Tour de France 2017
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Hitchin Exile
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i was really trying to take you serious, but meh...
The lad made a good recovery (albeit after a shaky start). He had the good grace to apologise for his belligerence and patently has a real and genuine interest in cycling, so he'll be welcome back to the Vuelta thread (by me at least).
After all, David Millar is now the acceptable face of post-doping on the basis that he showed contrition, so @Daylight should be welcomed back with open arms!!
percy
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Cee Jay
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Only surprise is it wasn't in AS or Marca
Brailsford said he'd still like to keep him but seems certain off to Movistar. I think trying to be the main man there will be just as difficult for him though
dixonsafc
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Only surprise is it wasn't in AS or Marca
Brailsford said he'd still like to keep him but seems certain off to Movistar. I think trying to be the main man there will be just as difficult for him though
That was my thoughts, he keeps jumping from team to team with much bigger GC names. Astana, Sky then Movistar.
He'll be third wheel to Nairo and Valverde surely in the TdF next year?
probably, but he'll probs get his shot at being leader at the Giro
dixonsafc
Striker
He got that with Sky this year, and fucked it with illness didn't he? That was the whole point of him going to Sky in the first place?
police motorbike remember
Cee Jay
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Year before he was also team leader but abandoned early on due to illness.
Genuinely can't see him leading Movistar at Tour so will he not be in the same boat,? though he would get chance possibly to lead at Vuelta, though no guarantees there either.
forgot about the previous year
from a commercial point of view would make sense for Landa - Giro, Nairo - TDF, Piti - Vuelta
but then how would they explain away Piti being awesome from March all the way through to September
Cee Jay
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forgot about the previous year
from a commercial point of view would make sense for Landa - Giro, Nairo - TDF, Piti - Vuelta
but then how would they explain away Piti being awesome from March all the way through to September
because he's just Piti
Landa was leader at Giro along with Thomas and was reluctant to ride the Tour, even after not riding full gas as leader after his crash)
Just can see the same "problems" with Landa at Movistar. He's not shy at saying it how he sees it( quite like that about him) the internal politics around grand tour rides at Movistar could be interesting
Liverpool Beachball
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dan...ctured-vertebrae-after-tour-de-france-top-10/
Dan Martin had two fractured vertebrae after the crash, some effort to finish 6th
Dan Martin had two fractured vertebrae after the crash, some effort to finish 6th
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dan...ctured-vertebrae-after-tour-de-france-top-10/
Dan Martin had two fractured vertebrae after the crash, some effort to finish 6th
No wonder he could barely walk when he got off his bike.
Hitchin Exile
Winger
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dan...ctured-vertebrae-after-tour-de-france-top-10/
Dan Martin had two fractured vertebrae after the crash, some effort to finish 6th
The problem with spending the summer watching cycling and seeing courage and determination like this, is that I always despise football and pathetic, prima donna footballers for the first couple of months of the season!! Chapeau Dan Martin; hard as nails.
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Pelanty
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Sanctimonious twaddle.
errant
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i can just imagine Lamine Koné fighting through the pain barrier like that for himself & his team mates...
maybe's not...
Fats
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Nairo for the TdF, Landa for the Vuelta. Valverde as back up in both...................just a thought.
Cee Jay
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Landa seems to be wanting to be the main GC guy for the team which surely means leading at the tour.
Just seems to be no better off by going to Movistar.
Might be better off going elsewhere ?
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