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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-06-2009 20:26
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Laurent Fignon was, no question about it, one of the greatest riders ever.
I remember a famous instance back in the day when he was repeatedly pushed on the subject of if he'd taken performance enhancing drugs.
His prophetic response was:
"I did what I had to do. If I die before I'm 50 that's my problem"
He's 48....and he has cancer in an advanced stage.
Edited by issoisso on 11-06-2009 20:27
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 11-06-2009 20:32
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The Fignon 50/58 second story is truely one of the best in cycling.
Doesn't he do commentary for French TV at the TDF now?
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-06-2009 20:36
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doddy13 wrote:
The Fignon 50/58 second story is truely one of the best in cycling.
Doesn't he do commentary for French TV at the TDF now?
Even though it's usually dramatized more than it should be (Fignon crying on the floor at the end of the time trial. in reality he was crying in pain from the saddle sores that had costed him that Tour. He had no idea he'd lost yet), it's easily the most dramatic battle ever.
Two men who had suffered for years with career-threatning injuries that had destroyed their careers and left them without any good results, both returning to try and win the Tour another time.
Only one of them could succeed. And it was oh so close.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-06-2009 20:40
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Back to good news:
Lang is fine 
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 11-06-2009 20:47
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issoisso wrote:
doddy13 wrote:
The Fignon 50/58 second story is truely one of the best in cycling.
Doesn't he do commentary for French TV at the TDF now?
Even though it's usually dramatized more than it should be (Fignon crying on the floor at the end of the time trial. in reality he was crying in pain from the saddle sores that had costed him that Tour. He had no idea he'd lost yet), it's easily the most dramatic battle ever.
Two men who had suffered for years with career-threatning injuries that had destroyed their careers and left them without any good results, both returning to try and win the Tour another time.
Only one of them could succeed. And it was oh so close.
I'm not talking about the dramatic aspect (even though it's impressive).
Just the whole, i'm using my road bike, i'm confident enough.
8 seconds, you feel sorry for the guy.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 11-06-2009 20:53
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The latest procycling magazine has a detailed feature on the TT with Fignon, Lamond and their respective directeur sportifs Guimard and De Cauwer - plus Jean-Marie Leblanc (it was his first year as tour director in 89) |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-06-2009 21:03
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Actually his bike was TT with double disk wheels. What cost him was not using a helmet or TT bars.
In fact, a study done shows that if he had just shaved off the pony tail he would've won
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| chuckie |
Posted on 11-06-2009 21:22
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They say the disk wheels didn't suit the cobblestones at all.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 11-06-2009 21:26
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Speaking of TT bikes. Menchov's mechanic at the Giro, final TT:
Before I knew it I was already out of the car and I had the spare bike and I was waiting. I pushed and pushed him but his left foot wouldn't go into the pedal. I didn't know if I had pushed him 50 meters or 100 meters, because I felt nothing. I only ran and ran as hard as I could. I ran back to the [crashed] bike because the team director had to follow Menchov. I took his bike and put the chain back on, because when he crashed it fell off. And then I rode the last kilometer on Menchov’s bike, and I even passed through the finish line.
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Posted on 11-06-2009 21:39
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That guy is an inspiration to any kid who wants to be a bike mechanic/groupie.What a hero.
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 12-06-2009 05:21
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Ad wrote:
Look how much money armstrong has probably made for himself and im sure he would help a friend if needed. Anywho george is not as good a climber as he was in the tour a few years back. I wonder why that is??
George Hincapie was okay as a climber... but never really good.
He had enough to blow himself out for a single mountain stage in a race... but never enough to stay in the hunt over multiple climbs.
He won one mountain stage in the tour... and had one top 20 finish that same year. The reason? They let him and others who weren't in it go on a break and he gained 6+ minutes on most of the riders (only 5 on Basso and Armstrong).
He has steadily declined since then... but he's also gotten steadily heavier... and of course older.
Nothing about his progression in climbs (or other races for that manner) was anything but gradual. There were no real big jumps in performance. If he's been doping then it's been very consistent and not overly aggressive. |
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Posted on 12-06-2009 10:25
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Laszlo Bodrogi has gotten French citizenship, and will participate in the french championship aswell as he will represent France at the WC.
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Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-06-2009 13:12
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Vuelta invites:
16 ProTour teams (No Fuji and No Katusha)
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AndalucÃa
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| issoisso |
Posted on 12-06-2009 23:19
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Controversial remarks seem to be the order of the day.
Laurent Fignon is a man inside cycling. He's been the organiser of several important races and he's worked closely with many top teams.
If you happen to live under a rock, he's also one of the top riders of all time.
Now that he's been diagnosed with cancer, he doesn't have much to lose. So it's time for him to say what's on his mind and damn the consequences:
"Doping? In my days everyone did it. Just like today everyone does it. Then, like today, fans were stupid enough to believe that's not the case."
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Posted on 13-06-2009 01:28
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[quote]issoisso wrote:
Controversial remarks seem to be the order of the day.
Laurent Fignon is a man inside cycling. He's been the organiser of several important races and he's worked closely with many top teams.
If you happen to live under a rock, he's also one of the top riders of all time.
Now that he's been diagnosed with cancer, he doesn't have much to lose. So it's time for him to say what's on his mind and damn the consequences:
"Doping? In my days everyone did it. Just like today everyone does it. Then, like today, fans were stupid enough to believe that's not the case."[/quote]
Except Bettini!.. or Lance!...or Kohl!
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Posted on 13-06-2009 09:27
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@cyclingnews:
Liquigas originally scheduled Italy's Visconti and Czech Republic's Kreuziger, winner of Tour de Romandie last month, to be the sole classification riders at the Tour de France.
cyclingnews has done it again!
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Posted on 13-06-2009 09:33
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
@cyclingnews:
Liquigas originally scheduled Italy's Visconti and Czech Republic's Kreuziger, winner of Tour de Romandie last month, to be the sole classification riders at the Tour de France.
cyclingnews has done it again!
Who actually writes these things? A drunk three year old could do better  |
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Posted on 13-06-2009 10:55
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Mind you, Liquigas do seem to be somewhat mixed up with their team at times!
At Giro: So Liquigas who's the team leader Basso or Pellizotti? I watched them climb up Alpe de Suisi having Smzyd burn off as many as they could. Then Basso takes over and I think, oh riding for Pellizotti but then he is dropped by Basso! Later it becomes clear Pellizotti is the leader and you see Basso riding for Pellizotti on the Vesuvius climb.
At TdF: Its Nibali and Kreuzinger are team leaders. Oh and Pellizotti is going as well as a sort of team leader who is going for stages.
I am not sure it works so well for the team.
But yeah does anyone proofread cyclingnews articles at all? I mean Visconti I was like wha? Why did Liquigas bring him in from ISD for? |
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Posted on 13-06-2009 11:36
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News from the Vuelta a Colombia: in a really unspormanship gesture, González and his team took advantage by attacking when Fabio Duarte had a puncture. Due to that, Duarte lost more than 7 minutes in the GC. But well, just one day after that justice has prevailed. González fell down at the Alto de Minas and the peloton inmediatly attacked, leaded by Colombia es Pasión and Gobernación del Zulia. González lost more than 9 minutes and the new leader is Rujano, but sunday's TT of 35 km is a good opportunity for Botero, who is just 1m38s back in GC.
Disclaimer: The above post reflects just the personal opinion of the author and not a fact. But if you read it, you must accept it as the ultimate truth.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 13-06-2009 11:42
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 Gotta love karma  |
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