PauloBarnesi

Price or Prince?

The third goal is about as direct as you can get, keeper hoofs it, striker takes a touch and scores...

I thought Tony Blair was a special envoy to this area? Is he doing anything?

Thats one hell of a combo; beach shorts and cycling shoes...

Legend. But where’s the Strava data ?

The six more goals would suggest he offers a little more than Bannan...

For some reason this made me laugh; some kind of nightclub singer from a distant era. Barry to be fair really began his move on to the next level under Taylor.

And I believe the youth set up which was probably the work of Howard Wilkinson and Paul Hart...

Watching your progress on Strava would suggest you are in tip top shape!

Seems its Froome done and dusted. Fantastic achievement; he’s done it with real panache.

I think Uran has been dumped because he’s supposedly signed form OPQS for next season. TBH I am disappointed in Wiggins. He isn’t injured and he’s thrown his toys out of the pram. He would offered some support to Froome, but it seems they can’t stand the sight of each other. I ve heard that Wiggo will be at BMC next year...

Lost a bit in the last part of the course, but put in two minutes to all his GC rivals. Basically the only way to get at him would be for the Spanish to gang up on him...

Froome seems to be bossing the TT...

Cavendish whistled and urine thrown at him. I am sure if the spectator was really annoyed at him he should have had the courage of his conviction and done it to his face. Why does sport attract such idiots?

He will go and take Cavendish bike tomorrow! He certainly acted as a plonker in the interview; thats Cav for you...

According to Jean-Francois Pescheux director of competition at the TdF Veelers was at fault because he was coming back into the sprint. Go figure.

Not sure what the rules are on that must be at the judges discretion, they seem to think no foul play. You can find a lot of highly knowledgable experts giving opinions both ways on this. Looked to me that Cav didn’t like being forced out of line and took it out on the guy (who I think knew what he was doing), realised he’d overdone it and gave up in sprint. I personally think he should have been demoted. Think being thrown out would have been harsh and I can’t see anyone saying it should have been that way. Cavendish must wish he hadn’t left Sky; OPQS seem to be pretty poor tbh at doing the train. Did anyone see Cav steal the journalists phone when he asked a question he didn’t like? https://vine.co/v/h76bmVrBJwm

The highest VO2 max in procycling is reckoned to be Greg Lemond at 92.5; Indurain was 88 (Øyvind Leonhardsen was 80!) EBH problem isn’t Sky, EBH problem is EBH. He just doesn’t have the killer instinct to back up his natural talent which is as a classics rider. He isn’t suited to be a GC winner

Totally agree; big fan of the Archers movies.

In other news; http://www.lequipe.fr/explore/clock-hunters/ Great content from L’Equipe on time trialling

People who seem to find similarities between USPS and Sky are always going to find similarities, but there are as many differences if people want to. Sky probably has more in common with La vie Claire than it does with USPS. I do honestly believe that Sky with the experience of track cycling (which USPS riders/coaches came from the track???) and other sports are pretty unique in cycling People want to put Sky under scrutiny, yet when other teams are put under scrutiny we have claims of jingoism? I have no idea if Movistar are running a clean team, or Saxo Tinkoff, just the connections with doping is not just a random one, but well documented. You can point Sky had ex-dopers on team Sean Yates, Bobby Jullich and the client of Ferrari, Michael Rogers. I am no more a fan of Sky, than I am of Garmin or Orica Greenedge. I am a fan of clean cycling with healthy scepticism of everyone, but I can’t bear the fingers being pointed with no real evidence, nor any rumours.

more than 3 minutes; 18 minutes back...

Movistar are of course a ‘clean’ team; under another guise they had Pedro Delgado, Big Mig and now Valverde...

With Armstrong the proof was massive and real and over several years. When Froome tests (or any Sky rider) positive and start bullying anti-dopers, ex-Tour winners, journalist they might have some evidence. Armstrong virtually didn’t do anything before the tour, then crushed his rivals. Froome has been in great form all season; he’s be beating everyone here over the season for the main part. People turned a blind eye to Armstrong; now they are looking for conspiracy theories. Healthy sceptism, but people need to start produce some evidence. Nice counterbalance:

And the proof? Anyway is that the first time a Brummie has won a stage of the TdF