A strangely addictive channel. You seem to find the other view, the other perspective. You cover aspects I cannot recall from events I remember well. Keep this up. I always reach the end of a video feeling a little cleverer, or at least less thick.
He made the exact same time of Steven Kruijswijk, nothing more than an honest wingman. So yeah, the performance was odd, but not really unbelievable, especially since, as said, contrary to Valverde and Kruijswijk, not having general rank's ambitions, Foliforov rested the day before. BTW, in absolute terms, that performance had been nothing to write home about, The identical one of Kruijswijk had been measured in VAM of 1646 m/h = 6.09 w/kg .
He made the exact same time of Steven Kruijswijk, nothing more than an honest wingman. So yeah, the performance was odd, but not really unbelievable, especially since, as said, contrary to Valverde and Kruijswijk, not having general rank's ambitions, Foliforov rested the day before. BTW, in absolute terms, that performance had been nothing to write home about, The identical one of Kruijswijk had been measured in VAM of 1646 m/h = 6.09 w/kg .
Great video presenting what is suspected and in truth known but not expressed. Though the sport has cleaned up, I think the TUE's had a tainted aspect to them too. I suppose all riders and teams will push every boundary in the sport to a line of acceptability and sometimes beyond - it's the nature of elite sport.
What about him? He performs good consistently, looking into his stats and training info. If I'm not mistaken, recently he got a GC podium in some tier2 tour too. It's also strange you chose some random ukrainian rider to mention, when the video is about clearly doped russian. And they're famously pathetic dopers in any sports. Even in the Olympics.
Zakarin got caught prior to uci career too right? admittedly with trenbolone I think it was , it was an anabolic steroid helpful for bodybuilders fast twitch muscle like sprinter or swimmer would actually be problematic for cyclist he just had no clue because he would loose all suppleness and tighten up so bad worst cramps. This was jaw dropping I still remember like yesterday everyone was worried about bike change and Kruijswick hadn't crashed yet and was crushing field still . 2nd to 3rd week of giro I hadn't heard his name and then whatever was in his system lasted little longer because he made finale of another stage and then poof dissapeared:) from what I remember like stefan shumacher blatant TT performance that makes you feel instantly uncomfortable
Firsanov was always a very strong rider and winning the coppi bartali week is on par with the tour of Madrid. Coppi bartali week isn't a big race at all
I love how you almost skipped over the fact that he made the exact same time of Steven Kruijswijk, nothing more than an honest wingman. So yeah, the performance was odd, but not really unbelievable, especially since, as said, contrary to Valverde and Kruijswijk, not having general rank's ambitions, he rested the day before. BTW, in absolute terms, that performance had been nothing to write home about, The identical one of Kruijswijk had been measured in VAM of 1646 m/h = 6.09 w/kg .
Usa has organized doping while also controling the doping test procedures. Many of your champions had medals taken away from them. It is elite sport, everyone plays cat and mouse game
Who else? Belarus maybe? I can't really imagine any EU member nation doping their athletes. Columbia only has cocaine. Kazakstan is lucky if they have enough funding to pay the entry fees, no doping budget there. South Africa mayyyybe? Not too many likely culprits other than Russia, or Belarus which almost never has anyone on any team in any race.
@@michaelstratton5223 yeah I mean my point is , the idea of 'state sponsored' is daft , why would any state do this in any kind of direct way. The British teams over the last decade are clearly up to something. But it would never be linked to a prime minister. The control over the media narrative allows us to make links from putin to a cycling team. Which is probably BS. It would be a stupid thing to do ,to say the least. That is not to say that Russia has not got a problem with this, but the discourse is when its anyone else it's a individual issue. When it's Russia, its putin.
@@phush3495 Russia controls its society and safeguards its patriotic interests with so much more lunacy than any other developed country that I can't really blame anyone for thinking Putin himself is injecting Russian athletes with uranium or something. Maybe not him personally, but it's been proven Russia had set up a doping research clinic for nefarious purposes. Check out the film "Icarus" in which Grigory Rodchenkov himself admits to those purposes.
