Recent content by teaboy

Or just make EVERYONE get on the first train that arrives and change at Lewes if necessary. Sent from my FP2 using Tapatalk

Ban everyone from everything. It's the only way to stop us all from dying. Sent from my FP2 using Tapatalk

I don't mean Froome is bad in the wind, but he won't look at crosswinds with wide eyes and try to put time into others. It's more survival, which is fair enough but certainly one if the few areas he could improve. That's probably a team tactic though. And I'm on a rail replacement bus - I'll...

You need a similar level of effort even if the speed is lower. Only if the gap is a few seconds, not the 2 minutes Froome had. In stage racing overall, yes he is. He's a great climber and TTer. I'm not convinced he's great in crosswinds, but as I have leanings toward Quickstep I have pretty...

No. You suggest other teams sit in and then "race" over the last mile or so. They can't. Sky ride such a high tempo that the level of acceleration required to do so (and to make a gap stick) isn't possible. It certainly wouldn't be possible to do it day after day, and Sky wouldn't just pull the...

This would certainly have been his 2nd Vuelta though. 2011 was a tactical mistake from Sky when it was clear Brad didn't have the legs to win. Oh well. Giro next for the Grand Slam! Sent from my FP2 using Tapatalk

Because it's a team sport for individuals. He's the team leader, and wins stage races by taking the least time overall. He's helped to do this by his domestiques. There's also a team race at the Tour she France which Sky won this year. It's based on the cumulative time of the first 3 riders...

There's a huge difference between being able to live with the pace and being able to accelerate from others doing the same. When I was racing 4th Cat (basically turn up and have a go level) we'd often have an average speed of 25mph - hard, but a comfortable pace to sit on a wheel at. To...

It's about context. I know a few different versions to a couple of hymns and have sung them regularly throughout the years. However, if I were ever in church I'd sing the proper words. The same goes for anthems. The we come onto the pitch it's the anthem that is played, not a football chant...

Anyone worthy of a minute's applause during play is also worthy of a minute's silence/applause before it. Nobody is suggesting that he isn't worthy of the recognition (except maybe the man himself, but he doesn't get a say in it!), it's just the shape that recognition should take. It's a...

Ian Wright thought that "if we work that hard against everyone we'll probably be alright." So, no, but anyone taking much from a first match defeat to previous champions needs to have a think. Sent from my FP2 using Tapatalk

No worries. I certainly don't think the criticism is disrespectful. It's a tricky situation - doing something during play is always going to be open to events on the pitch. So what do you do? Something at half time would be missed by many. A pre-match minute's silence is the other option, but...

Honestly, Dad wasn't a fan of the concept of the minute's applause for the very reason mentioned by the OP. For the family it was bloody INCREDIBLE though, and I wouldn't have changed it for much, other than the obvious. A standing ovation from 30,000 is fine recognition for the work he did to...

Thank you so much to all those who attended. It truly was a fitting sendoff for Dad. Wonderful words from friends about many aspects of his life followed by a burial in a beautiful spot in the village he adored, then onto the pub for beer and stories in the sunshine. Perfect. Back home we also...