dopey Danielson fan

There is a letter in Cyclingnews.com that says:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/letters.p...7/04-27letters

"Tom Danielson should leave Discovery. He was supposed to be the
outright leader for the Tour of Georgia, but like he did during the
Tour of Spain, Bruyneel has once again ditched Danielson mid-way into
the race. After stage 3 to Chattanooga, Bruyneel said that because
Brajkovic was one of Discovery's three protected riders (in addition
to Leipheimer and Danielson), he let the break go. But if Brajkovic
was one of Discovery's protected leaders, what was he doing joining a
break a mere 26 km into a long, hard, mountain stage?"

Umm, the answer is pretty clear: going for the overall win.


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John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:

Umm, the answer is pretty clear: going for the overall win.



Confusion over a team's goals: to win, or to have a particular rider win.

The writer should just be glad Bruyneel didn't hold Danielson back on Brasstown Bald to support Brajkovic, which would have been far more conventional than frolic off the front with Levi.

Dan

Dan Connelly wrote:
The writer should just be glad Bruyneel didn't hold Danielson back on Brasstown Bald to support Brajkovic, which would have been far more conventional than frolic off the front with Levi.

Fact of the matter is that both Levi and Tom were supposed to wait for
the go-ahead to be sure Brajkovic was in good shape before taking off.
Levi didn't wait.

DR

On Apr 27, 6:31 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
There is a letter in Cyclingnews.com that says:http://www.cyclingnews.com/letters.p...7/04-27letters

"Tom Danielson should leave Discovery. He was supposed to be the
outright leader for the Tour of Georgia, but like he did during the
Tour of Spain, Bruyneel has once again ditched Danielson mid-way into
the race....

IIRC, Danielson was "ditched" in the Vuelta because he had
underperformed and lagged behind Brajkovic, who wore the gold jersey
for a few days. Even so, TD was allowed to go for a subsequent stage
win.

Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

Could be that he just needs a different type of DS to reach his full
potential. Look at what happened with Bobby Julich when he went to CSC.

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com

"Dwayne" wrote in message
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On Apr 27, 6:31 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
There is a letter in Cyclingnews.com that
says:http://www.cyclingnews.com/letters.p...7/04-27letters

"Tom Danielson should leave Discovery. He was supposed to be the
outright leader for the Tour of Georgia, but like he did during the
Tour of Spain, Bruyneel has once again ditched Danielson mid-way into
the race....

IIRC, Danielson was "ditched" in the Vuelta because he had
underperformed and lagged behind Brajkovic, who wore the gold jersey
for a few days. Even so, TD was allowed to go for a subsequent stage
win.

Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

On Apr 27, 9:01 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

Could be that he just needs a different type of DS to reach his full
potential. Look at what happened with Bobby Julich when he went to CSC.

I just thought, what if Basso gets barred from the Giro? Could
Danielson get another (last?) shot at team leader?

Dwayne wrote:

I just thought, what if Basso gets barred from the Giro? Could
Danielson get another (last?) shot at team leader?

While it seems plausible on its face, it would not fit with his
current training plan and he's definitely not riding the Giro.

DR

On Apr 27, 9:01 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

Could be that he just needs a different type of DS to reach his full
potential. Look at what happened with Bobby Julich when he went to CSC.

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com

"Dwayne" wrote in message

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On Apr 27, 6:31 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
There is a letter in Cyclingnews.com that
says:http://www.cyclingnews.com/letters.p...7/04-27letters

"Tom Danielson should leave Discovery. He was supposed to be the
outright leader for the Tour of Georgia, but like he did during the
Tour of Spain, Bruyneel has once again ditched Danielson mid-way into
the race....

IIRC, Danielson was "ditched" in the Vuelta because he had
underperformed and lagged behind Brajkovic, who wore the gold jersey
for a few days. Even so, TD was allowed to go for a subsequent stage
win.

Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...


dumbass,

he crashed out of the TdF instead of improving on his 3rd place in
1998.

On 4/28/07 4:09 PM, in article
,
" wrote:

On Apr 27, 9:01 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

Could be that he just needs a different type of DS to reach his full
potential. Look at what happened with Bobby Julich when he went to CSC.

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com

"Dwayne" wrote in message

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On Apr 27, 6:31 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
There is a letter in Cyclingnews.com that
says:http://www.cyclingnews.com/letters.p...7/04-27letters

"Tom Danielson should leave Discovery. He was supposed to be the
outright leader for the Tour of Georgia, but like he did during the
Tour of Spain, Bruyneel has once again ditched Danielson mid-way into
the race....

IIRC, Danielson was "ditched" in the Vuelta because he had
underperformed and lagged behind Brajkovic, who wore the gold jersey
for a few days. Even so, TD was allowed to go for a subsequent stage
win.

Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...


dumbass,

he crashed out of the TdF instead of improving on his 3rd place in
1998.



Dumberass --

That was Julich, not Danielson. TD has never ridden the Tour.



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On Apr 29, 7:59 am, "Steven L. Sheffield"
wrote:
On 4/28/07 4:09 PM, in article
. com,



" wrote:
On Apr 27, 9:01 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

Could be that he just needs a different type of DS to reach his full
potential. Look at what happened with Bobby Julich when he went to CSC.

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com

"Dwayne" wrote in message

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On Apr 27, 6:31 am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
There is a letter in Cyclingnews.com that
says:http://www.cyclingnews.com/letters.p...7/04-27letters

"Tom Danielson should leave Discovery. He was supposed to be the
outright leader for the Tour of Georgia, but like he did during the
Tour of Spain, Bruyneel has once again ditched Danielson mid-way into
the race....

IIRC, Danielson was "ditched" in the Vuelta because he had
underperformed and lagged behind Brajkovic, who wore the gold jersey
for a few days. Even so, TD was allowed to go for a subsequent stage
win.

Seems to me that TD's future as a GT leader with Discovery is
practically nil, given the signing of Contador and development of
Brajkovic. If he leaves DSC, the decision will probably be mutual...

dumbass,

he crashed out of the TdF instead of improving on his 3rd place in
1998.

Dumberass --

That was Julich, not Danielson. TD has never ridden the Tour.

dumbass,

yes. i was responding to :

Could be that he just needs a different type of DS to reach his full
potential. Look at what happened with Bobby Julich when he went to CSC.