Revisiting That Whole Astana Thing On paper, Astana had one of the best Tours in recent memory. First and third is hard to fault, especially when considering that the squad dominated the critical moments of the race, and met every challenge of a resurgent SaxoBank squad. So I should be recanting everything I said about...
Astana's Tour Selection is a Ticking Bomb I like Johan Bruyneel. I think he’s a savvy, solid DS, knows how to play out a good hand as well as anyone, and can handle the occasional a curveball. He even has a book, and apparently, it’s a decent read. But I think, some years down the road, if...
Cancellara Makes It Look Easy; Astana Makes It Look Hard “I took it easy on the climb because I didn’t want to have problems with lactic acid building up in my legs” – Fabian Cancellara Excuse me? Fabian Cancellara buries the entire field by 18 seconds, in a TT that went over a Category 4 climb and he took it...
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