No that was to his girlfriend. That day they couldn't phone each other...Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
And true Aggie Ama, they both are acting like little kids...
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No that was to his girlfriend. That day they couldn't phone each other...Quote:
Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
And true Aggie Ama, they both are acting like little kids...
No big surprise, George's collarbone is broken. He's one tough dude.
when did this happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
I think it happened the stage before the time trial. He refused X-Rays until he got to Paris. I assume he wasn't abandoning with Paris so close. I was hoping he would take the National Champion race, I wonder if he will heal in time?Quote:
Originally Posted by papaver
Agreed, those tweets were unnecessary. Both are coming across negatively. The Tour is over, you're going your separate ways, move on. You can debate this next July- by letting your riding do the talking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zen
I love it. It reminds me Hinault/Lemond. Or "Pumping Iron" or Ali-Frazier. This is a rivalry for history books. Trash-talk has its place.Quote:
Originally Posted by chutch
If only Howard Cosell were still alive. Boy, I'm really dating myself!
I've loved it too. Sure, much of it has been childish, but it adds elements of both drama and humor. The race itself is exciting but, really, how much can you talk about someone's acceleration at the line or how they flew down a descent? It's the crashes and the trash-talk and the strategical intrigue that make it really fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
But at least in the Lemond/Hinault and Lemond/Fignon days, we didn't have twitter to blast the drivel through the universe at light speed. We were lucky to get a 3-inch story in the Sunday paper, in the sports section, right next to the Gentlemen's Club ads and after the Little League reports. There's alot to say for journalistic filtering.Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
And when did Howard Cosell (I can still hear him say that) pass on? I missed that one, although I haven't heard from him in quite a while.
There is always the option of ignoring it... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
Oh, I do, Kalidurga. I don't twit, never have. But it's everywhere I look, and I don't look too hard--just here, CNN, BBC, and occasionally a French newspaper on-line. It's the worst right here and on CNN. But you are right, I can just take a hike.
That's definitely the case here - Wiggins and Cav have got a lot of coverage (relatively speaking seeing as there isn't a huge amount of tour coverage in general)Quote:
Originally Posted by spazzdog
I haven't been following them on twitter, but Wiggins has done some nice longer pieces in the Observer over the past couple of weeks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...tour-de-france
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog...tour-de-france
That's why I enjoy reading the Tour coverage over at NYVelocity. After reading the silliness in the "serious" cycling press, Schmalz helps to put it all into perspective.Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
Some of you ladies might get a kick out of joining the current debate: http://nyvelocity.com/content/featur...-tour-argument
and away we go... how high will it reach?
spazz
hmmm... I had an interesting encounter today with a mechanic from another team who was on the TdF. One night they spent the night at the same hotel as the Astana team. Lance and the team were at the table joking and fooling around. Then Contador came to the table and everybody stopped laughing. They cleared the table as fast as they could... The mechanic told me that the tension was kinda freaky. It was all Lance and Contador really was singled out.
I read about Contador turning down what sounded like a very lucrative offer from Astana (contract extension) with a guarantee he would be leader even if Vino came back... and that he's looking for a new team for 2010 season even though he's under contract to Astana.
Talented he is, but I hope for his sake he gets his ego in check before he makes a big boo-boo. With the exhibition he put on at TdF with regard to "teamwork" he may find no one with the bucks willing to take him (wow! bad sentence - sorry).
spazz
I wasn't clear here, I think. It was Lance who was in charge and AC was singled out by him. It was all a mindgame. He really wanted to win the TdF and Bruyneel wanted that too and he did everything he could to put AC in discredit. Lance played some very very dirty games. Like ordering the team to leave the hotel without warning AC. So when AC left his room everybody had checked out and he had to reach the start on his own. Luckily his brother could arrange things for him so he managed to get there on time (that was during the 1st stage).
If you know all this, then you can understand AC reactions a little better, I think.
I don't get that. Doesn't Bruyneel work for Astana? And supposed to be running the team? How is Lance in charge? I don't doubt for a minute that that happened. Lance is not a nice person at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by papaver
BTW - I heard on ReachMD that there are some people who do not test positive for the TE marker. I'm a little fuzzy with the details but the upshot is that some people have genetic traits that cover up doping. Not pointing fingers - just thought it was interesting (OK, pointing a little finger..)
Well, that worked great. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by papaver
Because I figured this year it would be the Tour de Lance, I watched very little coverage of the race.
Jens. Is. Awesome. Could this man really be any cooler?
http://www.velonews.com/article/96642
I was wondering how he was doing. Thanks for posting the article Kalidurga.
Bruyneel works for RadioShack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogmama
Actually, he's still with Astana until the end of the season. But, I bet he's counting the minutes, and not working any overtime. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by papaver
That, I can understand!! :) LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie