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Poor ol Greg
I pasted this passage from a scan from page 154 of the book 'Kings of
Cycling' by Noel Truyers. It shows how Greg has had to take flake from the Champs before him and now the one after him. At least Eddy didn't try and kill him. quote: Eddy Merckx has never been able to reconcile himself with that and once spoke out strongly: "LeMond is no real world champion. A world champion stands out the whole year round; in the spring, in the tours, in the autumn. LeMond only rides well in the Tour, and there is nothing difficult about that." LeMond reacts fiercely to that: "Pure jealousy. It's because my bikes sell well in the States. Merckx should mind his own business. I used to really admire him. He once came to my house; we were almost friends. I don't understand why he says something like that, then. I'll tell you this: Merckx would never win nowadays, the way he used to. In his day, he was the only rider to make the most of professional supervision, while today everyone does." end quote ============================================ Oh, and another thing: I have reason to suspect someone high up at Trek was always bitter that Gary Helfrich got to hand pick six of Trek's best welders for the Lemond Cycles titanium bike project. I'm trying to get in touch with former Team Saturn mechanic Ian Sherburne as I feel he may know some inside info on that as the Trek/Lemond funny business took place in 2002 at the Waterloo Wisconsin. I have a suspicion that was what killed Arctos Machine. As Helfrich closed the accounts, sold stock and machinery so quickly. Something really strange about that. What's really scary is that John Burke of Trek has been known to associate with Steven Bornstein, chairman of The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Internet Group! Seems like some power players really want Greg out of the scene. As cyclists, please, let's not turn on Greg. |
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In article 8kmog.100422$iF6.64603@pd7tw2no,
"Jack Maars" wrote: As cyclists, please, let's not turn on Greg. Would not dream of it. I tweak him because he is a crybaby. Complaining in public because Armstrong said nasty things to him? Greg is a man; he can stand up for himself. Yes? -- Michael Press |
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Michael Press wrote:
In article 8kmog.100422$iF6.64603@pd7tw2no, "Jack Maars" wrote: As cyclists, please, let's not turn on Greg. Would not dream of it. I tweak him because he is a crybaby. Complaining in public because Armstrong said nasty things to him? Greg is a man; he can stand up for himself. Yes? I'm pretty sure that blood problem that ended his career prematurely makes it impossible for him to stand up for himself, at least for long periods. |
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Jack Maars wrote: As cyclists, please, let's not turn on Greg. Dumbass - The winner of the virtual fourth TdF sucks balls. How delusional is that? Virtual win. Makes me want to throw up. thanks, K. Gringioni. former Lemond fan |
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Poor ol Greg
"Jack Maars" wrote in
news:8kmog.100422$iF6.64603@pd7tw2no: "LeMond is no real world champion. A world champion stands out the whole year round; in the spring, in the tours, in the autumn. LeMond only rides well in the Tour, and there is nothing difficult about that." This can be said of other former world champions, too. |
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Jack Maars wrote: I pasted this passage from a scan from page 154 of the book 'Kings of Cycling' by Noel Truyers. snipped quote: Eddy Merckx sniponce spoke out strongly: "LeMond only rides well in the Tour, and there is nothing difficult about that." Kinda makes one wonder what Eddy (really) thinks about The Lance. |
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He did ride a lot more different types of races back when he was world
champion. Armstrong, that is. -ilan wrote: Jack Maars wrote: I pasted this passage from a scan from page 154 of the book 'Kings of Cycling' by Noel Truyers. snipped quote: Eddy Merckx sniponce spoke out strongly: "LeMond only rides well in the Tour, and there is nothing difficult about that." Kinda makes one wonder what Eddy (really) thinks about The Lance. |
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Jonathan v.d. Sluis wrote: "Jack Maars" wrote in news:8kmog.100422$iF6.64603@pd7tw2no: "LeMond is no real world champion. A world champion stands out the whole year round; in the spring, in the tours, in the autumn. LeMond only rides well in the Tour, and there is nothing difficult about that." This can be said of other former world champions, too. Lest we forget, Lemond won the Pernod Trophy, which was a precursor of sorts to the World Cup, which was a precursor to the Pro Tour. In his day he rode quite a few of the monuments as well as other stage races. Don't recall seeing Lance at Roubaix, covered in mud, after supporting a teammate. |
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"Scott" wrote ...
Lest we forget, Lemond won the Pernod Trophy, which was a precursor of sorts to the World Cup, which was a precursor to the Pro Tour. In his day he rode quite a few of the monuments as well as other stage races. Don't recall seeing Lance at Roubaix, covered in mud, after supporting a teammate. Lance may not have ridden P-R, but he's supported his share of teammates in the spring classics. -- Snippy |
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Disney fired Bornstein years ago. I'm even reading a book about them
and I just covered that topic today. And please don't use the failed Disney internet group to define his tenure. Bornstein essentially "built" ESPN long before the Cap Citites acquisition. Once Disney bought them, he was handed a **** sandwich in the biggest way. Jack Maars wrote: I pasted this passage from a scan from page 154 of the book 'Kings of Cycling' by Noel Truyers. It shows how Greg has had to take flake from the Champs before him and now the one after him. At least Eddy didn't try and kill him. quote: Eddy Merckx has never been able to reconcile himself with that and once spoke out strongly: "LeMond is no real world champion. A world champion stands out the whole year round; in the spring, in the tours, in the autumn. LeMond only rides well in the Tour, and there is nothing difficult about that." LeMond reacts fiercely to that: "Pure jealousy. It's because my bikes sell well in the States. Merckx should mind his own business. I used to really admire him. He once came to my house; we were almost friends. I don't understand why he says something like that, then. I'll tell you this: Merckx would never win nowadays, the way he used to. In his day, he was the only rider to make the most of professional supervision, while today everyone does." end quote ============================================ Oh, and another thing: I have reason to suspect someone high up at Trek was always bitter that Gary Helfrich got to hand pick six of Trek's best welders for the Lemond Cycles titanium bike project. I'm trying to get in touch with former Team Saturn mechanic Ian Sherburne as I feel he may know some inside info on that as the Trek/Lemond funny business took place in 2002 at the Waterloo Wisconsin. I have a suspicion that was what killed Arctos Machine. As Helfrich closed the accounts, sold stock and machinery so quickly. Something really strange about that. What's really scary is that John Burke of Trek has been known to associate with Steven Bornstein, chairman of The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Internet Group! Seems like some power players really want Greg out of the scene. As cyclists, please, let's not turn on Greg. |
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