interesting reading now

[enrecul]

from an article years back, just came across it....

" Armstrong, however, suggested that many of the riders in the peloton were on his side. "Simeoni is not a rider that the peloton wants to see in the front group. All he does is attack cycling and say bad things about the riders and the group in general," said Armstrong. "When I came back to the peloton, I had a lot of people patting me on the back. They don't want somebody inside the sport destroying it. All he wants to do is to destroy cycling, and destroy the sport that pays him."

 

[Berzin]

When asked why he chased down Simeoni in such a meaningless break (meaningless to the overall classification) Armstrong stated he was "protecting the best interests of the peloton".

Not too hard to figure out what he was talking about. And I'm sure he got a warm round of applause from all the dopers in the peloton that day.

 

[buckwheat]

When asked why he chased down Simeoni in such a meaningless break (meaningless to the overall classification) Armstrong stated he was "protecting the best interests of the peloton".

Not too hard to figure out what he was talking about. And I'm sure he got a warm round of applause from all the dopers in the peloton that day.

Actually, Simeoni got a warm round of loogies hacked up on him.

 

[enrecul]

Jeeeeesus

U serious?

Scum! Words areone thing...spitting altogether another

 

[Mongol_Waaijer]

U serious?

Scum! Words areone thing...spitting altogether another

it was Eckimov who spat I believe

 

[Epicycle]

Here's a good one:

"You can see the differences, As a rider it is easily perceptible, or as a well-educated fan sitting at home. You get to a climb and everyone has maybe one or two team-mates with him -- that is doable. You can't have a leader's team getting to the final climb with five guys on the front, like every year from three years back all the way back. It is impossible to ride the front with your whole team and get to the final climb with most of your team still on the front -- and be ready to come back and do it day in and day out."

"...so you are telling me that a 150 mile race over four mountain passes you can finish with 7-8 guys on the last climb? I don't believe it to be possible. Even with Rasmussen's team, and he had a lot of questions about him, he was arriving with only two guys on the front and one would get dropped on the final climb. That's what I mean by a change."

- Chris Horner, 2007. Obviously referring to the blue train. Although it does bear some resemblance to the lime green train at the 2010 Giro.

 

[Willy_Voet]

Chris Boardman said much the same thing back around 2000. To paraphrase: when you see whole teams riding at another level, you have to be suspicious...

 

[peloton]

Here's a good one:

"You can see the differences, As a rider it is easily perceptible, or as a well-educated fan sitting at home. You get to a climb and everyone has maybe one or two team-mates with him -- that is doable. You can't have a leader's team getting to the final climb with five guys on the front, like every year from three years back all the way back. It is impossible to ride the front with your whole team and get to the final climb with most of your team still on the front -- and be ready to come back and do it day in and day out."

"...so you are telling me that a 150 mile race over four mountain passes you can finish with 7-8 guys on the last climb? I don't believe it to be possible. Even with Rasmussen's team, and he had a lot of questions about him, he was arriving with only two guys on the front and one would get dropped on the final climb. That's what I mean by a change."

- Chris Horner, 2007. Obviously referring to the blue train. Although it does bear some resemblance to the lime green train at the 2010 Giro.

Hah, good find.

Maybe the RadioShack bus had a "engine problem" during the PV as well, could explain how a 39 yo Horner won the TT...