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Part time romantic, part time cynic, part time imbecile - full time chatterbox, cycling nut & 'organisational mess'. Amateur racer for South Coast Cycling http://southcoastcyclingteam.webs.com/
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Just hours after Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France, it appears that team mate Mark Cavendish will be leaving Team Sky. Yesterday Sky…
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They’re one off TT’s that now form a (separate) part of the VRS series.
No standing or bearing on CV road series.
Team Time Trials, fair place in a bike race?
What a piece Shane.
“Well written” doesn’t do it justice.
Tales from the Press Room: A Pro tease or a ProTease?
Thanks for tonight guys, I’m straight to bed!
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
The GC as it stands now
1.) Wiggins
2.) Froome
3.) Nibali
4.) Van Den Broeck
5.) Van Garderen
6.) Zubeldia
7.) Rolland
8.) Evans
rest to be confirmed
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Wiggins by 1:04 over Froome.
What. A. Ride!
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
And here comes Chris Froome.
Will certainly be fastest time (briefly at least)
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
And here comes Chris Froome.
Will certainly be fastest time (briefly at least)
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Nibali will hold on to his 3rd place.
Van den Broeck has kept this 4th place.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Cadel finishes.
He won’t look fondly back on this TT
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
If Tejay takes 20s or more from Sanchez’s time he could pinch 4th
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Rolland looks like he’s going to move into 7th, as Cadel is slipping to 8th
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Van Garderen chasing down Van Den Broeck for 4th place!
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Tejay also looks a genuine talent for the future.
Maybe not next year, but BMC appear to have a hell of a young talent on their hands.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
15km to go for Wiggins.
What a demolition.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
My word, Wiggins 53s faster than Froome.
Words are failing me.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Froome takes best time at second check.
Expect Wiggins to top that!
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Also Tejay is within just over 2:30 on 4th place.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
And he catches and passes Cadel, his team captain.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Van Garderen through second time check, 4th place.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Tejay looks here that he could have started a little too hard
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Here is the top three from the first time check
1.WIGGINS B. in 16:49
2.FROOME C. in 17:01 at 00:12
3.V.GARDEREN T. in 17:24 at 00:35
to give you an idea how much Brad is tearing this TT apart.
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Wiggins is certainly not taking this easy, he’s flying through the streets!
Unconfirmed 12s faster than Froome!
Tour de France 2012: Stage 19 (Time Trial) live updates, blog
Klass, what strikes me immediately reading your post are three things.
1.) why, in a sport with such history of PED abuse that cycling has and in an era where EPO use was rampant (putting it mildly), would taking ‘guidance’ from the riders be seen as an appropriate anti-doping measure?
2.) why set the level at a point that was well, well in excess of what would be naturally seen?
3.) why the defensiveness at looking back and trying to learn from mistakes of the past? As George Santayana “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. ‘We’ (present day riders, fans and cycling community) want a cleaner and more transparent sport. Dismissive attitudes are not helping progress. I expect you have a different definition of what constitutes ‘progress’, in which case I would again refer to the above quote.
Stephen Roche, Pat McQuaid and the loss of innocence