C+H Sports Discussion Thread

Were you not getting a cycling team together? :pac:

And Conor, I reckon that Evans attacks, he's just got an awful reputation as a wheelsucker. He certainly was one in the past, but his palmarès suggest that he's reasonably attacking! Sure, he managed a stage win already this Tour.

And what PEDs shall you be on, to manage all that?

I'm planning on becoming a professional biathlete as well as a pro-cyclist. That would leave very little overlap between the seasons, so I reckon it's a wiser plan.

Yup, it's an amazing sport to watch. The complete difference in the types of skills required for skiing and shooting make for some fantastic athletes. A lot of them are army-trained, hence the good shooting skills. My favourite (since retired) was one such type, he also trained in ballet for balance and had the most graceful skiing style. *nods* Now, if only I could be less clumsy, I could manage it then..

And.. erm, I'll be, uh, looking forward to seeing you hit the headlines for your Tour and World Cup victories. :P

I'm not questioning how serious you are (or if I am, it's irrelevant :P). Serious hat on, I do, however, question one's ability to commit to playing two sports at the very highest level. Katie Taylor is one dual-sports player I can think of (not counting GAA, for anyone who plans to jump in), and considering the fact that the Irish ladies' soccer team haven't qualified for a World Cup or the European Championships as far as I can recall, she hasn't quite so much on her plate so she is probably much more focussed on boxing.

I'm not sure quite exactly how you plan to fit in playing for the national team (and presumably a half-decent club side) while putting in the training winning a Tour would require, the other events you'd need to enter even just as a training run (if you were planning on doing a Lance Armstrong by pretty much focussing on just the TdF, you'd still need a race like the Dauphine as practice!). I'm a crap cyclist, and even THAT takes training! :pac:

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Different muscles involved in playing soccer and cycling too. Unless you're going to be a big tree-trunk legged defender, but even then, the upper-body strength you'd need to muscle players off the ball would just add unnecessary weight on the bike!
I don't think anybody could do an endurance sport and a multi-sprint sport at the highest level at the same time.

S.S. for the Tour, still. :P

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/510863/pereiro-switches-career-to-fifth-division-football-in-spain.html

Oscar Pereiro is trying to change careers right now :P

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Contador is looked like he was struggling badly at the end. Evans put in a mighty effort to chase Schleck, but it obviously wasn't enough. Quite the exciting stage! Good for Voeckler to hang on for another day, too.

Contador looked absolutely shot to pieces. If Evans can keep the time gap as is tomorrow, he'd have a reasonable shot at yellow in Saturday's TT. Andy was quite good in last year's TT when he was in with a shot of winning the Tour though. He looks so fresh in his interview! Amazing by Voeckler once again, surely he can't hold on to it tomorrow!

Roche did really well to stay out front as long as he did, he nearly had to be carried over the line. Should still move up a bit in the GC, as well as keeping his team in the top 3.

Who does everyone want to win, actually? I have so much respect for what Andy Schleck did today, so it's him or Evans for me. Wouldn't complain if Voeckler won but I think Alpe D'Huez after the guts of 3 weeks racing will be the end of his run.

Voeckler, unlikely as it may be, then Evans. Frank Schleck winning it would be a nice surprise too.

Ha, we all seem to be choosing anyone but Contador.. Funny that!

Ah Conor, Evans was dragging every single one of them up the Galibier, he was doing all the work on the front. How can you attack yourself? :P I don't think he could physically do any more!

I've DEFINITELY seen him attack on at least one Tour.. Maybe.. >_> <_<

I just have to admire his tenacity. Stubborn-ness overcoming all, etc. :P

I remember when Evans came runner up to Sastre in 2008 being surprised that he actually attacked for a change. He seems to have really changed as a rider in the last couple of years, and I expect him to try something tomorrow.

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I guess. He's like a mule. Whether he wins or Schleck wins (or Tommy!), at least we can say for once that somebody deserving won it, because I can't imagine any of those guys touching PEDs.

I really, really hope not. Evans especially is one of those people I really can't picture going near them, and while I've been surprised by some cyclists who have in the past, I just can't see it. He's beyond brutally honest, so.. yeah. It'd ruin cycling!

Bottleopener wrote: »

I remember when Evans came runner up to Sastre in 2008 being surprised that he actually attacked for a change. He seems to have really changed as a rider in the last couple of years, and I expect him to try something tomorrow.

He actually needs to. Andy's time-trialling skills have improved - well, when he's in with a chance like with last year - so I don't expect Evans to gain as much time as he normally would have. With that said, Evans has the racing experience in this TT that others don't so I could be wrong. I hope he goes on the attack though, there's some absolutely wonderful places to do so on Alpe D'Huez if they haven't bothered up until then.

Argh! So excited. Most interesting Tour in a long, long time.

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