The Mighty Jens Voigt Thread

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The Falcon

Mar 12, 2009
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schadenfreude said:
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as opposed to australians, who are very well balanced. they've got a chip on each shoulder. ;)
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beats being a miserable sod ;)

PS. just go back to your one word answers please, my comprehension sucks.
 
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schadenfreude

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The Falcon said:
beats being a miserable sod ;)

PS. just go back to your one word answers please, my comprehension sucks.
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or both.

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Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon

Mar 11, 2009
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schadenfreude said:
or both.

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You have to accept that you sometimes meet people in these forums whom you might not agree with.... Fair enough...

But schadenfreunde.... :eek: Take your lonely life somewhere else please.

And as far as Jens Voigt goes, he's just a fantastic rider who derserves everybody's respect for his contribution to racing.
 
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schadenfreude

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Flash Gordon said:
You have to accept that you sometimes meet people in these forums whom you might not agree with.... Fair enough...

But schadenfreunde.... :eek: Take your lonely life somewhere else please.
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oh, ok.

Flash Gordon said:
And as far as Jens Voigt goes, he's just a fantastic rider who derserves everybody's respect for his contribution to racing.
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please fill me in on how asking a simple question, and the pursuant misinterpretation and overreaction by others that followed, imply a lack of respect? :rolleyes:
 
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What would happen if Jens Voigt and Chuck Norris had to battle it out? :D

Jens is the man, you can always count on several days of a GT being great because of him alone.
 
ElChingon

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Ildabaoth

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ElChingon said:
I demand justice! All Jens threads should be merged and have their title appended with Appreciation or Depreciation! :eek:
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Yes! I strongly demand a Jens Voigt depreciation thread.
 
Afrank

Afrank

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ElChingon said:
I demand justice! All Jens threads should be merged and have their title appended with Appreciation or Depreciation! :eek:
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I demand we sticky that thread, so we can always talk about the awesomeness that is jens voigt.
 
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schadenfreude said:
oh, ok.



please fill me in on how asking a simple question, and the pursuant misinterpretation and overreaction by others that followed, imply a lack of respect? :rolleyes:
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Your question was answered and you just said it was incorrect without saying why. He hasn't won a classic because he is always riding for his team mates and rarely gets his own chance.
 
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on3m@n@rmy

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Hinter said:
OK, I'm a massive fan of the big guy so this thread is for everyone who thinks Jens is the best thing that happened to cycling since man invented the wheel. And for starters, a few examples of just how tough he is (found these on the intertube somewhere - can't claim that I wrote them) so feel free to add your own...

Jens Voigt doesn’t complain about what suffering does to him… but suffering constantly complains about getting picked on by Jens Voigt.
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That one-liner used to be my signature. I love Jens too. Plus he does great interviews and comes up with some pretty great sound bites.
 
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Amazing stuff once again by Jens today... truly one of a kind. Today he once again showed all his cleverness and experience to outfox stronger riders, and all his motivation that he still has at 43 years of age. And once again he was able to get something out of it! For him to be on the podium today already made my Tour. I have been a bit critical of him recently, when I found that his PR activities in light of a career after cycling became more important than his actual racing. When Trek decided to take him to the Tour, I thought it was only for publicity. Thank you for proving me wrong, Jens! This polka dot jersey is already a huge success for Trek, it might be the biggest countable result for them during the whole Tour - all thanks to Jens. Truly one of cycling's greats.

And then what a pleasure to watch his post-race interview, in great french no less... reminiscing with Jalabert (who is now a commentator for French TV) about a breakaway long ago, where Jaja won and Jens took yellow. And to Jalabert's incredulous question as to where he can possibly still get his motivation from, he humbly talks of the satisfaction that working for the team, and passing his experience on to younger riders brings him. Not only is he a great athlete, but also simply an all around great human being.

Thanks Jens!
 
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williamp78

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Christian said:
Amazing stuff once again by Jens today... truly one of a kind. Today he once again showed all his cleverness and experience to outfox stronger riders, and all his motivation that he still has at 43 years of age. And once again he was able to get something out of it! For him to be on the podium today already made my Tour. I have been a bit critical of him recently, when I found that his PR activities in light of a career after cycling became more important than his actual racing. When Trek decided to take him to the Tour, I thought it was only for publicity. Thank you for proving me wrong, Jens! This polka dot jersey is already a huge success for Trek, it might be the biggest countable result for them during the whole Tour - all thanks to Jens. Truly one of cycling's greats.

And then what a pleasure to watch his post-race interview, in great french no less... reminiscing with Jalabert (who is now a commentator for French TV) about a breakaway long ago, where Jaja won and Jens took yellow. And to Jalabert's incredulous question as to where he can possibly still get his motivation from, he humbly talks of the satisfaction that working for the team, and passing his experience on to younger riders brings him. Not only is he a great athlete, but also simply an all around great human being.

Thanks Jens!
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His english interview was also brilliant. He started talking about the Prudential Tour (old version of the tour of britain) which he rode with chris boardman years ago during which he helped chris boardman remove sheeps wool from his bike after a stage!! A stage in which he won the king of the mountains jersey!
 
Afrank

Afrank

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He clearly wants to make the most out of what looks likely to be his last Tour. Very good to see. Looking forward to seeing what else he does over the next 3 weeks. :)
 
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Thanks for posting the pics of Jens on the podium in the polka dot jersey! What a great moment for him!

In the US on NBC Sports we listened FOR HOURS to P & P enthuse about the oldest man in the race, one of the most popular riders in the peloton, the King of Pain, etc, etc until Jens secured the jersey and was swept up by the bunch.

After the stage did NBC even bother to show him on the podium?
Of course not. :(
 
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When jensie retires, who will fill the gap left behind by him?

He single-handedly made yesterday's stage watchable. After he was reeled in by the peloton, the stage went completely stale till the final few kms.
 
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When jensie retires, who will fill the gap left behind by him?

He single-handedly made yesterday's stage watchable. After he was reeled in by the peloton, the stage went completely stale till the final few kms.
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The similarly well respected Chris Horner will obviously take over. Its a shame his good mate Stuie O'Grady is no longer in the peloton to lead the after match party!
 
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