The Asplosion Heard Around the World??**TdF Spoiler**
07-14-14, 08:34 PM
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07-14-14, 08:40 PM
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07-14-14, 09:08 PM
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They should rename their "Countervail," technology "Counterspesh..." !!!
07-14-14, 09:18 PM
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Yes, here I am, thank you very much. We shall not let facts stand in the way of our investigation !
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07-14-14, 09:24 PM
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You can't see it now but I'm shooting my six shooters in the air and stomping around my office.
07-14-14, 09:27 PM
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The desperation of the ferrophiles looking for the "smoking ***" that validates their odd preconceptions about carbon is almost palpable!
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07-14-14, 09:28 PM
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Come on guys, we all know that when a top 5 TDF GC contender crashes during a stage the team's #1 priority should be to immediately conduct an investigation to figure out what happened to his free sponsor provided bike. Everything else can wait. Including the rider.
07-14-14, 10:04 PM
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Simple entertainment for simple.....
(valverde said they were doing 60kph when he crashed)
07-14-14, 11:21 PM
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Not a crash, fall from a car, run over, etc. Maybe it was left in the sun for too long.
07-15-14, 03:02 AM
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The cover-up is worse than the crime. Seems plausible that it broke on the roof, but Specialized was way too quick putting out their BS statement and following up with other lies. You can't get away with that kind of crap these days. Too many people with cameras and too many people on Twitter with a seemingly endless supply of free time.
Full disclosure: my main bike is a Specialized.
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07-15-14, 04:10 AM
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The cover-up is worse than the crime. Seems plausible that it broke on the roof, but Specialized was way too quick putting out their BS statement and following up with other lies. You can't get away with that kind of crap these days. Too many people with cameras and too many people on Twitter with a seemingly endless supply of free time.
Read the full thread. The first reports were made in haste when the focus was on the rider (where it should be) and not on the bike. In the fog of the race information was not clear and even contradictory. With the luxury of a little time and fact checking the real story is now known with photos to prove it. (See posts: #55 , #57 and finally #78 , ) .
So the real story? It's that there is no story.
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07-15-14, 04:35 AM
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I hope she runs for just the entertainment value. She ain't gonna win and likely won't run.
I love all the Spesh haters that come here. Hey, somebody has to live in your parent's basements.
Somebody better warn the yellow jersey holder. His bike looks just like AC's. Maybe it was his that crashed?
I love all the Spesh haters that come here. Hey, somebody has to live in your parent's basements.
Somebody better warn the yellow jersey holder. His bike looks just like AC's. Maybe it was his that crashed?
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07-15-14, 04:43 AM
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There was no "cover up" and there was no "crime", either.
Read the full thread. The first reports were made in haste when the focus was on the rider (where it should be) and not on the bike. In the fog of the race information was not clear and even contradictory. With the luxury of a little time and fact checking the real story is now known with photos to prove it. (See posts: #55 , #57 and finally #78 , ) .
So the real story? It's that there is no story.
/thread.
Read the full thread. The first reports were made in haste when the focus was on the rider (where it should be) and not on the bike. In the fog of the race information was not clear and even contradictory. With the luxury of a little time and fact checking the real story is now known with photos to prove it. (See posts: #55 , #57 and finally #78 , ) .
So the real story? It's that there is no story.
/thread.
THE COVER-UP: Specialized's initial lie that Contador's bike wasn't broken. (This added fuel to conspiracy theorists' fire.)
THE CRIME: The broken frame. (Yes, frames get broken all the time, so IMO this wasn't a huge deal to begin with.)
The real story isn't really known, mostly because you can't believe what either Specialized or the team is saying at this point. Show me proof that it happened on the roof rack. Haven't seen it yet. There's no way to rule out that the frame broke during a crash.
07-15-14, 05:08 AM
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I've read the whole thread.
THE COVER-UP: Specialized's initial lie that Contador's bike wasn't broken. (This added fuel to conspiracy theorists' fire.)
THE CRIME: The broken frame. (Yes, frames get broken all the time, so IMO this wasn't a huge deal to begin with.)
