Boonen sera la!!!!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 3, 2009 7:04 AM EDT
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The long drama has come to an end. Take that ASO, Minister for Sport...my arse....From Eurosport as of 13.00 Today:
Selon les médias belges, Tom Boonen sera bien au départ du Tour de France samedi à Monaco. La Chambre arbitrale du sport du comité national olympique et sportif français aurait statué en faveur du coureur de l'équipe Quick Step, l'autorisant à s'aligner sur la Grande Boucle.
Boonen, Boonen, Boonen, Boonen......BatMan!!!
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he is fired up.. Go Tommeke.
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
But bummer for Albi, next time..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
he might have less of a rival in Cavendish than we suspect
Cavendish is saying in L’équipe that he’s not going for the green jersey – says he’s concentrating on stage wins (“if I win 1 I’ll be happy”) – says that going for intermediate sprints “isn’t my thing.” Then again this is the guy who said he wasn’t a contender for MSR, so who knows.
by plinytheelder on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not all that different, really.
To distill down several different interviews I’ve read or seen lately: “My main goal is to reach Paris and win stages—since I haven’t finished a Tour before, that has to come first before I can really understand how to win the green. But if I have a chance for the green, I’ll go for it.”
I think it’s a mix of being realistic and sandbagging—Cav only usually says he will definitely win when he’s sure of all the factors involved, and he isn’t here. BUT his advisor is Erik Zabel, who does know a thing or two about getting the green. As with MSR, that’s going to up his experience points without him having to play through the whole level first.
I can't understand why people cheat--Mark Cavendish
I think there is also the fact that his little lead out train has had some pre race practice.
But will Renshaw or Big George be the last wheel?
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
He says he's aiming for the green jersey
We’ll see I lot of him in the intermediate sprints than I guess…
"Where there’s a will, there’s a way.": Alberto Contador, shortly after waking up from brain surgery.
good news
I had a feeling they were just looking for a way out of the initial decision. This way they were able to come off with a strong reaction condemning coke use, and “let the guy race for god’s sake,” too. I find the french to be rather expert at this sort of thing.
It'll definitely heat up the battle for green.
Should be fun.
I can't understand why people cheat--Mark Cavendish
poor megabeth
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
hey, you've got just under 5 hours to revise your squad...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I'm pretty pleased :)
Gutted for Davis but whether it had been him or Boonen sent home it would have been gutting. But Boonen here pleases me, i love his champs jersey and hopefully he (plus the other sprinters) can make Cav work much harder to dominate ;) Finally, a Tour with most of the big sprinters once again present
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I feel bad for Davis also but
he rode a fantastic Giro. He had to know this was a possibility. It was Boonen’s to start with. Plus, I’m sure he will get to ride the Vuelta. Not to sound heartless because I’m not.
How I love the Swedish media
“Cocaine doped Boonen to start the Tour.”, Sveriges Television’s headline.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
That's even worse than in the Netherlands
Maybe even Germany.
"Where there’s a will, there’s a way.": Alberto Contador, shortly after waking up from brain surgery.
the Aus media too...
most of the headlines/articles I saw previously were along the lines of “poor Albi Davis has to wait to see whether he gets to ride the Tour or whether they let a coke addict ride instead, isn’t this so unfair?” – I can only imagine what they’re writing now, now that Davis is definitely out for Boonen. Mind you, they also portrayed Gerrans not on the Cervelo Tour Team as “Gerrans dumped by his team” (almost as if he actually got fired).
(re: Davis – one would have to think that going to a team with a green jersey contender/sprinter already in Boonen that there’s a good chance you wouldn’t get to ride the Tour anyway, so I agree with those who say that Davis had to know it was a possibility he wouldn’t ride the Tour).
My point
too is Davis was the reserve. Don’t understand why people feel sorry for him? Boonen riding is best for the team. This is a victory! Justice in my opinion. Davis rode the Giro people…get over it. See now I sound bitchy. I’m not. Media spin is funny!
One example I've read since the news broke starts
“Australian cyclist Allan Davis has been dumped from the Tour de France so that a playboy…..”
(I’ll spare you the rest, but you can imagine!) Full marks for patriotism, but less marks for balanced argument would about sum it up.
Cavendish - "le Mozart du onze-dents" (the Mozart of the 11-tooth sprocket) – L’Equipe
I read that too
and all I could think about was what an unfair representation that was, especially for all the new fans following the tdf this year and taking that article as gospel.
i am master of my fate, i am captain of my soul
Kokain-Tom
has been his name in Norwegian media for a while now. I guess headings like “Kokain-Tom beats Hushovd in the Tour” is just what ASO were trying to avoid.
YES!
If only the BS moralism underlying his exclusion was so easily banished.
actually i can sympathize a bit
with the bs moralism. I’m totally glad boonen’s gonna ride. And I mean i couldn’t care less if someone does cocaine any more than if they indulge in alcohol, cigarettes, eating too much, watching too much tv, being internet addicted or any other kind of general kinkiness. But it is an illegal drug, and these athletes are looked up to by children, and blah blah blah. So i mean if they totally dismiss it they come under fire too. And that’s maybe not totally 100% wrong. I mean there are some reasons. So you know they did enough to put a scare into him and then found a way to manouvre things around to where he could ride. Classic french, i swear. Sort of a realist reaction. Not pretty, not pure, but in the end …
Plus i don’t know. Maybe there are some real stuffed shirts in the aso now.
So why test for cocaine in the first place? That’d get rid of the problem. Don’t ask, don’t tell. Everybody happy. (especially boonen, snort snort)
TRACE AMOUNT
i sure don’t want to tested the way cyclists are tested,a trace amount!
by urban attacker on Jul 3, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
tom
i’m not into heaven and hell, but BOONEN is a god,almost struck down from heaven by a trace amount of sin.let the fun begin
Heh, Tommeke will steal away some of the Media love for Lance.
Mon coeur appartient à les forçats de la route.
he will in france
man does the media love that guy here. Well he’s always a friendly interview, looks good, speaks french, has that star quality thing going … the television types adore him.
But who is his sidekick when they claim "We're not worthy?"
Mon coeur appartient à les forçats de la route.
And that pile up was due to a cute little pussy cat.
See, Tom loves animals. What’s not to like?! ;-)
Adrenalina Italiana!
like you didn't expect that to happen?
"I get paid to hurt other people. How good is that? How good is that?
I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, that's good." Jens!
What I don't understand
Is how did he even fit in the Lambo?
they just aren’t designed for the vertically gifted.
Dude, I can see my house from here
This happened overnight...too late for me to withdraw Alby from my VDS team
Oh well….nine members seems a more logical number anyway.
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
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