Theo Boss, meet karma, karma, meet Theo Boss

[Dewulf]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bos-crashes-out-of-vuelta-in-time-trial

i kno, i kno...it's not very 'new age' of me to gloat, after all, riders i like have hit similar obstacles, eg Greipel for one.

But Theo, a (arrogant?) sprinter (who intentionally or not pulls people ie. tour leaders off their bike) doing a TT with his head down, not looking where he's going....i don't know, that just says something to me

 

[Dundee]

Yea tall poppy syndrome

 

[Kwibus]

Cool story bro.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Bos is a lot of things, but certainly not arrogant. I spoke to him after one of the six day races in Amsterdam in '08, just before he switched to the road. Very down to earth guy you could have a normal conversation with.

 

[cromagnon]

Bos is a lot of things, but certainly not arrogant. I spoke to him after one of the six day races in Amsterdam in '08, just before he switched to the road. Very down to earth guy you could have a normal conversation with.

COnclusive proof. Most of his general staff thought hitler was a top bloke.

 

[ak-zaaf]

COnclusive proof. Most of his general staff thought hitler was a top bloke.

OK, thread can be closed.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Yup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[3][2] In other words, Godwin put forth the sarcastic observation that, given enough time, all discussions—regardless of topic or scope—inevitably wind up being about Hitler and the Nazis.

 

[theyoungest]

COnclusive proof. Most of his general staff thought hitler was a top bloke.

You really honor your username.

 

[Kwibus]

COnclusive proof. Most of his general staff thought hitler was a top bloke.

What the F... is this?

 

[Leopejo]

To return to the topic, the same happened to another "arrogant" rider, Riccardo Riccò, in the Tour of Austria time trial.

As he was in the leader jersey he completed the time trial with a bloody face and was able to ride the next and last stage to claim overall victory.

 

[neineinei]

Shoegazing is arrogant now?

 

[The Sheep]

This is a great thread well done OP

 

[ultimobici]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bos-crashes-out-of-vuelta-in-time-trial

i kno, i kno...it's not very 'new age' of me to gloat, after all, riders i like have hit similar obstacles, eg Greipel for one.

But Theo, a (arrogant?) sprinter (who intentionally or not pulls people ie. tour leaders off their bike) doing a TT with his head down, not looking where he's going....i don't know, that just says something to me

The fact that the UCI didn't throw the book at him and chose to give him the minimum ban suggests that they did not think it was intentional.

The UCI yesterday suspended Theo Bos for the incident during the Tour of Turkey in April when he appeared to push Daryl Impey into a crash barrier as the field prepared for the finishing sprint on the final stage. Impey, riding for Barloworld was the race leader and he went on to win the race because the incident happened in the last 600m of the stage, and despite being seriously injured he got back on his bike and crossed the line, he has not raced since.
Bos has been banned for one month, the minimum sanction for the offence under the UCI rules – he could have been banned for up to six months under the rule governing bringing cycling, and the UCI, into disrepute. Tellingly although video footage of the incident suggests that the UCI could have charged Bos with far more serious offences carrying far greater potential penalties, they chose not to do so.
Giving Boss the minimum suspension perhaps reflects the fact that the UCI clearly feels that some infraction of the rules occurred but that TV footage of the incident (see below) made it look worse then it was, certainly there are plenty of people willing to believe Bos including a number of his fellow riders such as Robbie McEwan.

The only person who disagreed was Impey. But then that's to be expected.

To gloat in the way that you are is petty in the extreme.

 

[L'arriviste]

This thread seems to me to be a lot of mean-spirited nonsense.

What has Theo Bos done to deserve that?

And now that you've unfairly maligned Bos, should you expect a group of itchy fingered, ill-informed forum users to wish you a severe accident involving a motorcycle?

Didn't think so.

 

[TRDean]

This thread seems to me to be a lot of mean-spirited nonsense.

What has Theo Bos done to deserve that?

And now that you've unfairly maligned Bos, should you expect a group of itchy fingered, ill-informed forum users to wish you a severe accident involving a motorcycle?

Didn't think so.

Totally arree...the OP has to be the most douchbag post of all time!!

 

[roundabout]

This thread seems to me to be a lot of mean-spirited nonsense.
What has Theo Bos done to deserve that?

Not having a lot to be remembered by on the road apart from making Impey fall?

 

[The Hitch]

COnclusive proof. Most of his general staff thought hitler was a top bloke.

Goodwins law.

 

[indurain666]

"no broken bones"

Thats not good enough after what he did. I hope karma still has a second gift...

 

[TRDean]

"no broken bones"

Thats not good enough after what he did. I hope karma still has a second gift...

Too bad you don't have the class of your avatar name...can't imagine Indurain thinking like that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Here we see OP's award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h0rSTRrQeQ

 

[hrotha]

Bos sure gets lots of attention for a sprinter with some minor wins here and there.

 

[The Hitch]

Yup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[3][2] In other words, Godwin put forth the sarcastic observation that, given enough time, all discussions—regardless of topic or scope—inevitably wind up being about Hitler and the Nazis.

I think there should be a Cn forums Goodwins law

"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Lance Armstrong or Radioshack approaches 1. In other words, Godwin put forth the sarcastic observation that, given enough time, all discussions—regardless of topic or scope—inevitably wind up being about Lance Armstrong and Radioshack.

 

[The Hitch]

Bos sure gets lots of attention for a sprinter with some minor wins here and there.

Rule number 2 for Cn forums.
If a rider is a)dutch or b) rides for rabobank he will be treated on these forums as if he has won 5 tdf titles. THis number becomes 10 if the rider is both dutch and rides for rabo.

 

[Anonymous]

The fact that the UCI didn't throw the book at him and chose to give him the minimum ban suggests that they did not think it was intentional.

The only person who disagreed was Impey. But then that's to be expected.

I beg to differ.

However, just cos something happened in the past doesnt mean we should take pleasure from something thats happened now.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rule number 2 for Cn forums.
If a rider is a)dutch or b) rides for rabobank he will be treated on these forums as if he has won 5 tdf titles. THis number becomes 10 if the rider is both dutch and rides for rabo.

No, it has more to do with Bos history as multiple track world champion and olympic medal winner

for crying out loud....