Velominatus: Deakus
Order: Black Order Velominatus
Location: Winchester, UK
"It was eleven more than necessary." - Jacques Anquetil - After winning a race by twelve seconds. A 40 something young buck who has spent too many years living the Indurain "Winter Diet"...Clydesdale by nature but Anquetil at heart and always trying to do more, go more, ride more. Family with a couple of sons who I am indoctrinating in to the ways of V.
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@RedRanger Eurosport showed the finish. Â They then moved over to the tour of Norway. »
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@E Not sure about your analogy here..? By far the greatest proportion by area of a flak jacket is not designed to stop a high velocity round (which incidentally in war zone is far more likely to be 7.62mm or 5.56mm) but in fact is a Kevlar weave design… »
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I cannot see Twiglet being given preference of Froomedog in the Tour. Â Although David Brailsford is a dick, he is not stupid. Â Pippi Longstockings has shown little form so far this year, yet Froome looks to be in good shape. Â Why would you set your team u… »
@Deakus Fucking iPad auto shit…..froomedog from his »
@brett So what’s the odds twig let now tries to oust froomedog tourmaline his tour spot? »
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@The Grande Fondue Any surprise that Cav is fast on 2wheels!? »
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After another boring stage of tour of CA fuck me Jensy goes off the front again and nails it……quote from his team DS “retirement is frightened of Jensy” classic! »
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@scmtns (though most died from micronutrient starvation without eventual access to nuts, berries, fruits, and vegetables) Rarely have I heard so much utter guff…I just love people who make up theories or believe the tripe they read in so called scient… »
@tessar You forgot curry! Â It contains all the major food groups in a balanced way, and if you add in a tarka dahl, you even get extra pulses!! You know it makes sense! »
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…..not the sickly sweet movie advert but the making of footage which someone posted up last summer…..pure awesomeness! Cipollini Bond – Behind the scene 1 from Mcipollini on Vimeo. »
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@VeloSix #65 although it is not specifically about cleaning… »
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Great article….personally I love descending, but I am relative novice and have not crashed enough to learn any better. Â My …above 65kph…generally are “if I come off now this won’t hurt immediately, I will just be pretty badly injured” but it does no… »
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@strathlubnaig Shit that means we are all doped up here in the UK!…oh and Ireland!! »
@Buck Rogers Sylvain Georges just tested positive at the Giro for Heptaminol….I am guessing he will go for a B sample but he is out for now, and I thought the French were generally better at this sort of stuff than the other sherbert sniffing countries…. »
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@DocBrian You make a good point…and yes…that is my concern…do I give up the principle that I believe the bike is an unassisted mechanical device for the possible beauty/love of having super smooth shifting. So far no…it may be illogical, it may b… »
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@minion Aah…did you suspect it was bike fit that was causing his pitiful showing…I thought it was actually his mind. Â He has always been a bit timid (moaning about descents in 2011 TdF etc) but since his accident he has looked as strong as me….wel… »
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@sthilzy Gains are not what it is about I suspect: 1. Â Firms want to sell you (the public) “added value” and this is perceived as added value because they are lacking innovation in other areas. Â Innovation on weight is constrained by the UCIs weight li… »
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@LA Dave Indeed, I stayed up to watch the second half last night and then wished I had not bothered….the highlights were: 1. Â YungerSchleck doing some work in a breakaway – Surprising but hardly a highlight. 2. Â Peter Sagan massive swing across the … »
@Nate Mention made on tour of CA yesterday that Bogota has more cycle lanes than any other capital city in the world… »
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@razmaspaz Back in the day, I remember they were renowned for some of the best pop videos around….obviously MTV was in its infancy back then and the world was a better place…..glad you enjoyed….I recommend the “Girls on Film” vid or “Wild Boys”….. »
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@frank Bah! Â Hidden in the small print, bottom of the Terms and Conditions…right where you knew I would not find it! Â What makes it worse is that I scoured the rules before posting about it! “Minor Stages We will be posting minor stages as well. Sc… »
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@PeakInTwoYears Awesome….for those youngsters out there…. »
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@Don Amedo No need to apologise this caught be by surprise too…last night a short notice article and day stage VSP went up to celebrate the 1st stage in the mountains. Â The rules do not seem to cover it and it is the first time I had seen one but in e… »
@Buck Rogers Aah fuckity fuckity fuck fuck! Â Ignore all my disputes then.. So you mean I am a bit like this…. »
@Erik Andersen Seriously – stop putting people off wearing hi visibility cycling kit. You just might kill someone I know. I sense an enourmous amount of frustration from you which is understandable given your recent experience.  I would be surprised if… »