Comments on: Thinning the ProTour Herd? http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Fri, 18 May 2012 13:20:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Troy Walters http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/comment-page-1/#comment-2484 Troy Walters Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:29:43 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/#comment-2484 I assume you saw this from Horner's CN interview...... "You can see the differences," he said. "As a rider it is easily perceptible, or as a well-educated fan sitting at home. You get to a climb and everyone has maybe one or two team-mates with him -- that is doable. You can't have a leader's team getting to the final climb with five guys on the front, like every year from three years back all the way back. It is impossible to ride the front with your whole team and get to the final climb with most of your team still on the front -- and be ready to come back and do it day in and day out." If that's not Chris calling the Posties dopers, I'm not sure... Is the Omerta falling away????? I assume you saw this from Horner’s CN interview……

“You can see the differences,” he said. “As a rider it is easily perceptible, or as a well-educated fan sitting at home. You get to a climb and everyone has maybe one or two team-mates with him — that is doable. You can’t have a leader’s team getting to the final climb with five guys on the front, like every year from three years back all the way back. It is impossible to ride the front with your whole team and get to the final climb with most of your team still on the front — and be ready to come back and do it day in and day out.”

If that’s not Chris calling the Posties dopers, I’m not sure…

Is the Omerta falling away?????

]]> By: Margaret http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/comment-page-1/#comment-2479 Margaret Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:46:59 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/#comment-2479 hi nice post, i enjoyed it hi nice post, i enjoyed it

]]> By: Sebastian http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Sebastian Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:40:44 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/#comment-2449 I'm always happy to see Voigt win, but I'll admit that this D-Tour has so far been thin on drama. Blame it on the team time trial. I personally think that TTTs are bad in _any_ stage race, but in a one-week race this seems beyond dispute. People say that it "emphasizes" the fact that cycling is a team sport, but the rest of the race already emphasizes this: it's hard enough to win a stage race with a weak team, and that TTT makes it impossible. It's like a 2-3 minute time penalty for anyone who's not on CSC or Discovery. By all rights Cunego should have taken the lead after his stage win, but he was already many minutes back. I’m always happy to see Voigt win, but I’ll admit that this D-Tour has so far been thin on drama. Blame it on the team time trial. I personally think that TTTs are bad in _any_ stage race, but in a one-week race this seems beyond dispute. People say that it “emphasizes” the fact that cycling is a team sport, but the rest of the race already emphasizes this: it’s hard enough to win a stage race with a weak team, and that TTT makes it impossible. It’s like a 2-3 minute time penalty for anyone who’s not on CSC or Discovery. By all rights Cunego should have taken the lead after his stage win, but he was already many minutes back.

]]> By: cosmo http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/comment-page-1/#comment-2432 cosmo Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:36:52 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/#comment-2432 No beef! I love Slipstream! I just think (like a lot of other people) that there are currently way too many teams in the ProTour. If these guys want to steal Ag2r's spot, power power to them. But if they want to be ProTour licensee #23, then I'll have to object. No beef! I love Slipstream! I just think (like a lot of other people) that there are currently way too many teams in the ProTour. If these guys want to steal Ag2r’s spot, power power to them. But if they want to be ProTour licensee #23, then I’ll have to object.

]]> By: sam http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 sam Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:32:14 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/thinning-the-protour-herd/#comment-2431 just out of curiosity, what is your beef with Slipstream? all i've seen is positive news about their anti-doping measures and signing some bigger names... just out of curiosity, what is your beef with Slipstream? all i’ve seen is positive news about their anti-doping measures and signing some bigger names…

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