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by IslandPink
Sat Jul 22, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

ps. we can drop the subject if you want, Ray.
by IslandPink
Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:15 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

It's a good thing that our courts don't work on the basis of best guesses. Without hard evidence it's not possible to reach any sound conclusion about whether anyone is cheating, and that includes MPCC teams. I don't think it helps the sport to assume any winner is a cheat, which sadly seems to be ...
by IslandPink
Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:10 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

OK, let me explain myself a little better. 1. My suspicions, apparently well-founded, were that Pogacar wasn't fit enough to win because of his injury and I thought he might fade - in a subsequent post race interview he more or less said that. I think Jumbo Visma's team tactics may have been predica...
by IslandPink
Fri Jul 21, 2023 6:24 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: A little light humour
Replies: 2698
Views: 1167799

Re: A little light humour

Dear me, let's hope normal service is resumed as soon as possible !

Here, this one made me chuckle a couple of days ago when someone put it on my desk at work :
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by IslandPink
Fri Jul 21, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

Ok, I'll back off a little, sorry. The non-MPCC teams are not exactly cheating, but they are using Ketones and Tramadol at least, these are yet to be made illegal, but Tramadol will be next year. The problem isn't just with Vingegaard, it's the whole team, who seem to be outperforming everyone. Take...
by IslandPink
Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:38 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

..... and yesterday my suspicions about Pogacar's condition..... Your suspicions from Tuesday, presumably ? This is what happened on Tuesday : https://twitter.com/eltiodeldato/status/1681383772204171274 ..and if you say "he was well down on Vingegaard", then that's just a circular argumen...
by IslandPink
Thu Jul 20, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6152
Views: 1872146

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

All good !
Terry Reid looks good, Chris. I must check that out. His spot at Glasto 1970 was so superb it really sticks in the memory.
by IslandPink
Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

It's a shame about your cynicism Mark It's a shame you think about me that way , Ray, and I think you are just ill-informed. I'm actually very passionate about cycling, and the history of cycling, and I am in awe of the undoped or almost-undoped riders who have succeeded in our sport. For instance ...
by IslandPink
Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

I don't agree with your arguments. For instance the bike change was only a matter of a few seconds either way. I know a lot about the background and the history of pro cycling. I got badly cheated as a spectator in the 1990's, I haven't forgotten that. Plus I didn't have a strong bias toward Pogacar...
by IslandPink
Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.
Replies: 3776
Views: 1178264

Re: The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

I found it deeply suspicious myself. It's just undermined my enjoyment of the Tour I'd had so far. It looks a little too like the 1990's. I can't believe that Vingegaard can be neck & neck with Pogacar all of last week in the mountains, then beat him by 5% in an uphill time trial. The UAE team m...
by IslandPink
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: Assorted Stuff
Topic: Nothing In Particular
Replies: 16439
Views: 4626268

Re: Nothing In Particular

Did you notice Tanners wine shop, est. 1815 ( approx ) ?
Good to hear about the HiFi & records shops though, not been down there for a while.
by IslandPink
Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: A little light humour
Replies: 2698
Views: 1167799

Re: A little light humour

Top Notch !
by IslandPink
Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6152
Views: 1872146

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

Must try harder !
Making your trousers flap, at least significantly, is a standard I aspire to.
by IslandPink
Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: Jokes
Topic: A little light humour
Replies: 2698
Views: 1167799

Re: A little light humour

Grammar needs improving.
by IslandPink
Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:27 pm
Forum: Your Fave Artists
Topic: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?
Replies: 6152
Views: 1872146

Re: What Are You Listening To Right This Minute?

& hereby thirded.

ps. that's the first posting I have started with an & symbol.

Dave, what did you think of the Hargrove, have you listened to that one ?