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  1. DirtyFrank

    DirtyFrank Well-Known Member

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    Watched it again ... and I'm a "all for the guy to decide his fate" type .... but Hayes trainer/team should never work again in boxing. . It's not wwe ... your man is getting hit for real.

    Hayes was never fit for that.... and I don't mean it as an excuse, I mean just fit for fighting.
     
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  2. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    Hayes got his pay day.

    He could have got seriously hurt.

    Prefight he was on about training smarter, well it just shows you can't cut corners
     
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  3. organic red

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    Giro d'Italia turned on its head yesterday..........................what a day.

    Looks like Froome's now

    #wheresmyinhaler
     
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  5. Solid Air 2

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    saw the last 45km and wondered what had happened so watched the highlights on Eurosport. Absolutely incredible day and a stunning performance by Froome though if he falters today like he did after his prev stage win Dumoulin might still snatch it.
    Shame about Yates - 35 mins !
     
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  6. organic red

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    You have to feel for Yates, I think he just put too much into previous stages and there was nothing left in the tank.

    Such a tough sport
     
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  7. Solid Air 2

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    its brutal.
    tbh it's no wonder drug abuse has been rife throughout the sports history.
     
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  8. Solid Air 2

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    Today Pinot has blown up & is going uphill at about same speed as a slug.
     
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  9. organic red

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    Froome and Dumoulin finish together...................and that is basically that for Froome now
     
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  10. Solid Air 2

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    Froome now holds all 3 of the Grand Tours <applause>

    well he does until his Salbutomol case is resolved !
     
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  11. organic red

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    Only Merckx and Hinault have done this previously <yikes>
     
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  12. Solid Air 2

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    serious argument can be made for him being possibly the best British sportsmen ever but it won't happen because
    a) cycling is a minority sport here
    b) The drug allegations hanging over Cycling and Sky in particular
    c) He is Kenyan :bandit:
     
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  13. organic red

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    Yeah, right on all counts.
    From the a) sport of cycling point of view this should make bigger waves than it will but b) will always provide the question marks

    And c) <laugh>
     
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  14. Milk not bear jizz

    Milk not bear jizz Grasser-In-Chief

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    I'll go with b. Not a clean man anywhere near a title in cycling. If you don't mix testosterone boosters with your morning porridge youre going to get left behind in the first mile.
     
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  15. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    He is a cheat and deep down we all know It.
     
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  16. Solid Air 2

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    doesn't take away from the achievement in some ways since during the peak of doping no one achieved it.
    If you're referring to the Salbutomal whilst an offence it isn't in same category as steroids etc.
     
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  17. Milk not bear jizz

    Milk not bear jizz Grasser-In-Chief

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    Yes, but he is a better cheat than all the other cheats. That's why he wins.
     
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  18. moreinjuredthanowen

    moreinjuredthanowen Mr Brightside

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    Which is why I am utterly disinterested
     
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    Milk not bear jizz Grasser-In-Chief

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    Oh, me too... But I respect his cheating ability.
     
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  20. Red Hadron Collider

    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    Warrington twatted Wigan in the QF of the Challenge Cup <ok>
     
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