Schlecks Depreciation Thread

[Galic Ho]

yes, yes he did. On the primetime show on Versus. My jaw dropped.

It was your signature I saw. Here I was thinking Liggett was tamer than recent years. Oh my, guess I was wrong. What an awful thing to say. Nothing of merit to cement such words as holding any kind of truth.

Anthony Tan has the personality of a used tampon!

Hahahaha. Nicely put.

I've been giving that tool crap on the SBS website for years now. Tomolaris as well. I'm not very liked over there on that site. I've been censored so many times this year it isn't funny for completely tame things. Heck, virus protection software on my PC won't let FireFox open the new cyclingcentral website. Says it's malicious. Oh the irony!

Shocking to hear that. Even for Phil that is quite insulting.

Dito. I asked because I didn't notice it. Doesn't match everything else he'd been saying during the stage. What I heard was actually quite critical of the Schlecks from both Phil and Paul. Then again I've been really sick since Friday and yesterday was the first day I've felt normalish since last Thursday. I went to sleep somewhere around 40-50km to go and woke immediately when I heard "Contador." I didn't miss the good stuff!

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a Mike Tomalaris/Anthony Tan hatred.My GOD they suck!

I guess SBS had to get the only cycling journo (cringe!) with less knowledge than Tommo to stand beside him-Dave Mackenzie was outsmarting him without saying a word.Listening after the stage it was as if they hadn't watched it at all-which,in Tommo's case,would be true.

Tan makes Tomolaris look like a genius. Same ridiculous notions every time he speaks. Tan makes a personal note to skip throught his Thesaurus before each interview in order to make a mental note of some big smart words to drop...the old make yourself look intelligent by using big words routine. Yet Tan fails to realise that application of racing tactics and rider skills in relation to the days parcours, in his case failure to apply, make one look knowledgeable not fancy dialogue.

As Woodie said Phil Anderson would be a horrible host, but still better than these two. Sunderland and Dave Mackenzie are ex-pros, one a former DS with CSC who helped in the formation of Sky, who are reasonable, lacking in personal bias towards riders, who take what happens and simplify it and condense it into a short but info packed brief for the casual viewer. They are not only bearable but quite good. SBS should fire everyone else and put these two on as their hosts. They won't. Just like Leopard Trek won't fire Andy Schleck as their GC guy for this Tour. They should, but won't.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Can you gits take your crap about aussie commentators to another thread so we can concentrate on hating the Schlecks in this one.

 

[Bennyl]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a Mike Tomalaris/Anthony Tan hatred.My GOD they suck!

I guess SBS had to get the only cycling journo (cringe!) with less knowledge than Tommo to stand beside him-Dave Mackenzie was outsmarting him without saying a word.Listening after the stage it was as if they hadn't watched it at all-which,in Tommo's case,would be true.

where is dave mackenzie?

 

[woodie]

Can you gits take your crap about aussie commentators to another thread so we can concentrate on hating the Schlecks in this one.

Because there isn't enough of those threads

 

[Galic Ho]

Can you gits take your crap about aussie commentators to another thread so we can concentrate on hating the Schlecks in this one.

No. It's the same concept...git. They are the Schleck walking fanboy army. Duh!

 

[the asian]

Shocking to hear that. Even for Phil that is quite insulting.

He is the Anglophones Champion. New Incarantion of Lance Armstrong. Even Rides the same bicycle type.

 

[Cimber]

The Schlecks are smart to ride safely in the rain on the descent where Belokis career ended. let us not forget Wouters death also. cyclists with common sense, the Schlecks. obviously they remember Ocanas crash in the rain also.

Were they smart to get dropped on the ascent as well?

Actually Frankies group closed some of the gap on the descent. They were about 30sec behind on the top. That Ansy was unable to follow a big group I wouldnt call smart, but just bad bike handling.

 

[hrotha]

EXACTLEY! Anyone who pronounces the team's name with a fancy Euro accent is an LA lackey. And, er, um... other teenage stuff.

YEAH! And Movistar? IT'S MOOVISTAR, YOU MORANS

Anyway, Blazin' Saddles is great. Can't wait for Toto:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog/blazin-saddles/article/2403/

Schleck's whining was not so much a question of sour grapes as a whole sour vineyard.
Maybe he thinks that if he complains enough, race director Christian Prudhomme - in the same way that he altered the green jersey competition to suit Mark Cavendish - will see the light and come up with a Tour of 21 summit finishes and no downhill whatsoever, thereby gifting Andy a probable 42-second overall win.

 

[AussieGoddess]

its funny - on the rest day I watched this years LBL ..... and funnily enough, the same stupid issue with the Schlecks was the reason they failed their too.

They had 2 against 1 at the end, and completely failed to use ANY tactical advantage whatsoever, simply because they didnt want to drop the other one.

 

[hrotha]

its funny - on the rest day I watched this years LBL ..... and funnily enough, the same stupid issue with the Schlecks was the reason they failed their too.

They had 2 against 1 at the end, and completely failed to use ANY tactical advantage whatsoever, simply because they didnt want to drop the other one.

Ryder Hesjedal, official provider of anti-Schleck wisdom quotes since 2010:

When it's two against one, it does not get better than that

 

[Cimber]

Anyway, Blazin' Saddles is great. Can't wait for Toto:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog/blazin-saddles/article/2403/

Oh man, that was a great read. Made my laugh out loud on the office a few times.

Btw loved this:

Word of the Day: Schlective - adj. patchy - eg. Their form is rather schlective at the moment, in fact it's going downhill fast.

