#1: tainted steak#2: tainted chicken#3: tained seafood or something, idk#4: ???
― scraping Doritos off the wheel (haitch), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
lol @ the entire rest of the front page given over to madrid stanning
cycling news says that the 4 tests count as one incident.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:00 (thirteen years ago) link
jesus that matthews interview yes possibly rolling
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:39 (thirteen years ago) link
the front cover quote of Ronaldo as the new Di Stefano is a kneejerk reaction to the manager of Atletico Madrid hailing Messi as the new Di Stefano after he scored a hat-trick against his side. Marca being virtually the RM in-house paper.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:26 (thirteen years ago) link
so i read this...
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/riccardo-ricco-hospitalized-with-fever-apparent-kidney-failure_159118#disqus_thread
and thought "poor guy, but i hope...", then:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/italian-police-investigate-ricco-for-blood-doping
welp
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:30 (thirteen years ago) link
smoke then fire eh?
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
find out which cycling professional hopes that ricco "becomes somebody's bitch in prison" after a full recovery...next, on sick sad world.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-cavendish-aldag-and-kelly-react-to-ricco-doping-news
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Thursday, 10 February 2011 13:59 (thirteen years ago) link
In actual racing news, I really hope Mark Renshaw wins the GC at the ToQ, I feel like he deserves it.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Meh... he sat up way too early today and Benatti (sp?) almost pipped him, was kinda hoping for it. Reminded me of that link going around yesterday:http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/1566
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:09 (thirteen years ago) link
man when will dudes learn to stop doing that
― ullr saves (gbx), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
am watching a bit of the ToQ right now, teams are just practicing and running drills aren't they? Sky's turn at the front was pretty pointless otherwise as they'd blown out their sprinters.
Oh Renshawpaws, that moment of panic was priceless.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:34 (thirteen years ago) link
after that first time they do it?
xpost
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, looked like Wiggo (and Boom) went with 4km to go but then sat up about 1km later going into the roundabout. Boom was all "WTF" at Wiggo.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
good thing early celebration never happens in a monument
http://velonews.competitor.com/files/archive/images/5740.7135.jpg
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
yessss
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:40 (thirteen years ago) link
good analysis of the mucky mess that's been the ToQ finishing mayhem:http://www.pavepavepave.com/2011/02/09/early-season-sprinting/
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i watched some of the video no audio of the cyclocosm thing, will catch in full later.
watching those, its worth mentioning that once contact is made, it's very "sticky," even when unintentional. that is, ime it's actually hard to get off of someone because your body's center of gravity shifts toward the other person, and then your bike subtly steers into the person, and the same on the other side. its like, the safest tihng to do once youre into someone is to just keep going and ride it out. going through a corner with full contact from shoulder to hip is unnerving, but trying to do too much to get apart can be worse (e.g. the "death swoop").
otoh, those guys are generally so good at what they do, maybe its a different game.
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Not sure if this should go here or on the LOLs thread but Mr Classy Mark Cavendish has apparently got himself his very own Page 3 Stunnah:
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2011/02/cycling-where-elite-meet-defeat.html
insert your own manx missile joke here (oh wait I already did)
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 14 February 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/confirmed-alberto-contador-cleared-of-clenbuterol-charges
?!?
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 16:43 (thirteen years ago) link
poor Li Fuyu...
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
smdh
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
hahahahahahha:
Verbruggen, McQuaid threaten Landis with lawsuit for saying UCI protects riders:http://nyvelocity.com/content/features/2011/uci-verbruggen-mcquaid-sue-landis
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 18:38 (thirteen years ago) link
errhttp://nyvelocity.com/content/features/2011/uci-verbruggen-mcquaid-threaten-landis
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 18:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Sky may relax ‘zero tolerance’ doping policy:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/cycling-sky-may-relax-zero-tolerance-doping-policy_159909
― end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 19:59 (thirteen years ago) link
UCI asks "who is Fuyu Li again?"http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/carpani-says-uci-pleased-with-spanish-federations-handling-of-contador-case
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Prentice Steffen, SF sports MD and frequent team doc who initially gained attn in cycling world when he blew whistle on Ty Hamilton and called Lance Armstrong "an unpleasant doper" (in French! to L'Equipe!) in the 2005, is the current team med for GarVelo. He was later called to apologize to LA in writing here.
Kinda went under the radar but I found this internal leak Garvelo leak fascinating:
8 Jun 2008 06:08:01 -0700, "Prentice Steffen"Riders and Staff,There have been some questions and confusion about access to datagenerated by the ACE testing. I'd like to clarify how this works andthen answer any questions that you may have.First, the people who have access to the data are ACE, JV, and allmembers of the team's medical/science staff. As part of ourtransparency policy, we have offered to make data available tojournalists upon formal request... a couple of you have already beeninvolved in that process. That is a very limited and controlledprocess, so don't worry that journalist have free access to thenumbers.Second, please understand that this is about perception rather thanreality. Of course we all know the "perception is reality" thing, soknow too that while we trust everyone this issue is quite important.The ACE data is not available to you directly because a majorcriticism leveled against ACE is that it is a system put in place toinsure none of you test positive and is really a system that "aidsand abets" doping. ACE does sort of walk a fine line when you thinkabout it like that. If we gave you real time access to the data,then it could of course actually be used in that manner which isobviously not our desire or intent. So obviously much of this has todo with perceptions outsiders may have.It's worth pointing out here that you do have full access to yourquarterly UCI testing which I'll gladly provide to you in .pdfformat. That data is ostensibly for your health and is really quitegood in that regard.All that said, JV and I don't have a problem if asked to look at yourACE data and tell you whether or not all looks good. We might go asfar as to tell you some specific results to reassure you that all iswell from a lab numbers perspective. So there will be some degree ofdiscretion involved, but this will be our general approach/philosophy.Sorry to be a bit of a downer after that last mass email that wentout. Nice work and thanks to all who are making that happen!!!Questions?Prentice
Riders and Staff,
There have been some questions and confusion about access to datagenerated by the ACE testing. I'd like to clarify how this works andthen answer any questions that you may have.
