We have a rivalry!!!

by Hons on Mar 20, 2009 10:45 AM EDT

Well, at least a one way rivalry.

Millar crashed during the final stage of the race, just as Alberto Contador (Astana) attacked at the foot of the col de la Porte. "It was a stupid crash. Christian [Vande Velde] and I were positioning ourselves near the front of the field and Van den Broeck panicked and came screaming up the left side. As he did his skewer jammed into my wheel and catapulted me through the air. Due to irresponsible riding and a lack of respect he's taken me out. It's fair to say that he's not my favourite rider at the moment."

Lack of respect! Jurgenhad better start keepin it real or else he's gonna have CVV chasing him down in breaks a la Armstrong-Simeon.

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I’m going to chase down the next Astana jersey wearer I see on the bike path, to show him how much respect I deserve.

by Sui Juris on Mar 20, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

Frame pump through the front wheel?

Racing for Victory and Free Beer!

by DemonCats on Mar 20, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

No

just run them into the gutter.

"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten

by Hons on Mar 20, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

and if I'm feeling really on form

I might make him spill his machiatto. Don’t mess with me, man.

by Sui Juris on Mar 20, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

No, not the macchiato

That’s totally uncalled for, show some decency.

No longer that I call them tights, I call them freedom ware.

by TheFigurehead on Mar 20, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

+1!

You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.

by nicknorco on Mar 20, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Those who are

uninitiated call for decency – for everyone else, it is the Way of the Pathlete.

by Sui Juris on Mar 20, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

fantastic

I for one love the macchiato joke too btw

by plinytheelder on Mar 20, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I’m going to chase down the next Astana jersey wearer I see on the bike path, to show him how much respect I deserve.

Just call out “Kazakhstan number one!!” to confuse him/her.

-Greg

by gregm on Mar 20, 2009 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions

that is hilarious

by brandon... on Mar 20, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I am going out today

to get an Astana jersey just in hopes that we cross paths.

(Okay, not really. I’m not wasting my money on shiny, noisy crap. But if you see me, g’head and throw down, just for kicks.)

by rocketpress on Mar 20, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Man oh man!

Maybe a second one in the making

Piti re Lulu:

I have been saying for a few years that Luis León is capable of great performances. [But] I think it is still necessary to let him mature and not to put too much pressure on him. This is not the time for comparisons. Don’t compare him to Induráin or to me, for that matter; everyone is different.

That’s right. Piti is leader, Lulu is domestique who is permitted to win PN…to keep moral up. But don’t go giving him any ideas ya hear!

CN is a gold mine this morning!!!

"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten

by Hons on Mar 20, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions

Don't compare him to me?

I don’t think anyone ever insinuated LuLu was a blood doper.

Racing for Victory and Free Beer!

by DemonCats on Mar 21, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Hopefully

Van den Broeck won’t ruin this by apologizing.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 20, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

Yep!

Jurgen after all has Cadel to back him … hey Cadel! where are you going?

by ursula on Mar 20, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Molly needs to be walked, I'll be right back

by Katiek on Mar 20, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

ROFL!

by Ed K on Mar 20, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, I think Millar is someone I would not want pissed at me...

…I think we’ve all seen enough examples of his temper, no?

by Ed K on Mar 20, 2009 1:41 PM EDT reply actions

It would be entertaining to see him throw somebody else's bike, though.

Bennati went but I was able to get past him quite easily.--Mark Cavendish, Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7

by majope on Mar 20, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Or throw HIS bike at someone else....

by Albertina on Mar 20, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Or he could just throw Fränk Schleck at someone...

…which would immediately cause them to crash, of course.

by Ed K on Mar 20, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL!

by Bruce Suomi on Mar 20, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Q: Why did dude crash?

A: Dunno, Maybe someone through a Schleck at him?

I like it.

by jsallee00 on Mar 20, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions

OH no, made me laugh so hard I almost shlecked myself right off the couch!

Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland

by natbla on Mar 20, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder if this will be an event at Saxo survival camp next year...

The Schleck toss.

Since they have two of them, they can even make it a head to head elimination type competition.

by Ed K on Mar 20, 2009 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I do believe

we’ve got a related graphic somewhere around here . . .

by Sui Juris on Mar 20, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

lol :-)

by Jen See on Mar 20, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions

here's the juicy rivalry you're looking for

I just posted this on the MSR post-race thread…apologies if someone else has already posted it. It’s from VeloNews:

Q: Some sprinters said you couldn’t get over the climbs?

MC: Absolutely, I knew what they were saying after Tirreno. Tom Boonen said I was getting dropped on all the climbs. If you count the times I got dropped in Tirreno, it was one time, no other times. I knew I had to play it easy in Tireno, because I knew I had good form and a good team. One of the sweetest things today was seeing Tom Boonen go past me backwards on the climbs.

by plinytheelder on Mar 21, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions