Sport The Hangar Cycling Thread

[Wahooti Fandango]

Start with Cadel's win yesterday in the Flecha Valona.

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[eth-dog]

Only mildly interested in Cadel when the Tour is on. anychance this year? has he got a half-decent team this time?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Only mildly interested in Cadel when the Tour is on. anychance this year? has he got a half-decent team this time?

He now rides for BMC and unlike with Silence Lotto the other riders should actually ride for him. He is a better chance in the Giro than the Tour, but is in with a good shot.

 

[centrelink1]

Tbh i only watch the tour, yet i watch almost all of it. Stage 7 last year I watched almost the whole climb.

Has Lance made his own team this year?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Tbh i only watch the tour, yet i watch almost all of it. Stage 7 last year I watched almost the whole climb.

Has Lance made his own team this year?

Yep, Team RadioShack. The Tour is one of the best sporting events on tv.

 

[eth-dog]

He now rides for BMC and unlike with Silence Lotto the other riders should actually ride for him. He is a better chance in the Giro than the Tour, but is in with a good shot.

On average, where does BMC finish in group standings over the past, maybe, 5 years?

 

[stay true]

Can only get interested in cycling when this happens..

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[Wahooti Fandango]

On average, where does BMC finish in group standings over the past, maybe, 5 years?

They have not been in the grand tours (Tour, Giro, Vuelta) before.

Can only get interested in cycling when this happens..

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Enjoy this.

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[centrelink1]

Lets not bring crashes into this, as this will be a really good thread for me when the tour comes along.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Lets not bring crashes into this, as this will be a really good thread for me when the tour comes along.

Good call.

 

[stay true]

[...]
Enjoy this.

I lolt.

 

[centrelink1]

Cheers PP, Just thought it could take the thread in the wrong direction, eg crash compilation rather than an actual discussion thread.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Cheers PP, Just thought it could take the thread in the wrong direction, eg crash compilation rather than an actual discussion thread.

Yeah, I was just humouring stay true. It is good to have someone to discuss cycling with. Spikey et al. just give me crap about it.

 

[centrelink1]

To be honest I couldn't actually explain why I like it so much. That part of last years tour when Cadel was told to go back to the Peleton after trying to make a break, for me, sums up what I love about cycling. Its almost a mixture of sport and politics.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

To be honest I couldn't actually explain why I like it so much. That part of last years tour when Cadel was told to go back to the Peleton after trying to make a break, for me, sums up what I love about cycling. Its almost a mixture of sport and politics.

It is very strategic and highly political (e.g. Spanish riders teaming up on Cadel).

 

[centrelink1]

Also, the Peleton occasionally not caring if the breakaway group wins the stage. (A member from the group... you know what i mean)

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Also, the Peleton occasionally not caring if the breakaway group wins the stage. (A member from the group... you know what i mean)

Oscar Perreiro won after taking 20 mins on the peleton, which did not see him as a threat (although this is after Landis was stripped of the title).

 

[centrelink1]

While I watched parts of the Landis tour, I can't pretend I really got into it like the last few years.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I have been watching the Tour on sbs since 1996.

 

[centrelink1]

Impressive, however, I am only 16.

Giving the Tour to Oscar Perreiro is a lot like giving the flag to Manly/Paramatta.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Impressive, however, I am only 16.

Giving the Tour to Oscar Perreiro is a lot like giving the flag to Manly/Paramatta.

I am 25 so I have a few years on you. My brother went to the tour last year and got me a shirt from Mont Ventoux.

 

[centrelink1]

Is Mont Ventoux the one where Lance made that ridiculous attack last year?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Is Mont Ventoux the one where Lance made that ridiculous attack last year?

 

[Godzke]

Need to get myself onto buy a road bike and getting in shape for the Bay in a Day.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Lloyd and Evans with the past 2 stage wins in the Giro. Evans now second overall.