First, the people who have access to the data are ACE, JV, and allmembers of the team's medical/science staff. As part of ourtransparency policy, we have offered to make data available tojournalists upon formal request... a couple of you have already beeninvolved in that process. That is a very limited and controlledprocess, so don't worry that journalist have free access to thenumbers.
Second, please understand that this is about perception rather thanreality. Of course we all know the "perception is reality" thing, soknow too that while we trust everyone this issue is quite important.
The ACE data is not available to you directly because a majorcriticism leveled against ACE is that it is a system put in place toinsure none of you test positive and is really a system that "aidsand abets" doping. ACE does sort of walk a fine line when you thinkabout it like that. If we gave you real time access to the data,then it could of course actually be used in that manner which isobviously not our desire or intent. So obviously much of this has todo with perceptions outsiders may have.
It's worth pointing out here that you do have full access to yourquarterly UCI testing which I'll gladly provide to you in .pdfformat. That data is ostensibly for your health and is really quitegood in that regard.
All that said, JV and I don't have a problem if asked to look at yourACE data and tell you whether or not all looks good. We might go asfar as to tell you some specific results to reassure you that all iswell from a lab numbers perspective. So there will be some degree ofdiscretion involved, but this will be our general approach/philosophy.
Sorry to be a bit of a downer after that last mass email that wentout. Nice work and thanks to all who are making that happen!!!
Questions?
Prentice
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 15 February 2011 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/13/fullj.88a6aa1e66cf794395b92628606c8720/88a6aa1e66cf794395b92628606c8720
― Death and Taxis (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 20 February 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't know why it's not showing that photo. Anyway - OUCH!http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/13/fullj.88a6aa1e66cf794395b92628606c8720/88a6aa1e66cf794395b92628606c8720Story here:http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/516770/awang-needs-surgery-to-remove-huge-splinter.html
― Death and Taxis (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 20 February 2011 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
UK mens team pursuit team were pretty awesome today - Also Anna Mears
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 20 February 2011 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
they were rather good, but only just seen this, ouch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD5UK-qt9HY
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 20 February 2011 21:58 (thirteen years ago) link
That crash was the cause of the hideous injury which I've twice tried to post of photo of. Third time lucky:http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/photo?slug=88a6aa1e66cf794395b92628606c8720-getty-cycling-world_cup-track&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
― Death and Taxis (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 20 February 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
he crossed the line then fainted! chapeau
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 20 February 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
awang lives in melbourne! as do the malaysian road squad.
anna meares has teh best haircut.
― phwoar tit (haitch), Sunday, 20 February 2011 23:09 (thirteen years ago) link
What it looks like after being pulled out
http://road.cc/sites/default/files/images/Awang
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 21 February 2011 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
ahhhh a nice relaxing hour of Paris-Nice before the trauma and worry of the match at Anfield starts. The Eurosport boys are right - the new Europcar kit is rather nice.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 6 March 2011 12:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Philippe Gilbert rode at least part of that Eroica race with a tubie around his shoulders, old tymey style:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-1-1/photos/161691
― sous les paves, Sunday, 6 March 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
oops, wrong photo:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-1-1/photos/161690
― sous les paves, Sunday, 6 March 2011 23:50 (thirteen years ago) link
btw dudes watched a torrent of the strade bianche last night....seemed like a pretty nice race
― ullr saves (gbx), Thursday, 10 March 2011 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
"DeGrogorio always looks so odd when he gets out of the saddle, it's as if he's going to bang his head on the bars.... like some demented tortoise"
-David Harmon, stage 7, Paris-Nice
― taco al pastorius (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 12 March 2011 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
That was one of the greatest final 10km I've watched in a long time. Hopefully it will make it on youtube.
― taco al pastorius (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 12 March 2011 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Amazing recovery after he nearly went over with about 1km left
― WAYNE ROONEY ELBOW STORM (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 12 March 2011 18:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Also - good to see Wiggins still hanging in there
Bobke really sucks as an announcer. Nothing insightful, mis-speaks constantly.
― sous les paves, Saturday, 12 March 2011 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Voeckler thoroughly badass today
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 13 March 2011 20:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Fucking hell: just seen Gilbert's stage win in Tirreno-Adriatico - incredible stuff.
― United Are Back (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 13 March 2011 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sWCGR8ZR50
so baller
― i'm not a racist butt (haitch), Monday, 14 March 2011 12:00 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2011/03/14/1/bettiniphoto_0073671_1_full_600.jpg
Still not happy
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 14 March 2011 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Tireno Adriatico trophy has to be one of the best in sport
http://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2011/03/15/2/bettiniphoto_0073949_1_full_600.jpghttp://cdn2.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2011/03/15/2/bettiniphoto_0073950_1_full_600.jpg
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 16:55 (thirteen years ago) link
aw look at cuddles wif his new toy
― FUN FUN FUN FUN (gbx), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link