2012 Pro-cycling season thread

Vuelta it is then.

thats a shame. I was looking forward to him imploding at the tdf. Makes me feel slightly bad that i thought he was quitting just because he was sulking though

The Vuelta organisers must be wearing shit eating grins right now - a Contador vs Schleck top bill will attract much more attention than usual.

Chris Horner's probably going to find out he's back in the TDF squad from the internet too.

Fuck me. I reckon I've got a shout at a top 20 finish in this years tour.

Cath Wiggins is clearing a spot on the mantlepiece right about now.

There's a lot of racing going to happen before we know the identity of this year's Tour winner.

Stop being so unpatriotic andyp; anything less than a glorious Belgian British victory is unpossible.

I still think Evans marginally shades it as favourite. I think he will pop Wiggo in the mountains and TT well enough for the win. His final TT in the tour last year was immense.

He's won it once. I wonder if that removes some of the desire?

I'll be happy with either a Aussie or half-Aussie winner so long as the Belgique gets a haircut before the podium photos.

http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,,16299_7809986,00.html

Interesting read

Wiggo may have been born in Belgium, but let's not forget that he's actually half-Australian.

That's obvious from the haircut, no?

That he's not very fat is a little confusing, though.

That's obvious from the haircut, no?

No dickhead looking like that around my hometown would last 5 minutes without being beaten or perhaps shaved.

#kinky

Dayumm

From L'Equipe today: Number of victories at age 22: Laurent Jalabert, 1; Sean Kelly, 2; Philippe Gilbert, 5; Peter Sagan, 33.

Fignon: Tour de France winner at 22.

Flat track bully. (TM AndyP)

anywhere streaming ZLM toer?

Fignon: 4th cat chipper winner at 22. (TM AndyP)

ftfy

Flat track bully. (TM AndyP)

;-)

Dayumm

Better make that 34.

Apparently, some american fella is under investigation for doping.
Again.
Oh-so-boring.

He's been charged with doping, which is different from being investigated.

Apparently Rebekah Brooks sent him a text saying "We're in this together".