Pro-cycling thread

I have hopes still. I bet it's Eddy putting pressure on Lefevre

I don't know why you've quoted me as saying 'The guy clearly is a wanker', but I haven't, so fucking change it.

lol

He was injured wasn't he?

Jeeez, keep your knickers on, pal. It was obviously an edited quote, happens quite a lot on here but perhaps your carers haven't read them out to you in such a way before.

I hate to go ad-hominem here, but I suspect I might have a decent amount of understanding of CV physiology and pharmacology comparative to yourself, or at least I'd fucking hope so.

Anyhow, you missed or misunderstood my main point, so I'll state it again.
It doesn't matter if those kids continued training. Someones physiological ability is related to a combination of genetics, training [and likely pharmaceuticals]. The timing of that training, if carried out to its full potential, seemingly does not matter, but as I've said- you can't prove it.
Just for some examples:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Way
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Welch

Cool. Very lucky that the one with with lots of money decided to do a career change to be a pro athelete before even touching a bike and just happened to be one of those with the correct genes. Almost unbelieveably lucky.

Nah, fuck you. I don't have the energy or desire to pick apart what a shitty comment this is.
Use of 'carers' makes you seem like a real gem.

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edited - I was being too antagonistic.

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After his crash at Liege, it was always touch and go if he'd be fit in time for the Tour. He raced the French Nationals yesterday, which was his first race back, but presumably the team and he have decided it makes sense to fully recover rather than throw him into the Tour and for him to potentially underperform.

Surely you don't think that actually being medically qualified gives you a more informed view of physiology than armchair critics?

During nationals he definitely delivered his job bringing Senechal to the front and what was eventually a winning break. Alone, this is probably not enough for a tour spot, but gives some indication of his form.

Got it, thanks.

Shame, he's definitely a big part of my Tour enjoyment.

Rarely- for someone in my sometimes overly arrogant field- I don't think that, but just hope that I might have a deeper understanding.
I am fairly obsessive about CVS Physiology, but that was the case before I qualified.
(or more simply- I assume nothing, and hope that I can translate that to being more open than I might be otherwise).

Someone pls pm me when it's nice to be in here again.

@Hulsroy that would be now.

olympics 2012 road race all over again

Interesting!

Thanks 👍

Het Nieuwsblad reporting that Alaphillipe won’t be in the Quick Step Tour team. The full team line up will be announced later today.

https://www.quickstep-alphavinylteam.com/en/news/5618/quick-step-alpha-vinyl-to-the-tour-de-france

https://twitter.com/tourdejose/status/1541392096753590274?s=21&t=o8TSXaw4u-pe8X41qrrpEg

open secret no?

wow, cant believe that lefevre is going ALL IN on green jersey

jowow was a loss and remco is duff

Yeah I knew about that one, and Vino had form after the 2010 LBL