TDF Discussion - here be spoilers

**tulip** · 07-27-2009, 05:14 PM

Well, Cavendish has his phone call salute to his girlfriend...they all have some sort of gesture. I was most impressed with the German guy--Heinrich somebody? He was so moved by winning, he was crying. But then again, I am a girl.

**pll** · 07-27-2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by tulip

Well, Cavendish has his phone call salute to his girlfriend...they all have some sort of gesture. I was most impressed with the German guy--Heinrich somebody? He was so moved by winning, he was crying. But then again, I am a girl.

I think it's Haussler .. that was touching because it was spontaneous.

**spazzdog** · 07-27-2009, 05:29 PM

And there's the guy that does the "shooting an arrow" bit... is that Flecha?

As to the flying dirt vis-a-vis Twitter, Velonews... I find it interesting that AC states he "has never had a great admiration for him (LA) and never will."

I believe back in 2007, Contador was interviewed and was slobbering all over himself about how great a mentor LA was.

It was a bone headed idea to try and put those 2 on the same team... WAY too much ego at the dinner table. LA got his dander up and AC got his feelers hurt. Good thing the team didn't just implode...

**BabyBlueNTulsa** · 07-27-2009, 05:42 PM

I liked Haussler's (sp - sorry) win as well.. very emotional.

P.S. Sorry I was having a little too much enjoyment out of seeing the sudden spewing of emotions via Twitter. I guess it was inevitable it'd happen after everything...but I just want to apologize to my friends here for my own sponanteous posting. Ugh...

15 min later, I'm hoping they kiss and make up soon. No good will come of an extended p-match. Nobody looks good.

**BabyBlueNTulsa** · 07-27-2009, 05:46 PM

Guess I was posting my mea culpa when you were posting pll.

Thank you for posting more info on what AC was saying. I agree with you (after letting my own HS chanting die off)..feeling a bit silly.. but anyway...

Glad this is an international forum. Our media here is wayyyyy too one-sided.

**pll** · 07-27-2009, 05:46 PM

I'll say that Armstrong's idea of auctioning the bikes he rode in the Giro and the Tour for charity is a brilliant one.

**Zen** · 07-27-2009, 06:33 PM

lance should step AWAY from the twitter!
A little humility goes a long way.

**BabyBlueNTulsa** · 07-27-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Zen

lance should step AWAY from the twitter!
A little humility goes a long way.

Yes and the same goes for AC. (humility, shutting it, and maybe thanking his team - haven't heard he's done that)

**tulip** · 07-27-2009, 06:46 PM

Twitter can only be bad...unfortunately it encourages people to twit before they think. I can't think of much good that comes from twitter.

Flecha does the arrow because his name means arrow,but you probably already knew that. If I had a cool name that meant something, I'd probably do that too, but not in a bike race because it would be highly unlikely that I would win.

pll said it best.

**chutch** · 07-28-2009, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by Zen

lance should step AWAY from the twitter!
A little humility goes a long way.

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.

**redrhodie** · 07-28-2009, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by chutch

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.

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.

If only Howard Cosell were still alive. Boy, I'm really dating myself!

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