he hung round to help the rest of the team after the road race, too.
saw the last hour or so of lombardy last night - gilbert just destroyed everyone in filthy conditions.
― battery hen fap (haitch), Sunday, 17 October 2010 12:42 (thirteen years ago) link
2011 Tour route published, TTT, Galbier Twice
http://road.cc/sites/default/files/images/Tour%20de%20France%202011%20stage%2018.preview_500.jpg
http://road.cc/sites/default/files/images/Tour%20de%20France%202011%20stage%2019.jpg
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Stage finish on the Galibier?
― Running the Gantelope (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Read something about how the Vuelta's influence is leading to a decline in the ITT as a component of le Tour. TTT is always nice though.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
No prologue either, with a sprinter unfriendly bump on the run in to the finish of the first stage.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
wanna see them copy the giro's weirdo itt from a couple of years ago in cinque terre - a looooooong (1.5 hrs), hilly, dodgy road course for road bikes. cancellara dropped out to avoid- rather than disrupt his preparations BAWK BAWK.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/05/news/menchov-wins-stage-12-time-trial-at-cinque-terre-and-takes-lead_92271
― my stomach is full of anger. and pie. (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Points system for sprints and KoM are radically different this year.
Sprints
45 points for a stage win up from 40Intermediate sprints now carry 20 points with points down to 15th place and only one intermediate per stage
KoM
Only mountaintop finishes will carry double points not last climb of the dayOnly top six get points for HC, 1, 2 and 3 category climbs Only first rider gets points for 4th cat climbs
Sprints is most interesting its going to shake up the breakaway dynamic on flat stages, either people wont' get away or big names will have to go if they want to wear green.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 19:40 (thirteen years ago) link
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/10/news/jens-voigt-to-join-schleck-brothers-luxembourg-squad_147248?news
JENS
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Saturday, 23 October 2010 02:45 (thirteen years ago) link
giro '11 route. mt etna!
― for all, in tents and porpoises (haitch), Sunday, 24 October 2010 02:38 (thirteen years ago) link
That is pretty savage. Colle delle Finestre on the penultimate day before a last day time trial is pretty savage. route should make for an interesting race and should dissuade anyone from thinking the Giro is good preparation for the tour.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 25 October 2010 13:12 (thirteen years ago) link
al capone charged with tax evasion.
― potholes and esso assos (Hunt3r), Saturday, 30 October 2010 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I <3 Ivan Basso
http://road.cc/content/news/27304-remember-your-first-bike-ivan-basso-does-and-he-wants-his-back
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 15 November 2010 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Mario Cipollini thinks the current peleton is full of girly men.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cipollini-decries-modern-cyclings-lack-of-machismo
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 10 December 2010 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link