Bicycle Racing Thread 2013

[fen_boy]

Cav with Pattachi and Renshaw leading out next year, they'll be tough to beat in a sprint.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

Cav with Pattachi and Renshaw leading out next year, they'll be tough to beat in a sprint.

Yes, when he's coming off a proper leadout he's nearly unstoppable.

Nice try by Bennett though. Amazing race for the lad.

 

[ChrisD]

What time is the Wiggins / Martin showdown in Florence today and any coverage for those of us without Eurosport TV ?

 

[The Boy]

What time is the Wiggins / Martin showdown in Florence today and any coverage for those of us without Eurosport TV ?

It's on BBC. Wiggins goes of at 1509, Martin at 1512. Spartacus goes off betwixt the two.

 

[ChrisD]

those being Italy times.... Martin currently a few seconds up... not sure if I really can justify (I'm self employed) spending the next 40 mins watching this....

 

[The Boy]

Wiggins will need the mother of all negative splits here.

 

[The Boy]

those being Italy times.... Martin currently a few seconds up... not sure if I really can justify (I'm self employed) spending the next 40 mins watching this....

Glad you noticed my deliberate mistake. Was just about to PM you pointing out I'm a fanny!

 

[Fez909]

Wiggins catching here!

 

[The Boy]

Wiggins catching here!

he might get back for Silver, but this is surely Martin's unless he has a mechanical/fall?

 

[Fez909]

he might get back for Silver, but this is surely Martin's unless he has a mechanical/fall?

Yeah, I just tuned in and got a bit confused. Thought Cancellara was in front. Martin miles ahead.

 

[The Boy]

Reckon Canc might actually have the advantage in this technical bit at the finish.

 

[Fez909]

46s. Wow?

 

[The Boy]

Disappointing ride from Phinney. He was only about 4 secs behind Martin last year, though I suppose the parcours was very much more favourable this time out for a rider like Tony.

 

[The Boy]

Apparently Martin would have been 6th in the TTT!

 

[fen_boy]

He's a beast.

 

[sleaterkinney]

It's the election tomorrow, I wonder if Pat will survive or if Cookson gets in will he upset the apple cart?

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

Cav with Pattachi and Renshaw leading out next year, they'll be tough to beat in a sprint.

Thats the last 1500m taken care of but QS's problem for most of this season has been the 5km>2km out bit. Thats where Argos and Lotto did so well to lever them into the gutter during the tour. Superconfex* they aint.


*one for the older posters among us.

 

[butchersapron]

It's the election tomorrow, I wonder if Pat will survive or if Cookson gets in will he upset the apple cart?

Looks like it's going to be postponed on the recommendation of the UCI ethics commitee (and i kid you not, such a beast exists).

 

[butchersapron]

Is going ahead after:

Richard Conway@richard_conway
Vote to amend UCI constitution (art 51.1) which would allow Pat McQuaid to stand as a candidate in the presidential election about to start.

(and the amendment is to allow the pres to stand with no nominations - i.e with diff rules to all other candidates)

 

[fen_boy]

What happens if they don't vote that through, does Cookson win by default?

 

[butchersapron]

God knows.

 

[Lemon Eddy]

Unbelievable.

 

[butchersapron]

@richard_conway is following this live btw

 

[Lemon Eddy]

So McQuaid's organised the mother of all stalling campaigns then.

I seriously fucking loathe that man.

 

[The Boy]

Am I the only one who worries that, should Cookson win, nothing will change? In the sense that everyone who's been pushing for change at the top will just think "job done".

 

[The Boy]

Oh, and has anybody (reliable) had a chance to look at Horners bio-passport data yet?

 

[Lemon Eddy]

Am I the only one who worries that, should Cookson win, nothing will change? In the sense that everyone who's been pushing for change at the top will just think "job done".

While that may be possible, it's not as certain as nothing changing if McQuaid stays. In this case it has to be a case of better the devil we don't know.

 

[Lemon Eddy]

Oh for fuck's sake. Tie on amendment to let McQuaid run at all.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Oh for fuck's sake. Tie on amendment to let McQuaid run at all.

According to twitter it needed 2/3 so it didn't get through - but he's running anyway.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Cookson elected