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| fastmp3 |
| robocop takes too much drugs , i'm sure one day he will be tested positive |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
robocop takes too much drugs , i'm sure one day he will be tested positive |
classy |
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| fastmp3 |
i did it on purpose to see people's reaction :haha:
saying robocop takes drugs is like saying french people are racist toward the americans bla bla bla bla |
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| BadBadNeil |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
i did it on purpose to see people's reaction :haha:
saying robocop takes drugs is like saying french people are racist toward the americans bla bla bla bla |
What I've seen though French people seem to treat Lance worse than Ullrich and Virenque who are known to have taken drugs in the past. They say Lance doesn't race all the major races of the year so hes not a winner, but a person FROM France Virenque never goes for wins, he only goes for King of the Mountains, does this make him less of a champion? From what I've seen people think too much of tradition in Europe, just take Lance for what he is, a damn good rider who trains hard for his favorite race, and in which he has won 6 times in a row. |
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by BadBadNeil
What I've seen though French people seem to treat Lance worse than Ullrich and Virenque who are known to have taken drugs in the past. They say Lance doesn't race all the major races of the year so hes not a winner, but a person FROM France Virenque never goes for wins, he only goes for King of the Mountains, does this make him less of a champion? From what I've seen people think too much of tradition in Europe, just take Lance for what he is, a damn good rider who trains hard for his favorite race, and in which he has won 6 times in a row. |
It's also important to note that under Chris Carmichael's training system, Lance only peaks for around 6 weeks during the season. With the Giro in May and the Vuelta in August, it would be hard for him to continue peaking throughout this time. Sure, other riders train differently and can peak at a lower level for longer, but I think Lance's domination of the Tour tends to speak volumes for the power of the Carmichael system. It's a question of whether you want to be really good at one event or pretty good at alot. The Merckx era of winning multiple events is coming to a close as cycling has become a sport of year round training. Although physical prowess is important, it's more about timing your peak than anything. |
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| h0tsweetbabyd0l |
| lance is a legend i wont deny it and i don't think anyone will try to comment about that but as a cyclist ....the human being i don't like him because he doesn't behave like the others usually do ....im a real fan of cycling since im 10 yrs old and i know in the peloton there are rules and for example the tradition is that when a cyclis wears the yellow jersey he usually lets the ones who are far ranked in the general win the stage but it didn't happen this way with simoni because lance hates him since the revelations he made about the US postal but even though what simoni could have said he should have let him won ...and that's an another reason why lance isn't liked in the peloton he is feared and respected but that is .....and i go every year see the tour but lance seems very cold in comparaison with the others cyclists who gonna accept to take pics with the people give some autographs .....lance on the contrary is surrounded by his security guards and is kinda arrogant ....so yeah he is a great cyclist but as the man himself ...i think he should be more human and nice with the people who like cycling for example |
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| BadBadNeil |
Its not only that Lance hates Simoni but also that Simoni has sued Lance Armstrong after he made allogations so there is a legitimate reason for their dislike for each other. I think there is more to it than just Simoni accusing Lance of duping. Also don't forget Simoni doing those short breakaways in the final laps around Paris Saturday in spite to US Postal even though usually you don't attack the leaders except during the sprint points.
Lance doesn't sign autographs because US Postal has a regimine that when the race is over they leave as fast as possible to prepare for the next day and get as much rest as possible. Thats the same reason he didn't want the yellow jersey after that first team time trial. You can't blame him for wanting to win and have his team as fresh as possible for the next race. If the Tour was a one day event, i'd say that signing autographs and being with fans would be fine. |
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| fastmp3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by BadBadNeil
Lance doesn't sign autographs because US Postal has a regimine that when the race is over they leave as fast as possible to prepare for the next day and get as much rest as possible. Thats the same reason he didn't want the yellow jersey after that first team time trial. You can't blame him for wanting to win and have his team as fresh as possible for the next race. If the Tour was a one day event, i'd say that signing autographs and being with fans would be fine. |
BULL ,that's like saying the others teams are doing le tour de france just for fun or tourism |
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| Kurve |
| quote: | Originally posted by h0tsweetbabyd0l
lance is a legend i wont deny it and i don't think anyone will try to comment about that but as a cyclist ....the human being i don't like him because he doesn't behave like the others usually do ....im a real fan of cycling since im 10 yrs old and i know in the peloton there are rules and for example the tradition is that when a cyclis wears the yellow jersey he usually lets the ones who are far ranked in the general win the stage but it didn't happen this way with simoni because lance hates him since the revelations he made about the US postal but even though what simoni could have said he should have let him won ...and that's an another reason why lance isn't liked in the peloton he is feared and respected but that is .....and i go every year see the tour but lance seems very cold in comparaison with the others cyclists who gonna accept to take pics with the people give some autographs .....lance on the contrary is surrounded by his security guards and is kinda arrogant ....so yeah he is a great cyclist but as the man himself ...i think he should be more human and nice with the people who like cycling for example |
wow how pathetic i truely beleive non of your statements have any valid reason to why you think that otherthen seeing the news and hearing from numerous anti lance armstrong fans. I met the guy and been to the tour he is a class act guy really friendly, and yes he signs autographs. And for example mayb you should consider all the inhuman people who think its correct to spit and boo at someone who is trying his best at something he loves. Does he bash anybody??? yeah he was pissed after that stage because id be too if i was spit on. If you knew the whole story behind the simioni deal u wouldnt of brought such comments up to the front. If you recall few years back marco pantani who was behind lance in one of the main stages and they went up together and lance let pantani win the stage out of respect to him. People just love to hate any american no matter how hard he trys to be the best in what he loves. Seriously some of you truely are extremely prejudicial of people. DONT DENY IT! because if he wasnt carring the red , white , and blue flag non of this would ever be brought up.
PROPS TO LANCE for being the best in cycling and being a class act, TRUE CHAMPION! |
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| Kurve |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
BULL ,that's like saying the others teams are doing le tour de france just for fun or tourism |
You have to be one of the biggest Anti-american posters on this board. So many of your posts have something negative to say about america and americans. Yet to see any post by you that is actually positive i doubt i will. Oh well |
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| BadBadNeil |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
BULL ,that's like saying the others teams are doing le tour de france just for fun or tourism |
I didn't mention any other teams, they can do what they will but read about the US Postal strategy and you will see that their goals are to leave the event as fast as possible. That is why they have helicopters on the mountain stages and their busses are always parked first in line to leave. This event is not just fun and games, its serious to the US Postal team and it is treated as such. I hardly think its better to spend lots of time signing autographs and posing for pictures if it costs the rest and preparation needed to ride 100+ miles for 20 days as a team. |
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| occrider |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
robocop takes too much drugs , i'm sure one day he will be tested positive |
Yup indeed he has. The french are now questioning him on several foreign substances they found in his possession ... good call!
http://www.brokennewz.com/displayst...E_1040armstrong |
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