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Sagen, Cooke and Swift...

 

[Stat Brother]

Millar: I'd Written Off The Olympics | Cyclingnews.com

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Cycling news today saying it looks like Andy Schlecks Tour may be over before it has begun, will be a big loss for the overall watching but put more pressure on our Brad to win. Just over two weeks before the early start this year, cannot wait


Bradley Wiggins 6/5
Cadel Evans 5/4
Denis Menchov 16/1
Vincenzo Nibali 20/1
Jurgen Van Den Broeck 20/1
Robert Gesink 25/1
Christopher Froome 25/1

 

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In the Guardian, big news, perhaps this should kick off the TDF thread...

Andy Schleck ruled out of Tour de France by injury, say reports | Sport | guardian.co.uk

 

[Woodchip]

Ass. Does that mean Sideshow Bob (Frank) won't race? I'm hoping for at least one silver lining out of this.

 

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Olympic committee for cycling has announced provisional line up, must be gold in them der hills....

Team GB - Cycling - 2012 Olympic Games, London

Track Sprint:

Philip Hindes
Chris Hoy
Jason Kenny
Victoria Pendleton
Jessica Varnish

Track Endurance:

Steven Burke
Edward Clancy
Wendy Houvenaghel
Peter Kennaugh
Danielle King
Joanna Rowsell
Andrew Tennant
Geraint Thomas
Laura Trott

BMX:

Liam Phillips
Shanaze Reade

Cross Country Mountain Biking:

Liam Killeen
Annie Last

Men’s Road (five to ride)

Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Chris Froome
Jeremy Hunt
David Millar
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Bradley Wiggins

Women’s Road (four to ride)

Lizzie Armitstead
Nicole Cooke
Katie Colclough
Sharon Laws
Lucy Martin
Emma Pooley

 

[Woodchip]

Men’s Road (five to ride)

Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Chris Froome
Jeremy Hunt
David Millar
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Bradley Wiggins

That would be a quality TDF team (all be it one short). I wouldn't like to be the one to make that call.

 

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That would be a quality TDF team (all be it one short). I wouldn't like to be the one to make that call.

Get Daniel Martin to switch his nationally back and you have a quality GB team.

I imagine they will wait to see who is up for it on the day, who get to go up the road in any break away in case it does not end up a spinters day, Cummings or Millar.

 

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Olympic committee for cycling has announced provisional line up, must be gold in them der hills....

Men’s Road (five to ride)

Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Chris Froome
Jeremy Hunt
David Millar
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Bradley Wiggins

I don't think they'll send anyone in the break. They were very clear about their plan for the World's last year - it was Cav or bust and it will be more so in the Olympics with only 5. They'll pick Millar, Stannard and possibly Wiggins as the power to control the race with Swift as a lead out man.

Although I think Brad might rule himself out as he'll be cooked by then.

Looking at the last month, they'll have a serious job beating Sagan if he gets anywhere near it. He won't get dropped on the climb, but then again no-one will work with him in a break (except Boonen maybe).

 

[Stat Brother]

After the Worlds, it should be The Rest of the World v Team GB.
Fortunately it won't be, but they'll be a few alliances forged, which could hurt us.

It's one thing to control a race with 9 riders and 1 job. Completely different to do it with just 5.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

After the Worlds, it should be The Rest of the World v Team GB.
Fortunately it won't be, but they'll be a few alliances forged, which could hurt us.

It's one thing to control a race with 9 riders and 1 job. Completely different to do it with just 5.

I think the performaces in the TDF will affect the olympic medals big time

 

[Woodchip]

Shit, never realised it was a broken pelvis. I thought it was in relation to his shoulder (although that was Frank wasn't it). Hope Andy heals and is able to ride at his best again.

 

[Stat Brother]

Shit, never realised it was a broken pelvis. I thought it was in relation to his shoulder (although that was Frank wasn't it). Hope Andy heals and is able to ride at his best again.

wot second (best)

 

[Stat Brother]

I think the performaces in the TDF will affect the olympic medals big time

I'd love to know how this is working in Sky HQ.

The deal must be:-
Yellow Brad
Gold Cav.

But Cav doesn't get 'his' gold without the 'big boys'.
Brad doesn't get 'his' Yellow without the 'big boys'.

What gives?

I've said before.
There's no way Brad will be able to go on from Yellow.
I don't think it will necessarily be physical (as much as it obviously will be), but mentally.
Moving on from your ultimate year long goal and life time dream, not celebrating, pretending it didn't happen, just to be a foot solider for someone else, all seems unlikely to me.
All the while burning out Chris Froome.

Dave Millar could be on a team chasing back to back Grand Tours, no holding back there.

As great as the others are, they are 'foot soldiers' with probably the exception of Stannard.

That leaves Cav pretty much on his own and marked by everyone.

 

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Shit, never realised it was a broken pelvis. I thought it was in relation to his shoulder (although that was Frank wasn't it). Hope Andy heals and is able to ride at his best again.

They said pelvis, then said a vertebrae in the pelvis so probably his sacrum. Hence how he could continue riding in the dauphine.

 

[1066familyman]

I thought the CdD performance was all due to a falling out with Bruyneel. Perhaps not then ?

 

[Woodchip]

They said pelvis, then said a vertebrae in the pelvis so probably his sacrum. Hence how he could continue riding in the dauphine.

Ah, that must be sore in the saddle.

 

[Stat Brother]

Ah, that must be sore in the saddle.

Who had the abscess.

It might have been Greg Le Mond.

Right on the bit between his front and back bottoms.
By all accounts not a little abscess either.

 

[Woodchip]

Who had the abscess.

It might have been Greg Le Mond.

Right on the bit between his front and back bottoms.
By all accounts not a little abscess either.

Ow!

 

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Who had the abscess.

It might have been Greg Le Mond.

Right on the bit between his front and back bottoms.
By all accounts not a little abscess either.

It was LeMond (my childhood hero!). Apparently the mechanic cut part of his saddle away.

I think he might also have ridden a tour stage with diarrhoea and just had it running down his legs for the last hour of the stage!