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9 months ago    |   Tags: cycling Sports mark cavendish David Millar garmin-cervelo   |   Notes: 35
fuckyeahcycling: And the Cav to Garmin-Cervelo rumours gather pace! Cavendish and Millar having fun on Twitter.

fuckyeahcycling:

And the Cav to Garmin-Cervelo rumours gather pace!

Cavendish and Millar having fun on Twitter.

Source: twitter.com

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10 months ago    |   Tags: bicycle tour de france thomas voeckler luis-leon sanchez david millar thor hushovd jurgen van den broeck alexandr vinokourov dave zabriskie juan antonio flecha johnny hoogerland dave brailsford pic of the day tour de france   |   Notes: 3
Tour de France, Stage 9. A - physically, emotionally - battered and bruised Johnny Hoogerland accepts his polka dot jersey  Well, what is there to say after a stage like this? Not long after I’d posted a list of riders who had left this year’s Tour through injury, a French TV car sideswiped Juan Antonio Flecha and took both the Sky rider and Movistar’s Vacansoleil’s Johnny Hoogerland out of contention for the stage win. That they both finished the stage is testament to their courage and to the stature of the race itself. I mentioned on twitter that I was interested in what Sky’s Dave Brailsford would say after the race, but it seems that he’s put his sensible head on, decided to keep quiet tonight and offer his thoughts tomorrow. I’ve yet to hear anything from Movistar’s Vacansoleil’s DS, but Hoogerland himself had this to say, after picking up his polka dot jersey. We can still be happy that we’re alive. It’s horrible. I can blame everyone but I don’t think anyone does this sort of thing on purpose. I think the people in the car will have a very big guilty feeling and they will surely apologize to me and Flecha. Juan Antonio came to me an he apologized. It should not happen but it’s always possible that this sort of thing happens. Nobody can be blamed for this. It’s a horrible accident and I was in it. But I said to Flecha, We’re still alive and Wouter Weylandt died in a crash. Cycling is getting more and more hectic which is also nice because more and more people are watching but, for sure, some people will say that it may be like this because well, I can’t explain it but I think most people feel very, very bad about this sort of thing. I have three cuts that are about seven centimeters long and quite deep too. I’ll go to the hospital now and I think I’ll need about 30 stitches at least I did what felt like a few somersaults. I don’t know where the car came from. Before I knew it, Flecha was on the ground and there was nothing I could do. I landed on the fence and I looked at my legs and thought, Is this what cycling is about?’ I have the polka-dot jersey but I’m going to spend the rest day in a lot of pain. Very humbling words from someone who had every right to tear ASO a new one, much like the barbed wire fence he landed on almost did to him. Prior to the Flecha and Hoogerland incident, there had been a serious crash on the descent of the Puy Mary. From an interview with David Millar after the race it seems that Zabriskie clipped the wheel of someone in front of him, causing both a pileup; and several riders to crash over the side of a safety barrier and down the side of a hill. Most severely injured in this incident were Vinokourov (femur break, possible pelvic injury), Zabriskie (wrist break) and Van Den Broeck (scapula break, possible collapsed lung). Aside from the crashes and injuries - although it’s hard to escape the impact they had - French favourite “little Tommy” Voeckler finished 2nd but done enough to take the yellow jersey from Thor Hushovd, and Luis-Leon Sanchez took the stage win. An eventful day all in; there are plenty of riders who are now looking forward to tomorrow’s rest day, I’m sure. Photo links through to nieuwsblad.de, where there are some graphic photos of Hoogerland’s torn arse.

Tour de France, Stage 9. A - physically, emotionally - battered and bruised Johnny Hoogerland accepts his polka dot jersey 

Well, what is there to say after a stage like this? Not long after I’d posted a list of riders who had left this year’s Tour through injury, a French TV car sideswiped Juan Antonio Flecha and took both the Sky rider and Movistar’s Vacansoleil’s Johnny Hoogerland out of contention for the stage win. That they both finished the stage is testament to their courage and to the stature of the race itself.

I mentioned on twitter that I was interested in what Sky’s Dave Brailsford would say after the race, but it seems that he’s put his sensible head on, decided to keep quiet tonight and offer his thoughts tomorrow. I’ve yet to hear anything from Movistar’s Vacansoleil’s DS, but Hoogerland himself had this to say, after picking up his polka dot jersey.

