Pro Tour/ Euro/Whatever road thread

not "how" but "who you are."

"i know how you are, with that penis chin"

gotta add, what does it say about how big mtb was pre-96 olympics that jr upcoming mtb stars were like, pretty well known in the racing world. i mean, i raced a lot of mtb then, but domestically, that's where the money was. one of my pals who was semi-pro with aspirations was all, "man, the road scene is done. it wont even exist after 2000."

pezcycling article on the 2010 giro:

"Once they hit the Zoncolan, if anyone has thoughts of Giro glory, it's here they'll have to stand up and show their cards. The first couple of kilometers are a nice 9% introduction, a warm-up if you will, then it's 5.9k at an AVERAGE of 14.9% with sections of 20 and 22%. It's mind-boggling. The final 2k ease off a bit to a measly 8% average with only an 18% bump."

seriously my respect for professional cyclists as athletes is off the chart

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=7676&status=True&catname=Latest%20News

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/fashion/05fitness.html?_r=4&ref=fashion

yeah yeah, not pro, not tour, mostly LOLZ, but still: cutty do you see this dude ever?

naw. he's only here for the length of his play. if it gets extended to the race season i'm sure i'll see him.

oh i just meant in the park or whatever

also i have touched his butt btw

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/dec/10/bradley-wiggins-team-sky-transfer

@stephenfarrand Smack my bitch up!
bradwiggins 17hrs ago from mobile web

tfg

I wonder what kind of deal they struck with Garmin. Much as I'd like to see the Sky team do well, I'm a bit concerned at the way they're going about poaching riders. The Ben Swift situation seems pretty dodgy.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/434544/vaughters-reacts-to-losing-wiggins-to-team-sky.html

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2009/12/10/1260462336746/Cycling---Team-Sky-Press--001.jpg

u just kno he is a big brit pop fan

Good to see the Style Council have got back together again.

Wiggo is the most offensively rockist tool I've ever come across when it comes to music. Makes Geir seem charming and enlightened.

I think he gets the joke, myself.

i guess there was not enough fashion room in garmin for him and vaughters together

This is a good read:
http://nyvelocity.com/content/interviews/2009/david-millar-interview

his description of barcelona was so excellent. even if youre a scrub, being off the front alone coming into a finish is magic. i cant imagine how that was for him. sometimes i just assume pros are past that.

The Ben Swift situation seems pretty dodgy.

sky have rather amusingly submitted him as one of their riders for the tour down under, despite not having done the deal yet! lol.

We might get a Sky Ladies team led by nicole cooke

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cooke-looks-to-sky-to-help-team-survive

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/sports/cycling/22iht-BIKE.html?hpw

http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2009/12/23/astana-aurait-commis-une-infraction-penale-pendant-le-tour-2009_1284426_3242.html

would love to know the bruyneel secret - how do his riders keep dodging bullets??

preferential treatment by the UCI

blowjobs

cache of pix showing UCI staff in compromising positions

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-agency-targets-astana-for-illegal-transfusion-kit

Is this a bad enough infraction to result in a Schleck Wiggins Schleck podium?

(I think not, but still)

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/mens-leader-brown-loses-yellow-jersey-and-his-cool-20100104-lq3e.html

^shit gettin mad heated at the bay crits - best 'oh u bitch' moment thus far probably robbie mcewen's "brown tends to leave his best form in australia in january" diss after stage one. shame i can't get to the finale today, i'm expecting a punch-up at some point!

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/01/news/louisville-awarded-2013-%E2%80%99cross-worlds_103288

damn, i was stoked when i saw this because i thought it was louisville colorado.

i was never mocked as hard or with such hostility for lycra as i was the week i spent training in louisville, ky, circa 1993. also, aggressive driving.

still, great to have worlds in usa

yeah this is really cool! wish I was in chi cuz ky is in striking distance

Now Ricco's other half has tested positive as well

the ricco comeback is gonna be so lolzy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-given-two-year-suspension-for-giro-cera-doping

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2001/apr01/parisroubaix/FSballerinifinish.shtml

merci ballerini

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2001/apr01/parisroubaix/FSballerinifinish.jpg

Ballerini at Paris-Roubaix
34th (1989)
19th (1990)
5th (1991)
11th (1992)
2nd (1993)
3rd (1994)
1st (1995)
5th (1996)
24th (1997)
1st (1998)
11th (1999)
8th (2000)
32nd (2001)

this is a new twist:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8517006.stm

f10yd the 133t h4><0r

http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/photos/only-god-can-judge-me/106548

lol, nice to see it's only taken the UCI half a year to decide if the bike is legal or not

http://www.dutchuncle.co.uk/system/pictures/266/large/Tavis_Coburn_Hincapie.jpg?1241798038

Day one in the Criterium International sets up a nice showdown between Cadel Evans and David Millar in the time Trial with Contador having to make up a minute.

E3 Prijs - Fabian Cancellara again shows what a remarkable rider he is, dropping Boonan and Flecha in the last 2 km.

cadel looking good for that shot at the giro.

yess go Cadel!

wow Fedrigo's got some pins on him... http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-international-2-hc/stage-1/photos/112266

and a schnoz too apparently

http://www.nalair.fr/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/pierrick-fedrigo-350x450.jpg

Crikey. Russell Downing takes the second stage of Criterium International.