That is a terrific blog by Millar. After what happened with Floyd I'm leery of referring to any of these guys as my "heroes", but VDV could change that. He, Millar, and all of the Chipotle team are just so refreshing. Go Argyle!
Somewhat jaded caveat, though: If I were ever to hear that any of the Chipotle guys had managed to cheat through all of that testing, that could be the one thing to make me go apocalyptic and give up on cycling...
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07-18-2008, 08:14 AM #1
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"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
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07-19-2008, 07:22 PM #2
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Good stage today, eh? Cavendish looks tired...
Ricco is apparently not so "suave." lol To call him a dumbass would be a compliment. Team Saunier D. pulling out is both disheartening and encouraging. Disheartening because on one hand it looks suspicious, i.e. pull out before the inevitable lightning struck twice, and encouraging because it appears that they may have considered how staying in might create turmoil and speculation throughout the rest of the Tour. Now they can all just get back to racing. Hopefully.
~BikeMommaLast edited by BikeMomma; 07-19-2008 at 07:32 PM.
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07-19-2008, 07:45 PM #3
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I'm finding myself *wanting* my riders to look tired. If they are doing superhuman feats, I start to get suspicious. If they have a crappy day, or are tired and draggy after a huge effort, then I believe in them a little bit more.
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07-19-2008, 08:56 PM #4
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Yea, I feel the same way. I was mainly referring to what Mark said about quitting when he feels tired so that he could save himself for the Olympics. You can tell he just wants to keep going, but looks exhausted. It must be a difficult decision for him. No one ever wants to quit the Tour, especially with the run he's having. The guy's fast as h3ll. Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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