Can someone explain team cycling to me?

[Stat Brother]

Gilbert now 35 seconds ahead of the rest of the leaders. Suicide? or Genius?

It's all he can do.
Surprised Nibali couldn't go with him.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Gilbert now 35 seconds ahead of the rest of the leaders. Suicide? or Genius?

Suicide. Unless he's been popping pills which will be genius until he's tested! So not very genius at all really!

 

[Stat Brother]

Suicide. Unless he's been popping pills which will be genius until he's tested! So not very genius at all really!

No.
Box Hill is all of Gilbert's dreams rolled into one.
It's HIS manor.

The sprint for home, is too long, too flat.

 

[pasty]

some of the spectators are getting a bit close to that pentagon thingy

 

[Stat Brother]

Beautiful by GB.
Keeping that bunch just in front blocking the road.

 

[Stat Brother]

some of the spectators are getting a bit close to that pentagon thingy

That's not close.
None of them are drunk Basque's in mankini's

 

[pasty]

So as I understand it then, this Gilbert bloke who has gone clear is a hill specialist but not as quick as others on the flat/sprint, so he's made a break for it, but the others, including Cavendish, are expected to catch him?

 

[Stat Brother]

So as I understand it then, this Gilbert bloke who has gone clear is a hill specialist but not as quick as others on the flat/sprint, so he's made a break for it, but the others, including Cavendish, are expected to catch him?

Yeah.
If Gilbert had company he'd be better off.

Without it, he's just death or glory.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Gilbert 43 secs ahead of all the chasers and 1 min 21 secs ahead of the peloton.

 

[Stat Brother]

Cav, Sagan, Griepel and Farrar.

Probably in that order, but the only banker would be Farrar 4th.

 

[pasty]

Yeah.
If Gilbert had company he'd be better off.

Without it, he's just death or glory.

Cheers. I'm getting quite into this for a JCL; Johnny Cycling Lately

 

[Deleted member 18477]

So as I understand it then, this Gilbert bloke who has gone clear is a hill specialist but not as quick as others on the flat/sprint, so he's made a break for it, but the others, including Cavendish, are expected to catch him?

Yep!

 

[Stat Brother]

Don't know why Boardman is bigging up Cancellara.

He'll have to be looking at the time trial on Wednesday.

He's not a sprinter and would have to 'go' between 3 & 5 kms.

 

[Stat Brother]

Cheers. I'm getting quite into this for a JCL; Johnny Cycling Lately

A week too late, you peanut.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

No.
Box Hill is all of Gilbert's dreams rolled into one.
It's HIS manor.

The sprint for home, is too long, too flat.

I love the fact the sprint home is long and flat! f*** Gilbert and he's stupid hills!

 

[pasty]

A week to late, you peanut.

It was Wiggins winning Le Tour that piqued my interest

 

[Stat Brother]

I love the fact the sprint home is long and flat! f*** Gilbert and he's stupid hills!

You would have thought with Britain's sense of fair play, the finish would be at the top of Ben Nevis.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Have we won yet? The Chinese already have 2 medals sort it out Team GB.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

You would have thought with Britain's sense of fair play, the finish would be at the top of Ben Nevis.

The French will f*** us over in the tour de France soon enough though. They'll make a load of stages hills!

 

[Stat Brother]

The French will f*** us over in the tour de France soon enough though. They'll make a load of stages hills!

The French LOVE Cav, L'Equipe voted him the best ever sprinter.
He's clean as a whistle, he'll always have multiple chances, they will make sure of it.