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Andy Chickens Out of De Ronde

So much for paradigm busting. Can someone please serve Bernard Hinault a few beers and ask him what he thinks of this news?

[Serious for a moment: I get it, it's dangerous, and timing wise it never quite fit the Ardennes-Tour stud's calendar. My real disagreement is with the concept that the Tour is more important than Flanders. When will people learn?]

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To a GT contender?

The TdF, of course.

Flanders vaguely promises victory and certainly promises pain and broken collarbones.

Not ideal prep for the Tour.

Racing for Victory and Free Beer!

by DemonCats on Nov 29, 2009 9:10 AM EST reply actions  

Thank you, Andy

No dilettantes playing “practice the cobbles” among the real competitors please.

by Jens on Nov 29, 2009 9:10 AM EST reply actions  

OK

No punting. I can see that.

"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert

by Chris... on Nov 29, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions  

It was part of a Luxembourgian space program

To bounce a Schleck brother up in orbit around the world. The project involving Fränk will continue.

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Nov 29, 2009 9:23 AM EST reply actions  

I'll believe the skinny Tour contenders riding Flanders

when I see them on the start line. And even then they might bail after 150k.

I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

by Drew... on Nov 29, 2009 9:29 AM EST reply actions  

paradigm busting

sporza.be
for those who are better at french
"Je suis déjà concentré sur le Tour"
Le Quotidien, Denis Bastien, 25 November 2009
http://lequotidien.editpress.lu/les-sports/6571.html

by lucybears on Nov 29, 2009 10:04 AM EST reply actions  

Well I expected he'd wait until March to announce this

but one things for sure, the fans who will be on the side of the road at Flanders breathe a big sigh of relief.

Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy

by Phil H. on Nov 29, 2009 11:03 AM EST reply actions  

See? The Great Bjarne answers prayer!

Excellent. No baby-sitting of skinny climbers – all men working for Tony’s win :-)

by Lou... on Nov 29, 2009 3:38 PM EST reply actions  

he should have never announced the he would do it

not a problem with him not doing it. just with announcing and then chickening out.

pussy.

Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!

by perezbike on Nov 29, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions  

maybe the team convinced him

he wouldn’t be helping the cause – see Lou’s comment above

by yeehoo on Nov 30, 2009 5:06 AM EST up reply actions  

he was planning on it

but then specialized kicked in all that extra dough for contador, and now the r&d for the aero training wheels and arm floaties to keep him upright has been scrapped.

by rowyco on Nov 30, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions  

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