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Now, in the TDF I was watching;
Cavendish won six stages, Hushovd one.
Cavendish was penalised 13 points; Hushovd won the points jersey by 10.
When Hushovd "went on a rampage through the Sallanches countryside on Stage 17" he all but ended his team leaders' chances of making the top 5. His job that day was to make sure Sastre made it to the last climb in the first group, but instead Carlos (defending Tour champ, remember?) was having to fight his way out of the bunch without the support of the teams' dedicated 'steamroller'.
Where was the steamroller? Up the road in a lone suicide break playing the 'I'll show them who's fastest' game.
Not so much 'God of Thunder'; more 'God of Blunder'.
When all the media sensationalism dies down surrounding the Cav vs. Thor 'story', perhaps some might see his actions that day for what they were: a childish act by a so-called professional who should know better.
Fortunately for him, Sastre is too much of a gentleman to go around whingeing to the team management, or Hushovd and his tainted green jersey would be looking for a new team.
And as for Tan's stuff about Pellizotti's 'Racism' on the podium (discussed elsewhere)... well, it just beggars belief.
Seems to me, journalistic standards are no longer required when writing for Cyclingnews. Shame.
No one can say Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) didn't earn his second maillot vert, fair and square.
In a ding-**** battle with Cavendish, the Norwegian knew his arch-rival was faster and had to call upon all his strength and tactical nous to beat his opponent, who proved unstoppable in a straight line. While Contador was the best all-rounder, one could easily argue Hushovd was the most complete rider. Significantly, he won the sixth stage to Barcelona on a small hilltop finish; he finished sixth on a hilly, rain-soaked day to Colmar won by teammate Heinrich Haussler; and then to secure his lead, Hushovd went on a rampage through the Sallanches countryside on Stage 17, Cavendish's words following the fourteenth stage to Besançon - that he would later eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner - stirred the Thunder God to banish his mighty hammer and end the race with a 10-point margin.
Now, in the TDF I was watching;
Cavendish won six stages, Hushovd one.
Cavendish was penalised 13 points; Hushovd won the points jersey by 10.
When Hushovd "went on a rampage through the Sallanches countryside on Stage 17" he all but ended his team leaders' chances of making the top 5. His job that day was to make sure Sastre made it to the last climb in the first group, but instead Carlos (defending Tour champ, remember?) was having to fight his way out of the bunch without the support of the teams' dedicated 'steamroller'.
Where was the steamroller? Up the road in a lone suicide break playing the 'I'll show them who's fastest' game.
Not so much 'God of Thunder'; more 'God of Blunder'.
When all the media sensationalism dies down surrounding the Cav vs. Thor 'story', perhaps some might see his actions that day for what they were: a childish act by a so-called professional who should know better.
Fortunately for him, Sastre is too much of a gentleman to go around whingeing to the team management, or Hushovd and his tainted green jersey would be looking for a new team.
And as for Tan's stuff about Pellizotti's 'Racism' on the podium (discussed elsewhere)... well, it just beggars belief.
Seems to me, journalistic standards are no longer required when writing for Cyclingnews. Shame.