Vino talking smack

What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July
24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,” Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is
leaving the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

R

RicodJour wrote:
What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July 24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,� Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is leaving
the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

One persons soap opera is anothers comedy.

On Jul 2, 9:11*am, nmp wrote:
RicodJour wrote:
What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July 24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,” Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is leaving
the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

Well, yes. But is he wrong?


Would it be wrong for the ASO to boot Astana from next year's tour
after Vino puts the team back the way he liked it? Would you want to
ride for the team with that prospect? Mass defecftions are in order -
that was going to happen to some extent before, but now there will
probably only be a couple or three holdovers.

Vino wagging his dick at Bruyneel isn't doing anything to help the
situation. It's counterproductive and eventually Vino will come to
realize it and regret it.

R

On Jul 2, 8:50*am, RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 2, 9:11*am, nmp wrote:

RicodJour wrote:
What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July 24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,” Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is leaving
the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

Well, yes. But is he wrong?

Would it be wrong for the ASO to boot Astana from next year's tour
after Vino puts the team back the way he liked it? *Would you want to
ride for the team with that prospect? *Mass defecftions are in order -
that was going to happen to some extent before, but now there will
probably only be a couple or three holdovers.

Vino wagging his dick at Bruyneel isn't doing anything to help the
situation. *It's counterproductive and eventually Vino will come to
realize it and regret it.

R

I don't see the Astana team even continuing with Vino in and Bruyneel
out.

On Jul 2, 6:40*am, RicodJour wrote:
What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July
24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,” Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is
leaving the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

R

Does Bruyneel own a horse?

RicodJour wrote:

Would it be wrong for the ASO to boot Astana from next year's tour
after Vino puts the team back the way he liked it?

Vino might not care. He's almost 36, he wasn't a great GC contender at
the tour before and the situation could hardly have improved. When he
comes back, one of the spring classics would be a more reasonable goal.
It's probably to his benefit to be banned from the tour; he'd avoid some
embarrassment that way.

On Jul 2, 12:47*pm, Fred Fredburger
wrote:

Vino might not care. He's almost 36, he wasn't a great GC contender at
the tour before and the situation could hardly have improved. When he
comes back, one of the spring classics would be a more reasonable goal.
It's probably to his benefit to be banned from the tour; he'd avoid some
embarrassment that way.

dumbass,

he had elevated himself to contender status. he improved his TT, won a
GT (vuelta) and did podium in 2003. with basso, ullrich, armstrong
gone he was in the position to be a potential winner.

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What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July
24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,”
Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is
leaving the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

R
Vino was always fun to watch, the guy would attack mercilessly. Is
he a great GC contender? The jury is out. I suspect a team actually
takes . . . teamwork. Sounds like Vino is stirring up the pot a bit
too much already for Astana and it would not a be a good thing. But
we have no way of knowing all the politically infighting. Lance,
Alberto, Levi, Horner, Vino all on the same team working together?
Unbeatable.

Amit Ghosh wrote:
he had elevated himself

Heh.

On Jul 2, 1:16*pm, Ronko wrote:
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What a dick. This from VeloNews about his return to cycling on July
24.

"This team was created for me and thanks to my efforts,”
Vinokourov
said. “I have served my suspension and I do not see why I could not
return. If Bruyneel does not want me, it will be Bruyneel who is
leaving the team."

What a soap opera this is going to be.

R

Vino was always fun to watch, the guy would attack mercilessly. *Is
he a great GC contender? The jury is out. *I suspect a team actually
takes . . . teamwork. *Sounds like Vino is stirring up the pot a bit
too much already for Astana and it would not a be a good thing. *But
we have no way of knowing all the politically infighting. *Lance,
Alberto, Levi, Horner, Vino all on the same team working together?
Unbeatable.

I say ban Vino "the ****" for another year for talking like that.

Andre