The Tour Of France 2021
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twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Initially I felt a little sorry for Bennett as DQT manager Lefrevre threw a lot of shit at him in the media including questioning his mental strength (yeah, you need that but remember Kittel just walking away from the sport as he had had enough crap?)
However you would think that Bennett or his manager would have the brains to play the PR card and congratulate his team mates. After all those were the guys that got him green last year.
sleaterkinney
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Are you f**king serious?. The guy bought his way onto the team and nicked his lead out train!. He should be thanking Bennett.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
Bennett not fit, so he's hardy nicked it, just borrowed it, and making better use of it than Bennett would have.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
Cav got signed because Jakobsen was injured and Hodeg being a bit crap. He didn't buy his way on.
sleaterkinney
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News: Cavendish Brings Sponsors to Quickstep | velouk.net
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"Mark said if he found someone to pay for his contract, he could still keep racing. I believed maybe he could ride with us again, but it would be hard to find someone to sponsor but a week later someone called and said they spoke to Mark and they were interested. We talked about it and it happened anyway.”
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Bennett won the green jersey last time how is that better?. As for being a cunt - what about that time Cavendish caused that crash at the Olympics and knocked that south korean guy out?
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
That's a good business deal.News: Cavendish Brings Sponsors to Quickstep | velouk.net
"Mark said if he found someone to pay for his contract, he could still keep racing. I believed maybe he could ride with us again, but it would be hard to find someone to sponsor but a week later someone called and said they spoke to Mark and they were interested. We talked about it and it happened anyway.”
Bennet is good but so are a lot of sprinters if they have Mörköv in front of them.
The thing is that if Jakobsen hadn't nearly died last year he could well have been the team's sprinter in the this year's Tour.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
And he held his hands up, admitted it was his fault and apologised, hardly the actions of a cunt. Being a cunt would be saying tough shit, nothing to do with me!
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Just watched the final 6km of today again. Holy crap QS were good.
sleaterkinney
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No he didn’t, he threatened to sue a reporter that brought it up.
Mark Cavendish Clashes With Journalist After Olympic Crash Drama
British rider wins silver but admits fault over collision.
David Clapson
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Apparently BikeExchange (DS Matt White, a proven arsehole) are trying to get Cavendish to miss the time cut by going on the front. Cav said they've been doing it for years. [Have we done this? I missed yesterday...was asleep all day].
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Well yeah, of course they are, it’s a valid tactic and one they’d be daft not to try.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
First sentence of your link confirms I was right and you were wrong. Many thanks.No he didn’t, he threatened to sue a reporter that brought it up.
Mark Cavendish Clashes With Journalist After Olympic Crash Drama
British rider wins silver but admits fault over collision.www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
:-D. Did you read his apology?. Should have looked where he was going a bit more?. He took him out deliberately.
What we should be doing is asking how he's back winning races at 36.
David Clapson
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It's a bit ugly though, and an admission that they can't win points. If I was one of their sponsors I'd be on the phone complaining that they're being unsportsmanlike. Maybe I've read too many shit books, but to me there's a sanctity to a rider's struggle to beat the broom wagon, and you just shouldn't fuck with it.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
If you were one of their sponsors you’d be glad they’re getting TV coverage.
David Clapson
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I wouldn't. I wouldn't even be a sponsor unless I'd bought into the heritage, including the camaraderie in the autobus. There are so many ways to get on the telly without shitting on the heritage. Be creative, don't be a dick. That's what my orders would be.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
No he didn’t, he threatened to sue a reporter that brought it up.
Mark Cavendish Clashes With Journalist After Olympic Crash Drama
British rider wins silver but admits fault over collision.
Seems like he was upset by the suggestion he had intentionally injured someone, as anyone would be.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
The time limit is there so that riders just can’t take it easy and then go all out for a win a day or so later. It’s a part and package of GT racing. Not very romantic but it’s there.
Of course I’d be gutted if Quickstep fail. They’re a team that bring it to every race they are in whereas Bike Exchange….
David Clapson
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I'm not against having a time limit, I'm just against upping the pace for no other reason than to put someone in the broom wagon. It's the kind of thing footballers do. If football-style cynical tactics become common, cycling stops being a beautiful sport.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
People have been saying that about being on the wheel of Thomas, Porte and Sivakov for years. They’re crashes waiting to happen.
On another note I just don’t get why that Lanterne Rouge gets so many hits. The Chris Horner videos have so much more analysis. Yesterday’s was one of his best. The problem is he doesn’t post them til about 6 hours afterwards because he’s busy doing live commentary but well worth a watch.
twistedAM
Left Of The Dial
I don’t like it but it’s within the rules. Personally don’t care about the green jersey but it’s a big prize in the sponsors eyes.
And maybe Quickstep could have waited for Demare and Coquard on Sunday? I don’t know if that was feasible but I’m sure they would have wanted to crack on and eliminate two sprinters.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The heritage of cycling is a long history of dirty tricks, cheating, and single minded hard bastards with a brutal desire to win. Riding to spit someone out the back of the time cut barely registers on the scale.
Cid
Proper break this time
Presenting style, access to footage, speed of delivery, luck with the algorithm I suppose. I'll have a look at Horner's stuff, sounds interesting.
