Jan, My Man

[Pistof Ullrich]

I'm eager but also anxious counting down the days 'til the
mtn stages and the ITT up that anthill Duez this July. I'm
worried about Mr. Ullrich. News on him has seemingly dried
up. He should be looking pretty good by now, right? God...,
I hope so.

What's the likelyhood that Ullrich is just messing with
everyone???? He shows up this race season looking like he's
been living off of Big Macs and Coca-Cola all winter and
now he disappears until July which is when he shows up
ready to kick Texan ass. Nothing would excite me more than
watching Lance have a hard time shaking Jan in the mtns.
That'd be awesome!

I may have to take a few days off of work if things look
like they are going to heat up this July... I certainly
don't care to see a repeat of the 2001 TdF on the telly.

Dave

[Bill Black]

"Pistof Ullrich Fan" <dataylor123@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<40b01557$0$90383$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net>...
> I'm eager but also anxious counting down the days 'til the
> mtn stages and the ITT up that anthill Duez this July. I'm
> worried about Mr. Ullrich. News on him has seemingly dried
> up. He should be looking pretty good by now, right?
> God..., I hope so.
>
> What's the likelyhood that Ullrich is just messing with
> everyone???? He shows up this race season looking like
> he's been living off of Big Macs and Coca-Cola all winter
> and now he disappears until July which is when he shows up
> ready to kick Texan ass. Nothing would excite me more than
> watching Lance have a hard time shaking Jan in the mtns.
> That'd be awesome!
>
> I may have to take a few days off of work if things look
> like they are going to heat up this July... I certainly
> don't care to see a repeat of the 2001 TdF on the telly.
>
> Dave

Dave: There is a huge difference between losing a cycling
race and getting one's ass kicked. I doubt Jan will do
either with respect to Mr. Armstrong, although Jan would
likely be a much more convivial fishing and/or beering
accomplice. Best, Bill Black

[Tom Kunich]

"Bill Black" <wrbmaine@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Jan would likely be a much more convivial fishing and/or
> beering accomplice.

There is something to be said for that. After he retires who
would you rather go on a ride with, Lance or Jan? My vote
goes to Jan all the way.

[Scotty]

--
The sick in soul insist it is humanity that is sick, and
they are the surgeons to operate on it. They want to turn
the world into a sick room. And when they get humanity
strapped on the operating table, they operate on it with an
axe. "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill Black" <wrbmaine@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:9e940e20.0405230538.4b6e72e2@posting.google.com...
> > Jan would likely be a much more convivial fishing and/or
> > beering accomplice.
>
> There is something to be said for that. After he retires
> who would you rather go on a ride with, Lance or Jan? My
> vote goes to Jan all the way.

Mine too... I liked Bill Clinton as president also... bet he
was blast....

[Brian P]

Tough to tell, but Jan is an enigma. On the one hand he
claims he will be ready for the TDF by riding into form, yet
he has either retired during, or not shown at all to
scheduled races. Kind of hard to ride in to form when you
are not....well...riding in to form.

"Pistof Ullrich Fan" <dataylor123@yahoo.com> wrote in
message news:40b01557$0$90383$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net...
> I'm eager but also anxious counting down the days 'til the
> mtn stages and the ITT up that anthill Duez this July. I'm
> worried about Mr. Ullrich. News on him has seemingly dried
> up. He should be looking pretty good by now, right?
> God..., I hope so.
>
> What's the likelyhood that Ullrich is just messing with
> everyone???? He shows up this race season looking like
> he's been living off of Big Macs
and
> Coca-Cola all winter and now he disappears until July
> which is when he
shows
> up ready to kick Texan ass. Nothing would excite me more
> than watching Lance have a hard time shaking Jan in the
> mtns. That'd be awesome!
>
> I may have to take a few days off of work if things look
> like they are
going
> to heat up this July... I certainly don't care to see a
> repeat of the
2001
> TdF on the telly.
>
> Dave

[Pistof]

"Bill Black" <wrbmaine@msn.com> wrote in message
news:9e940e20.0405230538.4b6e72e2@posting.google.com...
> "Pistof Ullrich Fan" <dataylor123@yahoo.com> wrote
> in message
news:<40b01557$0$90383$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net>...
> > I'm eager but also anxious counting down the days 'til
> > the mtn stages
and
> > the ITT up that anthill Duez this July. I'm worried
> > about Mr. Ullrich. News on him has seemingly dried up.
> > He should be looking pretty good by now, right? God...,
> > I hope so.
> >
> > What's the likelyhood that Ullrich is just messing with
> > everyone???? He shows up this race season looking like
> > he's been living off of Big Macs
and
> > Coca-Cola all winter and now he disappears until July
> > which is when he
shows
> > up ready to kick Texan ass. Nothing would excite me more
> > than watching Lance have a hard time shaking Jan in the
> > mtns. That'd be awesome!
> >
> > I may have to take a few days off of work if things look
> > like they are
going
> > to heat up this July... I certainly don't care to see a
> > repeat of the
2001
> > TdF on the telly.
> >
> > Dave
>
> Dave: There is a huge difference between losing a cycling
> race and getting one's ass kicked.

I wrote *ready* to kick ass, thereby defining Jan's mindset.
No one is going to kick Armstrong's ass. That's for sure.

> I doubt Jan will do either with respect to Mr. Armstrong,
> although Jan would likely be a much more convivial fishing
> and/or beering accomplice.

He'd be more fun after a few english courses. Lance has
always had a great deal of respect for Jan, and they
probably should be good pals some day, notwithstanding Bob
Roll's approval.

Lance could invite Jan for a weekend of water skiing on Lake
Travis and feed him some delicious hormone-ridden US beef.
Yummy! Then, after they had grown a few inches, they could
stay up all night getting drunk off of Shiner beer while
exchanging each other's antidotes. Yep, plentee-o-fun
waiting to be discovered between these two, this is certain.

Seriously, I feel 90% confident about Jan's preparedness for
this year's Tour. It's just this 10% doubt that's eating at
my gut. What'n da hell's he do'n? He knows the pressure is
on him to excel. Dang.

Dave

> Best, Bill Black

[Richard Adams]

"Brian P" <brian.parsons@nospamadelphia.net> wrote in message news:<k-Cdnb9rpt_4ZizdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com>...
> Tough to tell, but Jan is an enigma. On the one hand he
> claims he will be ready for the TDF by riding into form,
> yet he has either retired during, or not shown at all to
> scheduled races. Kind of hard to ride in to form when you
> are not....well...riding in to form.

I think we'll see Jan appear with the team for the Tour
of Germany.

[Brian P]

That is what the press says, but we'll see. Meanwhile the
posties are racking up miles and in good form, right on
track. Jan recently stated that if he would have won the
tour last year he would have stopped racing. I just dont
think his heart is in it. We'll see. I hope to him battle
like last year. I am not condfident.

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
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> "Brian P" <brian.parsons@nospamadelphia.net> wrote
> in message
news:<k-Cdnb9rpt_4ZizdRVn-sQ@adelphia.com>...
> > Tough to tell, but Jan is an enigma. On the one hand he
> > claims he will be ready for the TDF by riding into
form,
> > yet he has either retired during, or not shown at all to
> > scheduled
races.
> > Kind of hard to ride in to form when you are
> > not....well...riding in to form.
>
> I think we'll see Jan appear with the team for the Tour of
> Germany.