Most SUSPICIOUS Time Trial in Cycling History? Laughs in Vino... Tbf, Foliforov was a great u23 rider and always a bit of a specialist for MTTs. Gazprom have always been based in Italy during the season, that's why they've always raced a ton of races in Italy.
that TT was absurd he was on standard bike for flat he should have shelled so much time and you can't match Kruijswick on one of hardest days of that Giro at level he was still riding at he hadn't crashed on descent yest and was flying!!!! He was on TT bike up mountain and obiously aero as hell for all flat shouldn't have been close, and not have any other results in that giro or other seasons this was still icarus operations but to be fair stefan shumacer TT where he beat fabian cancellara in Tour eyes coming out of head was bad too but wasn't beating best GC men deep into a GT on one of its most its most decisive stages no such thing as specialist for mountain time trials you are a great climber and great a guaging your effort or not. If you mean great at one which has both splits like Planche with Tadej they switched bikes and that has become a practiced art where you switch bike on steepest part since you would be going slowest anyway so as no loose least momentum possible in bikie switch. That didn;t happen here that's why the looks of wth by boswell.
-joins World Tour event
-flies past elite cyclists like they're dentists on their commute
-retires
Again and again you deliver! This is the best cycling chanel on yt hands down! Thank you for your hard work mate!
A strangely addictive channel. You seem to find the other view, the other perspective. You cover aspects I cannot recall from events I remember well. Keep this up. I always reach the end of a video feeling a little cleverer, or at least less thick.
I remember this day as yesterday
The face of Boswell tells everything
same like face of Roglic and co when Pogacar won his first TdF
He made the exact same time of Steven Kruijswijk, nothing more than an honest wingman.
So yeah, the performance was odd, but not really unbelievable, especially since, as said, contrary to Valverde and Kruijswijk, not having general rank's ambitions, Foliforov rested the day before.
BTW, in absolute terms, that performance had been nothing to write home about, The identical one of Kruijswijk had been measured in VAM of 1646 m/h = 6.09 w/kg .
Back in this era I had Euro pros stay at my house in California during their off season training, their breakfast came in syringes.
Boswell's face is priceless: that's a professional in utter shock that someone can do this and get away with it
He made the exact same time of Steven Kruijswijk, nothing more than an honest wingman.
So yeah, the performance was odd, but not really unbelievable, especially since, as said, contrary to Valverde and Kruijswijk, not having general rank's ambitions, Foliforov rested the day before.
BTW, in absolute terms, that performance had been nothing to write home about, The identical one of Kruijswijk had been measured in VAM of 1646 m/h = 6.09 w/kg .
The way he climbed that day was a mix between Thomas Voeckler and Femke Van den Driessche.
Legendary.
Recently turned on to your channel. Your delivery is bang on. Love it.
Great video presenting what is suspected and in truth known but not expressed. Though the sport has cleaned up, I think the TUE's had a tainted aspect to them too. I suppose all riders and teams will push every boundary in the sport to a line of acceptability and sometimes beyond - it's the nature of elite sport.
Good stuff.Subscribed.!! Keep it up.Not a wee bit Irish are ya? How about one on Sean Kelly & Stephen Roche?
In 5 years we'll be seeing Mark Padun videos on his dauphiné stages
What about him? He performs good consistently, looking into his stats and training info. If I'm not mistaken, recently he got a GC podium in some tier2 tour too.
It's also strange you chose some random ukrainian rider to mention, when the video is about clearly doped russian. And they're famously pathetic dopers in any sports. Even in the Olympics.
We will not.
@@oleksiipedosenko5219 I imagine that quite a few Ukrainians won't be about to see that video in five years.
@@jjsmthr he performes no where near consistant
Way to go buddy!
Without a futher due the music is great again. Fast techno is good. What is the name of it?
The genre is called _Hardbass_
Genre is known bit the artist not. The creator should know where the music is taken from.
The music had me in tears, spot on! icing on the cake would be that «helicopter, helicopter» song as he looked up
I need those super powers! 🚴🏻 💯
Poor Stevie's GT stage victory stolen by this man
happy foliforov day
Looking up at the helicopter and say Hi to Putin😂😂😂 awesome😂😂😂
Zakarin got caught prior to uci career too right? admittedly with trenbolone I think it was , it was an anabolic steroid helpful for bodybuilders fast twitch muscle like sprinter or swimmer would actually be problematic for cyclist he just had no clue because he would loose all suppleness and tighten up so bad worst cramps. This was jaw dropping I still remember like yesterday everyone was worried about bike change and Kruijswick hadn't crashed yet and was crushing field still . 2nd to 3rd week of giro I hadn't heard his name and then whatever was in his system lasted little longer because he made finale of another stage and then poof dissapeared:) from what I remember like stefan shumacher blatant TT performance that makes you feel instantly uncomfortable
Firsanov was always a very strong rider and winning the coppi bartali week is on par with the tour of Madrid. Coppi bartali week isn't a big race at all
But not the stage of Giro that he would win instead of Foliforov if he had not problems
I love how you almost skipped over the fact that he made the exact same time of Steven Kruijswijk, nothing more than an honest wingman.
