General cycling news and discussion

[blackcat]

Cadel Evans, back to back wins in the Tour of Utah. Nicely done.

A bit of life in the old dog yet.

dont stand on my dog or ill Kill you

 

[blackcat]

 

[alfy!]

http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/tinkoff-saxo-confirms-ivan-basso-join-team/

Basso to Tinkoff, quite a nice super domestique.

 

[Hellgood]

Impey cleared.

Impey claimed that the Probenicid entered his system through contaminated gelatine capsules that he had bought from a pharmacy, which he later put bicarbonate of soda in. The bicarbonate of soda was used to prevent the build-up of lactate acid. He told the hearing that the pharmacist who had issued him the capsules had the Probenecid on his hands from dealing with a prior customer. Till receipts proving that this was the case were apparently the defining factor in Impey being cleared.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/impey-cleared-after-probenecid-positive
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/impey-cleared-after-probenecid-positive

I would have been pretty skeptical of that explanation, but with till reciepts are backing it up then it seems fair enough.

Though I did see some wag comment on CN that Impey was the 'prior customer'!

 

[blackcat]

stefano garzelli of mapei in 2002 at the giro was positive to probenecid

then cadel evans got the default leadership of mapei and was in the maglia rosa for a stage or more.

 

[Hellgood]

You have to be a bit of a nerd, but I found these articles really interesting about the money behind the teams. Staggering that AG2R riders have to buy their own powermeters!

http://inrng.com/2014/09/ag2r-la-mondiales-team-finances/

http://inrng.com/2014/08/team-sky-accounts-2013-season/

 

[alfy!]

Awesome guide to the 2015 UCI World Tour teams:

http://www.reddit.com/r/peloton/comments/2oyl3t/uci_worldtour_teams_2015_a_beginners_guide/

 

[monty1104]

Thanks for that Alfy. That's much easier than the trade news site I was trying to use to find out all the off season moves.

 

[alfy!]

2014 Liege-Bastogne-Liege champion Simon Gerrans will undergo surgery on a broken collarbone this afternoon following a training crash yesterday.

The surgery will shift Gerrans’ early season focus to the Spring Classics beginning in March as he ensures a complete recovery.

After working hard throughout the off-season, the 34-year-old is disappointed to get so close to the Australian season, and a national championships and Tour Down Under defense, and need to withdraw.

http://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/classics-focus-for-gerrans-after-training-crash

Shattered.

 

[grouse mate]

Makes the summer of cycling a bit of a Cadel special. Matthews was staying in Europe prior to this so maybe Simon Clarke becomes OGE's number 1 guy.

 

[the croucher]

A new post has appeared on the Facebook page of the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery in Launceston. Shows cover of the 26 Dec 1953 Latrobe Carnival programme, and a photo of four noted cyclists taken on same day - Reynolds, Patterson, Sloane & Harris.
https://www.facebook.com/QVMAG

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

When did this happen? Seems an odd choice to go for pro to continental for such a profile rider in good form. Or am I missing something?

 

[Saladin sucks]

When did this happen? Seems an odd choice to go for pro to continental for such a profile rider in good form. Or am I missing something?

At OGE Goss was highest paid rider and had a very poor year. His contract was up this year and OGE didn't renew. No other pro-teams were interested either, Goss hardly got near a finish all year at any level. MTN Qhubeka are expanding their roster with older ex-proteam riders, perhaps hoping to get more invites and become full pro-team themselves.

 

[grouse mate]

The Bay Classic criteriums started today, highlights are on Gem at midnight and replayed tomorrow arvo, I think its the same for the next 3 days, wont spoil the result, was impressive stuff from 1st and 2nd.

 

[Hellgood]

At OGE Goss was highest paid rider and had a very poor year. His contract was up this year and OGE didn't renew. No other pro-teams were interested either, Goss hardly got near a finish all year at any level. MTN Qhubeka are expanding their roster with older ex-proteam riders, perhaps hoping to get more invites and become full pro-team themselves.

They've got a whole lot of 'nearly men' on their roster with no clear cut leader. Will be very intriguing to see how they gel (or fail to) over the course of the year.

 

[monty1104]

The Bay Classic criteriums started today, highlights are on Gem at midnight and replayed tomorrow arvo, I think its the same for the next 3 days, wont spoil the result, was impressive stuff from 1st and 2nd.

Down at Port Arlington today by sheer coincidence. Caught a bit of the support race and it's the first time I've seen a live race. They bloody fly by. Can only imagine the pro men's race would've been impressive.

 

[grouse mate]

Down at Port Arlington today by sheer coincidence. Caught a bit of the support race and it's the first time I've seen a live race. They bloody fly by. Can only imagine the pro men's race would've been impressive.

I planned on riding there (via the ferry) but wasted too much time cooking breakfast so changed plans. Caleb Ewan is making the other pro's in the race look pedestrian at the minute, its pretty amazing.

 

[alfy!]

Four summit finishes in the first week for 2015's Vuelta

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2015-vuelta-a-espana-to-have-four-summit-finishes-in-first-week

 

[blue gunslinger]

The Bay Classic criteriums started today, highlights are on Gem at midnight and replayed tomorrow arvo, I think its the same for the next 3 days, wont spoil the result, was impressive stuff from 1st and 2nd.

Have loved coverage

 

[alfy!]

Jack Bobridge went for the hour record last night and failed. Here's a good image which shows he simply went out too hard:

 

[monty1104]

He's into second place now. Dennis is also going for it, next week IIRC.

 

[grouse mate]

Better preparation and he could of got it, not sure racing the TDU and spending so much time riding in breakaways was the ideal lead in.

 

[GoTigers2015]

Brilliant ride by Rohan Dennis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/31253353

 

[monty1104]

Brilliant ride by Rohan Dennis
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/31253353

Would love to see his ride data, similar to the graph above.

 

[blue gunslinger]

Good mate has been training with Nibali - lucky bugger