Not sure that's right, Cuana.Can't remember his name, but Eurosport have had an Aussie Discovery Team rider in the studio and he said that being on an American team, he had to fill in all these 'Whereabouts' forms, as did others such as Brits, Danes, Italians, Spanish, Germans, etc. French riders didn't have to!!!
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CuanaD - D-plus wrote: You're obviously following LeTour too Dave, do you do a lot of cycling yourself?
About 200 miles a week last year but been very slack in 2007. Only done one ride over 80 miles this year. :(
What about yourself, Conrad?
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote: Not sure that's right, Cuana.Can't remember his name, but Eurosport have had an Aussie Discovery Team rider in the studio and he said that being on an American team, he had to fill in all these 'Whereabouts' forms, as did others such as Brits, Danes, Italians, Spanish, Germans, etc. French riders didn't have to!!!
I know that the regulations were brought in earlier in some countries - but AFAIK all the major european countries (in cycling thats France, Germany, Spain, Italy) are up-to-speed now.
I suppose my point was that in the US an Armstrong-type would not be kicked off team & tour for 'minor discrepancies' such as Rasmussen's.
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote:
About 200 miles a week last year but been very slack in 2007. Only done one ride over 80 miles this year. :(
What about yourself, Conrad?
VERY little these days :( Probably only did 50-100km last year! & haven't been out this year (YET! - might get a few k into these legs in the morning)
used to do a fair bit of touring - 200k in a day was my longest single ride - nose was bleeding & i'd lost contact with all (5!) limbs 25km before the end, but I made it!
BUT, i DO have my name on my bike 
(sad, isn't it?)
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote: Not sure that's right, Cuana.Can't remember his name, but Eurosport have had an Aussie Discovery Team rider in the studio and he said that being on an American team, he had to fill in all these 'Whereabouts' forms, as did others such as Brits, Danes, Italians, Spanish, Germans, etc. French riders didn't have to!!!
I know that the regulations were brought in earlier in some countries - but AFAIK all the major european countries (in cycling thats France, Germany, Spain, Italy) are up-to-speed now.
I suppose my point was that in the US an Armstrong-type would not be kicked off team & tour for 'minor discrepancies' such as Rasmussen's.
Though I completely agree honesty needs to be adhered to...watching their EVERY move seems a bit crazy....granted that being in the wrong hemisphere is far from an accident...but the reporting sounds a bit overtly strict and a bit "Big Brother"ish.
***as an experiment in College, I tried blood doping once. It was in the off season, and not a serious race, but that was amazing how well it works.
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
used to do a fair bit of touring - 200k in a day was my longest single ride - nose was bleeding & i'd lost contact with all (5!) limbs 25km before the end, but I made it!
Sounds like you should've doped 
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
BUT, i DO have my name on my bike
Na, mate, proper old skool 
get yourself back out on it 
EdelBrock wrote:
CuanaD - D-plus wrote:
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote: Not sure that's right, Cuana.Can't remember his name, but Eurosport have had an Aussie Discovery Team rider in the studio and he said that being on an American team, he had to fill in all these 'Whereabouts' forms, as did others such as Brits, Danes, Italians, Spanish, Germans, etc. French riders didn't have to!!!
I know that the regulations were brought in earlier in some countries - but AFAIK all the major european countries (in cycling thats France, Germany, Spain, Italy) are up-to-speed now.
I suppose my point was that in the US an Armstrong-type would not be kicked off team & tour for 'minor discrepancies' such as Rasmussen's.
Though I completely agree honesty needs to be adhered to...watching their EVERY move seems a bit crazy....granted that being in the wrong hemisphere is far from an accident...but the reporting sounds a bit overtly strict and a bit "Big Brother"ish.
***as an experiment in College, I tried blood doping once. It was in the off season, and not a serious race, but that was amazing how well it works.
yes, it is hugely BigBrother-ish, but at the moment it is the best way there is to catch out any cheats - but each jurisdiction will administer it slightly differently etc etc etc
fair play to you for seeing the effects of doping for yourself - yes it makes a huge & immediate difference to performance - which is what makes it SO appealing, but still illegal.
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote:
Na, mate, proper old skool
get yourself back out on it
Old skool alright - 708 handmade frame (proper silver-brazed joints, none of your cheep solder or MMA crap) schimano bits&bobs, mavic rims & of course my other saddle is a Rolls :) (no really - Rolls as used by S.Roche et al)
Andrès wrote: this man is the hills and mountains King
Soler Hernandez - he really impressed me yesterday - especially the way he fought back on the final climb - a classy mountain climber
Andrès wrote: this man is the hills and mountains King
Andres...don't talk about his package like that! I don't think he'd appreciate it!
He's all over the place when he's climbing. I've got a smoother style!!
But, hey, whatever gets you to the top! I'd look better, but I'd never catch the bugger.
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote: He's all over the place when he's climbing. I've got a smoother style!!
But, hey, whatever gets you to the top! I'd look better, but I'd never catch the bugger.
As an old friend of mine use to say, "its not how fast you get there, but how good you look getting there that matters!"
He use to state this to me because I was alot faster than him, but I tended to slobber all over myself...
EdelBrock wrote:
MAILLOT JAUNE. Yet to be caught. wrote: He's all over the place when he's climbing. I've got a smoother style!!
But, hey, whatever gets you to the top! I'd look better, but I'd never catch the bugger.
As an old friend of mine use to say, "its not how fast you get there, but how good you look getting there that matters!"
Points for artistic merit 
Now, if they gave points for swearing at London Cab drivers, I really would be the Maillot Jaune
Actually, it's not drugs... it's testosterone and blood transplant...
But what do you expect... try to climb the Alps on a bike like they do and tell me you won't need anything to help you.
Quote for the day was that one if the riders was 'found to have someone elses blood'.
Whether that's cheating or not, it's just fucking weird.
Sod le tour - 1st home game tickets on sale today wrote: He's all over the place when he's climbing. I've got a smoother style!!
But, hey, whatever gets you to the top! I'd look better, but I'd never catch the bugger.
Either way I've no hope:dead:
Did my first cycle this year this morning (11km woo hoo!!) it was slow & it wasn't pretty 
Going into the city centre on Sunday to see the end of the race. Should be making an oh-so witty banner too.
Marc wrote: Going into the city centre on Sunday to see the end of the race. Should be making an oh-so witty banner too.
Are you going dressed as 'a syringe' like some of the roadside bystanders pictured in today's press? 
El Jarvo wrote:
Marc wrote: Going into the city centre on Sunday to see the end of the race. Should be making an oh-so witty banner too.
Are you going dressed as 'a syringe' like some of the roadside bystanders pictured in today's press?
lol, I'm not going to go over the top, plus I suck when it comes to fancy dress and costumes as such. last hallowe'en, I was a shitty robot made from cardboard boxes and painted over them. however, we went bowling, no one dressed up so we ditched it at Star City in Birmingham. might do a big banner of a syringe drawn on it with the quote "hey, man, there's a whole in my arm where all the money goes". then again I love that album (Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space). :)
Andrès wrote: this man is the hills and mountains King
Sorry, Andrès Breaking news that He's the latest one testing Positive.
Back in 1903, the bloke who founded le tour envisaged the ultimate test of endurance.
The route was about 50% longer than now (over 4000Km)
Many of the mountain passes were unmade roads (mear tracks)
The bikes weighed god only knows how many times more than now (today manufactures can make them even lighter but the UCI minimum limit is 6.8Kg or 15 pounds)
There was little support, with riders carrying their own spares and food and often having to ride through the night.
It was conceived as a race in which perhaps only one man would finish.
The way riders and teams are dropping out, that might finally happen this year!!
NOOLigan wrote: Tour de Pharmacy.
You'll be happy when the dullest man in the Peloton, Aussie Cadel Evans wins.
LeggyD wrote:
NOOLigan wrote: Tour de Pharmacy.
You'll be happy when the dullest man in the Peloton, Aussie Cadel Evans wins.
He'll prolly get do done for drinking too much coffee or something.
NOOLigan wrote:
He'll prolly get do done for drinking too much coffee or something.
I think one day soon we'll find that Vegimite is a masking agent for doping tests and that's why you bloomin' Aussies win everything
LeggyD wrote:
NOOLigan wrote:
He'll prolly get do done for drinking too much coffee or something.
I think one day soon we'll find that Vegimite is a masking agent for doping tests and that's why you bloomin' Aussies win everything
I just use it as a hangover cure.
LeggyD wrote: Sorry, Andrès
Damn thing Dave, i didn`t have any idea about it mate
