So great to see you getting back out there Phil, keep up the good work, just pace yourself for now - don’t overdo it and risk setting yourself back. Onwards!
It should definitely be a banned substance for the side effects. The UCI already gives bans for 2nd offences but they are short (like 6 months, 9 months.) I think it should be a 3 month ban first time because its not ok to be putting others at risk. Could he have taken it accidentally? I can't imagine you accidentally take a substance that reduces pain on 2 of the most important stages in the Tour de France (assuming he took it those stages for it to be detected.) From what I've read Tramadol is sometimes used when other painkillers become less effective so MAYBE Quintana has lasting pain from a crash like in 2020 and somehow didn't realise it's banned but regardless its still negligence worthy of punishment. There are also studies suggesting that it might have some performance enhancing effect though they are not definitive and the tests weren't done on athletes of the level of a WT rider. And according to Chris Horner it makes you worse not better after *initial use* (trust a guy who almost certainly doped in his career to know what type of doping doesn't work.) So maybe Quintana thought taking it just a couple times might give him a slight edge and he might not be caught...
Hey Chris, the content is right up there buddy, don't worry about the RU-vid algorithm giving other channels such as Katie what's her face smashing 50k views of utter shite. We do what we do and that's it. Edit them vids, smash that like button and please subscribe , hell yer .....
Nope, he’s been putting out regular content. It’s one of two things - either something in your settings, or (more likely tbh) RU-vid occasionally screw-up with their notifications and they either don’t get sent out or they get lost along the way somehow. It happened enough to me that I turned off my email notifications in the end and just kept up myself in-app.
We like what you do, you're a bit addictive like tramadol but in a good way, I had a crash years back and spent a while on tramadol, didn't give me any performance gains, quite the opposite and took months to kick the habit 🤔
I like the relegation thing - it’s not perfect though. I hate how only some riders points count - that seems weird. The battle itself has potential to make some minor races toward the end of the season quite exciting.
We don't know if Quintana took the Tramadol during the race or overnight, and of course it may not have been Tramadol but some other opioid based pain killer, if it is specifically Tramadol which is banned and not all synthetic opioids then he should be able to beat the ban.
7:28 UCI point system is a 'new' thing to all the cycle of 3 years and the point system the relegation race will have an impact and a few changes in upcoming years or decades complain all the ways you want but this will help to build up competition and balance the field, you blink and you miss you pass or went on a preparation for another race ... don't blame the system now the game has change.
Re. Nairo: My thoughts are more with the team tbh as those boys have put a lot of bloody graft in the past few years to build their standing and visibility, so that news saddens me. And it saddens me for one reason that you pretty much nailed yourself Chris: just own the fuck up. The fact that it [could have been] a mistake due to the differing rule layouts is understandable to *some* degree, but trying to deny it is disingenuous at best, and insulting to both his team, other riders and fans at worst. So take the damn hit and admit you fucked up. This will have done him no favours and as much as I like the bloke, this was handled poorly - and that’s on him now. I have to take prescription codeine for chronic pain and have in the past taken Tramadol, and it’s a pretty hefty drug - certainly not one I could see any reason for using in Sport. If you need to use it during a competitive event, you shouldn’t be competing at all. Makes me wonder now if that was the reason he reached out for the back of that camera bike during Le Tour this year because he may have been feeling faint. What’s the other option if it wasn’t that? Because it’s certainly not better, but worse I feel in many regards. Tramadol has been a Schedule 1 drug in America for a few years now, and is only available in very specific circumstances here in England. It’s not available as part if some other drug, so his excuse that he didn’t take it is bullshit. I’m not a fan of lying and I’m kinda pissed off tbh because a good friend rides for that team so this whole thing must really smart for them. The best thing Nairo has done so far is pull out of the Vuelta. It will be interesting to see if he comes to his senses from here on out.
