Big fight among a group of cyclists on Tues

[soikee]

Sorry bro, the only noteworthy thing I've heard of late is that the new jerseys are coming up soon and she's looking for suckers to "sponsor" the cost of printing. She's apparently got some sucker from an oil consultancy to fork out quite a high 4-figure sum. Oh and there's the usual new bunch of suckers who heard of her thru newspaper/friends and are embarking on their respective relationship cycles of whorship - discovery - disillusion - denouncement. Not necessarily in that order and not exhaustive as well. The rides see the same amount of aggressive idiots who think they're pro riders in the TDF, resulting in a few spectacular pile-ups. I heard some guy in a blue JR jersey face-planted on the ECP service road a few saturdays back. Ambulance, police, the works all arrived on-scene with a huge bunch of JR'ders in attendance. Some angmoh crashed on the Loyang downslope at 60+km/h too after hitting a pothole. I also hear that Alex guy is appearing on the rides as well - there'll probably be fireworks if the Entro people plays punk with him again, should be fun to watch both sides

On another note, the OCBC cycle race started this evening with the Pro crit. Didn't go down to watch but heard it was quite exciting with a few punctures from the star riders. The Shimano neutral service did their job well and the affected riders managed to make their way back to main group - quite a feat considering this is a crit!

Thanks bro.

Have a good weekend.

 

[Leongsam]

Lost another 5 minutes on stage 9!!!!! Singapore cycling really sucks! Can't those guys even hold a wheel????

STAGE 9 - Team General Classification
Kemasik - Kuala Terengganu 03 March 2012
Issued: 03 Mar 2012, 14:03

<tbody>
[TH="class: align-left"]PL[/TH]
[TH="class: align-left"]Name[/TH]
[TH="class: align-left"]Time[/TH]

[TD="class: align-right"] 1[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Androni Giocattoli[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]91h00’10"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 2[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Astana Pro Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 12’06"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 3[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]MTN Qhubeka[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 13’36"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 4[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Champion System[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 13’37"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 5[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Tabriz Petrochemical Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 18’14"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 6[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]New Zealand National Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 21’39"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 7[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Azad University Cross Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 24’13"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 8[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Rusvelo[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 25’24"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 9[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Colnago CSF Inox[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 28’08"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 10[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Terengganu Cycling Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 29’01"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 11[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Garmin Barracuda[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 30’25"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 12[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]RTS Racing Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 32’48"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 13[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Team Europcar[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 37’50"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 14[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Seoul Cycling[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 38’16"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 15[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Aisan Racing Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 39’20"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 16[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Malaysia National Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 43’03"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 17[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Indonesia National Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 44’16"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 18[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]MAX Success Sports[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 44’56"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 19[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Drapac Cycling[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 50’12"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 20[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]United Healthcare[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 52’51"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 21[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Farnese Vini - Selle Italia[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 56’17"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 22
[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"] OCBC Singapore
[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"] @ 1h23’48" [/TD]

</tbody>

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

Even the malaysians and indonesians are far superior

 

[taxidriver]

Lost another 5 minutes on stage 9!!!!! Singapore cycling really sucks! Can't those guys even hold a wheel????

STAGE 9 - Team General Classification
Kemasik - Kuala Terengganu 03 March 2012
Issued: 03 Mar 2012, 14:03

<tbody>
[TH="class: align-left"]PL[/TH]
[TH="class: align-left"]Name[/TH]
[TH="class: align-left"]Time[/TH]

[TD="class: align-right"] 1[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Androni Giocattoli[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]91h00’10"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 2[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Astana Pro Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 12’06"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 3[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]MTN Qhubeka[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 13’36"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 4[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Champion System[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 13’37"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 5[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Tabriz Petrochemical Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 18’14"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 6[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]New Zealand National Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 21’39"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 7[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Azad University Cross Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 24’13"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 8[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Rusvelo[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 25’24"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 9[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Colnago CSF Inox[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 28’08"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 10[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Terengganu Cycling Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 29’01"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 11[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Garmin Barracuda[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 30’25"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 12[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]RTS Racing Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 32’48"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 13[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Team Europcar[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 37’50"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 14[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Seoul Cycling[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 38’16"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 15[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Aisan Racing Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 39’20"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 16[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Malaysia National Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 43’03"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 17[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Indonesia National Team[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 44’16"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 18[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]MAX Success Sports[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 44’56"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 19[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Drapac Cycling[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 50’12"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 20[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]United Healthcare[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 52’51"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 21[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]Farnese Vini - Selle Italia[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"]@ 56’17"[/TD]

[TD="class: align-right"] 22
[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"] OCBC Singapore
[/TD]
[TD="class: align-left"] @ 1h23’48" [/TD]

</tbody>

that's what happens when you train on mount faber..

 

[scroobal]

The culture in Singapore is such that sports is at best a recreational matter. It has never received focus unless some kid of a luminary is involved. That means the potential champions do something else and we end up with second and third stringers. Imagine a country where males undergo NS and we have not been able to produce a shooting champion of international stature with all the millions that have gone thru the various ranges.

That is also the reason why people like Joyce and joyriders exists. We are dealing with a gullible lot.

This does mean that other countries are immune to this. There is whole industry that caters for rejects from the real competitive arena. There are actual championship tournament circuit for tennis rejects where gullible parents send their young daughters to compete in various cities who then become for sexual fodder for predatory coaches. You feel sorry for these people but you cannot stand in the way of their dream.

