Favorite quotes from the peloton

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

"As long as I breathe, I attack."

~Bernard Hinault

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

Al Trautwig and Bob Roll discussing the latest in bicycle technology.

Trautwig: “If you were out there today, Bob, what would you be riding?”

Roll: deadpanned, “Something with a V-8.”

 

[md2020]

regarding the spread of doping in the peleton,

“When I saw riders with fat asses climbing like aeroplanes, that’s when I knew,” said Columbian climber Luis Herrera.

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

“When I saw riders with fat asses climbing like aeroplanes, that’s when I knew,” said Columbian climber Luis Herrera.

Nice one! Lucho's *** probably looks like my knees.

 

[marinoni]

When you're doped to the gills and you're haematocrit is 60%, it looks easy. Isnt that what Riis meant?

 

[marinoni]

Nonsense

Sorry to tell you this cos you're obviously an 'Armstrong Hater', but the French did hate Lemond.
Maybe not quite as passionately as they hate Armstrong, but they hated him like they hate all Americans, it's just the way they're built; as far as the French are concerned, if you're an American there's a very good chance you're despisable.

That is absolute nonsense. Lemond was hugely popular in France.

 

[marinoni]

The French and Armstrong

Let me add to that. I was at the Tour in 01 and my impression was Armstrong was very popular with the French fans. I also never saw any arguing or bad blood between French and American fans. I don't judge Americans by what **** Cheney says on TV, you shouldnt judge the French by what their media has to say.

 

[marinoni]

I forget who said it but screamed at Henri Desgrange at the top of the Tourmalet-"ASSASSINS!!"

 

[Cartesian Centaur]

A wonderful LA comment pinched from the pumpkin heart thread:

"I produce a lot less than most people, which is not necessarily a great thing but lactic acid is certainly the enemy. It's like when you run uphill and all of a sudden your legs stop, it's because you're lactating."

Really, lactating? I don't generally stop halfway up a hill because I've suddenly started producing milk...

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

"Who the hell's going to chase??"

- David Duffield, just after Oscar Camenzind launches an attack at the 1998 World's and the others all look around at each other in hesitation.

"He's absolutely unstoppable!!!"

- Duffield again. This time astounded at watching doped up human guinea pig Laurent Dufaux go so fast uphill in the 1998 Tour of Romandie he had to brake hard going around the corners. The Romandie was the EPO maximum testing ground for Festina that year's Tour, where they met their demise.

For American fans who didn't get a chance to hear Duffield, he was the Eurosport commentator for probably 20 years, and had even more wacky phrases and idioms than Phil Liggitt. Duffield was also a walking encyclopedia of cycling history who would often cover up to 8 hours straight commentary by himself. Sometimes he'd get so far off track you'd swear he hadn't looked at the monitor to see the attacks that were happening for the last ten minutes. But what a great voice and a great broadcaster. Especially when working with others.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Here's a clip of Duffield announcing the 1994 Paris-Roubaix. He's completely hoarse from 7 hours of excitement.

Here's the Duffers commenting on the 92 M-SR.

1990 P-R final.

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

For American fans who didn't get a chance to hear Duffield, he was the Eurosport commentator for probably 20 years, and had even more wacky phrases and idioms than Phil Liggitt. Duffield was also a walking encyclopedia of cycling history who would often cover up to 8 hours straight commentary by himself. Sometimes he'd get so far off track you'd swear he hadn't looked at the monitor to see the attacks that were happening for the last ten minutes. But what a great voice and a great broadcaster. Especially when working with others.

Fortunately, thanks to Youtube, we have! I especially like his commentary on Kelly's 92 San Remo win. When Kelly catches Argentin in the final kilometers Duffield does his impression of the sound that the Italian crowd at the finish has just made: "Awww . . ."

 

[Bala Verde]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WPPSDMV6uQ

The 'great Bram Tankink' after Ricco was caught in the TdF.

Interviewer: If you had to say something to Ricco, what would you say to him right now?

BT: I would punch him in the face. As a matter of fact, I already punched him during yesterday's stage. In retrospect, I am rather happy that I did that. He is just a p$r*i#c@k. I have always considered him a p$r*i#c@k. I don't regret that he's been caught, he deserves it. I would just totally whack the guy... Even if I were his team mates. I don't know where the rest of the team is, ... didn't they all go home? This is just incredible.

 

[Bala Verde]

Neem het van mij aan: in Nederland zit de intelligentsia tussen twee wielen. Als je fietst stroomt het bloed sneller door de hersenen en hoe meer bloed, hoe sneller je kunt denken'

Take it from me: in the Netherlands the intellectuals/intelligentsia are between two wheels. If you ride a bike, blood flows faster in/to the brain and the more blood, the faster you can think.

~
Gerrie Kneteman

 

[Cartesian Centaur]

All the Dufferisms inspired me to revisit this page:

http://www.addiscombe.org/features/duffieldcollection/Duffield.htm

instead of doing my work...might have just sent myself base over apex there.

He's still commentating on Eurosport though, they just wheel him out for the smaller stuff and don't let him loose on the GTs.

 

[Escarabajo]

*****

Edit: Wrong section***********

 

[Angliru]

This is off topic, but I recall a photo of Ullrich giving Armstrong "The Look" on the 2000 stage that Pantani went on his epic 100+ km solo attack. The photo shows Ullrich looking back at Armstrong just as he blows up after neglecting to fuel and hydrate in the midst of his gloating bloodlust on Pantani's failed attack. Ullrich's look seemed to be more out of concern as if saying "C'mon Lance!" as opposed to the predatory look that the Armstrong
was famous to have given Ullrich a year later. Possibly as a payback after reviewing the footage of that one stage in his 7 year reign where everything didn't seem to fall into place.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

All the Dufferisms inspired me to revisit this page

That's a great site!

I recall a photo of Ullrich giving Armstrong "The Look"

You mean this?

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

"Ferdy attack now. France ready?"

-Ferdinand Kübler

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

You mean this?

That's not the Look; thats "WTF??"

 

[RDV4ROUBAIX]

"....next year I might have a go at the Tour of Flanders"

~Andy Schleck, after winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège today.
I say go for it youngblood!!!

 

[180mmCrank]

"Until I was 16 I basically never trained at all. I just rode my bike to get an ice cream in the next town"

Andy Schleck

 

[Christian]

My all-time favorite has to be of Udo Bölts:

"Quäl dich, du Sau!"

which is really hard to translate but it's something like

"Torture yourself, you pig!"

I believe up to this day that this phrase alone (in addition to some steroids maybe) made Jan Ullrich win his 1997 Tour de France.

 

[Barnaby]

"Hiya Theo...... WTF ". Daryl Impey

 

[trek52]

A few years ago a mate and I were riding a big 3 day race in Australia. The year before Graeme Brown (rabobank) had won the prologe so over a beer leading up to the race we asked Brownie how to ride a sucessful prologe. His response was priceless...these were his actual words

"Go out hard but not to hard, get up to about 60km/ph, hold that speed and sprint the last 500m"

Needless to say this advice didnt work for someone who couldnt sprint at 60km/ph !!!