*spoilers* Dubai

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  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,

    Accusations of an Astana rider elbowing him. Lefevre blowing a gasket
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,

    Elbowed by an Astana rider apparently.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,

    On the spot photo

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    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Hinaultscrapcousin
    Hinaultscrapcousin Posts: 647
    Big JD smashed the B sprinters. A guys taking the day off?
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Cav probably didn't bother trying. Knows he's finished.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • Hinaultscrapcousin
    Hinaultscrapcousin Posts: 647
    Pretty sure I saw him with Kittel in his wheel. DDD went way too early when they saw QS weren't there in the final 3km. QS worked hard to bring Kittel up but then fell off and everyone got overrun by the chancers.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    The hill up to the tunnel put paid to the pure sprinters.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    andyp wrote:
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,

    Elbowed by an Astana rider apparently.
    Grivko. Apparently Kittel was slagging off riders for being dangerous so Grivko rode up to him and punched him.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    RichN95 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,

    Elbowed by an Astana rider apparently.
    Grivko. Apparently Kittel was slagging off riders for being dangerous so Grivko rode up to him and punched him.

    Handbags at dawn!
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    Literally punching above his weight there - Kittel must have 15+kg on him. Ballsy.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    #TeamGrivko

    Does Kittel no harm to be taken down a peg or two
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Ah, my man Andriy!
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    Literally punching above his weight there - Kittel must have 15+kg on him. Ballsy.

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    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • dav1d1
    dav1d1 Posts: 653
    RichN95 wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Dav1d1 wrote:
    Kittel with blood running down from his head,

    Elbowed by an Astana rider apparently.
    Grivko. Apparently Kittel was slagging off riders for being dangerous so Grivko rode up to him and punched him.

    He's been disqualified from the race and rightly so, kittel calling for a six month ban for it! Too tight as well no need for that! Astana should be banned full stop
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    dish_dash wrote:
    Ah, my man Andriy!
    This makes him my man too...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Grivko needs to mtfu.

    If he can't handle some chat he's a p*ssy.
    _
  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Grivko needs to mtfu.

    If he can't handle some chat he's a p*ssy.

    Depends if Kittel was justified for trying to act billy-big-boss, or just can't hack riding in the bunch when it's windy (he's been caught out before).

    Granted - violence isn't the correct response.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Grivko's twitter handle is Andrei_007, so he obviously fancies himself as some sort of tough guy (unless he's a Roger Moore fan).
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Grivko needs to mtfu.

    If he can't handle some chat he's a p*ssy.

    Depends if Kittel was justified for trying to act billy-big-boss, or just can't hack riding in the bunch when it's windy (he's been caught out before).

    Granted - violence isn't the correct response.

    Doesn't matter. If Grivko can't get his way in the race, and so has to punch someone, he is obviously weak.

    First thing I'd be doing if I was racing against him after this is just wind him up as often as possible.
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    According to the golfing bods, it is going to be 16C and très windy tomorrow.
    So more Marcel moans on the cards as lucky us get another echelon alert.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    To be generous to Andriy he might be a bit stressed given that Russia has started bombing Ukraine again... he's already had the Russians occupy Crimea where his parents were living.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    dish_dash wrote:
    To be generous to Andriy he might be a bit stressed given that Russia has started bombing Ukraine again... he's already had the Russians occupy Crimea where his parents were living.


    This is true. He's spoken of it in interviews.

    As for Precious Kittel and his 6 month ban bleating, meh. it'll be cries for safe spaces next
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    To be generous to Andriy he might be a bit stressed given that Russia has started bombing Ukraine again... he's already had the Russians occupy Crimea where his parents were living.


    This is true. He's spoken of it in interviews.

    As for Precious Kittel and his 6 month ban bleating, meh. it'll be cries for safe spaces next
    Frankly he's deserved a slap since he said that asthmatics should be in the Paralympics.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • AK_jnr
    AK_jnr Posts: 717
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Grivko needs to mtfu.

    If he can't handle some chat he's a p*ssy.

    Lol its pansies like you who think they can 'banter' with people and run off crying if someone decided to put you in your place.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Marcel-Kittel-Dubai-Tour-Cut.jpg

    He must have hit him pretty hard to open up a cut like that, in fairness. Bollocks to a ban though, he's been disqualified and that's enough.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,119
    Should have settled the dispute the German way by shouting and squirting water at him.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    AK_jnr wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Grivko needs to mtfu.

    If he can't handle some chat he's a p*ssy.

    Lol its pansies like you who think they can 'banter' with people and run off crying if someone decided to put you in your place.

    Because people who can take a bit of banter go and punch people.

    Makes sense.
    _
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    AK_jnr wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Grivko needs to mtfu.

    If he can't handle some chat he's a p*ssy.

    Lol its pansies like you who think they can 'banter' with people and run off crying if someone decided to put you in your place.

    Careful.
    Someone from The Daily Mail might read this and decide to get on your case.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Grivko's side of the story: haircut man was aggressively trying to cut into an echelon, he pushed him away, repeat x a few times, when he had had enough of it Grivko elbowed him. Grivko holds his hands up, accepts the punishment. He and Astana try to apologise, haircut man refuses to accept apologies, wants UCI to ban him.

    Sounds like 6 of one, and half a dozen of the other, followed by Grivko finishing it (by going too far).

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