Cadel Evans

[Two sheds]

Well Tornado Tom disagrees with you disparagers of Cadel.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jul07/jul26news3

And I agree. He may not be the most exciting racer, but out of the top 10 he's the only one I'd put my shirt on as clean.

Personally, if I'd been on the rivet for 200km and some journo stuck a mike in my face and made a patronising statement, I'd lose my sense of humour as well.

 

[yello]

Ill considered perhaps but not patronising. I don't think any slight was meant by it, quite the opposite. But I wouldn't read too much into it really. Journo's poor question at the end of a knackering ride, all things considered, just in the nature of things really.

Cadel backed himself obviously but, to be fair, his was just one of the names in the frame at the beginning of the tour. I rated him as I do Leipheimer - a possible but not a probable. Credit to him though, he's worked hard and hung in there.

 

[Two sheds]

Point taken.

Also perhaps we need less excitement, if exciting racing means Pantani, Landis, Vino, Rasmussen...

 

[andy_wrx]

I'm actually coming round to Cadel now.

His riding is dull, strained. He hangs-on at the back. He can't respond to sudden accellerations, he has to drag himself painfully back. Eventually he gets dropped.

My car would be like that if I removed the turbo - it would become 'naturally aspirated'.

Perhaps Cadel is a rider who is 'naturally aspirated', up against riders who aren't...

 

[chris42]

I'm actually coming round to Cadel now.

His riding is dull, strained. He hangs-on at the back. He can't respond to sudden accellerations, he has to drag himself painfully back. Eventually he gets dropped.

My car would be like that if I removed the turbo - it would become 'naturally aspirated'.

Perhaps Cadel is a rider who is 'naturally aspirated', up against riders who aren't...

I understand hi is much bigger than other riders, frame etc, so he is a VERY VERY good climber he is not a super small thin mountain goat like contador.

 

[andy_wrx]

I understand hi is much bigger than other riders, frame etc, so he is a VERY VERY good climber he is not a super small thin mountain goat like contador.
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I could have been a pro if I hadn't of eaten all of the pies!

Bit heartfelt that, Chris ?
Are you saying he likes pies too ?

 

[chris42]

Bit heartfelt that, Chris ?
Are you saying he likes pies too ?

LOL no just what ligget said on the highlights last night.

 

[fuzzy29]

I'm hoping Evans wins. Given that boring Indurain never won a road stage during his 5 wins, you can hardly complain about Cadel's style. Add to that it would sound better to say that the last clean winner of the Tour was 2007 rather than 1990.