Vuelta Stage 16 *Spoilers*

joelsim

The Brownlee who won 2 golds is the taller one.

dish_dash

Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

I don't know, would that be Yeats the renowned Irish poet?

Well... his brother the Olympic medalist actually... we know all those Olympians are drug cheats...

Omar Little

Didnt see the stage today just saw the results - was there a reason there are no Sky riders near Froome at the finish? Knees is the closest about 40 seconds back

tailwindhome

Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

I don't know, would that be Yeats the renowned Irish poet?

Both having an brother who was an Olympian.

#FactAttack

No_Ta_Doctor

Ridgerider wrote:

Exactly...I am a visual learner, I need more than just a name to trigger recognition.

Simon is the one that looks like his brother. Adam is the other one.

tailwindhome

...can't believe someone else had that Olympian fact posted before me....

hypster

Omar Little wrote:

Didnt see the stage today just saw the results - was there a reason there are no Sky riders near Froome at the finish? Knees is the closest about 40 seconds back

I didn't see the stage either but I'm guessing Froome did his usual sprint at the end trying to get a few seconds back on Quintana in case there was a split in the bunch.

No_Ta_Doctor

Blancmange wrote:

dish_dash wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

Is 'Simon' too intellectually taxing for you?

Oh Rich, we know you're the smart one and everything but you're being more than a tad sensitive here.

One brother has been banned for an anti-doping offence, the other hasn't. To pretend that isn't the case and that we can't make a comment about it really is putting your head in the sand.

We've had more than our fill of steak jokes on here...

Yep, the steakism on this forum is a bloody disgrace!

Take a deep breath and calm down.

Richmond Racer 2

dish_dash wrote:

Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

I don't know, would that be Yeats the renowned Irish poet?

Well... his brother the Olympic medalist actually... we know all those Olympians are drug cheats...

Hurling?

Richmond Racer 2

Omar Little wrote:

Didnt see the stage today just saw the results - was there a reason there are no Sky riders near Froome at the finish? Knees is the closest about 40 seconds back

Froome still furious with them? No dinner for them two nights in a row

wallace_and_gromit

ShinyHelmut wrote:

Wallace and Gromit wrote:

TheBigBean wrote:

I know a Brownlee brother won two Olympic golds. I don't know which one.

That's nothing to be proud of. Everyone knows it was Alex Brownlee who has won the Olympic triathlon golds.

Nah, it was Adrian. Or was it Andy?

Fool. It was Anton Brownlee.

above_the_cows

TheBigBean wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

Is 'Simon' too intellectually taxing for you?

You realise people remember things by events and images? I know a Brownlee brother won two Olympic golds. I don't know which one.

The tall one who doesn't have the serial killer eyes.

above_the_cows

Salsiccia1 wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Exactly...I am a visual learner, I need more than just a name to trigger recognition.

Are you a Native American who needs names like Dances with Wolves?

If so here's the current GC:

1. Little Stoneface
2. Spinning Legs
3. Smiles A Lot
4. Broken Leg
5. Wheezing Bird
6. China Gold

I can see why you stopped at the top 6...

OK I'll finish it off.

7. Sunburned Yankee Stole Our Land
8. Elephant Man
9. Who He
10. Man With Small Shoes

Blancmange

No tA Doctor wrote:

Blancmange wrote:

dish_dash wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

Is 'Simon' too intellectually taxing for you?

Oh Rich, we know you're the smart one and everything but you're being more than a tad sensitive here.

One brother has been banned for an anti-doping offence, the other hasn't. To pretend that isn't the case and that we can't make a comment about it really is putting your head in the sand.

We've had more than our fill of steak jokes on here...

Yep, the steakism on this forum is a bloody disgrace!

Take a deep breath and calm down.

No, I won't! Steak Knives Matter.

blazing_saddles

Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

I don't know, would that be Yeats the renowned Irish poet?

Wouldn't that be the Irish potatoe? ( I know I had to get the e in there somewhere and just working on accompanying all the steak jokes ...)

Mad_Malx

M.R.M. wrote:

yourpaceormine wrote:

(Okay I know that speedos can be inaccurate, hence traditional 10% leeway, ...)

Is that why they are so popular on european beaches...

No_Ta_Doctor

Blancmange wrote:

No tA Doctor wrote:

Blancmange wrote:

dish_dash wrote:

RichN95 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

Is 'Simon' too intellectually taxing for you?

Oh Rich, we know you're the smart one and everything but you're being more than a tad sensitive here.

