UCI WorldTour and other pro cycling nonsense 2011

The work of rabid Boonen fans?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/flanders-route-changed-after-cobbles-theft

http://www.fexx.co.uk/zakblack/dungeon_files/makka_pakka.jpg
Makka Pakka, eh? I suspect this story will seem less distressing on 2nd April.

Wow. So, Boonen made his move, Cancellara countered, then put the hammer down, bridged to Chavannel, opened up a gap of a minute, Boonen couldn't find anyone to help him chase, game over - the same old story. Except suddenly it wasn't.

What a race!

what do yall think boonen was playing at there - all i can think is that he was hoping to hang onto cancellara until they caught chavanel, then they'd try to double-team him or something?

think he might've just got a bit over-excited tbh. it made the race tho!

hot basque country action 4u - check about 7.50 in and lol hard

!!!
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancellara-warns-rivals-to-fasten-seatbelts-ahead-of-paris-roubaix

"And in the end the one who was always in the wheels won. Congratulations to Nuyens, but for me [winning] like that has no value.”

how do you sit on a saddle with that much butthurt. he needs some dznuts.

Haha. W/R/T FSchleck's tt/camelback-gate, check out this awesome comment section post killing it:

http://inrng.com/?p=2407#comment-3590

http://www.steephill.tv/players/youtube3/?title=Stage%204%20Last%205%20Kms&dashboard=vuelta-al-pais-vasco&id=glaoF4Cfelc&yr=2011

stop whatever you're doing and watch the finale of today's pais vasco, it's fucking awesome-- pros caught out on the steepness of the final climb, walking it. even the leaders were just barely turning over.

huh I tuned in to the last 25km this am but didn't see any walkers... do you have a particular timestamp to check?

altho there were some guys a couple days ago caught walking up the last steep pitch of the Alto de Azpiroz. it's on youtube...

Stage 1 up the Antzina, watch 6:30 on... esp ~7:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl4TGsbA76w

ok, this was stage one i just saw, durrrrrr. still awesome.

bought eurosport player on ipad

..feeling.. it

you guys are supposed to tell me when awez stuff like _pros walking it_ happens.

it's almost as important as post-defeat butthurt happening.

basque autotranslate:
"The final part of the climb to La Antigua, with nearly 800 m close to 16% on average (and maximum gradients exceeding 20%) is a good trap."

you guys are supposed to tell me when awez stuff like _pros walking it_ happens.

― this country is domed (Hunt3r), Thursday, April 7, 2011 3:30 PM (8 minutes ago)

well it was Garvelo and Saxo...

damn, forgot about Nuyens... but still Garvelo is all sorts of lol so far this year. poor vaughters, he's catching mucho heat.

are they cycling's red sox

haha... rather apt!

that stage 1 finish btw:
http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2011/vuelta-al-pais-vasco/photos/stage-01/321-finish-still.jpg

Breaking news that the whole Lampre team are being charged

is this the first time a stick person has won p-r?

6'5 1/2″ (197 cm), 167 lbs (76kg)

well, that's one reason you put guys up the road, worthy and well done imo.

http://cdn3.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net//2011/04/10/2/bettiniphoto_0077375_1_full_600.jpg

great, great race

It looks like he was just happy to be in the front and in the groove.

Daniel Benson reported that he fode a flatted (slow leak?) rear wheel for the final 5km.

Confirmed by @Vaughters:
http://www.grassyknolltv.com/2011/paris-roubaix/photos/page-02/450-72ejj.jpg
"Damn. Last 5 kms on a flat! Johan is a stud"

"Bad chainline!" remarked Steve Shasta

"It’s hard to win all by yourself in those conditions,” Cancellara said. “It was full-gas all day. There was no rest. My team did what they could, but Garmin was the strongest team today. We don’t have to search for excuses. They played it smart today. Now they get that victory they were searching for for a long, long time. I gave the maximum today, I cannot say more than that.”

signing for a gt team?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/You_Played_Yourself.jpg
it shouldnt even be close. to be fair, im not clear that he really values classics results over gt tts and the rest.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-vaughters-on-van-summeren-and-garmin-tactics-in-paris-roubaix

ok, this euro-accent is hilarious. not everyone in littleton speaks like this, just so you know.

http://www.podiumcafe.com/2011/4/10/2102240/man-wins-race-gets-girl

all class!

this euro-accent is hilarious

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ahh, vaughters' accent and inflection there is not standard 'merkin. it sounds really affected to me, but what do i know.

(i've spoken with him before, and he did not sound like that.)

I see what you mean, he doesn't sound very American there, but from your description I was expecting Inspector Clouseau.

PHIL PHIL PHIL

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/road-race/photos/169764

daaaamn

Good day for francophones today. Vockeler won today as well.

andy why are you not going to set up frank

god what a weird finish. i wanted to see them try something, anything!

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01879/Philippe_Gilbert_1879685a.jpg

The dual leopard 'o's are cracking me up there. Like an emoticon or something.

Such a good shot, great race too. Why the schlecks didn't attack at he end is beyond me.

can I just say: lol schlecks

bizarre ending yesterday, the schlecks just delivered him to the line

and where were andy's legs on the final climb

great classics season, all in. bring on the tours

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/alberto-contador-on-giro-climbs-%e2%80%98hard-to-believe-until-you-see-it%e2%80%99_170127

http://video.gazzetta.it/contador-crostis-zoncolan/8e30eb22-6f41-11e0-9110-8563364cfd27

thats what i really wanted to link