QUOTE(miaopurr @ Jul 14 2012, 11:05 PM)
the riders can control the internal conflict from deep within themselves... but not their wives and GFs eh... hhahaha
and Millar tried to fan the damn thing with wiggins coming in to cool them down...
cycling is a hierarchy based sport... sometimes, a rider just have to sacrifice their own chances even if their chances are more evident than who they are riding in support for... they don't want their support rider to be leaving them high and dry one day when their chances come to be the team captain...
such as the 2008 tour where sastre won.. he might not have been the best climber with the schlecks in the team and even with frank in yellow... he was given the chance to attack of the front of alpe d'huez while the yellow jersey sat in evans tow.. arguably, riis would have known that evans will better the schlecks in the TT coming up and frank will lose the jersey and he placed his bets on their GC man sastre instead...
same as sastre the years before having to sacrifice himself for basso years before even though he might not seem to be in much support of basso personally..
QUOTE(jyhy @ Jul 15 2012, 04:51 PM)
any recommendation for a beginner buying a new road bike? do appreciate for yr advice.
like Sky.Live says... a budget limit would be an easier way to start... unless $$$ is no issue, else... there are a lot of factors that can complicate your first bike purchase decisions...
the best is, if you have a buddy who cycles... find someone who can generously loan you their bike for a bit.. so, you can figure out what you are looking for... it will be hard to get your first bike right, that i can tell you frankly...
else, look at the baikbike directory and pick up several shops near you.. go and stroll around and check out what suits your budget or fancies your tastes... then come back with several choices so the sifus here can assist you in narrowing down your choices...
http://www.baikbike.com/bicycle-shops/the bike sites is also a good way to start.. but the lack of pricing information might be a bit harder for you to hit the right bike within your budget....
advise is hard to give at this point since we won't know which type of rider you are..
Added on July 15, 2012, 9:47 pmi wonder if chris dutifully asked her GF to STFU? or was chris asked by yates to shut his GF up
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Michelle Cound @michellecound
To those that have been criticising my comments from yesterday, I stand by them. I know all the facts, all the details that you don't.
Michelle Cound @michellecound
I know I can be honest to fault, I speak my mind & have my opinions. I won't apologise for that.
Michelle Cound @michellecound
Why was I disappointed? I felt that Chris should have been allowed to secure his place on the podium and gain time over Evans & Nibali
Michelle Cound @michellecound
He had the legs to win yesterday, after Evans had dropped he felt that Wiggins was in a position where he could look after himself...
Added on July 15, 2012, 11:18 pmyikes... evans have 3 punctures in a mountain pass and left stranded on the summit looking for a rear wheel..so did some other GC riders... even wiggins took a bike change... but he graciously waited for evans to get back on... pierre rolland tried to attack the GC group while wiggins has exercised his right as the maillot jaune to tell the group to wait for evans... think he will be making a few enemies today...
still 30+ seconds away 20K from the finish...
This post has been edited by butthead: Jul 15 2012, 11:21 PM