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1 and 2 and not much else for me
At least im gonna have the winner, my gamble with Bozic and Terpstra did not pay off! Gonna be a poor score for me compared to others
I hate 20mph areas. The cars are moving too slowly and get in the way. I would prefer 30mph zones where everybody actually sticks to 30mph!
Just remember that it never hurts to ask for a bit of discount. It may appear that your bike shop will be more expensive than online, but in my experience if you ask they'll usually knock some money off if they think you could be a valuable customer.
24 Nov 1 Point 100.3 km
9 Dec 1 Point 106.1 km
15 Dec 1 Point 101.3 km
23 Dec 1 Point 100.1 km
7 Jan 1 Point 100.2 km
13 Jan 1 Point 114.0 km
3 Feb 1 Point 102.2 km
16 Feb 1 Point 100.3 km
24 Feb 1 Point 129.4 km
10 Mar 1 Point 100.6 km
17 Mar 1 Point 100.2 km
31 Mar 1 Point 100.7 km
Total Points 12
Total km 1255.4
Scratch that, he's made it back - good lad
Real shame about Thomas, he looked good, and it was clearly his priority race of the spring.
and now Thomas
Spartacus mechanical
Quadruple quoting is probably enough now.
If you have the money and motivation buy what you want, 'marginal gains' works for team GB/SKY. I remember going from a mountain bike to a road bike, then to a carbon frame, and each time the improvement in acceleration was an encouragement to me which I reciprocated with extra effort. The next upgrade would be to a more aero frame and I can't imagine going back from carbon (unless of course no roads get fixed for the next five years as seems likely.)
As an amateur it really is easier to spend your way to a better performance than get it out of your body. That would be the difference between amateur and professional where a professional should already have all the best kit and needs to work on their body more.
11 Nov 1 Point 104.85KM Total Points 1 Total KM 104.85
25 Nov 1 Point 104.1KM Total Points 2 Total KM 208.95
02 Dec 1 Point 103.18KM Total Points 3 Total KM 312.13
06 Jan 1 Point 111.47KM Total Points 4 Total KM 423.60
13 Jan 1 Point 105.62KM Total Points 5 Total KM 529.22
20 Jan 1 Point 101.4KM Total Points 6 Total KM 630.42
03 Feb 1 Point 116.65KM Total Points 7 Total KM 747.07
17 Feb 1 Point 109.2KM Total Points 8 Total KM 856.27
17 Mar 1 Point 108.1KM Total Points 9 Total KM 964.37
27 Mar 1 Point 102.1KM Total Points 10 Total KM 1066.47
If you buy at a good local bike shop (lbs) they may not fit you for free but they'll make sure it's going to be a great option and let you test it.
I bought online, I somewhat regret it. I got exactly what I wanted, but lbs could have gotten me pretty close to the same price after the assembly fees and everything.
Thanks folks think i have possibly started to over complicate matters , bike fit adsvisable then?! How much does that cost generally?
11 Nov 102.09km
9th Dec 104.97km
23rd Dec 109.2km
27th Jan 104.31km
02 Feb 108.89km
29th Mar 109.82km
31st Mar 118.62km
Points 7
Total 757.90km
My Purists should be called 'The Lemmings'!!
VanMarcke down
This thread has photos of some very nice bikes; I find myself drooling over the keyboard of my computer. Here's My Cube Agree GTC Pro 2011, model. I love it!
With the original Easton wheels >
And with a set of Kysirium Elite-S Wheels
Calm down dear and just buy one! Seriously the difference between bikes at this level is going to be minimal and the sooner you get it, the sooner you'll enjoy it.
In this country we have whats called the "conflict management model" which is used with basically every situation / incident we attend.
If we have to use violence / force to restrain someone we have to justify why we did it. In this video the cop was not alone and the use of force used by the IP was minimal so in those circumstance i personally would not have needed to use force such as the cop did.
According to the TV, the break had 1:28 at 128km (halfway), so looks like they get the bonus points.
Boonen doing what PG did, have a storming season then have a mare the next!
Come back and win World Champs me thinks.....
Try and get something with shimano tiagra or 105. Specialized, trek or giant are all good value brands
The one person I have that doesn't feature above is Van Avermaet, so fingers crossed on him.
Maybe missed the boat, I switched him out of my purists just before G-W in favour of Phinney - not my best move...
I think the correct punishment for riding a bike without lights through a red light should be a punch in the face. However, it's not this cops job to dish it out.
Intermediate sprints will be scored and that will be the jersey scored as well.