The hilarious yet unavoidably sad bit is that while Lopez is forced to take at least a year off in the minors, we get to hear the Eurosport and GCN boys wax poetic about Cavendish's last charge and how Vino finally did things right.
But maybe this move ends up being good for Superman. He's the bona fide superhero at Medellin and gets that superstar treatment for a year without having to put up with Vinokurov's hardass shtick or Eusebio and Co's mean girls routine. He can rest his lips up for a few months and try to get himself psyched up to kiss Savio or Lefevere 's ass next fall.
In the US the race coverage is always American heavy even when the US riders are getting shelled and pooped out the back.. when you watch the Latin coverage.. constant screaming and cheers for the Superman.. even when he is not in top 10,20..certainly a fan favorite in Mexico and Latin America..
I feel sad to see Lopez give another lover scorn interview about how Astana did him wrong and turned their back on him.. and the way life works, if he didn't get popped at a race, totally separate issue if Vino and Astana discovered information that summarized, he was lucky he didn't..
Cavendish has drank beer with Lance,George, Johan and Jan Ullrich,and Vino..but I guess that doesn't count.. as far as bad associates..