When Garmin can aggravate a race so much it can only be a good sign
Garmin won one stage (?). And chose their days to attack well. I believe in them, but I donât believe in many of the other teams.
And, having said that, I was absolutely dismayed to hear people like David Millar congratulate Froome, âas he knows how much work he puts inâ when, to me, itâs quite obvious he is NOT riding pan y agua.
If he was heâs the greatest cyclist thereâs ever been, simple as that. My opinion.
[quote=âThrawneen, post: 805833, member: 129â]Garmin won one stage (?). And chose their days to attack well. I believe in them, but I donât believe in many of the other teams.
And, having said that, I was absolutely dismayed to hear people like David Millar congratulate Froome, âas he knows how much work he puts inâ when, to me, itâs quite obvious he is NOT riding pan y agua.
If he was heâs the greatest cyclist thereâs ever been, simple as that. My opinion.[/quote]
Talansky performed v well despite coming in undercooked. When guys like him perform in third week (when doping is most beneficial) itâs significant.
Hesjedal won arguably hardest GT of them all last year. Martin performing so well when not sick. All reasons to be cheerful.
None of above would have been achievable five years ago imo
[quote=âRaymond Crotty, post: 805836, member: 25â]Talansky performed v well despite coming in undercooked. When guys like him perform in third week (when doping is most beneficial) itâs significant.
Hesjedal won arguably hardest GT of them all last year. Martin performing so well when not sick. All reasons to be cheerful.
None of above would have been achievable five years ago imo[/quote]
Yeah, I take your points larry. But as I said, Froome, Quintana etcâŚthese are the leaders and I donât believe in them for one second.
[quote=âRaymond Crotty, post: 805830, member: 25â]Yes. Also quality of equipment, tt and ttt kmâs significant too.
Link to Kimmage interview anyone please[/quote]
Ta
The line I most remember from Rough Ride was something like: âdrugs, not to improve your performance, but just to allow you to get up and ride your bike the next dayâ.
The Guardian had a photo of Riblon and another AG2R rider looking absolutely spent after the first Froome show on that Saturday a couple of weeks ago. The next day the two of them were attacking with gay abandon on the stage which Dani Martin won. Sweetly enough, the Guardian used that photo during their attack 
Itâs cleaner, but it ainât clean. Not even close.
I presume youâve seen the list of positives from '98 released by the French authorities?
Stuart OâGrady is the one Iâm most happy about. An absolute weazel of a man.
[quote=âThrawneen, post: 805894, member: 129â]I presume youâve seen the list of positives from '98 released by the French authorities?
Stuart OâGrady is the one Iâm most happy about. An absolute weazel of a man.[/quote]
Heard that was being released today-link?
[quote=âThrawneen, post: 805894, member: 129â]I presume youâve seen the list of positives from '98 released by the French authorities?
Stuart OâGrady is the one Iâm most happy about. An absolute weazel of a man.[/quote]
It was obvious when he dramatically retired the other day that he was going to be named in this. Good riddance to him.
Yep. For all the absolute bullshit he came out with post-ArmstrongâŚânever an option on my teamsâ, ânever saw anythingâ etcâŚchrist, in a sport that had practically lost the capacity to appall, he actually succeeded.
Kimmage and @owenslot of The Times having a bit of a set to on twitter at present over the second captains piece.
Kimmage is batting this guy away with ease.
Whatâs the general gist? I donât have the capacity to access twitter in this heckhole of a workplace Iâm tethered to.
He is, but again am a little worried about Kimmage, a whole lot of anger there and you wonder where this will end for him.
Donât have capacity to post the tweets at moment Thrawneen but its generally Kimmage calling out The Times/Sunday Times and taking on all comers as a result.
The reply to @richardmoore73 is a dinger 
@owenslot: @SSbike last year, as @PaulKimmage may recall, the first newspaper to write the Geert Leinders story? The Times
@PaulKimmage: @owenslot @SSbike Thanks for reminding us of that Owen. If you listen to it again, you may recall I was talking about The Sunday Times.
@owenslot: @PaulKimmage @SSbike If thatâs not what you meant, Iâll back off. But strange to say that ST might be âin houseâ and Times not
@PaulKimmage: @owenslot @SSbike No, no, donât back off keep coming. The question was about the David Walsh piece in The Sunday Times?
@owenslot: @PaulKimmage @SSbike 3) But the idea that his opinion has been bought because he works for Murdoch? No. Just donât buy it
@PaulKimmage: @owenslot @SSbike You should have gone to Specsavers Owen (they do hearing aids too). I never said his opinion had been bought.
Trying to c+p this on my phone, nightmare. Hope it works 
Fair play SR, appreciate that.
Paul just told some other journo to take his tongue out of sir daves arse now. Heâs an angry man. Some other fella made the point that its hard evidence rather than hard questions that are needed at this stage. As he says questions did nothing to bring down lance or anyone else it was disgruntled ex colleagues etc. need to go same route with froome surely.
No way :o
Who was the journo mate, what his twitter ID?