smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
And arguably* the best of the current crop of Colombians wasn't even at the Giro!
*based on results so far this year...
Giro d'Italia 2013, 4th-26th May - [Spoilers]
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And arguably* the best of the current crop of Colombians wasn't even at the Giro!
*based on results so far this year...
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
But what after 10 years? What then?
Ethiopia, perhaps?
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
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- Odawa
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda, Burundi are all places where cycling is massive, and there are great wells of talent, but has so far has been under-resourced.
- Location
- the post-brexit wasteland
just checked the betting odds on nibali winning the tour; the good price must surely mean he's not necessarily going to ride it…
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Cadel Evans' adopted son was found abandoned in the street in Ethiopia. If he decides to follow in Cadel's footsteps (wheeltracks?) then I am sure that at least he will get all the support he needs!
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
He's already had plenty of practice at standing on podiums.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Going right off topic now but I wonder if it would help if the Grand Tours had a kind of quota system like in the football World Cup to ensure proper international representation at the highest level of the sport - it was great to see Colombia and Venezuela represented at the Giro but would they have got in if they weren't Italian-based teams? In any case, both Colombia and Androni have been a credit to the Giro, in the way they approached the race, even if they didn't actually win much.
It would be fantastic to see MTN-Qhubeka at a GT, if only for the opportunity to see Tsabu Grmay in action - he's been talked of as potentially the first African* GT winner, but it won't happen if he doesn't ever get the chance to ride in them...
*yes, yes, I know...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Yes - I didn't realise that Cadel Evans had any children so after seeing them together on the Giro podium yesterday I looked up Evans on Wikipedia and read about his lad there.
He actually had his adopted son on his lap in an interview during (the 1st?) resting day during last year's Tour.
(when Cadel was explaining that he had some catching up to do with Wiggins, but that he would give it his all)
Still... he will be as Westernized as can be by the time he will ever by full-grown.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ah - I missed that. I wouldn't have been watching on the rest days.He actually had his adopted son on his lap in an interview during (the 1st?) resting day during last year's Tour.
(when Cadel was explaining that he had some catching up to do with Wiggins, but that he would give it his all)
Still... he will be as Westernized as can be by the time he will ever by full-grown.
Biscuit
Legendary Member
- Location
- Pentlow - the land of the free
That Chris Froome bloke has done okay so far!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
That Chris Froome bloke has done okay so far!
He's only African if he doesn't win the Tour
