#Pete# Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Bloody ridiculous to finish a stage on a descent like that, if you ask me. Just too risky.
TNT1 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Bloody ridiculous to finish a stage on a descent like that' date=' if you ask me. Just too risky.[/quote'] Bloody idiot professional sportsmen should learn how to bloody well stay upright...
straatvark Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Africans making their names gat again. First they crash Oscar' date=' now the only strong one left moers down the side of a mountain. We never going to learn are we?[/quote'] I assume you stopped falling years ago? Well done JL - you made me proud today.
Dirty Twin Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Amazing what a couple of days does. On the hub that is. Go check out Maxmum poll
decibach db Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Just seen his interview... shaim man.. seem like a very nice guy. You can see he feels stupid about it... He is acrualy very lucky.. that is very steap.
Willehond Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 I have been watching Belgian and Dutch reports of the stage today and John Lee is the big news. That crash is going to make lots of highlights packages for years to come and guys will recognise him for both the climb and the crash. Impressive, or as the Dutch commentator said at the the top of the climb: "Geniaal!" They definitely noticed his climbing ability. Job well done.
GTman Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Africans making their names gat again. First they crash Oscar' date=' now the only strong one left moers down the side of a mountain. We never going to learn are we?[/quote'] @ homo Hey poephol. any body can make a mistake.C'mon. The youngest guy in the race going over the highest mountain. Speaking of gat. Why dont you get of your gat and go ride and dont be so full of k@k...
Willehond Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Bloody ridiculous to finish a stage on a descent like that' date=' if you ask me. Just too risky. [/quote'] Descending is a skill that is just as important as climbing. Look at Menchov, he probably lost the Tour today because he couldn't hold a wheel on the way down. Difficult, yes, ridiculous, no. If it's too dangerous, just slow down and live to fight another day.
Tumbleweed Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 for those who missed it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPdNfsf4Z5c sorry, you'll have to copy and paste. using safari doesn't allow me to insert hyperlink (anyone know why?) anyone guess what happened? from this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS7TbIRydrM&feature=related it looks like he was second wheel, then just sat up as he went into the corner. holy roller2008-07-22 20:09:28
snah2 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 I have been watching Belgian and Dutch reports of the stage today and John Lee is the big news. That crash is going to make lots of highlights packages for years to come and guys will recognise him for both the climb and the crash. Impressive' date=' or as the Dutch commentator said at the the top of the climb: "Geniaal!" They definitely noticed his climbing ability. Job well done. [/quote'] Did not see the stage "live" but followed live commentary on Cyclingnews.com.Terrible coverage and only special mention is that this is JL"s second major fall.These commentators are like Aussie referees...What is interesting though is that if Soler was still in the race JL would have been a good support for him!!I agree JL is the big news,being the youngest and an"unknown" in the Tour and coming to the fore like this!Definately noted by the scouts out there!I wonder if Barloworld executives are having second thoughts on their investment in a major European Team?...
Sammajoor Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Was kind of scary in a now you see me now you don't scenario. And the gradient of that slope, man was he lucky not to go all the way Impressive ride going up the mountain though
Sean Badenhorst Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Difficult to see why he didn't make the corner. It can only be that he might have looked away briefly at the wrong moment and didn't scrub his speed appropriately like the rider in front of him did. Even just a glance away from the road ahead or the rider ahead at high speed can make the difference between making a bend and making crash No. 5 on 101 Thrills and Spills of the Tour de France DVD. I called him last night with some questions but he told me he's busy and can't talk. Same thing with Hunter last week. Told me to call back after dinner but then ignored my calls... Pity cos I'm trying to write a lot of constructive stuff about these guys and now is not a good time to turn down positive media exposure opportunities...
Tumbleweed Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Difficult to see why he didn't make the corner. It can only be that he might have looked away briefly at the wrong moment and didn't scrub his speed appropriately like the rider in front of him did. Even just a glance away from the road ahead or the rider ahead at high speed can make the difference between making a bend and making crash No. 5 on 101 Thrills and Spills of the Tour de France DVD.I called him last night with some questions but he told me he's busy and can't talk. Same thing with Hunter last week. Told me to call back after dinner but then ignored my calls... Pity cos I'm trying to write a lot of constructive stuff about these guys and now is not a good time to turn down positive media exposure opportunities... bit sad to hear that. you reckon something's up? not, god forbid, chunky's big prediction? redkon you're right about him losing concentration. just looked again, and he didn't even attempt to turn.
AndreZA Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Okay I'm not gonna read all these post so if this has been said, I'm saying it again. Just look what this ride did to his general KOM standings. 1 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 85 pts2 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 603 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 554 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld 53
Racing Hart Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 No don't even try and say john lee is using some or other thing..I know him personally.. He will never dope.. He rather quit than dope.He's clean! I believe he is doing u/23 world champs this year..He could be a possible world champs..Along with Jay thompson for the Timetrail
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