Cycling

[grounded]

Anyone had tendonitis. Going with illdecide (the skinny version) and I have been off the bike for a few months now with tendonitis. Went out on sunday and did a couple of hills and my knee is aching now ffs. France in 3 weeks too. Disaster

Happened last summer when I was putting in a lot of miles. A proper bike fit and in particular better positioning of the cleats seemed to really help, though I had to take a total rest of the bike for a few weeks.

[bennydorano]

Ireland's first pro-conti team
http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/the-monaco-based-businessman-behind-irelands-first-pro-team/

[bennydorano]

Jesus the Dutch leader of the women's race had a brutal looking fall there, straight up in the air and landed on her head / neck. Out cold.

[Boycey]

Just posted similar on Olympics thread it looked horrific. I've actually turned it off it upset me that much..

[illdecide]

Jesus the Dutch leader of the women's race had a brutal looking fall there, straight up in the air and landed on her head / neck. Out cold.

Was watching that myself...thats the 2nd bad crash i've seen today. Looked like she is in trouble, hit the big high kerb on the other side of the road.
My mate came off his bike today about 4-5 mile before Newcastle, don't think anything broken but he was cut to bits...the oncoming car missed him by inches (which drove on like nothing happened)

[yellowcard]

Horrible crash, really feared for her the way she came off the bike and you knew it was bad when the camera stayed away from showing pictures of the incident thankfully. Watched that descent in the men's race yesterday and they were falling like skittles, very dangerous and she was bombing down it trying to get a gap. Apparently she's back talking anyway so that's good news.

[bennydorano]

Great to see Cancellara bowing out in his retirement year as Olympic Champion. A true great. (Didn't get watching it so I don't know of he benefited from good luck / others bad luck or variable weather conditions?)

[JimStynes]

Great to see Cancellara bowing out in his retirement year as Olympic Champion. A true great. (Didn't get watching it so I don't know of he benefited from good luck / others bad luck or variable weather conditions?)

Think Rohan Denis had a bike change as he broke off his tt bar but Cancellara would probably have won anyway. Legend. Good comeback by Froome to get a medal.

[JimStynes]

[gallsman]

What's that about from Armstrong? Don't get the reference.

[maddog]

What's that about from Armstrong? Don't get the reference.

Luigi cecchini I assume

[yellowcard]

What's that about from Armstrong? Don't get the reference.

Former Fuentes client, its his code name. Watching Cancellara obliterate the field yesterday was reminiscent of Vinokourov winning the road race in 2012. Has struggled in TT's for a while but came to Rio on full gas as was evident from the road race where he done a large pull for the peloton up the mountain. Not normal.

[bennydorano]

Fuentes related allegations or looking like a Super Mario brother. Lance playing both sides I'd imagine if he was asked.

[illdecide]

Luigi Cecchini (born 1944) is an Italian sports doctor that is active in road bicycle racing. He is well known as maker of training schemes that he writes for his clients as well as use of the SRM cycle computer.

Cecchini is a former motor-racing pilot and the son of a millionaire shirt manufacturer, who had specialized as a sports scientist under Francesco Conconi. In an interview in May 1997 Cecchini was referred to as Bjarne Riis's coach, medic, and personal advisor who he started to work with in 1992.[1] With Cecchini at his side Riis won the 1996 Tour de France.

Cecchini has worked with many of the most successful cyclists of the late 1990s including Tour de France winners Riis and Jan Ullrich, Classic specialists Michele Bartoli, Olympic time trial gold medallists Tyler Hamilton and the super sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. In 1996 three of his clients Pascal Richard, Rolf Sørensen and Max Sciandri took the podium at the Olympics road race.[2] Cecchini was a coach to Jan Ullrich since the winter of 2002/2003.[3] David Millar trained under Cecchini's guidance in May and June 2006.[4] Damiano Cunego was also a client of Cecchini.[5] Thomas Dekker started working with Cecchini in January 2006[6] but only on training programs.[7] Dekker was under pressure and broke his association with Cecchini.[8] Linus Gerdemann trained with Cecchini until May, 2006.[9] In 1996 Cecchini's clients were very successful with Riis winning the Tour and his other clients dominating the first professional Olympic road race. In 2002 many of his clients obtained success. Bartoli won the Amstel Gold Race and the Giro di Lombardia. Andrea Tafi won the Tour of Flanders. Mario Cipollini won Milan–San Remo, Gent–Wevelgem and the World Championship road race.

[JimStynes]

Armstrong is referring to the rumours that Cancellara's code name was Luigi in the Fuentes files.

Good read on Cancellara here https://rouleur.cc/journal/riders/fabian-cancellara-interview