Zabel second

Who'd'a thunk?

Robert Chung wrote:

Who'd'a thunk?

Still pretty good for a fatty master though.

"Donald Munro" wrote in message
om...
Robert Chung wrote:

Who'd'a thunk?

Still pretty good for a fatty master though.

Must have cut back on the birthday tortes.

"Robert Chung" wrote in message
...
Who'd'a thunk?

Apparently Zabel and Sean Kelly don't suffer from the same ideology.

Who'd'a thunk?

Too bad. Would have been great to have won the WC and then retire. He
certainly deserves it (not saying he deserves to win the WC, as it's not ice
dancing, but if he had won it, it certainly would have been a desirable
point in time to leave the sport).

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

Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
Who'd'a thunk?

Too bad. Would have been great to have won the WC and then retire. He
certainly deserves it (not saying he deserves to win the WC, as it's not ice
dancing, but if he had won it, it certainly would have been a desirable
point in time to leave the sport).

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

Agreed. I always thought Zabel was one of the good guys of the sport.
Next year the championships are in Germany. I know it's a long shot,
but wouldn't it be something if he [Zabel] won there?

Smokey

Donald Munro wrote:
Robert Chung wrote:

Who'd'a thunk?

Still pretty good for a fatty master though.





Dumbass -


Zabel does not meet the qualifications for the Masters Fattie
designation.

It's not just about age.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:27:13 -0700, "Robert Chung"
wrote:

Who'd'a thunk?

yeah, poor guy, the excellent Swiss commentator Bertrand Dubout (I
skip France2/3 and Eurosport to watch cycling on TSR now, these guys
crack me up) was howling, "Zabel, le Malheureux" in his microphone !

Kinda makes you wonder how Zabel could spoil a chance like that
though, Bettini certainly deserved to win after breaking loose twice,
but Zabel should be able to beat him in a sprint, same goes for
Valverde of course.

The final 500 meters were stellar, with the thee champs going clear
with the help of the Spanish racer (Sanchez), the cream of the cream !

Famous Dubout quotes :

"Bertrand Dubout, chroniqueur cycliste déjanté, pour:
«Ils ont perdu du temps sur ceux qui ont déjÃ* franchi la ligne.»
«Il a pris un virage très douloureux dans le mauvais sens du terme.»
«Les coureurs passent devant le château de Chillon toujours aussi
imperturbable.»
«Ah! Il est fort, Laurent Jalabert, c'est certain. Il est capable de
tout faire, de gagner comme de perdre.»"

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:33:07 GMT, Keith wrote:

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:27:13 -0700, "Robert Chung"
wrote:

Who'd'a thunk?

yeah, poor guy, the excellent Swiss commentator Bertrand Dubout (I
skip France2/3 and Eurosport to watch cycling on TSR now, these guys
crack me up) was howling, "Zabel, le Malheureux" in his microphone !

Kinda makes you wonder how Zabel could spoil a chance like that
though, Bettini certainly deserved to win after breaking loose twice,
but Zabel should be able to beat him in a sprint, same goes for
Valverde of course.

Everybody underestimates Bettini as a sprinter. The guy has a tremendous
acceleration. The only way you're going to beat him is by being a great sprinter
yourself and timing it out perfectly so that he can't come around on you.

The final 500 meters were stellar, with the thee champs going clear
with the help of the Spanish racer (Sanchez), the cream of the cream !

Splendid.

Ron


Famous Dubout quotes :

"Bertrand Dubout, chroniqueur cycliste déjanté, pour:
«Ils ont perdu du temps sur ceux qui ont déjà franchi la ligne.»
«Il a pris un virage très douloureux dans le mauvais sens du terme.»
«Les coureurs passent devant le château de Chillon toujours aussi
imperturbable.»
«Ah! Il est fort, Laurent Jalabert, c'est certain. Il est capable de
tout faire, de gagner comme de perdre.»"

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:10:37 -0400, RonSonic
wrote:

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:33:07 GMT, Keith wrote:

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:27:13 -0700, "Robert Chung"
wrote:

Who'd'a thunk?

yeah, poor guy, the excellent Swiss commentator Bertrand Dubout (I
skip France2/3 and Eurosport to watch cycling on TSR now, these guys
crack me up) was howling, "Zabel, le Malheureux" in his microphone !

Kinda makes you wonder how Zabel could spoil a chance like that
though, Bettini certainly deserved to win after breaking loose twice,
but Zabel should be able to beat him in a sprint, same goes for
Valverde of course.

Everybody underestimates Bettini as a sprinter. The guy has a tremendous
acceleration. The only way you're going to beat him is by being a great sprinter
yourself and timing it out perfectly so that he can't come around on you.

True, wonder where that "punch"comes from though, the guy is so small
1.65m ! I'm not implying he's doping, I'm just wondering where he
finds that boost !

The final 500 meters were stellar, with the thee champs going clear
with the help of the Spanish racer (Sanchez), the cream of the cream !

Splendid.

Can't remember the last time I saw that, WC 1981 maybe ? Just as
splendid as a good climb in the Alps.

Ron


Famous Dubout quotes :

"Bertrand Dubout, chroniqueur cycliste déjanté, pour:
«Ils ont perdu du temps sur ceux qui ont déjÃ* franchi la ligne.»
«Il a pris un virage très douloureux dans le mauvais sens du terme.»
«Les coureurs passent devant le château de Chillon toujours aussi
imperturbable.»
«Ah! Il est fort, Laurent Jalabert, c'est certain. Il est capable de
tout faire, de gagner comme de perdre.»"