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Ah, fair enough Paul, cheers.
Ah, fair enough Paul, cheers.G4S – I should have known…
G4S – I should have known…Right, so I came back here in
Right, so I came back here in light of the accusations surrounding Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen, to check that swimming is listed above. (If you don’t know, she is 16 and has just swam quicker than any of the men, leading to comments from a US swim coach of ‘disturbing’ performances).So far Olympics officials appear to be backing her – given that swimming is included in the blood passport programme, one would assume that she has been tested and confirmed clean. Thoughts?
I suppose he is unknown if
I suppose he is unknown if you’ve only heard of Cav and Wiggo!Really sorry, but the quotes
Really sorry, but the quotes were so ridiculous that I did indeed have to ‘go there’ just to check she really did call Marianne Vos a bitch. Unbelieveble. They rode a strong race, and the faster sprinter won.On the fact that Lizzie Armitstead got herself cleaned up in time for interview, she also managed the following gem:
“It was a kind of wet weather miracle. Most women look more bedraggled negotiating a doorstep puddle. Best of all, was that Lizzie kept going by snacking on treats kept in a pouch on her back.”
[speechless]
Seriously, we’ve been thinking that a raised profile for the sport is a good thing, but is it really? If such a commonsense concept as a quick shower and makeup is beyond the grasp of the owner of this inane verbal diarrhoea, is there really any hope, at all, of the public at large being enlightened regarding such a complex sport or, on a more everyday basis, the intricacies of negotiating motorised traffic on two wheels?
Bollocks. Seemed like too
Bollocks. Seemed like too many just thinking GB would do all the work.Spartacus not looking good.
“Aero Road/TT Frame
Weighing
“Aero Road/TT Frame
Weighing around, 1kg, the Aero Road Frame is one of the stiffest in the world today.
The frame is available in MK1 (standard seat post) or MK2 custom seat post versions.
D2i or Std cable option should be specified at time of order.
Available in 6 sizes ranging from XXS, XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL”I’d expect more info than that buying a frame for me, and that’s just for club runs, fitness etc. Certainly wouldn’t be chuffed about switching to that without knowing any more. Any ‘spotters know what that is? Oversize downtube, low joining point for seatstays.
Gotta love Jens, I’ll just be
Gotta love Jens, I’ll just be happy to see him racing. Would assume though, that Sky would want him for pacing team leaders etc, rather than his aggressive breakaway attempts, which are where he shines (even if most are ultimately futile), so maybe not great for bike racing as a spectacle.I like Netlectic’s suggestion
I like Netlectic’s suggestion – abscence of radios makes the road captain more important. The idea of showing us the data live on the screen like in F1 would be very cool. Watching A. Nother Doper from Team Eyeballs generating an extra 60 watts on key stages might be, er, illuminating!3 weeks old?! B*stards.
I’ll
3 weeks old?! B*stards.I’ll keep an eye out.
No, but physical strength +
No, but physical strength + technique appears to be greater than technique alone. Even within a sport, there are many variables, a good thinking footballer doesn’t run much (Sheringham carved out a few years extra on this basis) but a running central midfielder like Steven Gerrard has to be strong and very fit.I held off mentioning Tennis,
I held off mentioning Tennis, but there are rumours abound that Rafa Nadal was implicated during Op Puerto. I’d like to think a big wake-up call is coming but is it? The sport’s governing body evidently think it’s ok to turn a blind eye to the emergence of ridiculous muscles in the womens game.I think other sports are up
I think other sports are up to their eyeballs in it. Only in the last few years has cycling been worth anything financially to more than just the team leaders on the big teams. Many other sports have been rolling in cash and glory for a good few years.Was it Contador (someone spanish, anyway) who while having a rant about his situation, commented that a footballer (think he played for Barcelona) tweeted that he had been to Switzerland to have his blood ‘refreshed’? He’d had a full-body blood transfusion, announced it publicly, and no-one noticed! A cyclist would face a 2-year ban for that.
Anyway, back to today: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/25/sport/olympics-iaaf-doping-tobias/
“That method [blood passports] accounted for six bans, for Morocco’s Abderrahim Goumri, Greece’s Irini Kokkinariou, Turkey’s Meryem Erdogan, and three Russians — Svetlana Klyuka, Nailiya Yulamanova and Yevgenina Zinurova, the 2011 European Indoors 800m champion.
Along with [Nataliya] Tobias, fellow Ukrainian Antonina Yefremova was charged after synthetic testosterone was found in their systems, while Bulgaria’s Inna Eftimova tested positive for a synthetic growth hormone.”
The late news the other night
The late news the other night tried to tell us how wiggins had gone back to wigan, but the newsreader got confused and called him wigans!I did get “go Bradley” shouted at me this evening.
Er, just for balance, worth
Er, just for balance, worth mentioning that Raleigh has an S1! Are you looking for a complete bike, or build up the bits as per the previous suggestion?Personally, I shopped around until I found a bike shop that seemed to take me seriously, stock decent kit and have knowledgeable staff, then ask what they could do for £1000. I ended up with full carbon and SRAM Apex. Sure the frame is a generic far east thing, but it’s light, is predictable and has no marks/problems after 2 (admittedly low-speed) crashes.
If you want something already fully-formed, you could do a lot worse than a Boardman.