The real story isn't really known, mostly because you can't believe what either Specialized or the team is saying at this point. Show me proof that it happened on the roof rack. Haven't seen it yet. There's no way to rule out that the frame broke during a crash.
THE COVER-UP: Specialized's initial lie that Contador's bike wasn't broken. (This added fuel to conspiracy theorists' fire.)
THE CRIME: The broken frame. (Yes, frames get broken all the time, so IMO this wasn't a huge deal to begin with.)
The real story isn't really known, mostly because you can't believe what either Specialized or the team is saying at this point. Show me proof that it happened on the roof rack. Haven't seen it yet. There's no way to rule out that the frame broke during a crash.
Nobody even knows why he crashed. Pretty good chance if it was a pot hole, AC just didn't see it...racing in rain and fog...or he hit something else in the road.
But to say that Specialized is covering up anything is a reflection on 'you' creating spin and not Specialized...even if Specialized initial response was wrong. There is no way to prove it was any sort of cover up. If you believe so, prove it. Otherwise you are talking out your @$$.
How about we do this. How about you show me proof what happened. Prove to me it didn't happen on the roof rack. It had to have happened on a roof rack. They were racing in muck all day and the broken frame shown was immaculate.
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07-15-14, 06:24 AM
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There was no "cover up" and there was no "crime", either.
Read the full thread. The first reports were made in haste when the focus was on the rider (where it should be) and not on the bike. In the fog of the race information was not clear and even contradictory. With the luxury of a little time and fact checking the real story is now known with photos to prove it. (See posts: #55 , #57 and finally #78 , ) .
So the real story? It's that there is no story.
/thread.
Read the full thread. The first reports were made in haste when the focus was on the rider (where it should be) and not on the bike. In the fog of the race information was not clear and even contradictory. With the luxury of a little time and fact checking the real story is now known with photos to prove it. (See posts: #55 , #57 and finally #78 , ) .
So the real story? It's that there is no story.
/thread.
07-15-14, 06:37 AM
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The conspiracy is not with the bike and who Specialized is going to sue now, rather it is with the energy bar that Contador was reaching for when he went over and the roadway department that hasn't gotten around to fixing the potholes. I don't know where the conspiracy is, just that I'm sure there is one. Stupid energy bars and roadway departments are clearly the same all over the planet.
07-15-14, 06:46 AM
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I am waiting for the rest of the story from Sinyard himself. Then the truth will out!
07-15-14, 06:51 AM
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The conspiracy is not with the bike and who Specialized is going to sue now, rather it is with the energy bar that Contador was reaching for when he went over and the roadway department that hasn't gotten around to fixing the potholes. I don't know where the conspiracy is, just that I'm sure there is one. Stupid energy bars and roadway departments are clearly the same all over the planet.
This has been an ongoing problem since the bars went to a mylar wrapper. It has been the cause of many crashes around the globe. Many in the cycling community are thrilled that this problem is coming to light. It has been ignored for too many years.
07-15-14, 06:55 AM
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I've read the whole thread.
THE COVER-UP: Specialized's initial lie that Contador's bike wasn't broken. (This added fuel to conspiracy theorists' fire.)
THE CRIME: The broken frame. (Yes, frames get broken all the time, so IMO this wasn't a huge deal to begin with.)
The real story isn't really known, mostly because you can't believe what either Specialized or the team is saying at this point. Show me proof that it happened on the roof rack. Haven't seen it yet. There's no way to rule out that the frame broke during a crash.
THE COVER-UP: Specialized's initial lie that Contador's bike wasn't broken. (This added fuel to conspiracy theorists' fire.)
THE CRIME: The broken frame. (Yes, frames get broken all the time, so IMO this wasn't a huge deal to begin with.)
The real story isn't really known, mostly because you can't believe what either Specialized or the team is saying at this point. Show me proof that it happened on the roof rack. Haven't seen it yet. There's no way to rule out that the frame broke during a crash.
The BELKIN team manager has already confirmed the accident.
There is no story.