Quote of the Day: "It's a little bit scary when Contador attacks." Thomas Voeckler

 

[HL2037]

Seriously? He decided the team would dictate to the English speaking world that instead of pronouncing Leopard as "lep-ard" like the big cat, they'd use some whacked Germaniac contortion that sounds out as "ley-oh-perd" and insult the considerable intelligence of viewers world wide. Every LA/Schleck lackey sticks to the damn name...annoyingly. Those commentators with common sense tried it, then stopped and laughed their arses off. To Liggetts credit, he's been pointing out the weaknesses of the Schlecks this year and been sinking the boot in despite sticking with the name. It's not a sign of respect to uphold the ignorance of a few against the majority.

I say this because any team manager with half a brain would not have a team name with a distorted and warped pronounciation that violates all common sense. Nygaard is a moron. Everyone on team Horse Face is a moron. Karma came last night and ate the little muppet up. She's not done with him yet, she wants more. Andy is going to be ridden by Karma till the end of the Tour like a $2 buck *****. There won't be much left of him. Now the excuses come...typical loser mentality. Those people supporting them, are you proud of their behaviour? Still want to have gay cowboy pics of your boy as your avatar? That's what I thought. Sanchez, Evans and Contador were awesome last night.

How about people start talking about which Schleck now has a chance of making the podium. Franck will struggle to beat Samu and Contador onto the podium. Andy is also in trouble to make it ahead of Voeckler on GC! This is fantastic! Maybe everyone could give Andy a headstart tomorrow and let Leopard Trek ride a minute ahead on the road! I wonder how Spartacus can slow everyone else down and let Andy gain time? Andy's pathetic racing style has caught up with him. Never had the nads or heart required to win. I'm going to enjoy him getting whooped some more over the next few days. It does suck that Franck will feel obliged to hand over his GC hopes to drag his clown brother around. Such a shame, cause he's clearly better.

Yes, and I always figured that Brian Nygaard was the master mind behind the feelgood one-big-family ever hugging image, that CSC/Saxo managed to establish. I guess not, or maybe he doesn't have time to be both a press officer and a team manager.

Anyway, I don't think Andy is so bad as you describe him. He has a strong engine, and because of that and of his brothers connections, he went directly from neo pro to team leader on one of the biggest teams. He lacks a bit in maturity, because he never experienced to ride as an anonymous domestique and have unfair things happen to him.

Also, the Leopard (as in the tank, not the animal ) team is build around him and Fränk, so maybe he doesn't feel he needs to listen to others.

Maybe what happened yesterday wil toughen him up and make him focus harder - all year - and realize that nobody is entitled to win, even if they have a high vo2max and a low weight.

 

[Mellow Velo]

YEAH! And Movistar? IT'S MOOVISTAR, YOU MORANS

Anyway, Blazin' Saddles is great. Can't wait for Toto:
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog/blazin-saddles/article/2403/

Nice comedic piece, if sprinkled with a bit of plagiarism.
Now, where have I read about LEOTARD and the Schmucks, before?

 

[dbrmuz]

where is dave mackenzie?

Giving a rundown of the important bits at the start (ala Chris Boardman on ITV),and interviewing Cadel,mostly.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Where do I sign, for that to happen?

you don't have to, the wheels are already set in motion

 

[Parrulo]

Ryder Hesjedal, official provider of anti-Schleck wisdom quotes since 2010:

thats is the only reason why i have some sort of affection for hay-jay

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The real question in my mind is will Andy work for Frank? Or is he a Lance that will only work for himself?

I don't believe he'll work for his brother. We'll see.

2 words: vuelta 2010

 

[Archibald]

as fan of O'Grady it really does pain me to see him working for these two wally's.
so much wasted effort on his behalf.
At least Cav talks of finishing the job off for the guys who put him in the right place, and heaps praise on those that work for him.

 

[danjo007]

just read andy schmucks comments about decents being dangerous... he can sit the race out if he likes. effing lame.

 

[Swabian Lass]

Seriously? He decided the team would dictate to the English speaking world that instead of pronouncing Leopard as "lep-ard" like the big cat, they'd use some whacked Germaniac contortion that sounds out as "ley-oh-perd" and insult the considerable intelligence of viewers world wide. Every LA/Schleck lackey sticks to the damn name...annoyingly. Those commentators with common sense tried it, then stopped and laughed their arses off. To Liggetts credit, he's been pointing out the weaknesses of the Schlecks this year and been sinking the boot in despite sticking with the name. It's not a sign of respect to uphold the ignorance of a few against the majority.

Wow. Leopard is the name of Nygaard's management company, I believe. And as he's Danish I would guess that it's the Danish pronunciation. Seems reasonable enough to me, but maybe I missed the new UCI rule that all team names have to be pronounced as if they're English. You know, some of us actually think that's the right pronunciation of Leopard. But then, the correct pronunciation of "Wiggins" is Viggins".

Seriously, there are many, many weaknesses to point out in Team Leopard and their management, and yes, I think that their PR stinks. But pronunciation of the team name is not a major problem.

 

[El Pistolero]

I also like Ley-oh-perd better than lepard. I guess it's because I'm Dutch.

Plus the original word is Latin: Leopardus= Lion panter

Lepard is more ridiculous here if you ask me.

 

[HL2037]

I also like Ley-oh-perd better than lepard. I guess it's because I'm Dutch.

Plus the original word is Latin: Leopardus= Lion panter

Lepard is more ridiculous here if you ask me.

I always thought that the name Leopard came from the animal on the Luxembourgeoise flag - looks like a lion, but I think in heraldics such an animal is referred to as a leopard.

 

[Bavarianrider]

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[woodie]

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[marioni]

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The only problem I have with Schlecks is that Andy is the biggest crybaby in the world of cycling.