"New Brunswicker is cycling the world" (local media interview with Christian Meier of Garmin)
... not to be confused with the Australian Cam Meyer also on Garmin ;-). Of course, there have to be the comparisons to hockey and the explanation of what a domestique does for the non-cycling readership - the writer makes it interesting. and a good quote:
"It is work without glory yet Meier finds romance in it. "For some reason as much as I admired the winners and champions I always had a deep respect for the domestiques. The guys who ride day in and day out and do the work and get bottles. They'll ride two or three of the Grand Tours a year. For me that held huge appeal. You always want to be a rider and a winner and a champion but I also enjoy being a domestique. I love riding at the front of a race.""
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NIce article--thanks for the link.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
by majope on Jul 31, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a Michael Barry in training
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
by Hons on Jul 31, 2009 10:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope he'll go to the Tour more often than poor Barry
Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill (F. Coppi)
by MathieuG on Jul 31, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His performance in this years vuelta could help on that front.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
by Hons on Jul 31, 2009 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks guidemd !
awesome article, thanks for the post.
Looking forward to the Vuelta now, I was in a nowhere land after the Tour, although Ryder’s 5th today at san Sebastien helped start to bring me out of my funk.
by peterfish on Aug 2, 2009 1:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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