Cycling 2010

**Bluebeard** · 22/03/2010, 7:37 PM

Not surprising from Mr Armstrong. Cadel Evans must be starting to warm into being a contender for it now - I suspect that we mightn't see BMC in France, and Evans must be thinking that this is his real shot at it.

Roche was 6s down in today's TT, coming in 9th I think. Philly D was way down at 31s, though he would only have seen it as a warm up at best for a bit of a stretch in the hills.

**Dodge** · 29/03/2010, 11:45 AM

Roche finished 3rd in yesterday's stage in Catalunya, finishing 5th overall. That will earn him a fair amout of World Ranking Points. Dan martin finished 12th on the hard stage in the Criterium International (ahead of the likes of Contador and Armstrong) and 14th overall.

Roche is absolutely flying but I think he needs that big win soon, otherwise he might start to get too frustrated

**Dodge** · 29/03/2010, 3:47 PM

Roche now on 55 World ranking points (in 23rd position). Those points rank Ireland in 12th and they're also the only point earned by any Ag2R riders too (they're in 22nd, just ahead of radioshack!)

**Dodge** · 30/03/2010, 12:25 PM

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/...e-country.html

Martin looks forward to the Basque Country (with typical Brit reference to his birthplace…)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour...news_headlines

Tour de France Wild Cards; Garmin-Transitions, Team RadioShack, BMC Racing Team, Team Sky, Katusha, and Cervelo TestTeam.

Those who qualified under the old agreement; Team Milram, Quick Step, Omega Pharma-Lotto, Team Saxo Bank, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel-Euskadi, Footon-Servetto, HTC-Columbia, AG2R La Mondiale, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Cofidis, Francaise des Jeux, Lampre-Farnese, Liquigas-Doimo, Astana, and Rabobank.
Means no big name misses out and chances of 3 irishmen in the peleton too

**Billsthoughts** · 10/04/2010, 6:25 PM

Puesto Dorsal Nombre País Equipo Tiempo
1º 167 HORNER, Christopher USA RSH 23:27:30
2º 11 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE a 7
3º 4 INTXAUSTI, Beñat ESP EUS a 58
4º 61 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin ESP KAT a 1:06
5º 126 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA OLO a 1:10
6º 46 PINOTTI, Marco ITA THR a 1:18
7º 151 CASAR, Sandy FRA FDJ a 1:47
8º 1 SÁNCHEZ, Samuel ESP EUS a 1:58
9º 32 GESINK, Robert NED RAB a 1:59
10º 96 DEVENYNS, Dries BEL QST a 2:27
11º 121 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen BEL OLO a 2:37
12º 132 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN GRM a 2:41
13º 164 ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP RSH a 2:43
14º 111 SCHLECK, Andy LUX SAX a 2:58
15º 134 MARTIN, Daniel IRL GRM a 3:30

**Mr A** · 21/04/2010, 8:53 PM

David McCann wins Tour of Phillipines, as well as last stage, green jersey and polka dot jersey.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2010/0421/mccannd.html

**Dodge** · 21/04/2010, 9:26 PM

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/...-d-italia.html

Martin set to ride Giro.

**Stuttgart88** · 27/04/2010, 7:50 PM

I saw Nic Roche well up the field in one of the spring classics on Eurosport recently, I think it wqas Liege-Bastogne-Liege. He seems to have started the season well.

Evans has been riding well. He killed Contador in the hill finish at Fleche Wallon, retaining the title I think. Is Evans in a new team this year? Can't tell from his rainbow jersey.

**Dodge** · 27/04/2010, 7:58 PM

Yeah, Evans with BMC. Seems to have freed himself up. I think Contador went too early, otherwise the race was his. Like Evans though so no complaints

Liege on the other hand sickened me. A podium with Vino and Valverde. ugh!!

**Stuttgart88** · 28/04/2010, 7:10 PM

Yeah, I heard Vino was roundly booed.

Is BMC a new team, or an old team renamed? I see Hincapie is with them too. Unusual to have a bike manufacturer as a lead sponsor, Cervelo I suppose being another.

Whilst Evans looks like he's carrying good form, does he have a strong enough team this year? He was pretty much all alone the last couple of years (Silence-Lotto?).

I'll be away for this year's Tour. I suspect ITV will have it on ITV Player though.

**Dodge** · 28/04/2010, 7:35 PM

BMC has been around for a couple of years but they've significantly upped their budget. I don't think Evans has enough to win le Tour.

**Stuttgart88** · 29/04/2010, 10:20 PM

I read that Roche came third in yesterday's (or Tuesday's) stage in the Tour of Romandie.

**Stuttgart88** · 29/04/2010, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I don't think Evans has enough to win le Tour.

No, but I'd like to see him keep Armstrong and Wiggins off the podium.

**Dodge** · 30/04/2010, 5:56 AM

I'd love him to win it, but the team is set up for classics. He's made previous podums on his own though.

No Deignan or Roche in Giro. Indicates both are contendors for le Tour. No announcement from Garmin yet

**TheBoss** · 08/05/2010, 1:00 AM

Dan Martin is competing in the Giro, starts tomorrow(later today), he goes off at around 15:15.

**Dodge** · 19/05/2010, 12:11 PM

Mad stuff in the Giro today. A group of 56 riders (!) has 15 minutes on the peleton. Leading group has Sastre, Wiggins and they look likely to be back in the shake up. Dan Martin is in it too

Peleton has Vino and Evans and most of the other GC contendors.

Incredible stuff

**Dodge** · 20/05/2010, 6:56 AM

That break stayed 13 minutes ahead. Sastre or his teammate Tondo look to be favourites now. Crazy day

In other news Landis finally admits it

**Macy** · 20/05/2010, 8:01 AM

Mad day in the Giro alright. I don't know what to make of Landis. Even if he is genuinely coming clean(?), the length of time he's taken means he can be written off as trying to take down everyone now he's run out of options.

**Dodge** · 20/05/2010, 8:35 AM

Well maybe if he can provide the photo that Vaughters said he had years ago, he can wipe the slate clean (Google the IM chat between vaughters and Frankie Andreu for full text of that conversation)