One brother has been banned for an anti-doping offence, the other hasn't. To pretend that isn't the case and that we can't make a comment about it really is putting your head in the sand.

We've had more than our fill of steak jokes on here...

Yep, the steakism on this forum is a bloody disgrace!

Take a deep breath and calm down.

No, I won't! Steak Knives Matter.

You're hyperventilating. Just use the goddamn inhaler.

joelsim

Wallace and Gromit wrote:

ShinyHelmut wrote:

Wallace and Gromit wrote:

TheBigBean wrote:

I know a Brownlee brother won two Olympic golds. I don't know which one.

That's nothing to be proud of. Everyone knows it was Alex Brownlee who has won the Olympic triathlon golds.

Nah, it was Adrian. Or was it Andy?

Fool. It was Anton Brownlee.

Chocolate Brownlee.

Cabbage Brownlee clearly being the inferior one.

Vino'sGhost

why call him drug cheat yeates? Why not massive asmatic that needs drugs to live but can still race up mountains. I have sympathy for him

above_the_cows

You know there is an Alberto's Steakhouse in Amsterdam. I pass it every day on my way to work and every day I laugh. Juvenile I know, but I can't help it.

blazing_saddles

How's that for juvenile? 8)

above_the_cows

^That's the one.

Richmond Racer 2

Vino'sGhost wrote:

why call him drug cheat yeates? Why not massive asmatic that needs drugs to live but can still race up mountains. I have sympathy for him

A ghost of a smirk

Richmond Racer 2

Blazing Saddles wrote:

How's that for juvenile? 8)

Ok, I lol'd

joelsim

Vuelta race director: Wednesday’s stage has the toughest 4km in the Vuelta history
Race director Javier Guillen explained the climbs to Camins del Penyagolosa, finish of the 17th stage:

“I discovered this climb a long time ago. I went to see it with my technical team five years ago, we were in a car and suddenly everybody stopped talking. It was tough tough tough. But when we arrived to the top, we saw that the conditions were quite quite difficult. We tried to do something in terms of approach – some people to try to explore some possibilities and at the time we did not find the right conditions (for a stage finish here). But a year ago with the new Province administration we tried again to do this stage and we received a very good welcome. Everything was easy. I told them that we needed more space at the top.

blazing_saddles

Race director Javier Guillen went on to add, “I also discovered this climb a long time ago. I went to see it with my technical team five years ago, we were in a car and suddenly everybody stopped. It was bang, crash fly. But when we arrived to the top, we saw that the conditions were quite quite flat. We tried to do something in terms of approach – some people to try to explore some possibilities of attaching rockets to rider's bikes and at the time we did not find the right combustion (for a stage finish here). But a year ago with the new Space Launch System we tried again to do this stage and we received a very good touchdown. Everything was easy. I told them that we needed more spacesuits at the top."

joelsim

Blazing Saddles wrote:

Race director Javier Guillen went on to add, “I also discovered this climb a long time ago. I went to see it with my technical team five years ago, we were in a car and suddenly everybody stopped. It was bang, crash fly. But when we arrived to the top, we saw that the conditions were quite quite flat. We tried to do something in terms of approach – some people to try to explore some possibilities of attaching rockets to rider's bikes and at the time we did not find the right combustion (for a stage finish here). But a year ago with the new Space Launch System we tried again to do this stage and we received a very good touchdown. Everything was easy. I told them that we needed more spacesuits at the top."

Theresa May also said "Steep means steep".

dish_dash

Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

dish_dash wrote:

Richmond Racer 2 wrote:

Ridgerider wrote:

Can we start calling him 'drug cheat Yeats' to help me differentiate him from his clean brother?

I don't know, would that be Yeats the renowned Irish poet?

Well... his brother the Olympic medalist actually... we know all those Olympians are drug cheats...

Hurling?

Sorry TWH...

Jack Yeats holds the distinction of being Ireland's first medalist at the Olympic Games in the wake of creation of the Irish Free State. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Yeats' painting The Liffey Swim won a silver medal in the arts and culture segment of the Games.

Who knew eh?

Pross

Considering how mental some of the Vuelta climbs are that's quite a statement. Maybe everyone will be forced off their bikes which will play into Froome's hands with his experience of running up major climbs?

larkim

Surely that's got to be a Quintana friendly rather than Froome friendly ending? But it does give the race a chance to change I suppose as Froome HAS to challenge on there with a view to recovering at least 1:30, and either he'll explode or Quintana will. Or they'll dead heat.