So yeah, the performance was odd, but not really unbelievable, especially since, as said, contrary to Valverde and Kruijswijk, not having general rank's ambitions, he rested the day before.
BTW, in absolute terms, that performance had been nothing to write home about, The identical one of Kruijswijk had been measured in VAM of 1646 m/h = 6.09 w/kg .
Usa has organized doping while also controling the doping test procedures. Many of your champions had medals taken away from them. It is elite sport, everyone plays cat and mouse game
And what has Putin has to do with this? Butthurt neoliberal trash talk
What Russia did at the olympics was unprecedented and a disgrace Putin no doubt knew
@@le0fonzagoric164 Good point. Putin clearly isn't doping. That horseback riding photo. :{
If ya don't like doped athletes, cycling ain't for you. It isn't just Russians. Right, sir Bradley?
We love doped athletes.
That's why we're here.
Weird how it only Russia who has state sponsored doping. A little niave maybe.?
Who else? Belarus maybe? I can't really imagine any EU member nation doping their athletes. Columbia only has cocaine. Kazakstan is lucky if they have enough funding to pay the entry fees, no doping budget there. South Africa mayyyybe? Not too many likely culprits other than Russia, or Belarus which almost never has anyone on any team in any race.
@@michaelstratton5223 yeah I mean my point is , the idea of 'state sponsored' is daft , why would any state do this in any kind of direct way. The British teams over the last decade are clearly up to something. But it would never be linked to a prime minister. The control over the media narrative allows us to make links from putin to a cycling team. Which is probably BS. It would be a stupid thing to do ,to say the least. That is not to say that Russia has not got a problem with this, but the discourse is when its anyone else it's a individual issue. When it's Russia, its putin.
@@phush3495 Russia controls its society and safeguards its patriotic interests with so much more lunacy than any other developed country that I can't really blame anyone for thinking Putin himself is injecting Russian athletes with uranium or something. Maybe not him personally, but it's been proven Russia had set up a doping research clinic for nefarious purposes. Check out the film "Icarus" in which Grigory Rodchenkov himself admits to those purposes.
Most SUSPICIOUS Time Trial in Cycling History? Laughs in Vino...
Tbf, Foliforov was a great u23 rider and always a bit of a specialist for MTTs.
Gazprom have always been based in Italy during the season, that's why they've always raced a ton of races in Italy.
Suspicious isn't doped.
There were most DOPED TT in Cycling History too.
That's not physical doping i think it was Mechanic
Ya, but it was a super suspicious win. At elite level, he did not do much before nor after this win. It really came out of nowhere.
that TT was absurd he was on standard bike for flat he should have shelled so much time and you can't match Kruijswick on one of hardest days of that Giro at level he was still riding at he hadn't crashed on descent yest and was flying!!!! He was on TT bike up mountain and obiously aero as hell for all flat shouldn't have been close, and not have any other results in that giro or other seasons this was still icarus operations but to be fair stefan shumacer TT where he beat fabian cancellara in Tour eyes coming out of head was bad too but wasn't beating best GC men deep into a GT on one of its most its most decisive stages no such thing as specialist for mountain time trials you are a great climber and great a guaging your effort or not. If you mean great at one which has both splits like Planche with Tadej they switched bikes and that has become a practiced art where you switch bike on steepest part since you would be going slowest anyway so as no loose least momentum possible in bikie switch. That didn;t happen here that's why the looks of wth by boswell.
@@AnthonyMemes there's no such thing as mechanical doping. Just a fairy tale from people who clearly never raced a cycling bike themselves
Wasn't Vinokourov on that Katusha team?..They WERE strong..
Nah. He wasn't involved in Katusha - other than buying LBL from Kolobnev, who did ride for Katusha.
@@philallan6685 👍🏻
Loads of cyclists dope
Russian Olympic shenanigans have shown they only care about winning fairly or unfairly. They are a blight on any sport they compete in.
As were Team GB
@@numap4701 the imperious language of truth, comrade
@@numap4701 I think we are singing from the same hymn sheet, comrade.
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