Mario is done

Davide Tosi

"Sonarrat" <sonarrat@postmark.fishn..> wrote:

>> or at Le Toor? Where yes I believe he can contend in the top
>> 20, for sure at La Vuelta.
>
>Not this Giro, obviously, though he placed higher in it last year than he did in
>the Vuelta. I'm certain that he's primed for the TdF, and he ought to make
>things very interesting...

I think that MS will end next Tour in GC top 10 and will also take the
white jersey for the best youngster.

chiefhiawatha

In article <40a6d1e1.67608806@news.individual.de>,
davide.tosi@comune.re.it (Davide Tosi) wrote:

> This morning, after finishing 2nd to last in yesterday stage and after two
> nights without sleeping

I never believe anyone when they say they haven't slept for days.
Anyone try not sleeping for two nights and two days? You'd
be a total wreck.

Tom Kunich

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
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>
> Someone (Merckx?) had some choice words about Peugeots, saying they
> descended horribly and he didn't worry about someone getting away over a
> mountain on one because he could easily catch them down the other side.

That could have been me as well. I had several Peugeots and with the
standard fork they were absolutely horrible down hills.

Tom Kunich

"Mapei81" <mapei81@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I will miss Mario a lot. I was lucky enough to be hanging around in a
group of
> riders before the start of the Tour one year, including Mario. He seemed
like
> a good guy, well-liked by the others. And his sensitivity to Pantani's
death
> was impressive.

I don't think that Mario is washed up physically. I think that he has enough
money and enough fame and simply doesn't have the motivation to train hard
enough to be competitive.

Amit

"Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<484qc.3607$H_3.2032@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> "Mapei81" <mapei81@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20040515174940.08524.00001660@mb-m02.aol.com...
> > I will miss Mario a lot. I was lucky enough to be hanging around in a
> group of
> > riders before the start of the Tour one year, including Mario. He seemed
> like
> > a good guy, well-liked by the others. And his sensitivity to Pantani's
> death
> > was impressive.
>
> I don't think that Mario is washed up physically. I think that he has enough
> money and enough fame and simply doesn't have the motivation to train hard
> enough to be competitive.

What gave him the motivation in 2002 ?

Tom Schulenburg

"Amit" <amit@physics.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
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> "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<484qc.3607$H_3.2032@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> > "Mapei81" <mapei81@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20040515174940.08524.00001660@mb-m02.aol.com...
> > > I will miss Mario a lot. I was lucky enough to be hanging around in a
> > group of
> > > riders before the start of the Tour one year, including Mario. He
seemed
> > like
> > > a good guy, well-liked by the others. And his sensitivity to
Pantani's
> > death
> > > was impressive.
> >
> > I don't think that Mario is washed up physically. I think that he has
enough
> > money and enough fame and simply doesn't have the motivation to train
hard
> > enough to be competitive.
>
> What gave him the motivation in 2002 ?

A World Championship road course that suited him perfectly.

-T

Tom Kunich

"Amit" <amit@physics.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
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> "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > "Mapei81" <mapei81@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:20040515174940.08524.00001660@mb-m02.aol.com...
> > > I will miss Mario a lot. I was lucky enough to be hanging around in a
> > > group of riders before the start of the Tour one year, including
Mario. He seemed
> > > like a good guy, well-liked by the others. And his sensitivity to
Pantani's
> > > death was impressive.
> >
> > I don't think that Mario is washed up physically. I think that he has
enough
> > money and enough fame and simply doesn't have the motivation to train
hard
> > enough to be competitive.
>
> What gave him the motivation in 2002 ?

Damned if I know but if he had another year like that he would be tricking
Petacchi instead of the other way around.

Tom Kunich

"Tom Schulenburg" <tschulenYOUR@HATpacbell.net> wrote in message
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> "Amit" <amit@physics.utoronto.ca> wrote in message
> news:df5bdaa0.0405171106.7333a81f@posting.google.com...
> >
> > What gave him the motivation in 2002 ?
>
> A World Championship road course that suited him perfectly.

While that's true, he was on fire from the start of the year. He very
obviously had trained studiously and had his weight down to probably his
lowest since he was in his 20's. He was showing power everywhere and could
power climb in Belgian on the bergs without making faces.

He could be that fast or faster again with enough motivation but you know,
been there and done that and all. I think that he'll just retire rather than
re-learn to suffer.