Landis impressive today, but...

....it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.

Keith wrote:
...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.

Bet Floyd would rather wear yellow in the Tour rather than in the
Dauphine. Leipheimer would, too.

~bob

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:33:55 -0400, bob sullivan
wrote:

Keith wrote:
...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.

Bet Floyd would rather wear yellow in the Tour rather than in the
Dauphine. Leipheimer would, too.

True, still hard to explain how he could be 15 minutes down on the
Ventoux and the Toussure and riding everyone off his wheel today.

~bob

On 13 Jul 2006 16:31:20 -0700, wrote:


Keith wrote:
...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.

Landis has his first day ever in yellow and you're comparing him to
Merckx and Hinault and calling him a chump, a day after he announces
that he's been riding with bone-on-bone in his hip for 2 years without
painkillers or whining?

Your yellow jersey came from Nashbar, so I guess that gives you the
right to dump on him.

Contender for "RBR's Most Idiotic Posting of the '06 Tour".

You're an idiot.

"Keith" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
| On 13 Jul 2006 16:31:20 -0700, wrote:
|
|
| Keith wrote:
| ...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
| Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
| such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
| like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
| champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.
|
| Landis has his first day ever in yellow and you're comparing him to
| Merckx and Hinault and calling him a chump, a day after he announces
| that he's been riding with bone-on-bone in his hip for 2 years without
| painkillers or whining?
|
| Your yellow jersey came from Nashbar, so I guess that gives you the
| right to dump on him.
|
| Contender for "RBR's Most Idiotic Posting of the '06 Tour".
|
| You're an idiot.
|

non sequitur

True, still hard to explain how he could be 15 minutes down on the
Ventoux and the Toussure and riding everyone off his wheel today.

No it's not.

Keith wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:33:55 -0400, bob sullivan
wrote:
Keith wrote:
...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.

Bet Floyd would rather wear yellow in the Tour rather than in the
Dauphine. Leipheimer would, too.

True, still hard to explain how he could be 15 minutes down on the
Ventoux and the Toussure and riding everyone off his wheel today.

Geez, maybe the guy just had a bad day. You could see how that
might happen when the bones in your leg are scraping against
each other with each bloody pedal stroke.

~bob

a écrit dans le message de news:
...
|
|
| True, still hard to explain how he could be 15 minutes down on the
| Ventoux and the Toussure and riding everyone off his wheel today.
|
| No it's not.
|

Give a pint, crit goes down 7 points. Three weeks later it's back to normal,
and you've got a pint you can use.to boost 6 points. That's a swing of 13
points.

Or did you mean that anyone can have a bad day?

"Keith" wrote in message
...
On 13 Jul 2006 16:31:20 -0700, wrote:
Keith wrote:
...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.

Landis has his first day ever in yellow and you're comparing him to
Merckx and Hinault and calling him a chump, a day after he announces
that he's been riding with bone-on-bone in his hip for 2 years without
painkillers or whining?

Your yellow jersey came from Nashbar, so I guess that gives you the
right to dump on him.

Contender for "RBR's Most Idiotic Posting of the '06 Tour".

You're an idiot.

But an accurate one Chump.

Keith wrote:
...it's a bit appalling to think how he rode like an iron in the
Dauphiné. You would never have seen a guy like Hinault or Merckx take
such a beating a month before the TdF, I guess they don't make them
like that anymore, eh ? Sure things have changed, but in my book a
champ is a champ and Landis was a chump in the Dauphine.





Dumbass -


Don't be a jackass. Even Merckx "only" won 1/3 of his races in his
prime and Landis is no Eddy Merckx.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.