I don't know much about youtubing and content creation, or your personal story, or cycling.... but I've been watching you for about a year on and off, and since you ask for feedback here's my 2 cents which I've been holding on to for a little while. This is my current BIG gripe with you and I'll get it out of the way first: you ought to stop starting/ending your vids like this one with a sad note on your view counts, it's often cringe even for regular viewers (or me at least) who know the deal, and I'm guessing it's going to instantly put off many newcomers. I know it's kind of the current meta on the channel but I think here you should really fake it till you make it instead of making us feel sorry for you or whatever it's supposed to achieve (shooting yourself in the foot ?)... Any reference to your youtube hardships and self-pitiying or low view count blasé in your vids sort of leave a bad taste... keep them to a minumum, or in separate vids maybe (aka 'channel updates') ? Next onto some positives, for me the best content is anything with you on a bike, outside and ENJOYING YOURSELF (notice capital letters), or killing yourself with Louis behind the camera, anything with you and mates, HAVING FUN AND ENJOYING YOURSELF (it makes videos enjoyable believe me). What got me hooked to your channel was last years tour in the campervan with the guys, just pure gold, and going around with sweets after women's races and making people laugh with stupid but fun interviews, that was so f-ing refreshing. More please. Sorry but I'm not sure this current format of news videos is any good compared to what you've done before, and for the amount of work you probably have to put into it I'm thinking it's taking too much energy for little return. The dead jokes on stories that drag on too long for news that we see everywhere else with official footage, well meh... I watch because it's you but I don't think this is your thing...or at least find a more postive tone to do it. You riding, interviewing people, showing people a good time, and showing us around YOUR world of cycling while having a laugh, and the occasional well placed cynicism, is what I come back for. Take your TT rider interview for example, bring it a little closer to the Cafe Ride format you mentioned a few days ago and mix in your style... or something like the Between two ferns of cycling interviewing people with a fun cynical twist, low budget af but at least about people and sharing a laugh. Or anything you would enjoy doing really. Trust in the process yeah, but make sure you enjoy the journey or take a break... Tough Love from France
@@chrispritch While I don’t necessarily agree with everything Krum mentioned (people like / enjoy different things after all), he is right about the intro schtick. While I still find it amusing because I appreciate your bone dry sense of humour, I can see how others would maybe be a little off-put by it or it not “landing” as intended. That being said, I’ve been where you are too so I do know that there’s a kernel of truth in there and that it is a real frustration even if you are joking about it. I do however totally agree with Krum’s other points - particularly with regards doing what you LOVE. That being said, in an era where regular content is king, I recognise and acknowledge this isn’t always easy let alone practical (or indeed, affordable right now). But the truth is you gotta do it because you love it, or take a break. Nothing worse than feeling like you’re slogging away balancing what little free time you may have against people appreciating the quality work you put out there. I actually enjoy the extra material that comes via your News format. It’s seasonal anyway. The only “issue” I can think of with it is that there’s very little wiggle room - you either lean-in to it, or cut it because nobody’s interested in old news unless there was some way you made it a monthly thing looking back on the highs and lows of the month - but as I said before, old news and all that. People use the search engine for 2 reasons: to search for some random thing, but mostly to find content to some trending topic or news event. So that one’s a hard call and comes down to whether you’re enjoying it and feel it’s worth your efforts. I dig it, but then I’m just one guy, so… 🤷🏻♂️ You’ve got me number fella, give me a bell. Let’s have a chat about it. I walked away from updating my social media profile that had almost 50,000 Followers because of the reasons I stated above. At the end of the day, that’s only a choice you can make for each of these things individually, and the channel as a whole. Big gay love matey! Paddy x
Agree with Kruuum that your best content is out riding a bike and having fun. Love the carpark kom videos, LOVE the banter with the cameraman, love seeing you with all the cameras on, love the videos with the awesome shades and blazer. I like the other videos too, but many I skip or only watch a few minutes of.
12:59 my 2 cents (or 3) 1. recall the rafa nadal he almost made full wimbledon on pain killer (tramadol) to numb the knee pain, then the controversy grow does enhance the performance NO the thing is that take a tall on health day by day THEN 2. recall that a year ago Arkea and Quintana did have to deal the night raids searching for something that wasn't there BUT also 3. if naive that mingth not leave you out of guilt, then he stated he didn't take tramadol, BUT there are many similar opioids that has the same effects and if any he might take something from the medical staff not knowing is tramadol related THEN he just sing a new 3 year deal to arkea, Does Arkea will back up Quintana or will happen the movistar split again? because he stated me and my legal team, the he avoid la vuelta ... let me elaborate quick BOth the team and the raider need to be in the same page, does Nairo feel the team in there in this moment? what does say the position of Quintana now, well take the step away from la vuelta means Nairo care about losing the points and care if the team will have his back, nairo put money and time on a huge laboratory in Colombia that is one of his gifts for younger generations to prepare and avoid possible violations and test positive... this lab unfortunately was not taken seriously and care by the government and is not working, will be very hypocritical and nonsense for a man that fights for education and prevention in substances in cycling to make the mistake on purpose. and then we have to wait and see, because he has to fight WADA and not nadal for example.
