"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Tinkoff's in Langkawi

c'mon guys... who's rooting for tinkoff besides me? should be a blast/circus. i can't wait! too bad tyler hamilton and his chimera twin aren't racing in it, though.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/dec06/dec29news

I guess the big question for next season will be if Tylers twin will attack him or work with him. Sibling rivalries can be very strong ya know ;)

And the Iranian national team. I didn't even know Iran had a national team.

Jeebus. Apparently Valverde doesn't know what an "off season" is.

Neither does Cunego: On Christmas Eve, "Il Piccolo Principe" rode for five and a half hours (160 km), near Lago di Garda; on Christmas Day, he spent one hour in the saddle; and on Santo Stefano, December 26, he rode for two and a half hours.

Regarding Christmas day, Cunego said, "The temperature was beautiful and it would have been a shame to miss an occasion like that."

Basso's 'base training': "Four hours on Christmas Eve day and on Santo Stefano, when I went to Campo del Fiori, the longest climb I do in this time of the year." From Varese, Campo dei Fiori is a 13.6 kilometre climb that averages 6.1% gradient and rises 832 metres.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled thread.

And the Iranian national team. I didn't even know Iran had a national team.

They're strong on the Asian circuit.

+1. Couple of very good climbers on the squad.

here's proof

Won the toughest stage of the Tour of Siam.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2007/jan07/siam07/siam074