Pro-cycling thread

Doping ban, never admitted it, came back unrepentant, is riding as well as ever at the age of 34/35. He does liven things up a lot though, which is why it's very much a love/hate thing.

The only place I've seen that rumour is when I've posted it. Not sure how truthful it is.

I'd have thought Lefevre would covet Degenkolb more than Kittel, as a direct replacement for Boonen.

It was more the lengths he went too in avoiding the doping ban. CONI, the Italian Olympic Committee, got his dna from the Puerto blood bags (having been exonerated by a clearly corrupt Spanish Cycling Federation), tested him when the Tour de France had a stage finish in Italy (cunning bastards), and matched his dna to the blood bags. He fought tooth and nail to avoid the ban, which was eventually upheld by CAS. Still claims to this day he was set up.

Add to that the fact he's loyal to one person only, in a sport where sometimes you have to give up your personal ambitions for the good of the team, and he's shown that he is a snake. Did you see the 2013 Worlds? Two Spaniards in the winning break (Valverde and Rodriguez), the latter gets away on his own inside the final 5 kms, so all Valverde has to do is ride for the team and ensure neither Nibali or Rui Costa get away to go after Rodriguez. Somehow Valverde lets Rui Costa go, who was his trade team mate at the time, and the latter rides across to Rodriguez and beats him in the sprint.

He's a convicted doper who has shown zero remorse, and seems to have a 'was just doing my job' attitude to it - that's why people don't like him.

I have to admit my dislike of him has been wavering recently - he always makes races more interesting and I quite like his "don't give a fuck" attitude to stupid attacks and the like.

Thanks for clearing that up lads, I had an inkling it had to do with the lack of remorse after his doping ban. It was probably in one of your previous posts @andyp where I read it.

Didn't he do over Purito on the last stage in this Vuelta too?

He's the cycling equivalent of a pantomime villain.

He did. But that was Movistar's doing. They told him to go for it to get the points Jersey. Valverde had the decency to tell Rodriguez of his intentions before the stage started.

I remember that race, brutal and in filthy conditions, every member of the GB squad climbed off, and then Valverde royally shafts Purito

Wondering if that or the year before was GBs poorest recent showing, when the entire team rode for that prick JTL, in fact I remember Stannard burying himself for him

Ben Whickham, a friend of mine, is about to take part in the Triathalon

Go go go!

I (not so) secretly want Kwiato to win. Then I want him to burn all his stupid flower livery and start wearing Sabbath t-shirts and throwing devil horns everywhere.

Except he's an actual villain, the fucking cheat.

Slvlss thread >>>>>>

Or maybe the look at this fucking hipster thread >>>>>>>

What's needed is an all that's wrong with cycling thread.

Hipsterslvlssbeardsflowerykitrljmamilhelmetweatherphotosofbieks etc thread

Welcome to lfgss.com

slvlss... tick
beard... tick
flowery slvlss kit... tick

Not sure about the rest... Does that make me a hipster?

Don't be hating on the triathlete. Sure it's a rubbish sport but so proud he made it to the worlds

I was just joking. I'd love to do a cycling worlds, am very supportive of anyone who achieves that in their chosen sport.

Valverde royally shafts Purito

You could feel Purito's rage through the TV. Amazing stuff, hawkward podium. Classic.

Adam yates for the worlds then ?

Maybe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mET0lIPl-TA

Awesome. Chaves love ^

I don't think the course is selective enough for him.

I didn't think either Yates were riding

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/yates-brothers-not-surprised-to-miss-worlds-selection/

Ok but one question: what the funk does slvlss stand for? I must have missed the meme