Odd commentary by McEwen?

Not to put too fine a point on it, but when interviewed post-race, McEwen
says 'I just rode over a back wheel and fell over, myself', but when OLN
immediately replayed the finish, Phil points out Robbie coming around the
corner and he obviously stays up.

I don't see any strategic reason to dissemble. Did Phil point out the wrong
rider, or is McEwen mis-remembering, or what?

jj

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but when interviewed post-race,
McEwen says 'I just rode over a back wheel and fell over, myself', but
when OLN immediately replayed the finish, Phil points out Robbie
coming around the corner and he obviously stays up.

I don't see any strategic reason to dissemble. Did Phil point out the
wrong rider, or is McEwen mis-remembering, or what?


I saw that and got confused too. I was looking at a guy with a Lotto jersey
forgetting that McEwen has on Aussie stripes. In another view you can see
him getting up from the ground around that same spot.

So the "or what" explanation is that you were also looking at the wrong
guy. And as Phil was wrapping up the show he said McEwen didn't go down so
he made the same mistake.

NS

On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 17:46:45 GMT, Nev Shea wrote:

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but when interviewed post-race,
McEwen says 'I just rode over a back wheel and fell over, myself', but
when OLN immediately replayed the finish, Phil points out Robbie
coming around the corner and he obviously stays up.

I don't see any strategic reason to dissemble. Did Phil point out the
wrong rider, or is McEwen mis-remembering, or what?


I saw that and got confused too. I was looking at a guy with a Lotto jersey
forgetting that McEwen has on Aussie stripes. In another view you can see
him getting up from the ground around that same spot.

So the "or what" explanation is that you were also looking at the wrong
guy. And as Phil was wrapping up the show he said McEwen didn't go down so
he made the same mistake.

NS

Figured. I know I've heard in the past that there are times when riders
will 'pretend' they got involved in a crash near the finish line, for some
reason, maybe to assure they get the same time as the peloton. In fact I
think it was an Armstrong to Hincapie comment, can't recall - but maybe
that was prior to the 1km rule...)

jj

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Not to put too fine a point on it, but when interviewed post-race, McEwen
says 'I just rode over a back wheel and fell over, myself', but when OLN
immediately replayed the finish, Phil points out Robbie coming around the
corner and he obviously stays up.

I don't see any strategic reason to dissemble. Did Phil point out the
wrong
rider, or is McEwen mis-remembering, or what?

jj

At the same moment McEwen went down, a phonak rider made it through on the
left. In the telephoto camera view, the kit looked similar. I had to do a
double-take, too, to catch Robbie going down in the pile.
--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)