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    #91
    Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
    One of your best posts.

    Please don't spoil it by ever posting again.
    'Spoilt' ... as in 'rich'.

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      #92
      Fredo, I don't know what you're going on about there.
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      Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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        #93
        Wiggins won stage 1 of the Giro.

        That means Sky have won their first stage in a Grand Tour at the very first attempt, just like they won their first pro race at the first attempt.
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        Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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          #94
          Very good.

          Thanks, Masked Stranger.
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          Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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            #95
            Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
            Currently joint second in the list of most successful British riders after another win yesterday.

            Is that you?
            Oh I don't know.

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              #96


              I'm off form even more than Cavendish is this season. Bloody useless.
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              Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                #97
                What a crazy, crazy day in the Giro. Terrible conditions - great win by Evans. Stunning race.







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                Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                  #98
                  He's got the Mauritian flag.

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                    #99
                    Cavendish hasn`t had a optimal start to the season, but he`ll take the green jersey in TdF. He`ll probably learned a lot from last season, and will pick up more points during the stages. His biggest rival, Hushovd, has broken his shoulder. This means he`ll be able to train on sprinting before TdF.
                    With Cavendish being the fastest sprinter to begin with I can`t see anybody else win it, unless there is an accident.
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                      #100
                      Yes, he should be in good form by then. Apart from crashes, the danger is he runs out of steam towards the end of the three weeks.

                      Farrar is doing well at the Giro. Won another stage today.

                      And now I'm watching the Tour of California.
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                      Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                        #101
                        Floyd Landis is a c*unt.

                        BBC SPORT
                        Armstrong dismisses Landis claims

                        Lance Armstrong has dismissed disgraced cyclist Floyd Landis's allegations that he saw the seven-time Tour de France winner use illegal drugs on a team bus.

                        Stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping, Landis has admitted that he regularly doped as a rider.

                        Landis also accused cycling boss Johan Bruyneel and Armstrong of paying off a cycling official over a failed test.

                        "We have nothing to hide. With regards to the specific claims, they're not worth getting into it," Armstrong said.

                        Armstrong has often been accused by his rivals and critics of cheating but has never officially failed a doping test and has always maintained his innocence.

                        "I'm not going to waste my time or your time. It's our word against his word. I like our word," added Armstrong, with his long-time coach Bruyneel standing next to him. "We like our credibility."
                        I think history speaks for itself here
                        Lance Armstrong

                        The 32-year-old Landis has sent a series of e-mails to cycling officials and sponsors acknowledging and detailing his long-term use of banned drugs, and accusing former team-mate Armstrong of doing the same, including once on a team bus during a race.

                        American Landis claimed that Armstrong and Bruyneel paid an International Cycling Union official to cover-up a test in 2002 after Armstrong purportedly tested positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO.

                        In an e-mail sent to USA Cycling chief Steve Johnson, Landis said Armstrong's positive EPO test was in 2002, around the time he won the Tour de Suisse.

                        However, Armstrong won the Tour de Suisse in 2001, not 2002, prompting the cycling great to say: "We're a little confused, maybe just as confused as you guys. The timeline is off, year by year."

                        The UCI released a statement saying it had "never changed or concealed a positive test result."

                        Landis also alleged that Bruyneel had introduced Landis to practices including steroid patch use and blood doping.

                        Bruyneel led the US Postal team which later became Discovery Channel, to victory in eight of nine Tour de France races from 1999, including Armstrong's seven successive wins between 1999-2005.

                        Landis joined US Postal in 2002, and teamed with Armstrong in three Tour de France campaigns before winning in 2006 riding for Phonak.

                        Landis also implicated other cyclists, including Armstrong confidant George Hincapie.

                        "I have been a professional on the circuit for 17 years - which is one of the longest careers in the peloton," said Hincapie.

                        "During that time, I have earned the respect of my peers and a reputation for working hard, honestly and honourably. I'm really disappointed to hear these accusations."

                        Landis says he is speaking out now partly because World Anti-Doping Agency's statute of limitations for doping offences of eight years meant his evidence would shortly become unusable.

                        "I made some misjudgements and want to clear my conscience," Landis told ESPN. "I don't want to be part of the problem any more."

                        Team Radioshack's Armstrong, 38, spoke to reporters before the start of the fifth stage of the Tour of California.

                        "I think history speaks for itself here," Armstrong said. "We don't know what he did or didn't do during the Tour. We followed the case, followed all the drama with regards to the [Landis] case. And now we see something different."

                        Landis lost his appeal against being banned for two years and stripped of the 2006 Tour title at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which threw out his case in June 2008 and ordered him to pay $100,000 (£69,000) in judicial costs to the US Anti-Doping Agency.

                        His attempts to clear his name are believed to have cost him some $2m (£1.4m).

                        Landis revealed he first used performance-enhancing drugs in 2002 when he was a member of the US Postal team.

                        He said he had used testosterone, human growth hormone and frequent blood transfusions, female hormones and a one-time experiment with insulin, adding he was never threatened or forced to take drugs.

                        However, he maintains the result of his test at the 2006 Tour, when he was riding for Swiss team Phonak, was inaccurate and that he had been taking human growth hormone and not the synthetic testosterone he tested positive for.
                        Story from BBC SPORT:
                        http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8695890.stm


                        Published: 2010/05/20 19:32:21 GMT

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                          #102
                          It's a complete mess. I do think the era of mass doping in cycling is coming to an end as the participants in it get older and retire (whether or not they've been caught and banned before). But his allegations need investigation; I don't think they can just be dismissed as the ravings of an embittered man who has lost touch with reality.

                          If there is substantial truth in it then the idea of a 'truth and reconciliation' process is the only sensible option I feel. Otherwise the sport will continue to be dogged by this damaging period in its history.
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                          Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                            #103
                            It's a crying shame all this is overshadowing a fascinating and unpredictable Giro.
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                            Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                              #104
                              Have you heard latest rumours about the small electrical engines that they place inside the frame? Apparently they weigh about 1,9 kg and give an out-put of about 100W. Pretty handy in the long stages. People has been caught using them in amateur races, but rumours are they have been used in proffesional races as well.
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                                #105
                                Yes I read that. Mechanical doping.

                                It's been pretty strenuously denied by race organisers and the UCI but I wouldn't rule it out completely.

                                I also quite fancy getting one for myself.
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                                Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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