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Kwibus said:I love the Schleck brothers.
No bull****, they just say what they think and I sure do appreciate it. Maybe they are arrogant, but so far he did what he said.
Also love their humor.
Totally agree.
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Kwibus said:I love the Schleck brothers.
No bull****, they just say what they think and I sure do appreciate it. Maybe they are arrogant, but so far he did what he said.
Also love their humor.
Kwibus said:I love the Schleck brothers.
No bull****, they just say what they think and I sure do appreciate it. Maybe they are arrogant, but so far he did what he said.
Also love their humor.
Yeah, that one's funny. I don't think Contador tried to drop him even once.powerste said:Does this one count as humor?
"The difference from this year to last year is that I could never drop Contador, but he can't drop me either," said Schleck. "The difference now is that I'm 41 seconds ahead of him and if he wants to win this he has to attack me."
Two words: Stage Nineteen
I've got no beef with Andy, don't find him particularly arrogant, he's delivered the goods so far in the race, etc... BUT - his elevator missed a floor or two if he really believes what he said today.
BeachBum said:I can't really decide if he's arrogant or not, but at least Shrek jr is doing something. What did Leaky, Rabo and Retirement Shack do all day? The old folks (Basso, Menchov, LA, LL) watched while the kids went up the road. You'd think Rabo and Leaky with 2 riders each up there would try some tag teaming, but all they did was follow wheels until they fell off the pace.
A couple days ago, everybody said Shrek should've attacked sooner. Well, he did that today and shredded everybody except Alberto.
As far as Shrek's mentality, I believe performance is tied at least in part to your outlook. If he thinks he's going to fail, he will. He's being positive, and if that leads to him attacking on 2 mtn stages, let's see a few more interviews like the ones he's given.
jfo-ny said:I may as well spell some of this out for you because you'll never figure it out on your own.
1-prologues mean very little, and he was unhappy - but you don't read the news
2- andy caught up (pretty quickly) - VDV packed it in - but you don't read the news. the peloton stopped riding because it was dangerous - not to 'wait for andy'
3- you need a dictionary
4- you need a dictionary. I would love to hear how many languages you speak fluently...
5- AS has said repeatedly he's waiting for the 3rd week but - you don't read the news. are you getting tired of being stupid yet?
6- his plan was to race in the third week, not the first - but since YOU DONT READ THE NEWS - you didn't catch that part again. winning the stage was there for the taking so he did - all the other riders were avoiding the effort to ride for the win or making a hash of it.
So, on to YOUR attitude: "innerpeace" of what? I think Dr Freud wants a word with you, you need therapy, and a dictionary.
cyclingmad said:Schleck comments about Evans were fact not disrespect. Evans was never a true contender this year and he had all his luck in the first week now injury it is back to the usual excuses of the last 3 years when the guy just isn't good enough. Was never good enough to lead a team at the tour and should have stayed at Omega Pharma as a domestique for Van Den Broeck.
sometriguy said:schleck tried to shred contador, but contador didn't bite.
contador didn't even bother trying to attack, he knew the only way to make this work was a group effort.
AS is getting cockier by the day. Not only will AC crush him on stage 19, I bet he takes minutes out of him on tourmalet
jfo-ny said:4- you need a dictionary. I would love to hear how many languages you speak fluently...
santacruz said:I don't understand where you guys are reading that AS is arrogant.. I've seen him interviewed many times he seems like a nice guy.
jfo-ny said:@"innerpeace"
You are such a fred. go back to golf, you understand nothing about cycling. zero. I'll give you a hint - dont compare a GT stage as equal or similar to a classic on day race because they use the same route. read some of the history of the sport and riders before you drivel. freds like you are why I hate forums. yeah, you have a peace of something up inside.
Burnette said:It is funny to read you guys talk about arrogance in competition when that is part of it. They fight each other to be champion, to be the best. It isn't/wasn't a hobby for Michael Jordan, Roger Fedra, Dale Earnhardt, Serena Williams, David Letterman, Bill Gates, etc... Do you train in the gym, burn your lungs and tear your legs to be someones friend? No, it is war, you will win at all cost and God help anyone standing in your way. Have you never had passion for what you do, have you not ever had to over come adversity, have you never been challenged by someone who did not do the work you did? Did you coddle them or did you put it right and ride them into the ground. C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N folks, you shal layeth the smack down on that old lady racing in front of you at the grocery store! You got two items and here she is with a full basket, body checking you into the tabloids, beating you to the 12 items or less Express Lane? ***. (just kiding, let grandma go ahead, might be my grandma,Ha!)Sometimes when people fight/compete, they say mean things to each other. They undertsand it, you just have to toughen up to it.
As far as Andy's quote about Cadel not being a threat, well, if Andy was a commentator he would now be considered prophetic.
Thoughtforfood said:I came in hoping he would win. Now I sincerely hope that I get to see him get dropped by AC. I just did not like the interview before stage 3.
Past that, at least there is a real race this year, as last year what we got was a 12 year old slap fight played out on twitter. This year we have a race, and I for one am glad that AS is riding well and talking smack. I do wish there were one more guy in the mix, but after today, it appears that is not the case.
icefire said:If I had to measure Andy's statements (or those of anyone else), I'd always use Indurain as a comparison. Andy is at the opposite end of Indurain, no matter how true his words may be.