Yup...when I saw the course profile, it had Sagan's name all over it. You knew Cannondale was going to come to the front and drill the climbs. Easy enough to see it on paper, but watching the execution was a thing of beauty.

Thomas Voeckler

---

"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.

anyone but le grenouille!!! ;)

here's something to make you reconsider



btw, this will probably make a lot more sense in light of the above

Interesting stage 8.

#IDoNotBelieve

Froome/Porte = Armstrong/Heras. SSDD.

Hope Walshy has the nut sack to look into his own country's riders

What do you think El Pistolero is having for dinner tonight.......................................................tainted meat?

---

---------------------------
''Sweeney - you can both crush your AG *and* cruise in dead last!! 😂 '' Murphy's Law

My thoughts exactly. Valverde looked like a beleaguered Beloki out there on the Sky playground.

---

Professional Athlete: http://jordancheyne.wordpress.com/ http://www.strava.com/athletes/145340

Coaching Services:http://www.peakformcoaching.com/

I could not help but to think that this stage was very curious indeed.

They don't call them UK Postal for nothing.

#tooobvious.

Like who?

Sadly I can't believe that what we saw today was ligit.

---

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

I am looking at the bright side. There is no reason to waste time watching this farce, so I will get in a lot more training than usual for a July.

Same here, my training won't be bothered at all after watching today's display. Climbing the Ax 3...only 14sec slower than LA in 2001 is proof enough to see cycling more similar to the WWE than a real sport.

---

---

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Elliot | Cycle2Tri.com
Sponsors: SciCon | | Every Man Jack

Yeah... thanks Team Sky for starting up the doping arms race again. Any chance for clean cycling to happen is out the window. Next year everyone will be trying everything possible to keep up with the Sky "swim" training.

Can we give Lance back his 7 titles now. . . Sighhh

. Ridiculous how these guys can ride the best climbers in the world off their wheel time after time. Makes you wonder.

 
>Sadly I can't believe that what we saw today was ligit.

Yeah, I'm kind of with you. I could live with Wiggins and Froome, maybe. But now Porte being the 2nd best climber in the world is just a bit much.

On the other hand, it looks like Contador and Schleck are clean(er).

And the entire Garmin team looks as clean as ever.

JV on Twitter:

@amcmanus: @Vaughters How much should general public read into 3rd fastest ascent up Ax, including faster than 2003 Lance? More complicated than that?

@Vaughters: @amcmanus I don't know, man... I just don't know.

 

>@amcmanus: @Vaughters How much should general public read into 3rd fastest ascent up Ax, including faster than 2003 Lance? More complicated than that?

And it was hot. Around 30C, I think.

Game, set, match today ... oh wrong channel.. Same result.

Any guesses as to how they are doing it? The usual doping programs couldn't be in play anymore unless they are basically playing with fire but they are obviously confident. If I saw that as an official I'd be testing everything under the sun but I'm sure they have some things in their kits that aren't tested for yet.

I'd love to know everyone's hematocrit. At one point before they had a test for EPO days I believe they checked everyone daily and excluded riders with a >50 crit on "health" grounds. Mine is sitting at 42 today. I bet it's lower than anyone racing.


Hugh

---

Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

Wiggins was outed last year IMO. Coming from mediocrity, his performances all year were insane. And his attitude about being queried regarding doping was even worse than Lance... even after all the shit went down, and of *course* everyone was suspicious. And the fact that he basically sucks this year doesn't help either. Some special dope that is good for 12 months and then it doesn't work anymore?

On the other hand, Froome's attitude appears to be quite good, so at least he has that going for him.

But just because someone is crushing the competition doesn't mean they are doping. Look at Eddy's performances, and that was before any of the good dope existed. For several years he dominated pretty much everything.

Or even look at Lance. All of his competition was doping too... we know that. And still he won 7 TdFs in a row... which is frickin phenomenal.

The only thing I'm upset about is that the Tour looks like it's already over...

No it certainly doesn't but it does raise eyebrows. Froome was faster up that climb than the doped up Lance in 2003. I guess it's all about the technology...

---

How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?