La Vuelta 2013 (24 Aug - 15 Sept) **SPOILERS**
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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Possible? I don't know. Horner has raced a lot less this year than the other GC contenders so is probably a lot fresher than them...
What I do know is that he's a wilfully shortsighted Lance apologist, which is reason enough not to like him.
What I do know is that he's a wilfully shortsighted Lance apologist, which is reason enough not to like him.
thom
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I think if he's up to no good then we'll find out, so as regards his current sporting achievement he's to be given the benefit of the doubt.
Noodley
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Looking at the average age of the GC I reckon we'd not have looked out of place...
Flying_Monkey
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- Odawa
It's true that Horner is fresh having come back from a long lay-off but on the other hand, he's also lacking race conditioning and he's 42. He's always had this kind of pattern of form though - on top of the world in one race and then rubbish the next. Coupled with his connections and belief in Lance, it does make one at least have suspicions.
Strathlubnaig
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Only saw the ITV4 highlights yesterday, with sound off (offshore, on the treadmill...) so can anyone tell me why Fenn and De Gendt were binned ? Were they guilty of causing the neutral stage crash or something ??
deptfordmarmoset
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If I heard correctly, De Gendt got caught behind the crash and then got DQ'd for excessive car drafting. They didn't know what had happened to Fenn.
Stonechat
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Think it was the same , but stand to be corrected
...and there are people putting question marks that Sven Nijs has still been quite good the last years (in the supersmall sport that is cyclocross)... he was just 36 this season
thom
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To be fair to him, he just came second in the Tour of Utah which finished Aug 11'th.
I'm absolutely baffled by this. Horner was only ever an above average rider, who is now thrashing some of the best climbers in the peloton up the mountains.
I know he's an Armstrong apologist but that's not quite enough to nail him.
Nibali wasn't at his best at the Eneco tour and JRod and Valverde did the TdF but even so it seems implausible.
I'm finding it hard to believe that anyone would be so daft to juice up at 42, to such an extent, and not expect to get busted.
If he's clean, are the others just tired, not 100%fit or has Horner suddenly improved?
And with respect to Thom, 2nd in the Tour of Utah doesn't necessarily indicate beating Nibs and Purito up hills.
As I said above, I'm baffled!
I know he's an Armstrong apologist but that's not quite enough to nail him.
Nibali wasn't at his best at the Eneco tour and JRod and Valverde did the TdF but even so it seems implausible.
I'm finding it hard to believe that anyone would be so daft to juice up at 42, to such an extent, and not expect to get busted.
If he's clean, are the others just tired, not 100%fit or has Horner suddenly improved?
And with respect to Thom, 2nd in the Tour of Utah doesn't necessarily indicate beating Nibs and Purito up hills.
As I said above, I'm baffled!
thom
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No but then Nibs & Purito chose not to show up ;-)
Look I'm not taking much of a position here but I think it will come out if he's up to no good.
He was smart yesterday, picking a good time to attack. Remember he suffered a lot the day after his other stage win ?
I just think people are picking on him a bit soon. Some people picked on Froome during the tour as well remember...
