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  • #91
    Re: Tour De France 2010

    Originally posted by 756374667B707F74110 link=1278334275/85#85 date=1280122834
    When I first saw the incident I thought the back wheel kicked up because of a jammed chain, not a bump, and after watching that again Im still not convinced it was a bump. Did anyone see other riders back wheels jump?
    I was fairly certain, but now not so sure...   :-/ :-?

    Oh well its moot now!

    Originally posted by 756374667B707F74110 link=1278334275/87#87 date=1280135530
    Franky Schleck  
    I like that tip.     Ive heard hes back training on an ergo,  but a triple break...   will he be back in time???

    My pick...  Sammy Sanchez   :P

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    • #92
      Re: Tour De France 2010

      Originally posted by 2A2B39374E0 link=1278334275/90#90 date=1280147601
      Oh well its moot now!
      yeah, couldnt help myself.

      Originally posted by 2A2B39374E0 link=1278334275/90#90 date=1280147601
      Ive heard hes back training on an ergo,but a triple break... will he be back in time???
      Absolutely. These blokes are made of steel (once its implanted) and have a freakish mindset.

      Sanchez hey.....do you think he can recover enough?

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      • #93
        Re: Tour De France 2010

        I have sram red. The shifting is so smooth, but I can imagine the chain might drop if shifting down from the big ring at the front and going over a bump at the same time. BTW I didnt see the incident.

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        • #94
          Re: Tour De France 2010

          Originally posted by 283E293B262D22294C0 link=1278334275/89#89 date=1280147437
          Racing bikes yourself Dewy you would know dont trust what a bike rider says(about the race or how he is going) while he is racing.  
          Yeah, for sure.  

          Makes me think he hit a rock/bump and inadvertently or prematurely flicked the gear paddle and the chain jumped straight over the small ring and off!!  ( I agree dannyh! )

          Hes not going to admit to that is he!!!

          Hopefully both Sanchez and Schleck can get up for a crack at the Vuelta.  

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          • #95
            Re: Tour De France 2010

            First it was unsportsmanlike like regarding the chain incident

            Now this
            Contadors positive test: Should we really be surprised?

            News Snip from the story
            The news that a three-time Tour de France champion has tested positive to a banned substance spread like wildfire in cyberspace but was still greeted with little more than minor surprise.

            For a sport which has grappled with the spectre of drugs and substance abuse for more than a decade, the revelation that this years Tour winner Alberto Contador returned a sample with traces of clenbuterol on 21 July was not an earth-shattering development for those who had already lost faith in the sport.

            From chain cheat to drug cheat. It really was too good to be true, was one snappy response on Twitter to the news, in reference to Contadors controversional tactics in a key mountain stage to burn off rival Andy Schleck when the Luxembourger suffered the misfortune of his chain dislodging.
            http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cycling/contadors-positive-test-should-we-really-be-surprised-20100930-15yhj.html

            KK

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            • #96
              Re: Tour De France 2010

              Going to be an interesting story : Not good for the sport and any potential or current sponsors either.

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              • #97
                Re: Tour De France 2010

                Yeah but actually read the article. They said that he had 50 picograms in his blood of which there are 1 trillion picograms per gram of blood. The antidoping authorities require 400 times this amount.

                quote from http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,...-23218,00.html

                The concentration found by the laboratory was estimated at 50 picograms which is 400 times less than what the antidoping laboratories accredited by WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) must be able to detect,

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                • #98
                  Re: Tour De France 2010

                  But unfortunately tainted is tainted now the story is out there

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                  • #99
                    Re: Tour De France 2010

                    Originally posted by 0B343235282F1E032E382D24410 link=1278334275/96#96 date=1285819871
                    Yeah but actually read the article.They said that he had 50 picograms in his blood of which there are 1 trillion picograms per gram of blood.The antidoping authorities require 400 times this amount.
                    Technically not correct. Per your own quote:

                    Originally posted by 0B343235282F1E032E382D24410 link=1278334275/96#96 date=1285819871
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                    The concentration found by the laboratory was estimated at 50 picograms which is 400 times less than what the antidoping laboratories accredited by WADA (World Anti Doping Agency) must be able to detect,  
                    In order to be accredited a lab must be able to detect 400 times what was found in Contadors samples. That does not mean that anything less than that is not considered to be a violation.


                    Java "What a dope (Contador, not the poster.)!" phile
                    Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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                    • Re: Tour De France 2010

                      Welcome back to round 2 Contador, must be European Bike riding season again.

                      http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENew...w%26LangId%3D1

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