Recent content by Eniotna

I went to Durham for a term on Erasmus last year. I had lots of fun (it was Erasmus after all) but that's probably because I stayed for only three months :D The pubs close early and the most known night club of Durham was voter second worst club in Europe :goodjob: You usually always wind up at...

They say the reason is that they don't trust the UCI to fight against doping. But it doesn't seem to upset Verbruggen or McQuaid... Rabobank was a sponsor for 17 years and was the face of Dutch cycling. Sad story.

I'm watching this. Valverde and Rodriguez having problems in the really long mountains? What long mountains are you talking about? :P This is the Vuelta, you don't have a lot of high mountains like in France or steep ones like in Italy. The course is always somewhat easier. The difference...

New testimonies may lead to new evidence. But we'll never really know, since Armstrong dropped the case.

Anti-doping agencies might be too zealous and anti-doping rules a bit over the edge. But I feel it's the price to pay if you want to (at least hope to) eradicate doping from the sport. Two years ago, the Italian Olympic Committee banned Valverde to ride on Italian soil because he was...

They've gathered new evidence since, testimonies by former teammates Hincapie and Leipheimer if I'm not mistaken.

There's not much logic here. Most of the dopeheads in the 90's have kept their titles. Usually, they only lose them when they've tested positive on the race in question (like Contador, Landis or Heras). I'm really not sure that Armstrong will lose his titles. I don't think the USADA has the...

The least you can say about Armstrong is that he's not the kind of guy who gives up so fast. He clearly had more to lose confronting the evidence then by dropping the case. He might be right when he says a lot of people are happy to see him fall. But then again, that's just reaping what he sowed...

I want you to speak to me. --> Je veux que tu me parles. You have to introduce a subordinate clause with the que complétif which needs a subjonctif présent. Accent is the right word. There are three in French : l'accent grave as in è, l'accent aigu as in é and l'accent circonflexe as in ê.

Can't believe I'm going to miss that :( Would have loved to see Cavendish drop like a stone and Boonen win the sprint in a small group :D

I would expect Nibali (and maybe SSG) to try a bold move but I think the other ones will be happy with a place in the top 5/top 10. Though I'm curious of what Menchov will do in this Tour. I forgot to list him in the OP, but he seems in a good form and is 6th in the GC. He might surprise...

On paper, Wiggins is better in TT's, so I guess Evans is the one who would need the lead coming out of the mountains. The last TT is always hard to predict though, and the recovery at that point will play an important role. I just checked a few results in the past, Wiggins always wins. And...

2006 was way worse. Evans and Wiggins have become big names and I doubt Schleck would have beaten them if he hadn't been injured.

He's injured after he crashed in the ITT of the Dauphiné Libéré. He will be back at the Olympic Games and in the Vuelta. http://andyschleckofficial.com/node/25626

... starts tomorrow in Liège. With Contador and Andy Schleck out, Evans has a good shot at winning his second Tour in a row. His biggest contender is Bradley Wiggins, who has won Paris-Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Dauphiné Libéré this year. Outsiders are Jurgen van den Broek, Robert...