[Gkam84]

I am not saying don’t have an
I am not saying don’t have an opinion, just from the way you are saying that JTL doesn’t seem to have what it takes/has lost what it takes to be at the highest level.

We are only a few races in to the season, how many has JTL been in?

Lets just look at the World Tour, Paris Nice was his first WT race with Sky and he got ill….

Then the lower ranked races…..

163rd at Palma while working for Swift who finished 3rd

DNF at Campos, again working for Swift (10th)

85th at Serra De Tramuntana, working for others Henao 2nd, Swift 5th (5 in the top 20) Wiggo finished just ahead

Unsure of his final placing for Alcudia, again working for Uran and Henao who came 9th and 10th

51st at the Algarve while working for Uran and Henao

SO, as you seen, he’s been a DS all season, his next race, if he’s well again is the Criterium International 23rd March, he’ll be a DS again….

Until he’s given a chance, he can’t really prove himself.

He had a great season in 2012, but if you look at the team he was in, he was the clear top man and given the leaders role everywhere he races. There is a pecking order in Sky, as shown with Froome and Wiggo. He will have to wait his turn.

[Gkam84]

WOW, it seems that Chiv30
WOW, it seems that Chiv30 does not understand that cycling is a TEAM sport, you do not go out every day and only think about yourself.

You get given objectives for the stage/race/month/season…..etc by your TEAM and you stick to them as much as possible.

From the races that JTL has been with Sky, he’s not been a leader, nor been given free reign to go and attack yet.

Look at Porte last year. He was doing all the work for Wiggo at the TdF. He was given a chance in the Paris Nice and took it, winning the GC and two stage. JTL was there as support for Porte. Until getting sick, he was doing a great job early doors in the stages of driving the peleton on.

You remember EBH in the TdF last year? Not much….thats because he gave his all in the early part of the stages to drive the race on and keep Wiggo in with a chance of winning the GC. By the time the race went live, most stages, EBH was blown and out the back…..

[Gkam84]

190 for me and only on page
190 for me and only on page 3……”flashes”

The winner today had 248 :”(

I forgot to make changes last night and had 2 non scorers X(

[Gkam84]

Or if you look at last years
Or if you look at last years models, you get a better deal….

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=67809
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bianchi/crono-tiagra-2012-road-bike-ec031962
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/shiv-elite-a1-2012-triathlon-bike-ec039028

[Gkam84]

Jesus guys, I didn’t answer
Jesus guys, I didn’t answer that question on purpose, because it may cause arguments.

He CAN make it at the highest level,

1, he’s joined the wrong team at the wrong time.

2, he will just be a bit part player this season, he will not be given a change unless something major happens to one of the GC guys.

3, It will take a couple of years for him to come through the sky ranks before they will put him up for a big grand tour GC place

[Gkam84]

Portal also filled us in
Portal also filled us in Jonathan Tiernan-Locke who was forced to pull out of the race during the day. He continued: “The only sad thing today was that Jonathan had to abandon. He was suffering with a few stomach problems and he was totally empty. No one wants to stop at this point in the race but there was nothing he could do. We saw on Wednesday exactly what he is capable of.”

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,28543_8550076,00.html

[Gkam84]

He’s been ill for a few days
He’s been ill for a few days and was being sick

[Gkam84]

I don’t know if the high
I don’t know if the high scores are a separate competition this year as it was last year.

[Gkam84]

I dare say that the team
I dare say that the team don’t just have one bike from one company to be testing….PLUS, its the weekend.

Just hold your horses a couple of days 👿

[Gkam84]

Chavanel….What a sprint
Chavanel….What a sprint

[Gkam84]

I took in Ulissi over
I took in Ulissi over Tschopp…..

Sylvain Chavanel
Gorka Izagirre
Tejay van Garderen
Richie Porte
Lieuwe Westra
Andrew Talansky
Bart de Clercq
Diego Ulissi
Arnold Jeannesson

Still got a couple of my stage 1 picks 😀

[Gkam84]

I need Jeanneson to grab at
I need Jeanneson to grab at least 1 point in the break and I “should” get a full house badge again today :B

[Gkam84]

De Gendt has also abandoned
De Gendt has also abandoned aswell

[Gkam84]

Surely with only 180 homes,
Surely with only 180 homes, they are all well within walking distance of this house and parking should not be problem at all?

I can understand the problem you may face with noise, but again, in such a small place, people shouldn’t be that bad, because everyone knows everyone 😕

[Gkam84]

I don’t see where the problem
I don’t see where the problem is either.

I’d love something like this.

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