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Old July 23rd 03, 03:29 AM
Kenny
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Default Mayo 2nd in 15th stage - bad style?

Mayo took 4 seconds from Ullrich by finishing 2nd today.

After Ullrich waited for him and Armstrong.

Mayo gained some Euros, the seconds are irrelevant - for him. Not for
Ullrich.

Woundn't it have been better style not to outsprint Ullrich after the
crash and the wait?


When you're 25 years young and you have a chance of finishing 2nd in
the heaviest stage in the pyrenees in the middle the basque fans, you
goddamn try and do it.
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Old July 23rd 03, 08:56 AM
Christophe Kotowski
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Mayo won't finish on the podium.

I'm willing to put money on that. Are you?


My hunch is that he won't either. But that is not a blank check for him
to stop racing. Much is on the line, E-E has budgetary constraints and is
hoping to raise extra cash for extending contracts for their riders from
both Euskatel and the local government. However, if the dough ain't
sufficient, he, along with several others, will be looking for interest
elsewhere. Most teams would gladly grab a combative, energetic rider who
doesn't give up. On his team's part, the Fundacion Euskadi is only able
to guarantee a single year contract which won't keep riders looking for
several years' security. Euskatel is planning to continue their support to
2006, but the current contract ends next season and good exposure/results
are needed to convince the beancounters. Right now, they aren't inclined
to give more than 3 million euros. The balance is apparently going to come
from provincial government grants. I think this presents incentive enough
to perform as hard as possible.

Facts cribbed from:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour.php?...ures/euskaltel


So you thing Euskatel is the only team facing tough financial times
and therefore anything goes? FYI, the Bianchi team isn't bathing in
Euros either for example. It is the result of the last minute salvage
of the bankrupt Coast team. Other teams face dissolution if you
believe the grapevine. All this is no excuse for Mayo to act like an
ungrateful wheel sucking parasite. BTW, he refused to lead many times
when within a small group at the head - this is not an isolated
incident, it's a pattern. Lance has had some very telling facial
expressions (rolling eyes, disgust) after trying to get some of the
Euskatel guys to contribute in other circumstances. They have far less
friends at the end of this tour than at the beginning. The sooner
payback time comes the better.
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Old July 23rd 03, 09:52 AM
Willowbeauty
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Default Mayo 2nd in 15th stage - bad style?


"Christophe Kotowski" wrote in message
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Mayo won't finish on the podium.


I'm willing to put money on that. Are you?


My hunch is that he won't either. But that is not a blank check for him
to stop racing. Much is on the line, E-E has budgetary constraints and

is
hoping to raise extra cash for extending contracts for their riders from
both Euskatel and the local government. However, if the dough ain't
sufficient, he, along with several others, will be looking for interest
elsewhere. Most teams would gladly grab a combative, energetic rider

who
doesn't give up. On his team's part, the Fundacion Euskadi is only able
to guarantee a single year contract which won't keep riders looking for
several years' security. Euskatel is planning to continue their support

to
2006, but the current contract ends next season and good

exposure/results
are needed to convince the beancounters. Right now, they aren't

inclined
to give more than 3 million euros. The balance is apparently going to

come
from provincial government grants. I think this presents incentive

enough
to perform as hard as possible.

Facts cribbed from:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour.php?...ures/euskaltel

So you thing Euskatel is the only team facing tough financial times
and therefore anything goes? FYI, the Bianchi team isn't bathing in
Euros either for example. It is the result of the last minute salvage
of the bankrupt Coast team. Other teams face dissolution if you
believe the grapevine. All this is no excuse for Mayo to act like an
ungrateful wheel sucking parasite. BTW, he refused to lead many times
when within a small group at the head - this is not an isolated
incident, it's a pattern. Lance has had some very telling facial
expressions (rolling eyes, disgust) after trying to get some of the
Euskatel guys to contribute in other circumstances. They have far less
friends at the end of this tour than at the beginning. The sooner
payback time comes the better.


Payback time? Oh please grow up. Cycling has a very short memory otherwise
we wouldn't be watching many of this years riders as they have had drug
bans. Live and let live is about the only motto in this hard sport.



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Old July 23rd 03, 06:43 PM
Kurgan Gringioni
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"Kenny" wrote in message
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Mayo took 4 seconds from Ullrich by finishing 2nd today.

After Ullrich waited for him and Armstrong.

Mayo gained some Euros, the seconds are irrelevant - for him. Not for
Ullrich.

Woundn't it have been better style not to outsprint Ullrich after the
crash and the wait?


When you're 25 years young and you have a chance of finishing 2nd in
the heaviest stage in the pyrenees in the middle the basque fans, you
goddamn try and do it.




And you may as well take at least one pull, if only for 10 seconds, so you
don't look like the total ******.


 




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