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Of course not, armstrong et al never used testosterone or human growth hormone!Yeh but he was only 19 and it was anabolic steroids, they do not make you ride faster do they?
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I don't think Contador is ready enough for this, and as you can't reply on 'one bad day' Porte, I'm going for:-
Uran
Ulissi
Contador.
Uran
Ulissi
Contador.
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Probably true. I imagine contador wants to peak at the tour and is trying to win the giro undercooked.
Pogue Mahone
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Well, if the interest is there, I may be up for this. But with a 9.00am start.
1066familyman
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Wonder if Tyrone will drop by later?
Looks like Gerrans will be wearing pink tonight. Bling in second place.
Looks like Gerrans will be wearing pink tonight. Bling in second place.
1066familyman
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Another 'classic' days racing in Dunkirk!
Well worth a watch if you get the chance.
Oh, and...................Rudy Molard
Well worth a watch if you get the chance.
Oh, and...................Rudy Molard
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Another 'classic' days racing in Dunkirk!
Well worth a watch if you get the chance.
Oh, and...................Rudy Molard
It was good wasn't it? Really enjoyed that.
As for the Giro it was not a very exciting TTT that one, Orica were always going to win it and none of the GC guys had really pony TTT teams. Well except Pozzovivo of course.
Thought Contador looks extremely undercooked, he should not have been struggling to hold the wheel amongst a team like that really.
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Apparently today is... International back an Italian day...or some such bollox. So I've gone and backed two of them in order to beat everyone else to tomorrows ...a fool and his money day.
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Did you back the right one though?
Viviani was very impressive I thought. Timed his sprint perfectly.
1066familyman
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I did win yes....the race to tomorrows - 'a fool and his money day'
Had Modolo and Pelucchi. Gutting thing is I opted for Pelucchi (20/1) over Hofland (18/1) after some deliberation
I can't believe I've got this far into the season withouit a single win. All last season's winnings are disappearing slowly but surely.
As you say though, very nice timing by Viviani, who to be honest, I didn't think had it in him to bag a big win.
finished putting it back together today. Proud of the result
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Bold Seagull
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That is one sweet looking bike! Well done ozzy, cracking result!
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Anyone catch the ToC sprint? Looked like Cav of old, won it by streets after a perfect Renshaw lead out.
With Kittel's ongoing problems you're got to fancy Cav to add to his Tour tally this year.
With Kittel's ongoing problems you're got to fancy Cav to add to his Tour tally this year.
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Just watched it, very impressive. You have to feel a fit and firing Kittel is the only person who can beat Cav at the moment. And that seems pretty unlikely, right now.
Finally caught up with all the aftermath of yesterday's Giro stage. It was total carnage with all those crashes. There are several GC outsiders who look out of it already.
Pozzovivo lost 1:09 yesterday and is now 1:57 down in total.
Niemiec and Ulissi 1:09 (2:08)
Atapuma 1:09 (1:34)
Szymd 1:09 (1:54)
That is a heck of a lot of time to have lost after two stages. Should mean some early attacks from these guys to get back in to it. Maybe stage 5 for a big attack from a few of these guys, providing they are uninjured after the crashes yesterday.
Bold Seagull
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Pozzovivo looks desperately injured there. He looks in a dreadful way. Not sure he's hit the rock wall on the way down, but that looks very serious. Fingers crossed for him.
**update
Sounds like he's now moving. The initial pictures looked like it was very serious, life threatening even as he was lying face down unconscious. He could still be facing very serious injuries, but some good news that he is breathing on his own and talking at least.
**update
Sounds like he's now moving. The initial pictures looked like it was very serious, life threatening even as he was lying face down unconscious. He could still be facing very serious injuries, but some good news that he is breathing on his own and talking at least.
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Bold Seagull
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and here is the utter cock from yesterday, you can see him emerge from the bushes as if he's done nothing wrong, other than cause a huge crash. Brain dead.
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Doesn't look good does it. Especially worrying was the way the first guy to him was grabbing him by the head. Hope all turns out well.
Bold Seagull
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The Giro race doctor has confirmed that Pozzovivo is out of any life threatening danger. Good news, but its clear how serious it is. Not been able to concentrate on the race after that really.
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Impressive from Matthews.
Taxo Sinkoff seem to be working very hard so far considering they do not have the Maglia Rosa. All day today, and for quite a while in the final yesterday. Seems an odd thing to do really. They could have let that group go, only really Chavez who has any hope of retaining the jersey in the mountains.
Taxo Sinkoff seem to be working very hard so far considering they do not have the Maglia Rosa. All day today, and for quite a while in the final yesterday. Seems an odd thing to do really. They could have let that group go, only really Chavez who has any hope of retaining the jersey in the mountains.