mickkk said:
Baden Cooke was great but let's not forget McEwen.
Then again I guess it's arguable whether Queensland is part of Australia ;-)
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Baden Cooke was great but let's not forget McEwen.
Then again I guess it's arguable whether Queensland is part of Australia ;-)
Interesting that the Cadel doping threads are already up and running by the usual dumbwits. So happy for Cadel and the way in which he won. Fantastic. My happiest day as a cycling fan.
jobiwan said:Of course I have nothing but ENORMOUS RESPECT for Cadel's ride. A deserving winner.
BUT....this thread was still started after Stage 1. STAGE 1!!!
It looks great now, but OP got lucky!
I have been a fan of Cadel's for as long as he has been racing, I raced in the same race as him once when he was just starting his international mtb career. I was in a different category at the time, it was a 4 stage mtb race over a weekend in Canberra in Aus.
So as to when I put up the first post is sort of irrelevant 'cos I was going to be supporting him anyhow.
But this last few years I have noticed his new mindset. Maybe perhaps people who do not follow his racing may not have noticed this because again they have just dismissed him going on past performances. I definitely do not know the man but did notice a more positive attitude. And his team has made a big difference too, a good supportive team if not the best is very important. In along tour like the tdf it is a virtual family whilst under huge amounts of stress.
So not Lucky in the fact that I support him anyway, & not luckey in the fact that I have noticed his new demeanor & understand the value of a close & dedicated team.
Perhaps his detractors will be supporting/predicting another triumph again next year perhaps not??? won't matter to me.
PS fan of Lance, AS, Robbie Mc, Cav & most of the pro riders.
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:
The thing about Evans is, he's really ego centric and wants to win everything for him self. I actually find it strange Phil and Cuddles are friends and that Cuddles has actually helped Phil get some nice wins in the past. It's hard to find 2 more ego centric cyclists then those 2 in the peloton. And they'll be riding in the same team next year
But for some reason I can't explain, they're friends and work well together. So why not.That sort of riding is still there in Cuddles. And you can't really blame him for that imo.
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:OHH lorrd.
Permanent Evans Avatar for moi
Congrats Evans, I underrated your abilities and you are a worthy winner.
I have the Avatar, just trying to find out how to post it up here!!!
El Pistolero said:The thing about Evans is, he's really ego centric and wants to win everything for him self. I actually find it strange Phil and Cuddles are friends and that Cuddles has actually helped Phil get some nice wins in the past. It's hard to find 2 more ego centric cyclists then those 2 in the peloton. And they'll be riding in the same team next year
That sort of riding is still there in Cuddles. And you can't really blame him for that imo.
Maybe he was a sprinter in a previous life ? Gilbert definitely strikes me as egocentric and seems to lap up the attention. Evans to me seems more awkward and quiet. Not sure why you would think he wants win everything for himself but isn't that his job anyway to get wins for the team. Just like any other team captain ? Even though Evans is a bit eccentric he has a lot of self belief. To me that's not egocentric.
movingtarget said:
All his team mates and ex team mates call him egocentric. And they're the same as the team mates Phil has now. They really have a lkot of stories about him
He really is ego centric. Obviously I'm basing my opinion on his (ex) team mates as I don't know the guy personally.
Rip:30 said:
Does anyone have more photos of Cadel from the early 90s? I tossed out all of my old magazines years ago. One with him using the number 28 would be nice...
movingtarget said:
I think Evans has always been very competitive. Perhaps because his palmarès wasn't what it should have been, he'd be chasing wins and going deep into the red in minor events when he didn't have the form to win, but then taking too much out of himself to truly have it when he hit the big events that he was targeting, and running out of gas.
El Pistolero said:All his team mates and ex team mates call him egocentric. And they're the same as the team mates Phil has now. They really have a lkot of stories about him
He really is ego centric. Obviously I'm basing my opinion on his (ex) team mates as I don't know the guy personally.
Only child syndrome..... enough said!
Dermie said:
Would this suit, Molly in Rabobank kit.
Hey Timmy-loves-rabo have you had a chance to see if molly will suit as your new avatar??
Dermie said:
Is this one of the new manimals the Englsih geneticists are developing ? Now we have proof !
ihatescarves said:
There are some early pics here as part of this photo gallery - http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/gallery-0-1226099936313?page=6
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