21.58 km/h
    48. 2006: 59:47 Christophe Moreau 21.58 km/h
    49. 2009: 59:49 Andreas Klöden 21.57 km/h
    50. 2004: 59:50 David Moncoutie 21.56 km/h
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  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    Blimey Ricco needs help, but unfortunately I doubt his hangers on would be interested in that.

    Froome's time sticks out there like a sore thumb, are there any other recent times missing? If not then hmmmmmmm :(
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    eh wrote:
    Froome's time sticks out there like a sore thumb, are there any other recent times missing? If not then hmmmmmmm :(
    23. 2013: 59:00 Chris Froome 21.86 km/h
    32. 2009: 59:05 Vincenzo Nibali 21.83 km/h
    36. 2009: 59:10 Bradley Wiggins 21.80 km/h
    40. 2013: 59:29 Nairo Quintana 21.69 km/h
    Note the time gaps.

    Also when it comes to these lists of times I guess we're still ignoring things such as wind direction and weather in general, where the stage fell in the race, the parcours of the stage leading up to the climb and other similarly irrelevant little things?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Nibali at +5 seconds?
    Wiggins at +10?

    Times mean nothing
  • eh
    eh Posts: 4,854
    That's better, I'd thought Wiggins should have been on there somewhere as he wasn't to much behind LA & Contrador in 2009, but wasn't sure.
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    What's the likeliest fastest clean time from the above list then? Wasn't Moncoutie thought to be a safe bet as a clean rider? You'd presume after Festina the year before that he was riding clean in 1999? Although a lot weren't seemingly!

    As for Ricco, I can't help but feel sad really. I can't imagine that he has any sort of 'inner peace' in his life.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,311
    Ventoux is a strange climb to do comparisons... too exposed to the elements for times to mean anything

    I read about Ricco' on the Gazzetta website and yes, he fell off riding down
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