...the rest of the peloton should tell the likes of Cancellara where to get off when they decide to shut a stage down like he did earlier in the Tour. No rider is bigger than the game and no one is entitled to anoint himself the King of the Peloton.
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X2Sasquatch said:People seem to forget about stage 2.
Everyone thinks the chain incident was the defining point.
If they didn't slow down, Schleck would have been a couple minutes from the lead and the chain wouldn't have been an issue.
So it all evens out.
Similarly, Hushovd would have the green jersey if it weren't for that stage. He would be 20 points ahead of Petacchi. But no, people think the chain marred the tour but in fact, it was stage two.
berto claims to have neutralized the stage.sienna said:...the rest of the peloton should tell the likes of Cancellara where to get off when they decide to shut a stage down like he did earlier in the Tour. No rider is bigger than the game and no one is entitled to anoint himself the King of the Peloton.
scribe said:berto claims to have neutralized the stage.
sienna said:I'm speaking generally – not necessarily talking about individuals. No rider should be allowed to neutralaise a stage.
The only time it should happen was like in '95.
sienna said:I'm speaking generally – not necessarily talking about individuals. No rider should be allowed to neutralaise a stage.
The only time it should happen was like in '95.
fixedgear said:Actually, I think he asked the peloton to slow down whereas Fabian campaigned for neutralizing the stage.
erader said:yeah that was dumb (on the part of the peloton), especially when you consider cancellara's motives.
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