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Kicking Bike off Stand Good.
Originally posted by rdelavega (A guy who shows some understanding and class)@ ProRide:
Not sure if anyone on here knows the story of how Greg Lemond was signed to a professional contract, read on:
http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/oralhistory/lemond.html
GL: And when I won it, that sparked the interest of Cyrille Guimard, who then came to the next race I was riding, the Ruban Granitier de Breton, which is another 5-day race. I was in a breakaway with 5 Russians and a Belgian. Had I just stayed with that group I would have won that race. I got a flat tire in the last day and my follow car wasn't behind me. I ended up losing about 2 and a half minutes to the break, which I would never catch because they were 5 Russians riding flat out. And the peloton was 2 and a half minutes behind, which meant that I just lost the whole race. I was... emotionally pissed off.
Lejeune bikes were sponsoring the U.S. team and helping with part of the expenses.
CB: Was this all as part of the National Team?
GL: Yeah, We had no money. We were shoestringing it over there. The organizers paid for the hotels. Lejeune help cover some of the mechanical stuff. So, when I had a flat, I waited and waited and waited. The Belgian team came up and handed me a wheel. Then the Lejeune car came up..."Where the heck have you been..?", I told the mechanic, "I'm done. You just cost me the race."
[color=navy]The mechanic insisted that I finish the race for the sponsor as if I had some moral or financial obligation to the sponsor.[size=10pt]When he said that I got off and threw his Lejeune bike at the car and said, "I'm done."[/size][/color]
Cyrille Guimard saw that. He came to me after the stage and said in interviews later that, "When I saw his temperament, that is when I decided that's who I wanted on the team."
CB: That Fall Bernard Hinault and Cyrille Guimard traveled to Nevada to talk to you?
GL: Yep. I signed my contract
Weston has the drive of a champion! He just needs to find the right sponsors.
@newfan
Pit Row
I'm reminded of two quotes by all of this.
"It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools."
"The true mettle of a man is defined more in defeat than in victory."
What about the fact for the second round in a row some bullshit unclear rule has caused the issue at hand.
SX the only motorsport on the planet that has a yellow flag you can pass under and does nothing to slow a rider down, A red light that means continue racing just don't jump, and a Red X flag that means don't pass, you know what a yellow flag does in all other moto sport.
Then add to that they have the transponder location in a different spot to the finish line just to add a little more confusion to racing and the general fan at home, the commentators, the riders and any one else watching!
Just hope the same thing happens between Dungey and Villopoto at some stage during this year, one crosses the transponder point first and the other across the finish line first.
That would be a great thread to read through.
As for Peick, great to see a rider with some emotion and clearly pissed not to make a main (though he did). I am sure the bike is fine and it's feelings not hurt!
The tile is of the thread is worst than the action
What would you have done, pulled him from the race? No, you would pick up his bike and fix every broken thing on it so he could get out there and race.
https://youtu.be/gVoyNHvUwSE?list=PLE07B80A50CBB7C58
Yup.
I understand his anger.
Someday, when I'm a complete non-riding & non-racing Key-Stroking-Warrior...? Well, when that day comes...?
I probably won't "Get It" either.
Hey, Weston? I'm over it. Let's focus on Next-Week.
I welcome the challenge of beating the challenged.
http://www.funtrivia.com/private/main.cfm?tid=87439&utm_source=vitalmx…
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