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Tour De France 2012

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Sorry mate but its miles more prevalent in cycling. Its greatest ever cyclist (Armstrong) is a dirty cheat. Could you see Pele doing that? Messi?

It makes me sick that its considered a sport to be honest.
 
chicoazul said:
Sorry mate but its miles more prevalent in cycling. Its greatest ever cyclist (Armstrong) is a dirty cheat. Could you see Pele doing that? Messi?

It makes me sick that its considered a sport to be honest.
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yeah right
 
chicoazul said:
Sorry mate but its miles more prevalent in cycling. Its greatest ever cyclist (Armstrong) is a dirty cheat. Could you see Pele doing that? Messi?

It makes me sick that its considered a sport to be honest.
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when the maradona argentina team won the world cup they were all drug tested after, before drug testers had got their act together, they just gave them the cups an said go fill em, when the results came back, two of the argies turned out to be pregnant, wonder who didnt fill their own cup
 

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agreed! even yesterday froome won have won the stage if he had been allowed go away from wiggins 2km out he was waving wiggins to power on but he cudnt
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getting a bit annoying that froome is now a stick to beat wiggins with, its a time trialists tour this year, and with a strong team around him, wiggins was the right choice to lead, what hes achieved, when you tae into account what he did on the track is nothing short of amazing, and he deserves far more credit than hes being given
 
Yes for sure Wiggins had to go into the tour as leader. His record this season in winning Paris Nice, Romandie and the Dauphine hasn't been seen for an incredibly long time. He was the obvious choice to lead, and I'm still not convinced that even if Froome was given free rein to attack when he liked that he would have beaten him. That said, it does raise a few questions.

Next year it's a major anniversary for the Tour so it's likely to be very hilly, so I suspect Froome will be given the leadership for that one.
 
dont get me wrong wiggins is top class cyclist but the tour is very weak this and he has a brillant team behind him and were never know did the best man win cos froome wasnt allowed attack its only imo but reckon froome would taken enough time on wiggins in mountains even allowing for wiggins time trials to win the tour
 
Bruce Wayne said:
Yes for sure Wiggins had to go into the tour as leader. His record this season in winning Paris Nice, Romandie and the Dauphine hasn't been seen for an incredibly long time. He was the obvious choice to lead, and I'm still not convinced that even if Froome was given free rein to attack when he liked that he would have beaten him. That said, it does raise a few questions.

Next year it's a major anniversary for the Tour so it's likely to be very hilly, so I suspect Froome will be given the leadership for that one.
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defo agree with you there Bruce
 
Highlight of this years tour coverage for me today, as they showed the replay of the sprint Sean Kelly burst out laughing at the way Cav left all of the other big sprinters in his wake
 

The tour was over before it started this year.

As mentioned nobody of the cahsing pack has even really bothered to chase. Nibali made a few token efforts.

Been one of the least eventful and exciting tours I can remember.
 
steken1 said:
The tour was over before it started this year.

As mentioned nobody of the cahsing pack has even really bothered to chase. Nibali made a few token efforts.

Been one of the least eventful and exciting tours I can remember.
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Agreed. A real letdown as a spectacle. I remember when big Mig was winning his Tours and he laid down the law in TTs. The rest of it was just killed stone dead from the first long TT onward. This is what's happened with Wiggins' win in this Tour.
 
Wiggins is destroying this time trial. 50 odd seconds up on everyone at the 2nd checkpoint. Think he's trying to send a message here on who really deserves to be team leader.
 

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