Why?? Did you see what Lance did to them today?? Talk about demoralizing, the real first day of the tour and he just crushes the only two riders that are supposed to have a chance. Ullrich and Hamilton must wonder, they train all year for this and then first chance he gets he drops them. Personally I am just glad for daily coverage every morning while drinking coffee, sh*t they should just rename it the Tour de Lance.Tdiddy said:I'm all for Lance, but man I wish the press would give some of the other riders (Especially Hamilton) some more love.
i was referring to demoralizing hamilton and ullrich - basso had a great ride but my opinion is he is a rider of the future and won't be able to do it day after day. he wanted to win one for his mom who has cancer, and he is friends with lance - think lance might of let him have it today, he is a gentleman.skinny-tire said:Um, in case you missed it, my top 5 had Basso finishing fourth. While Basso ain't getting any kind of exposure/recognization, most feel he has a top 10 finish in him. So, to say he's demoralizing his opponents is a bit of an overstatement.
Prediction: Tyler wins tomorrow to show his supporters he's not out of it (http://www.tylerhamiltonfoundation.org/tourdefranceevents25.html).
Regarding the Tour De Lance, I have to admit, I don't watch the stages start to finish, but I actually thought from what I saw that Lance and Postal were not getting as much coverage as they deserved, seeing as how Lance is defending champ and the favorite. As for the non-race coverage, I have seen a total of 0 hours, so I'm not sure how much he's getting on that end. However, I do think Phil and the boys are crossing the line with the Lance wrist bands (on air that is). I know it for a good cause (I'm in no way suggesting that), but what does it say for their biasnesses (as a former journalist, I was told we were not suppose to belong to any organization, etc. that would be considered a conflice of interest, or at a minimum not publically acknowledge an affiliation/support for one). If Tyler wins this year, will they be wearing Allez Tyler caps next year?
I really don't think the TDF would get more than a mention here in the USA if it wasn't for Lance. For me, it's just like any other spectator sport and I'm only mildly interested.Tdiddy said:I'm all for Lance, but man I wish the press would give some of the other riders (Especially Hamilton) some more love.
First, Tyler has started telling reporters that he hurt his back on the Stage 6 crash and that's why he couldn't respond today. So I'm not looking for him to compete tomorrow either.skinny-tire said:Um, in case you missed it, my top 5 had Basso finishing fourth. While Basso ain't getting any kind of exposure/recognization, most feel he has a top 10 finish in him. So, to say he's demoralizing his opponents is a bit of an overstatement.
Prediction: Tyler wins tomorrow to show his supporters he's not out of it (http://www.tylerhamiltonfoundation.org/tourdefranceevents25.html).
Regarding the Tour De Lance, I have to admit, I don't watch the stages start to finish, but I actually thought from what I saw that Lance and Postal were not getting as much coverage as they deserved, seeing as how Lance is defending champ and the favorite. As for the non-race coverage, I have seen a total of 0 hours, so I'm not sure how much he's getting on that end. However, I do think Phil and the boys are crossing the line with the Lance wrist bands (on air that is). I know it for a good cause (I'm in no way suggesting that), but what does it say for their biasnesses (as a former journalist, I was told we were not suppose to belong to any organization, etc. that would be considered a conflice of interest, or at a minimum not publically acknowledge an affiliation/support for one). If Tyler wins this year, will they be wearing Allez Tyler caps next year?
'Cause he has a French sounding name so he thought he had to bash Lance.HTail said:So it makes you wonder why the former US winner Greg LeMond doesn't think Lance is clean or hasn't been in the past
more tour wins in him. Other racers are not prepared for him, all this guys are freaks and gifted but now it takes the most insane preparation in the world to attack Lance, you have to be willing to die out there, and right now no one was that title more than him. They all come there hoping that he is not ready or that something will happen and so far luck is not on there side. I hope he wins this one and next year too, not because he is an american , but because doing it will represent the ultimate sports achivement. Something that will never ever be duplicated again.Dirdir said:Regardless of how you feel about the Only Lance Network, Phil's and Erwin's (as Al Trautwig called him instead of Sherwen) biases, Sam "How Old Can These Stupid Non-Race Bits Get" Posey, yadda, yadda, yadda, you have to admit that Lance taking over again so early and so easily is boring as hell. At least we don't know what is going to happen on the flat stages. My god, will someone challenge this guy.
On that note, yesterday, Roll quoted Bernard Hinault who said that to beat Lance,a rider needs to challenge every second, every inch at every moment and attack, attack, attack Lance at all times (or something like that). Roll disagreed stating that this approach would exhaust the attacker and only make Lance stronger. I agree with the "Badger" on this one. After all, he's got 5 and Roll's got Bobke.
Oops.skinny-tire said:Prediction: Tyler wins tomorrow to show his supporters he's not out of it (http://www.tylerhamiltonfoundation.org/tourdefranceevents25.html).
For hype, for addulation, for condemnation, for praise, for nay-sayers, and for every other type of public commentary, positive or negative. What I like about Lance is that he doesn't really care. He just keeps on trudging toward his goal, and that's what makes him great. This is just a bike race, but it reveals a lot about the character of the participants and even us as the spectators. Just enjoy it and sift through the fluff and "smoke & mirrors" that always surrounds an event like this. Heck, if OLN wasn't covering the event in this manner, I wouldn't know anything about Ivan Basso, Iban Mayo, or the many other participants in the event. I thought they were doing a decent job, frankly. If not for OLN, I'd have to get race info from VeloNews...Aaackk!...LOL.Tdiddy said:I'm all for Lance, but man I wish the press would give some of the other riders (Especially Hamilton) some more love.