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Pro Cycling Thread

Craig

Craig

World Traveller
Well they have gone about accusing people left right and centre that they are dopers without any real evidence, and non French ones as wel (Armstrong, Baden Cooke amongst others) yet never min Virenque or any other French rider who has been naughty.

Funnily enough on another note I saw on cyclingnews that for yeasterday that CSC where interested in Di Luca, then for today it said CSC not interested in Di Luca.
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
British 1st year pro Geriant Thomas of Barloworld has been named in their squad of riders for the Tour, so far 6 have been named and he is one of them.

Looks like: Miller, Wiggins, Hammond (apparently he is going), Wegelius, Thomas, although Cummings and Cavendish won't go (could be wrong about Cavendish though) will be the British riders down. Certainly capable of winning some stages.
 
Matteh

Matteh

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Miller and Wiggins are up there as favourites to win the prologue, Hammond is a very useful sprinter. Certainly best chance since Boardman left for getting yellow.
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
And when you consider the the first few stages after that, they fit right into what he specialises at - the cobbled classics.
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
Made the Tour of Portugal my bitch with Popovych winning by 4'30. Then again nobody CBB (couldn't be bothered) turning up. Hincapie won the last stage into Paris for TdF, just holding off the main bunch despite being in the day long break and Armstrong is joining Liquigas!
 
Matteh

Matteh

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'm currently winning the Spanish/Italian/Belgian championships for my T-Mobile riders, doing the German one next, which i really should win as well, given that i'll actually have more than 1-3 guys in it.
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
In other news:

* Cycling's superstar that never was Frank Vandenbroucke (who apart from being on drugs or winning classics or changing teams and ending with 'DNF' next to his name) has attempted suicide in Italy. VDB who suffers from depression and has been down ever since his wife left him.

* ASO has wiped Bjarne Riis name from their record books and he doesn't count as the Tour winner.

* While Cofidis are set to end their sponsorship at the end of next year. And finally Bernhard Eisel has been in good winning form in the US. Looking good for the Tour.
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
Bradley Wiggans wins the prolouge of the Dauphiné Libéré and lol at Valverde for beating Miller.

Some odd transfers happening in PCM btw, Valverde to Cofidis, Vinokourov to Française Des Jeux (:blink: :laugh:), Michael Boogerd to Fassa Bortolo, Juan Antonio Flecha joins Phonak and Michael Rasmussen joins Liberty Seguros, and I managed to get Oscar Freire.
 
Craig

Craig

World Traveller
Honchar is sacked by T-Mobile. Latest rumour is that George Hincapie could be riding for them next year after Discovery are pulling out (and Bruyneel is talking to some companies from China!).
 
Matteh

Matteh

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Would be a solid signing that. Need a GC candidate given that Kloeden/Vino/Ulrich have all left for whatever reasons.
 
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