2014 Pro-cycling season thread

Him and that wee fanny Cunego are like the unwanted relatives at a family barbeque, you know that they qualify on some level but you just resent them turning up.

Yes uncle Alejandro is a cock.

^^

David Millar (again) !

...and chuckling to "shut up legs" banter and talking about how this will be Voigts last Tour like it's 2011.

This is the retro-tour. Get Indurain back!

Lance?

Big Nutella sooking Jan pls.

You don't take neo-pros to the Tour, irregardless of how good they are.

I do.

#htfu

Ruh-roh; Valverde just won the Spanish national TT champs having never even podiumed before

I realise I have just used podium as a verb and apologise.

Ruh-roh; Dopeverde just won the Spanish national TT champs having never even raced clean before

What what

hippy is Noreaga AICMFP

Who to support at TDF? Obvious

is he even riding after his accident?

“We have 11 riders, so that means we have to take two riders off, but the idea now is go to the Tour with Rui Costa and Chris as the GC leaders, and Sacha Modolo for the sprints.”
Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/06/news/horner-line-race-tour-de-france_332642#sGimRshCJzS5coT8.99

It’s a big surprise he’s back and ready to race the Tour,” Copeland said. “From the very first day of his crash, he said he’d be ready for the Tour. I didn’t believe it, but he did. It’s incredible to see how fast he’s recovered. The sacrifice and dedication he puts into training is incredible. His stretching, diet, training, it’s impressive to see. He’s an example to the younger riders.”

Horner has only raced 17 days this year going into Friday’s Slovenian stage, but Copeland said Horner will be able to ride into the Tour with genuine ambitions and without too much pressure

Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/06/news/horner-line-race-tour-de-france_332642#gKOAEDmT2wlxEQ0o.99

lol 17 days racing, going to tour as joint leader.

Costa must be thrilled to have such professionalism on the team with him.

Ruh-roh; Valverde just won the Spanish national TT champs having never even podiumed before

I realise I have just used podium as a verb and apologise.

Curious top twenty though - spots 1 to 6 are all Movistar and not another ProTour team in there. Not suggesting, of course, that the other five of his team mates slowed down for him at all.

dubtap repped for best use of gif

Curious top twenty though - spots 1 to 6 are all Movistar and not another ProTour team in there. Not suggesting, of course, that the other five of his team mates slowed down for him at all.

An issue with money meant that all non-Spanish WT team riders have boycotted the Spanish national champs this year.

Which would make fixing the result a piece of cake.

Depends on what's in the cake, though.

So is J.Rodriquez mended, fit and fighting for the tour or is the talk of 'free-rein for stage wins' just hot air?

Also Rolland is riding... as in riding The Tour after riding (extremely well) at the Giro. He'll be a hero if he doesn't fall to pieces.

I'm hoping the little cafe creme is planning a stealth raid on the overall. If he's going for stages we'll find out pretty quick as he'll lose a chunk of time on purpose early doors so he can get up the road.

lol 17 days racing, going to tour as joint leader.

Costa must be thrilled to have such professionalism on the team with him.

He went into the Vuelta with fuck all racing in his legs. He'll be fresh as a fucking daisy /Mockney mode.

I would lol if he beat Froome

Nibali gets his first win of the season at the Italian Nationals.

Lucky bugger now doesn't have to wear baby blue around France next month.

Kreuziger has been popped, irregularities in his blood passport from 2011-12. Out of the tour.

Contador can get to fuck. As can Riis. And that cunt Tinkov.

Still a week to go and this^ shower of cunts are already a man down.

Ha! repped for shower of cunts

Just need Roche to get done too and they are screwed.

Though Bert is pretty used to riding without a team behind him.

Riis has told Majka he's riding the Tour, which has gone down like a lead balloon with the Polish rider.