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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Oh noes! Purito's final race :-((((

    Very proud of the result of today! Thank you colleagues for giving me the opportunity of being able to fight until my last day of competition!

    sad face!!
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    We should petition the UCI to scrap the Vuelta, move the Tour back to August and create a summer classics season.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,468
    Date night.
    Taxi arrived before the race finished.

    When was Dan Martin dropped?

    By my very rough and merlot infused checking that was only the 2nd time Froome has raced over 230km in 3 years
    (1 stage of this years tour the previous being LBl 2013)

    I reckon the bang mentioned earlier was Sagan's TV going out the hotel window.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    EnacheV wrote:
    Great race, enjoyed every minute from 90km to go, sad about Nibali, Henao and Thomas

    I'm more interested in Froome's form because Contador seems to be better every day. And Froome performed at a decent level, the best from the top 10 of the TdF

    If Froome wins the Olympic ITT i would take that as a upward form towards the 2nd peak of the season, in which case we could have a good Contador - Froome duel in Vuelta.

    Bertie had a couple of days in bed and was right as rain, Froome completed (& won) the TDF then went on a bender/promo tour/Olympics - if Bertie doesn't beat Froome in the Vuelta he needs a good swift kick to the nuts.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,445
    jam1e wrote:
    EnacheV wrote:
    Great race, enjoyed every minute from 90km to go, sad about Nibali, Henao and Thomas

    I'm more interested in Froome's form because Contador seems to be better every day. And Froome performed at a decent level, the best from the top 10 of the TdF

    If Froome wins the Olympic ITT i would take that as a upward form towards the 2nd peak of the season, in which case we could have a good Contador - Froome duel in Vuelta.

    Bertie had a couple of days in bed and was right as rain, Froome completed (& won) the TDF then went on a bender/promo tour/Olympics - if Bertie doesn't beat Froome in the Vuelta he needs a good swift kick to the nuts.

    Yeah it should be a repeat of 2014 in terms of Contador and Froome's relative ability.

    Poor consolation for Contador though.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Henao - fractured Iliac
    Porte - fractured scapula
    Nibali - fractured clavicle

    a great race but not sure we would want that to be the price of a one dayer
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,701
    Apparently Dan Martin thought he was possibly sprinting for a medal.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Nibz breaking both collarbones is impressive.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Henao - fractured Iliac
    Porte - fractured scapula
    Nibali - fractured clavicle

    a great race but not sure we would want that to be the price of a one dayer
    Not good, but it's all part of pro professional bike riding, isn't it? It's not as if the riders weren't aware of the risks.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    iainf72 wrote:
    Nibz breaking both collarbones is impressive.

    I thought it was one collar with two fractures?
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    The_Boy wrote:
    iainf72 wrote:
    Nibz breaking both collarbones is impressive.

    I thought it was one collar with two fractures?


    Both collarbones

    Off to take a couple of paracetamol for them
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    edited August 2016
    thegibdog wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Henao - fractured Iliac
    Porte - fractured scapula
    Nibali - fractured clavicle

    a great race but not sure we would want that to be the price of a one dayer
    Not good, but it's all part of pro professional bike riding, isn't it? It's not as if the riders weren't aware of the risks.

    Not the only sport either. samir-ait-said suffers a brocken leg.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olym ... 76811.html
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Ouch. Spoiler that^
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,701
    Please, don't post images like that. No reason for it, and I for one really don't want to see them.
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  • effillo
    effillo Posts: 257
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Anyone know what odds GvA was at the start of the day?

    Not sure but I jumped on him at 25-1 with about and hour or so to go when I saw he was still with the favourites group. If it was al together ish with a couple of km to go he was always in with a massive shout.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,701
    Thanks FocusZing
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Thanks FocusZing

    No probs it was a bit daft. I guess most sports have risks.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,736
    TailWindHome wrote:
    I reckon the bang mentioned earlier was Sagan's TV going out the hotel window.

    :lol::lol:
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    FocusZing wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Henao - fractured Iliac
    Porte - fractured scapula
    Nibali - fractured clavicle

    a great race but not sure we would want that to be the price of a one dayer
    Not good, but it's all part of pro professional bike riding, isn't it? It's not as if the riders weren't aware of the risks.

    Not the only sport either. samir-ait-said suffers a brocken leg.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olym ... 76811.html

    That's, erm... wow.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,445
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
    The thread title I think is generic.

    Track events, WRR, TT, the lot?

    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    JSCL wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
    The thread title I think is generic.

    Track events, WRR, TT, the lot?

    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.
    There's not a lot of point really.

    The media declare Froome a favourite, then Froome doesn't win, so the media blame Froome for not meeting their daft predictions. (In reality Thomas did everything GVA did until he crashed, and it was actually Froome's best result in a major one day race).
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  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    FocusZing wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Henao - fractured Iliac
    Porte - fractured scapula
    Nibali - fractured clavicle

    a great race but not sure we would want that to be the price of a one dayer
    Not good, but it's all part of pro professional bike riding, isn't it? It's not as if the riders weren't aware of the risks.

    Not the only sport either. samir-ait-said suffers a brocken leg.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olym ... 76811.html


    What's worse is the paramedics dropped his stretcher while taking him to hospital
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    JSCL wrote:
    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.

    Are they under any obligation to?

    I was thinking if I was a professional, I wouldn't speak to journalist either. Especially those lowlife tabloid journo scum who have an biased agenda and put a spin on events or take what you say out of context.
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  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,063
    JSCL wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
    The thread title I think is generic.

    Track events, WRR, TT, the lot?

    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.

    I don't think anyone thought the men's RR would be sufficiently interesting to generate 20 pages of discussion. I'd vote for a new thread.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,063
    RichN95 wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
    The thread title I think is generic.

    Track events, WRR, TT, the lot?

    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.
    There's not a lot of point really.

    The media declare Froome a favourite, then Froome doesn't win, so the media blame Froome for not meeting their daft predictions. (In reality Thomas did everything GVA did until he crashed, and it was actually Froome's best result in a major one day race).

    Do you think team GB rode a good race?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    TheBigBean wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    JSCL wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
    The thread title I think is generic.

    Track events, WRR, TT, the lot?

    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.
    There's not a lot of point really.

    The media declare Froome a favourite, then Froome doesn't win, so the media blame Froome for not meeting their daft predictions. (In reality Thomas did everything GVA did until he crashed, and it was actually Froome's best result in a major one day race).

    Do you think team GB rode a good race?
    Yes, I do.
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  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,455
    JSCL wrote:
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Are we using this thread for the WRR and the TTs as well?
    The thread title I think is generic.

    Track events, WRR, TT, the lot?

    On another note, GB refused to give press interviews after yesterday's race.

    Geraint doing an interview on the BBC 1 show soon apparently.
  • vinnymarsden
    vinnymarsden Posts: 560
    No reason not to do a press conference... nothing to be downbeat about, it was a really brutal race, and that last downhill!
    Concentration levels all over the place, I'm just glad, despite the serious injuries there were none worse! Crome & Thomas both gave everything, and Thomas especially was very unlucky to miss out on a medal chance. Fingers crossed for TT and women and track events.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Sounds like Thomas could do the TT too.

    Windy and mist in the hills so will be dodgy for WRR.

    Good interview with him, top bloke.

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