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

That is also the reason why people like Joyce and joyriders exists. We are dealing with a gullible lot.

.

We're also talking about cycling - Singapore is one of the more hopeless places to train - malaysia and indonesia has the same cock up weather but they have miles of roads on rolling hills..... you need that kind of terrain to train day in and day out.... not changi coastal road or Mr Faber.....

 

[Leongsam]

We're also talking about cycling - Singapore is one of the more hopeless places to train - malaysia and indonesia has the same cock up weather but they have miles of roads on rolling hills..... you need that kind of terrain to train day in and day out.... not changi coastal road or Mr Faber.....

If you want to be good at cycling, you need to relocate. Suitable terrain is not going to come to you. Last year's TDF winner Cadel Evans doesn't spend his time in Melbourne. He lives in Europe.

 

[scroobal]

What about things like Crit which is meant for urban tight areas. Is that something that Singapore can concentrate on and become good at?

If you want to be good at cycling, you need to relocate. Suitable terrain is not going to come to you. Last year's TDF winner Cadel Evans doesn't spend his time in Melbourne. He lives in Europe.

 

[Leongsam]

What about things like Crit which is meant for urban tight areas. Is that something that Singapore can concentrate on and become good at?

You can't earn a decent living just doing crits. You need to become famous in big stage races or the classics before you get paid appearance fees to ride in criteriums.

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

What about things like Crit which is meant for urban tight areas. Is that something that Singapore can concentrate on and become good at?

One needs to do those tough hilly circuits to build up power and skill for crits.... Singapore cannot - train at mandai and stop and every traffic light? CMI. Rolocate, or even better, migrate!

 

[erection2015]

thats about correct. Many of the Tour guys from the European low terrain areas like holland, denmark and some parts of belgium are forced to relocate.

Most of them never make it to the very top and serve as ' domestiques ' to the star of their team.

If you want to be good at cycling, you need to relocate. Suitable terrain is not going to come to you. Last year's TDF winner Cadel Evans doesn't spend his time in Melbourne. He lives in Europe.

 

[xebay11]

R

If you want to be good at cycling, you need to relocate. Suitable terrain is not going to come to you. Last year's TDF winner Cadel Evans doesn't spend his time in Melbourne. He lives in Europe.

I suppose you live and train in Europe, ride a Three Circle steel $100 road frame with no name parts and steel wheels.

 

[erection2015]

nope..sam always falls off his bike. These days he and clinton ride their tricycles and hold hands so as to maintain their balance.

R

I suppose you live and train in Europe, ride a Three Circle steel $100 road frame with no name parts and steel wheels.

 

[jw5]

Someone should invent a new sport.
It entails cycling on the pavement while eating a huge haggis.

 

[erection2015]

must participants cycle in kilts too....with no underwear

Someone should invent a new sport.
It entails cycling on the pavement while eating a huge haggis.

 

[jw5]

must participants cycle in kilts too....with no underwear

That's up to the participants, but please do have some compassion for the bicycle seat.

 

[erection2015]

ok i'll do a sammy if i participate.

That's up to the participants, but please do have some compassion for the bicycle seat.

 

[taxidriver]

train at mandai? get real man. they should train often at desaru and have weekly sessions at fraser hill, genting and terengganu region. that's why the terengganu cycling team are ahead..
anyway do admire the guts and passion of the Singaporean riders in the OCBC team.

 

[soikee]

Sorry bro, the only noteworthy thing I've heard of late is that the new jerseys are coming up soon and she's looking for suckers to "sponsor" the cost of printing. She's apparently got some sucker from an oil consultancy to fork out quite a high 4-figure sum. Oh and there's the usual new bunch of suckers who heard of her thru newspaper/friends and are embarking on their respective relationship cycles of whorship - discovery - disillusion - denouncement. Not necessarily in that order and not exhaustive as well. The rides see the same amount of aggressive idiots who think they're pro riders in the TDF, resulting in a few spectacular pile-ups. I heard some guy in a blue JR jersey face-planted on the ECP service road a few saturdays back. Ambulance, police, the works all arrived on-scene with a huge bunch of JR'ders in attendance. Some angmoh crashed on the Loyang downslope at 60+km/h too after hitting a pothole. I also hear that Alex guy is appearing on the rides as well - there'll probably be fireworks if the Entro people plays punk with him again, should be fun to watch both sides

On another note, the OCBC cycle race started this evening with the Pro crit. Didn't go down to watch but heard it was quite exciting with a few punctures from the star riders. The Shimano neutral service did their job well and the affected riders managed to make their way back to main group - quite a feat considering this is a crit!

unfortunately, its going to be the same old story. she seems to be very thick skin and no shame.
and the cycle will repeat itself constantly, as newbies will be suckered in and she will make money off them
when they leave the group, there will always be a new group of newbies to feed her pocket


unless she has some conscience, then this cycle will never end

Bros, an unhappy JR has just informed me by email that the blardy money face Joyce is now pushing for all the members to take up accident insurance from First Principal Financial, an insurance broker.

Was told that she loads at least 30% of the annual premium.

 

[cocobobo]

Waheyy... Tour de langkawi last stage live on tv1 now... Ocbc's malaysian rider leading front pack