Cali Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 Have you checked this guy out? He's a beast! He arose from the dead Saturday. Today he was knocked off his bike by a fan. His response to this was to obliterate the field and increase his lead to over a minute. If you have OLN, The Outdoor Channel, please try to witness this remarkable athlete. You may never see another like him. Quote
Claude Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 And he is not even at his best. The fairness of Jan Ullrich, second overall, should also be noted. He did not attack when Armstrong was on the ground. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cycling/n...21/tour_monday/ Quote
Dmitry Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 Don't forget that the man is riding with one ball. That gives him much more leverage on those steep curves. Quote
BeBop Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 Ullrich would have been burned at the stake if he had attacked. Lance and Jan were in a similar situation a few years ago with Jan in distress; Lance didn't attack and, as I recall, won a German 'sportsman of the year' (or some such) award in recognition. Bicycle road racing is very tightly controlled by protocol, etiquette and tradition (Ullrich in '96, LeMond in '85 - hope I've got those years right...) Not that there are not deviations... Quote
Cali Posted July 21, 2003 Author Report Posted July 21, 2003 (edited) "That gives him much more leverage on those steep curves." But seriously, folks.... that was a nice gesture on Ullrich's part. No doubt he was reciprocating for the same courtesy Armstrong afforded him a couple of years ago when he crashed. But on the other hand, when Armstrong put the hammer down at the end, Ullrich looked decimated. Did you see his face on the last leg of the race? Another nice gesture was Armstrong patting the French rider, who had the lead, on the back as he went by him in the mountains: "Good effort, see yah!" Edited July 21, 2003 by Cali Quote
Dmitry Posted July 21, 2003 Report Posted July 21, 2003 It's sort of an unspoken rule to wait for a fallen rider. No arguements, this is one classy sport. Man, how I wish I had that OLN channel. Armstrong is a much stronger contender for an athlete of the century than Michael Jordan, imo. Quote
brownie Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 The 2003 Tour de France is a delight with Lance Armstrong facing competition from tough contenders for the first time since he took over the competition. He is indeed a beast. As Dmitry said: It's sort of an unspoken rule to wait for a fallen rider. No arguements, this is one classy sport. Man, how I wish I had that OLN channel. Everybody took good note of Ian Ullrich doing the gentlemanlly thing of holding out from attacking when Armstrong fell yesterday. Wish Armstrong had done the exact same thing when Spain's Joseba Beloki fell while riding down to Gap while in the lead with Armstrong during the July 14 stage. Armstrong veered off to avoid the fallen Beloki (a masterful action, by the way) but did not bother to stop and help Beloki who was lying on the side of the road in deep pain with several fractures. That would have been a real class act if Armstrong had stopped and gone to help Beloki. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 I like this! Not a single "cycling is not a real sport" post from someone who hasn't been on a bike since they were twelve. I'm impressed! Quote
BERIGAN Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 I like this! Not a single "cycling is not a real sport" post from someone who hasn't been on a bike since they were twelve. I'm impressed! cycling is not a real sport, like auto racing! :rsmile: Kidding, kidding! He really is amazing! Quote
Aggie87 Posted July 22, 2003 Report Posted July 22, 2003 (edited) cycling is not a real sport, like bowling! edit: I'm kidding too! Edited July 22, 2003 by Aggie87 Quote
brownie Posted July 23, 2003 Report Posted July 23, 2003 Today (Wednesday) is the last Pyrenean stage. The riders go from Pau to Bayonne. That's in the Basque area. If you think, the French are cycling crazy, watch TV today. You will see nothing but orange. The orange is the basque color and these Basque madmen and women will crowd the Tour route to cheer their local stars. Should be a superb stage. The mountains and the countryside are just glorious. And may the best man win! Quote
catesta Posted July 23, 2003 Report Posted July 23, 2003 Don't forget that the man is riding with one ball. That gives him much more leverage on those steep curves. I never thought about it that way. Quote
BeBop Posted July 23, 2003 Report Posted July 23, 2003 Just as brownie speculated, today's was a great stage indeed! http://www.eurosport.com Quote
RDK Posted July 23, 2003 Report Posted July 23, 2003 When do they jump off the ramps and do the 360-degree spins? Quote
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