Two different stories from the Vuelta TT
Carl Sundquist
had a problem with the zipper on my booty (shoe cover). I felt like I
had a parachute on my foot. I struggled a little on the first part,
but I felt strong on the way back. That’s bike racing. It’s never as
easy as it looks on TV. I put together the most solid ride I could
today.”
Conversely, Cavendish finished in 48th place, 3:53 behind Velits
winning time
Cav rode 46 km in 56:36
That averages out to a 49:53 for 40k
For Mark Cavendish, a rider scorned at times for being nothing but a
field sprinter
Furthermore it was the 17th stage and Cavendish started 7 minutes
before Cancellara when it was supposedly windier than it was for the
later riders
Even after the effort while Farrar finished next to last, more than 6
minutes slower than Cavendish, on the following stage Cav still kicked
everyone's ass.
Andy Coggan
I'll bet you're also a big fan of Taylor Phinney.
Andy Coggan
--D-y
"Nothing but a field sprinter". "Scorned". Okaaaay... field sprints
are inferior to watching maybe 15 guys huff and puff up the side of a
hill at 14mph because... because...
Milan-San Remo '09 IMHO especially notable for the way he hauled in
Haussler and pipped him on the line-- "don't give him time to react",
that's the way they taught me. (Of course, they also taught me not to
start from so far back <g>)
I don't get the Taylor Phinney reference but that's OK.
--D-y
Michael Press
<75909fe0-81a7-4e1e...@y31g2000vbt.googlegroups.com>,
Carl Sundquist <carl.su...@gmail.com> wrote:
He is a tough guy who enjoys the sport.
--
Michael Press
Carl Sundquist
People discredited MSR as a monument on the logic that if Cav won, it
was too easy to be worthy of monument status.
--D-y
There's a long list of big names who have won MSR. Very few "little
guys". Of course, not many "little guys" have won 5 stages in one TdF.
Of course, there's always the Merckx Criticism IRT MSR: "He won it too
often" <g>.
Well, what can I say: Some people might be full of a dislike for a boy
racer who wins sprints with or without his leadout train (ahem), wears
his heart on his sleeve and calls 'em as he sees 'em, including who
the top dog bunch sprinter is, and roundly (rightly, honestly) thanks
his team for getting him to his launch point personally and during
post-race interviews.
"I didn't feel my legs all day" I thought was a memorable quote that
might have ruffled a few feathers.
--D-y