No Goose at Games

by ELVISGOAT on Aug 5, 2008 9:56 AM EDT

CN is reporting that Vladamir Gusev will not be taking part in the Oly Games after his sacking by Astana. Apparently the Russian Federation decided it didn't want to risk Goose winning the thing. That or they caved under pressure form the IOC.

Menchov will replace him in the TT and will race with lots of other Vlads (Efimkin and Karpets) in the RR. Ivanov and whoever they can drag off the "beach" will support.

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Noted.

Corrected the start list. Maybe they won’t get a replacement as I see Portugal won’t be replacing Paulinho because its too late.

by ursula on Aug 5, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

Can you link back to the startlist Urusula?

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 5, 2008 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Or just do that I suppose :)

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 5, 2008 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps Gusev and Vinokourov will

... be live blogging the race for CuttingEdgeMuscle…

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 5, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

Woops

stepped on your post. Just as well… let’s do the olympic startlist chat in Ursula’s thread.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on Aug 5, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Karpets

If ever there were a name that fits the coiffure. Although he hasn’t made the RateMyMullet site yet.

by spokejunky on Aug 5, 2008 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

Why cycling is so screwed

Here is a link to swedish TV’s olympic webpage (googletranslated) where they write about Gusev being kept out of the games. At no point is it mentioned that the abnormalities (not positives mind you) were found in a testingprogram paid for by his team and there is no recognition of the effort to clean up cycling.

And the best part is the ONE sentence at the end mentioning the two russian T&F athletes that were kicked out for actually testing positive for EPO.

Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets

by Jens on Aug 5, 2008 4:43 PM EDT reply actions

And I can't believe no one has asked the question...

... what will Mav do without Goose there to help him through the Men’s Beach Volleyball Competition?

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 5, 2008 5:54 PM EDT reply actions

Now that was the best minute 40 seconds of my day today. :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Aug 5, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Nothing like hot Tom Cruise Man-On-Man Action...

... I’m told.

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 5, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Considering I am still here at work,

you can feel free to post eye pleasing youtubes like that anytime.
They tend to help get through these craptastically long days.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Aug 5, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

The homoeroticsm in that bit is mantastic

But it’s still only Val’s 3rd best role.

His best? Right here

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew Davis on Aug 6, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Is this the potato farm?

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Aug 6, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

That is not Mel Tormé!

Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets

by Jens on Aug 6, 2008 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

And then at ESPN you can see Matt White re-enacting

the ridiculously funny hairscene from that very movie

Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets

by Jens on Aug 6, 2008 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually... the funny camera lens...

... kinda makes him look like the Romero from Escape From New York.

And since I know the usual suspects will appreciate this… if you haven’t seen the director’s cut, this is the deleted scene showing Snake getting arrested… (credits end at 3:23 but if you don’t watch them, you’re off my Christmas card list.)

... you, me and Fresno Bob… you know what they did to Bob?

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 6, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

nah, tombstone's his best

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Aug 6, 2008 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Now what happened to the love

For The Saint or even Real Genius?

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Aug 6, 2008 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions

The Saint... notable for his turn as a gay german art student...

Real Genius… errrrrr… not really…

I do have to put his performance as Doc Holliday right up high on the list if for nothing other than the way he acts immediately after shooting Johnny Ringo… somewhat like how I would expect Jens! to act immediately upon winning a stage from a breakaway. “Du bist keinen Daisy! Du bist keinen Daisy!“

I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...

by crashdan on Aug 6, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Okay so I found Real Genius hilarious when I was younger.

The whole car in the dorm room, the wiring to the braces so God could talk to him, and let’s not forget the popcorned house. So it was a long time ago and I’m easy to entertain… :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Aug 6, 2008 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions