http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nd13ARuvVE

I looked up a couple of Italian sites and there's no mention of auto-transfusions being dangerous.

I spoke to some colleagues about this and the following points were made.

There are basic risks to be associated with any form of blood transfusion, even under medical supervision. As the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDM_%28cycling_team%29|1991 PDM…

Define: kiss and make up.

Shleck knackers his own chain pushing too hard and Contador gets back the 30 seconds he lost. Everyone complains.

Clear now?

I don't think Contador listens to many people, he didn't last year when Armstrong was in the team, but then i suspect having Armstrong come into your team would piss anyone off.

but really one post about cycling…

Between 1987, when EPO became available in Europe, and 1990, 18 Dutch and…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxGNttpaZA

(it's pronounced poo-holes)

Nope. Try poo-hols, although I see how it would spoil the slur.

Is no one going to mention underarm bowling then?

Barry Bonds was slowed considerably when going for his (TAINTEDBYCHEATING) home run record, by pitchers simply not pitching to him. Other great hitters, like Albert (it's pronounced poo-holes) Pujols, find the same thing. A walk isn't as bad as a HR…

Is no one going to mention underarm bowling then?

I was hoping not, but you ruined it...

More to the point, it meant he could stand there behind the stumps righteously asking batsmen 'why didn't ya walk? You know you were out' for hours and hours. Real gamesmanship.

And potentially walk when he knew it wouldn't matter (game was already in the bag or impossible to win),…

It didn't stop him appealing for catches or LBWs he clearly knew weren't out in the field, nor did it guarentee he'd walk – "I wasn't sure I hit it, so I stayed where I was," etc.

More to the point, he made sure everyone knew he did it, so…

EDIT: this was regarding urination during sports on TV. It seemed a little out of context up here.

Possibly due to the fact that depiction of urophilia is specifically illegal in New Zealand.

The films, videos and publications classification act doesn't apply to television. Which isn't to say there wouldn't be a broadcasting standards breach, but you can't go so far as to say the depiction is specifically…

though [riders whizzing in their Lycra] is very
rarely televised

Possibly due to the fact that depiction of urophilia is specifically illegal in New Zealand.

And we'll get more fecking fingerbangs.

Oh my gosh http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/ is wonderful. Thanks for the link!

Re autoheamobloodification or whatever, I smell a business opportunity: transfusion stations partway along Auckland's north-western motorway bike route.

Stuff carries a bit of a discussion (cribbed from the SMH), listing a few that have, and do exist.…

"Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f**k the prom queen!"

That was the quote I was trying to remember when I wrote this.

But, you know: it's YOUR blood. What's the rationale behind stopping people doing this?
Good taste?

Agreed, gross.

Also this: the tour is, technically only I suppose, a test of your endurance and ability over the days as you try and cycle about France faster than the other guys. If…

"Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f**k the prom queen!"
– Sean Connery, The Rock.

. But, you know: it's YOUR blood. What's the rationale behind stopping people doing this?

Good taste?

Quite separately from whether Contador obeyed the old gentleman's rules or not (and in fairness, there was no guarantee that the 3rd and 4th placed riders Sanchez and Menchov were about to sit up and wait for Schleck either), the thing…

Now, where did I leave those performance enhancing drugs?

There is nothing anywhere in the road code that obliges cyclists to pull aside for other vehicles (except the stuff about emergency services vehicles that applies to everyone). And trust me, the road shoulder around the south coast road is pretty dodgy if you're on a road bike.

Did you…

Sportsmanship is a layer we place over sport to make it less ruthless.

Sorry, but that's rubbish.

That said, I can't see what the problem is with Contador. What was he supposed to do; sacrifice some of his lead from the other hundred guys behind him?

There's a whole 'nother set of unwritten rules which…

Still, if he lost any blood he can just inject some more at the end of the stage.

To pick up on this: I've never understood the ban on homologous blood doping in cycling. For those of you who don't know, this is the practice of transfusing some of your…

To…

Even worse, I'm pretty sure it was Steven Gerrard rolling around on the ground in the final minute of the game. The Hammers…

Its also an unwritten (or possibly written) rule that cyclists pull into the shoulder of the road around the south coast, but you don' see many following that....

No, that'd be unwritten. Because the written rules are:

If the road is too narrow to safely allow vehicles to pass, you…

That is all.