well fan for life Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Sagan reminds me of a young Laurent Jalabert. With his penchant for show boating, there's possibly a wee touch of Cipollini in there too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Good win for Ciolek in Milan-San Remo. Sagan & Cancellara gave him an armchair ride to the finish.Not bad considering he's riding for a new South African Pro-Continental team. Decent effort by Sky's Stannard, though I think his inexperience showed in the last 10K having been caught alongside Chavannel. Never mind, we'll see how Wiggo's shaping up for the Giro in the Catalan tour this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Good win for Ciolek in Milan-San Remo. Sagan & Cancellara gave him an armchair ride to the finish. Not bad considering he's riding for a new South African Pro-Continental team. Decent effort by Sky's Stannard, though I think his inexperience showed in the last 10K having been caught alongside Chavannel. Never mind, we'll see how Wiggo's shaping up for the Giro in the Catalan tour this week. Milan - San Remo looked absolutely miserable. David Millar posted a couple of photos on twitter of him and his team on the bus transfer. They all had ice stuck to their glasses & helmets. Great ride from Ciolek, more or less ghosted along at the back of that group using other folk. Think Sagan showed his inexperience on the sprint by effectively leading Ciolek out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Milan - San Remo looked absolutely miserable. David Millar posted a couple of photos on twitter of him and his team on the bus transfer. They all had ice stuck to their glasses & helmets. Great ride from Ciolek, more or less ghosted along at the back of that group using other folk. Think Sagan showed his inexperience on the sprint by effectively leading Ciolek out. Sagan was probably thinking that he managed to hold off Cav in T-A in a straight sprint & would do the same to Ciolek. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Milan - San Remo looked absolutely miserable. David Millar posted a couple of photos on twitter of him and his team on the bus transfer. They all had ice stuck to their glasses & helmets. Great ride from Ciolek, more or less ghosted along at the back of that group using other folk. Think Sagan showed his inexperience on the sprint by effectively leading Ciolek out. Sagan was probably thinking that he managed to hold off Cav in T-A in a straight sprint & would do the same to Ciolek. True. He'll learn from it though. Think Boonen needs to man the f**k up. He was whining about yesterday being "inhuman" almost as soon as he retired. Big respect to the guys who toughed that out. I think yesterday proved cycling is a sport for hard men. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Quick thinking by Wiggo & Sky splits a small group from the main field & takes 28 seconds off them on the 1st stage, J-rod, Valverde & Gesink all got themselves into the break of about 14 riders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Just read a cycling news article where there ds is banging on about their training camps. This ds kanven won Paris roubaix in 2001 at the head of a 123 from his team followed by convicted doper Johan museeuw and then world champion roman vainsteins. George hincapie was 4th. Zero tolerance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Fuentes says he might reveal names... http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/mar/20/doctor-sports-drugs-case 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Sky are showing they can't stick it with the big boys when it comes to the cobbles. For all Boasson Hagen is their main man for the classics, he's been far eclipsed by Thomas and Stannard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Dan Martin had a superb ride the other day, be great if he could hold the lead in Catalunya. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Dan Martin had a superb ride the other day, be great if he could hold the lead in Catalunya. That was a cracking bit of breakaway work. Didn't look over his shoulder to see where everyone else was, just focussed on the road in front of him and kept going. He's maintained his lead well, so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Martin wins, overall, in Catalunya. Froome & Porte just worked over Van Gardaren in the Criterium International & Gent Wevelgem is coming to a conclusion just now. A Group of about 8 have a 50 sec lead wi 8k to go. Sagan goes for it wi 4k to go. He's got it wi 3 k to go. Can't see them catching him. 16 secs over the chasers wi 2k to go, it's a race for the minor places. Sagan takes Gent Wevelgem easily in the end, by almost 30 secs, peleton at 40. Edited March 24, 2013 by kiddy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Martin wins, overall, in Catalunya. Froome & Porte just worked over Van Gardaren in the Criterium International & Gent Wevelgem is coming to a conclusion just now. A Group of about 8 have a 50 sec lead wi 8k to go. Sagan goes for it wi 4k to go. He's got it wi 3 k to go. Can't see them catching him. 16 secs over the chasers wi 2k to go, it's a race for the minor places. Sagan takes Gent Wevelgem easily in the end, by almost 30 secs, peleton at 40. Wheelying over the line . Sagan is an absolutely fantastic guy to watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Wheelying over the line . Sagan is an absolutely fantastic guy to watch. Timed it perfectly, attacking just after Flecha tried & was caught. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Froome and Porte taking the piss again. Good to see Sagan getting the win at G-W. Hopefully we get a Sagan-cancellera showdown at Flanders or robuaix. I don't think boonen has it this year, must have got to mad wae it over the winter again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Nomad Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Peter Sagan is a fucking hero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FXS7IuxLWw&feature=youtube_gdata_player Great to see Martin lift Catalunya. Froome & Porte meh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The real star of that final stage at the Criterium International has to be Kiriyenka. There & at Paris-Nice he's looked ludicrously impressive leading the pack for 40 or 50kms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compliment Sandwich Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 As a genuine question, what is the justification for Sagan and Dan Martin's wins being seen as impressive and deserved, but Froome and Porte's efforts in the Criterium being brushed off? I grant you Team Sky's set up is suspicious, but does that not need to be taken as part and parcel of road cycling? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_S_A_R Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 As a genuine question, what is the justification for Sagan and Dan Martin's wins being seen as impressive and deserved, but Froome and Porte's efforts in the Criterium being brushed off? I grant you Team Sky's set up is suspicious, but does that not need to be taken as part and parcel of road cycling? it's impossible for every team to be setting the pace in every race going and having their riders go off the front like lance armstrong at his peak so it's not really part and parcel. no one really thinks sagan and cancellara are clean but they are entertaining to watch and don't come out with all the bullshit sky do. dan martin's win was pretty normal. if the peloton hadn't crashed when he was in his breakaway they would have caught him and purito or valverde would have won. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compliment Sandwich Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 it's impossible for every team to be setting the pace in every race going and having their riders go off the front like lance armstrong at his peak so it's not really part and parcel. no one really thinks sagan and cancellara are clean but they are entertaining to watch and don't come out with all the bullshit sky do. dan martin's win was pretty normal. if the peloton hadn't crashed when he was in his breakaway they would have caught him and purito or valverde would have won. Thanks for that. Their drilled routine is increasingly boring to watch, there's no doubt about that. With that said, Froome has provided some exciting moments in the past, particularly enjoyed his battle with Cobo a few years ago in the Vuelta. Like yourself (although probably to a lesser extent), I watch cycling to be entertained and there's no doubting the guys you mention are welcome characters. My next question, I guess, is what makes Sky so much better at doping than others. I realise they have more money than other teams, but what is it spent on to give them such an advantage? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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