Mountain attacks Jens!... Jens! wins!
by Jimbo... on Jul 21, 2010 1:20 AM EDT
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PrintNo doubt others have posted this news elsewhere already, but today the mountains tried to take out Jens! Voigt, yet again, but this time the mountains failed! SHUT UP MOUNTAINS! You will not break Jens!
Apparently Jens! blew a tire 2 km down the descent of the Col de Peyresourde, at speed, and down he went. Luckily he was able to solider on and finish with the groupetto. He tells the story in true Jens! style at his blog.
Check out the post-race interview here as well as a photo of Jens! on his temp bike that cannot be missed
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Another chapter
of awesome.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 21, 2010 2:31 AM EDT reply actions
Hopefully
they’ll fix the likely dent in the road.
The Petit St Bernard still has a big dent from Jens! face from last year. When will these roads learn?
moo
Respect.
and then he wrote a blog post about it – f’n hard!
plus the comparison to Cohen the Barbarian is great – that part of his story is in the Discworld novel “Interesting Times”
Dude, I can see my house from here
Jens is rapidly becoming the 'Chuck Norris' of the cycling world.
I propose we make a thread with nothing but Jens ‘Hard-isms’
There's a blog that has at least a hundred... i can't remember its name...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Loved this one:
‘Jens Voigt puts the "laughter" in "Manslaughter."’
by Spot of Bother on Jul 21, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Excellent
That is my new signature. Thanks for that.
"Do you think we are a bunch a girls?...Go and ride some cobbles and you’ll definately know that we don’t discuss perfume and shaving cream." - Dom
Possible copyright infringement from SCTV
From the skit when Mrs. Falbo and Mr. Messenger visit prison.
She holds up a cue card and informs him that adding an apostrophe to “Manslaughter changes it to Man’slaughter.”
"Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation."
What?
You’re a fucking intellectual property attorney now? Who gives a fuck about copyright infringement?
Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'
I've got news for you...
the supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint
Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'
Sir, could you please keep your voice down?
This is a Family blog.
"Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation."
Jens! daughter asked for her bike back after the descent
Finally, the race organizers got me a bike, but it was this little yellow junior bike. It was way too small for me and even had old-fashioned toe-clip pedals. But that is the only way I could get down the mountain, so I had to ride it for like 15-20 kilometers until I finally got to a team car with my bike.
His life
is more like a pro cycling sitcom than anything else.
"Good thing I never said out loud that I was pulling for France, before this all started." -Mark Blacknell
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 21, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if Podium Cafe couldn't come up with a new list of Jens! quotes and facts.
As much fun as the “Jens! is so tough, (How tough is he?)…” stuff is, I think if we make our own collection where we limit ourselves to what we know is true or factual we could produce a totally unbelievable web page.
Woof
Young Jens!?
To learn about the early career of Jens! would be a great read. Knowing that he has developed into one of the world’s toughest and most admired racers always grabs my curiosity vis-a-vis his early years. Was he born with the ‘!’ or did he gradually acquire it?
"The motor happens to be me." -Fabian
I think he was a product
of the East German Sports machine, along with Ullrich. He wasn’t exactly grown in a vat, but he was raised in a performance lab.
Vlaanderens Mooiste
He went to Australia for a period.
I can remember hearing that it’s where he learned to speak English.
Woof
I love this:
and then there are some ribs that are not in the right place! I may have to get x-rays, but I hate x-rays (the radiation), and plus, if I’ve got a fractured rib, what can anyone do about it?
He’s got road rash all over and cracked ribs – and what concerns him is the radiation. Awesome!
Jens! HAS to become a commentator after he retires. I hope this guy puts P&P out of the business so we can just sit back and listen to his stories while future races are on the air…
i can't seem to find the commercial viddy on the speci website
with jens! talking about the unflattable specialized road tire.
"The motor happens to be me." -Fabian
Very basically there are two types of major injuries
1. Injuries where the body won’t work anymore (a broken leg or a pulled muscle)
2. Injuries that REALLY hurt, but if you can endure the pain, it’s “possible” to compete.
Broken ribs can really, really hurt. But one can ride. Jens! is a tough guy that specializes in ignoring the second type. Serious Stud.
moo
I guess the score is tied: mountain 1, Jens! 1
He’s got to come back next year to beat the mountain!
Not really
After the mountain attacked Jens!, Jens! counterattacked and dropped the mountain. The mountain then crawled into the team bus and abandoned the race, so I’m pretty sure the mountain is no longer classified.
http://www.bah.net/
by dees ees en drama on Jul 21, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I meant the mountain won last year, Jens! won this year = 1 to 1
But now worries, if you count all the Tours Jens! has been in, Jens! is way way ahead! :-)
Last year's mountain was busted for doping
Nobody is surprised, as no mountain could defeat Jens without some serious “assistance.”
2-0
http://www.bah.net/
by dees ees en drama on Jul 21, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
That is the most impressively relaxed 'post stage having crashed badly interview' of all time
It will never be topped. He may as well have been discussing the printer running out of paper.
"Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation."
Roche has much to learn.
Restated.
Bunch of slack-jawed faggots around here. This stuff will make you a god damned sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me - Jens! Voigt, Predator (1987)
Don't miss the interview video
with Jens! Stuey and Andy at the same website.
Flahutes: Harden the F--k Up!
Liked:
“having things organized is for small minded people”
“the genius controls the chaos”
by JustJoshinYa on Jul 21, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing, but my respect for Jens!
You know, in my family , name Jens, actually became a verb. To Jens – means "tough it out"
Few month ago, my daughter had very important dancing competition. She was worried to the point that she couldn’t sleep, so my wife yelled at her: " Jens it already! You will be ok tomorrow!" Funny staff, and they (my wife and my daughter) not even that big cycling fans!
Alexander " Love him or not" Vinokurov is the Eighth Wonder of the World.
.
You sure she wasn't talking about Jens from Cleveland?
Was their cheese eating or beer involved in this competition?
Jens! Voigt puts the 'laughter' in 'manslaughter'
Oh, I am sure it was the right Jens! That is the one I am talking about in the house almost every day.
Alexander " Love him or not" Vinokurov is the Eighth Wonder of the World.
.
I thought I might award Amrstrong the road rash award
but Jens! looks like he has an insurmountable lead. Who said broken ribs are over rated? Sheesh!
CAS wrote in his blog
that Jens! came out of the shower on the evening after the crash really pissed “I have roadrash all over me and now sunburn too?” He got burned on the back because of the ripped jersey and sun for 6 hours.
I'm sure it he just glared at the sun for a few minutes
an eclipse would take place.
"Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation."
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