What O'Grady has to say about Cadel.

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Oh geez, here we go...

This could be entertaining ;-)

(the reaction from the media, and the vast majority of the public… who may have heard of Cadel, but probably don’t have much of an idea about who Stuey is…)

by Lou... on Jun 30, 2009 5:37 AM EDT reply actions

And he’s right. He’s never going to win the Tour. Sorry mate. I think you are not capable of winning. There will be always one better. But maybe, very maybe(does that exist?) if you finallyt attack and go in the sun, The Shadow, you will win. Probably not but hey. I love that idea!

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by Frinking on Jun 30, 2009 5:52 AM EDT reply actions

Sounds like mind games

Make Cadel loose confidence in his team and in turn himself.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jun 30, 2009 6:02 AM EDT reply actions

I think Stuie's a straight shooter

And as much as I’ll be rooting for Cadel this year (just like 2007 & 2008), I don’t know if he can do it. Especially with a TTT.

Why do you think he’s been unable to get a top team around him? Lotto just not having the funds? Bad luck?

If he’d tried looking for another team, do you think he could have ended up somewhere better? It just seems really unfair that this guy is coming up on his third year of having to do pretty much all of it himself, when other guys have fantastic teams around them every year. And to get 2nd place (and be pretty damn close to 1st timewise) two years in a row, while lacking that support- I’m really proud of him for that, I think that’s a pretty amazing achievement. Yappy dog and all :)

And Chris Horner not even going to the tour this year- I know Johann was just looking out for Astana’s interests when he denied Horner the opportunity to find another team for the tour, but you have to think Lotto would have jumped at the chance to have him back. It’s a shame.

by LurkerMcLurkerson on Jun 30, 2009 8:56 AM EDT reply actions

amazing is right, I’m a big fan of the guy

by plinytheelder on Jun 30, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions

I hate to say this but it really seems to me like The Australian was looking for a catchier headline than the interview merited. It seems to me that “Cadel can’t win Tour” is misleading at best – nowhere is O’Grady quoted as saying that – sounds to me like the reporter asked him about Evans’s chances, and O’Grady responded that it will be tough for him to win because he doesn’t have a very strong team backing him. Pretty mundane if you ask me.

by plinytheelder on Jun 30, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

He sounds like a lot of guys from other squads, speaking a little openly but also in his own team’s interests. Amounts to nothing.

I don’t think Cadel can win, but only because Contador is unstoppable.

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by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 30, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by slowK on Jun 30, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I have never been a huge Cadel fan

But one perspective is that he is a terrific rider that is capable of hanging with the strongest riders in the world …. but can’t quite beat them. It sucks to be the 3rd best in the world (but surely demands respect)

My personal interactions (as a polite but intruding fan) – BRIEF – have seen him as a cheerful, friendly guy.

I too doubt that he can quite manage the biggest climbs ….. but ..

I am a (new) fan.

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by Willj on Jun 30, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions