Slim Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 I see Peter Kennaugh is going to be part of team Sky - nice move I think, especially if they can pry Wiggins out of his garmin slipstream contract. They've got their pro tour license too, so he may well be a TDF contender soon. He's also in the British u23 squad for the worlds, alongside Mark Christian, impressive stuff! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/mor...icle6843560.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the road cycling world championships in Switzerland due to illness http://bit.ly/1t8G2r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the road cycling world championships in Switzerland due to illness http://bit.ly/1t8G2r Wasn't really his kind of race anyway. Shame, but not surprising. He's done his work this year, alongside Wiggins, getting the team there with the full complement allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Any news on Jonny Bellis's condition? Hope he pulls through okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderer Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Any news on Jonny Bellis's condition? Hope he pulls through okay. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest...-condition.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Take Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Just looking at the iomtoday website to see if there's any more news on Jonny Bellis and at the bottom of the page with the latest story is one of those google ads that picks up on the screen content. It's advertising 'head injury compensation'. I know this obviously works automatically, but FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Cav's a funny man when it comes to his weight! last year he was at home for 2weeks ill with a cold, he couldn't train or do anything! and he put weight on.. I remember he tell me how he has put on so much weight etc etc... tbh he didn't look like he had at all! but after seeing him again at the tour he is sooo skinny! but all Muscle!! thats what dedication does to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrotlima Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Sorry for dragging this from the depths of the forum, but I read this article on Mark Cavendish in The Guardian this morning. Thought it was quite well written. Guardian article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Guardian article "There was a hint of that characteristic volatility when he would not commit himself on his plans for the 2012 Olympics and announced that the priorities this autumn would include the World Championships in Melbourne and the historic Paris-Tours race rather than the road or track events at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. "I've sacrificed one race for national pride and I'm not going to do it again," he said, tacitly referring to 2008, when he left the Tour de France early to prepare for the Beijing Olympics but left the games disillusioned and empty-handed." Interesting. I wonder how much of that "I've sacrificed one race for national pride and I'm not going to do it again" is about how he feels he was treated at the last olympics? Still, I suspect he might well get that green jersey over the next few years, and it's his career and his choice. I think he is probably doing the right thing - winning that Green jersey and the Tour De France is better than any medal IMO. Medals will tend to come too on that journey I suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Still, I suspect he might well get that green jersey over the next few years, and it's his career and his choice. I think he is probably doing the right thing - winning that Green jersey and the Tour De France is better than any medal IMO. Medals will tend to come too on that journey I suspect. He's definitely doing the right thing, he's a pro tour rider in the most successful team in the world today. Fantastic year ahead for Manx cycling fans potentially; Cav's green is the priority in HTC Columbia and we've got a British pro tour team for the first time in donkeys with Team Sky and there's a Manx rider in their ranks. This means more cycling on the telly and hopefully more support. Brilliant stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Still, I suspect he might well get that green jersey over the next few years, and it's his career and his choice. I think he is probably doing the right thing - winning that Green jersey and the Tour De France is better than any medal IMO. Medals will tend to come too on that journey I suspect. This means more cycling on the telly Brilliant stuff. o god i hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponderer Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 "Fantastic year ahead for Manx cycling fans potentially; Cav's green is the priority in HTC Columbia and we've got a British pro tour team for the first time in donkeys with Team Sky and there's a Manx rider in their ranks. This means more cycling on the telly and hopefully more support. Brilliant stuff." [slim] Tim Kennaugh won the Revolution scratch race in Manchester... They have set up a Trust Fund to support Jonny Bellis's recovery... Mark Christian has performed well at the World Cup in Beijing. http://www.manxroadclub.com/ and Pete Kennaugh's first pro season at Team Sky was previewed in an interesting Telegraph article a few weeks back. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/otherspor...-minds-eye.html He wont be seeing Le Tour this year it seems but Vuelta a Espana will be a massive challenge and learning experience - its one of the 3 'Grand Tours'. Meanwhile Cav has delayed the start of his season for a few weeks. If he wasn't the fastest sprinter on the planet he might almost be at risk of being eclipsed by his compatriots. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_spor...ing/8475661.stm Allez le Manx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Good effort from Pete Kennaugh in his first Pro Tour yesterday, he's standing at 66th in the GC (out of 156), not bad for someone who broke their collarbone a few weeks ago! Good start from Cav in yesterdays race, but he didn't manage to hold on over the last climb and finished up 113rd overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 Great win for Cav and HTC today, and good value in the interview after. "to send a message to commentators and journalists who don't know jack shit about cycling," Pete Kennaugh also doing well, 66th in the GC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Great win for Cav and HTC today, and good value in the interview after. "to send a message to commentators and journalists who don't know jack shit about cycling," 3, 2, 1, backfire: Mark Cavendish has been withdrawn from Tour de #Romandie by HTC-Columbia as a result of his two-finger salute at stage 2's finish http://twitter.com/cyclingweekly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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