We can still be happy that we’re alive. It’s horrible. I can blame everyone but I don’t think anyone does this sort of thing on purpose. I think the people in the car will have a very big guilty feeling and they will surely apologize to me and Flecha. Juan Antonio came to me an he apologized. It should not happen but it’s always possible that this sort of thing happens. Nobody can be blamed for this. It’s a horrible accident and I was in it. But I said to Flecha, We’re still alive and Wouter Weylandt died in a crash. Cycling is getting more and more hectic which is also nice because more and more people are watching but, for sure, some people will say that it may be like this because well, I can’t explain it but I think most people feel very, very bad about this sort of thing. I have three cuts that are about seven centimeters long and quite deep too. I’ll go to the hospital now and I think I’ll need about 30 stitches at least I did what felt like a few somersaults. I don’t know where the car came from. Before I knew it, Flecha was on the ground and there was nothing I could do. I landed on the fence and I looked at my legs and thought, Is this what cycling is about?’ I have the polka-dot jersey but I’m going to spend the rest day in a lot of pain.

Very humbling words from someone who had every right to tear ASO a new one, much like the barbed wire fence he landed on almost did to him.

Prior to the Flecha and Hoogerland incident, there had been a serious crash on the descent of the Puy Mary. From an interview with David Millar after the race it seems that Zabriskie clipped the wheel of someone in front of him, causing both a pileup; and several riders to crash over the side of a safety barrier and down the side of a hill. Most severely injured in this incident were Vinokourov (femur break, possible pelvic injury), Zabriskie (wrist break) and Van Den Broeck (scapula break, possible collapsed lung).

Aside from the crashes and injuries - although it’s hard to escape the impact they had - French favourite “little Tommy” Voeckler finished 2nd but done enough to take the yellow jersey from Thor Hushovd, and Luis-Leon Sanchez took the stage win.

An eventful day all in; there are plenty of riders who are now looking forward to tomorrow’s rest day, I’m sure.

Photo links through to nieuwsblad.de, where there are some graphic photos of Hoogerland’s torn arse.

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1 year ago    |   Tags: bicycle vuelta a españa david millar mark cavendish peter kennaugh ian stannard ben swift team sky denis menchov alexandre vinokourov joaquim rodríguez luis león sánchez  
As I said below, la Vuelta a España starts tonight.  But who should we look out for?  Well, I won’t pretend to be an expert in Pro Cycling, but the favourites must come from a select list which includes the two Spaniards Luis León Sánchez and Joaquim Rodríguez.  In the last 10 years, the Vuelta has been won by a Spaniard on 7 occasions.  The other three times saw two Russian victories (both Denis Menchov) and a Kazakh (Alexandre Vinokourov).  ‘Where are the Brits?’, I hear you ask.  Well, there are a few:  David Millar, Mark Cavendish, Peter Kennaugh (above), Ian Stannard and Ben Swift.  The final three in that list all ride for Team Sky, and it will be interesting to see if Kennaugh, in particular survives the duration as it’s the 21-year old’s first Grand Tour. Updates over the next couple of weeks.

As I said below, la Vuelta a España starts tonight.  But who should we look out for?  Well, I won’t pretend to be an expert in Pro Cycling, but the favourites must come from a select list which includes the two Spaniards Luis León Sánchez and Joaquim Rodríguez.  In the last 10 years, the Vuelta has been won by a Spaniard on 7 occasions.  The other three times saw two Russian victories (both Denis Menchov) and a Kazakh (Alexandre Vinokourov). 

‘Where are the Brits?’, I hear you ask.  Well, there are a few:  David Millar, Mark Cavendish, Peter Kennaugh (above), Ian Stannard and Ben Swift.  The final three in that list all ride for Team Sky, and it will be interesting to see if Kennaugh, in particular survives the duration as it’s the 21-year old’s first Grand Tour.

Updates over the next couple of weeks.

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1 year ago    |   Tags: bicycle tour de france scotland robert millar david millar ken laidlaw graeme obree book   |   Notes: 1
Robert Millar I’m currently reading In Search of Robert Millar, the biography of one of Scotland’s greatest cyclists.  I say “one of” as we’ve had quite a few; Chris Hoy, Ken Laidlaw, Graeme Obree, and David Millar haven’t done so bad, after all. Read more about the elusive Millar on Wikipedia.

Robert Millar

I’m currently reading In Search of Robert Millar, the biography of one of Scotland’s greatest cyclists.  I say “one of” as we’ve had quite a few; Chris Hoy, Ken Laidlaw, Graeme Obree, and David Millar haven’t done so bad, after all.

Read more about the elusive Millar on Wikipedia.