Ian Stannard

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• Mistermaumau29-04-2025
  It’s obvious, no? This is the new way to hide racist intentions. 100 years ago it would have been different nationalities that were mentioned but in THOSE days it was out of prudishness that media didn’t want to be seen to say something nasty, today it is a cynically calculated strategy not to be held responsible for fanning flames. Can you imagine a journalist consciously writing about some guy helping in-laws and then specifying that these in-laws are of e.g. Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Swiss, Austrian, Swedish descent? No they wouldn’t even think it would be of interest or add anything, it would look out of place and have readers asking, why is he specifying. Jewish? They wouldn’t dare. It is a subtly calculated decision that you’ve come to expect from all those people who start their “stories” with “I’ve heard” “rumour has it” “I’m not a X/Y/Z but …”
• Mistermaumau29-04-2025
  I don’t think anyone knows anything but it was a good guess to expect his problem would be very complex to solve and so he’d be unlikely to really compete at the highest level, just by basing his logic on the information available.
• Mistermaumau29-04-2025
  I only attribute quotes to what he said, the part you picked is the writer’s explanation what he was referring to without saying anything about it. That’s a lot different, not spreading any details. Besides, the journalist was caught red-handed so it’s hardly gossip or rumour but more like fact, he himself has no facts or proof about what he alleged. But to come down to the more obvious problem here, this “journalist” would never have thought of writing anything like this if Remco had married into a good blonde Flemish gene pool, although a better off Knokke type might have generated different kinds of gossip. But a bog standard nobody? Not one journalist would care if he did something for his parents-in-law.
• Veganpotter29-04-2025
  They're nearly all on TUEs all the time anyway.
• Veganpotter29-04-2025
  Came close for Lombardia. His word here would matter if Pogi were a Grand Tour centric rider.
• Veganpotter29-04-2025
  He's right, but Pogi also isn't a TdF focused rider. It's just one of many goals. Contador was TdF focused and he took what else he could while keeping the TdF his focus.
• Veganpotter29-04-2025
  The advantage with the Vuelta is that the very best rarely show up. So he can still win on fumes.
• Veganpotter29-04-2025
  Yes and no. This isn't ideal. But he's not a GT centered rider and that's OK. Pogi with a 50/50 focus is still good enough to contend.
• Veganpotter29-04-2025
  Everyone knows it's not good preparation. But he's not trying to only win the TdF.
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  maria2024202429-04-2025
  bravoooo!!! he was awesome!