2013 Pro-cycling season thread

Every benefit is a benefit.

I thought the long tail on a TT helmet was about making sure air flowed over a rider's back. A lot of them looked too upright.

Vandenbergh tweeted

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BFAUm5HCYAApV1Y.jpg:large

wow

he has some bulk to shift uphill though! 82kg

And sky post danny pate's from 2012. My bad.

423w at 73.5kg
http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,24793_7574257,00.html

From 2012.

Yeah sorry. Carried away by the pics and didn't see the date. Was from twitter link.

I know Contador is a bit drug-cheaty, but you have to love his combatatiatativity.

Balls to team tactics and yay for individuals on the attack.

Reminds me of Cadel in quite a few ways. He stands out because he's an Aussie and not a cunt. Probably something to do with being from Tasmania.

Apparently the course was 100m longer this year.
So he all but equaled Wiggins time.

I thought a well-deserved win for Porte and a relief after having to support Froome/ Wiggins to race for himself. Very fast on the final TT, that will get tongues wagging but he is based in Nice so knows the ride extremely well.

Wonder if he'll go the Giro for Wiggins or be saved for the Tour? Sky have a lot of options at the moment.

Schleck is DNF. Pulled out of Tirreno.

Reminds me of Cadel in quite a few ways. He stands out because he's an Aussie and not a cunt. Probably something to do with being from Tasmania.

Oh yeah... Tasmanians are real famous for not being cunts...

Apparently the course was 100m longer this year.
So he all but equaled Wiggins time.

Kelly woulda smashed 'em both. Certaintly.

Schleck is DNF. Pulled out of Tirreno.

Is that one of those Catholic manoeuvres?

Porte rode past me once on the way to signing in at a stage of the tour of Britain a few years ago. We were only in a carpark but I shouted words of encouragement- he looked like he thought i might push him off his bike. Since then I've rooted for him.

Oh yeah... Tasmanians are real famous for not being cunts...

Are you thinking of Ricky Ponting?

Brutal day in Italy.

Rather them than me, I'd be walking it, thats for sure!

Brutal day in Italy.

just saw the sign at the start of the climb on eurosport 30%..brutal most definately

Are you thinking of Ricky Ponting?

I was actually thinking of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toonen_v._Australia and Martin Bryant but there's probably a lot more scope...

People are suffering..

30% ... Wtf

Lies

I know Sky want to protect Froome for the TT tomorrow, get him home with the other leaders so he doesn't lose anytime, but I feel sometimes they should send someone away in the breaks that form so they aren't the ones who have to do all the work controlling the peloton.
Maybe being slightly more adventurous with their rider resources would pay them back in terms of energy not expended, as other teams have to come to the fore.

That would seem logical Corny.. But they have a plan and stick to it.. And it does seem to work pretty well. Besides the early skirmishes to get into a break can be just as, if not more tiring.