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29-03.-2008, 08:24 PM
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Re: DiLuca A.K.A. The Count of Monte Cristo
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Better than having some journalists called you 'elefantino' (one of Pantani's nicknames that Armstrong, amongst others, always chose to use instead of 'pirata' that Panta preferred, for obvious reasons, I think).  All the journos trying to create hype.
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29-03.-2008, 08:28 PM
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 2. Big deal, he is team captain and the team orders were that he get the jersey by crossing the line first. There was a screwup, at the end of the TTT in full adrenaline rush he was ticked off. Team captains do not become captains by being 'best friends' with their supporting riders!
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30-03.-2008, 11:15 AM
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Re: DiLuca A.K.A. The Count of Monte Cristo
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exactly.
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30-03.-2008, 11:34 AM
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Re: DiLuca A.K.A. The Count of Monte Cristo
It always has amazed me on how people's opinions of people (especially sports celebrities who rarely get to talk much about themselves personally) are based sometimes on the most flimsy circumstances. As Powerful Pete said, who are we to know what prearranged agreement the team had that was broken by Di Luca's team mate?
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30-03.-2008, 12:09 PM
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That's the price of stardom. You act like a prick in public one time and thousands of people think you are one. |
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30-03.-2008, 12:29 PM
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You know that the team hadn't decided pre-race who was to get the jersey.
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30-03.-2008, 01:11 PM
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Re: DiLuca A.K.A. The Count of Monte Cristo
(playing devil's advocate, because I really don't care one way or the other
 ) - Regardless of what arrangement was made within the team, it would have been much more classy of DiLuca to wait until later to yell at Gasparotto/complain about what happened, and to do it in private rather than in public, so that he doesn't give the impression to some that he's arrogant and/or petulant. Presumably though, a heat of the moment reaction by DiLuca without thinking it through, but some would say those sorts of moments are when people show their true character...
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30-03.-2008, 01:42 PM
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 .Some things that are normal in one country...are considered downright rude in another. Try sitting and eating dinner with someone Chinese who chews their food loudly with their mouth open while talking and also sucks air through their teeth while they eat... Anyone from the "West" would just about vomit. But the Chinese think it's fine. Actually... I don't know Di Luca... I have just known people who have held opinions about other people for years based on a misinterpretation of one incident. Perhaps he is a prick. Everyone is entitled to their opinion in any case.
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30-03.-2008, 02:41 PM
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I haven't really given much thought to the cultural implications. It's sports and sometimes it's fun to have "bad" guys to make the games more interesting. I've had biases against riders and later changed my mind, so who knows what I'll think tomorrow? For instance, if he's racing Levi Leipheimer I will instantly morph into il Numero Uno Danilo Fanboi.
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30-03.-2008, 03:19 PM
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So the irony is I was hastily judging this Di Luca incident on stuff that isn't relevant (my own separate anecdotal story), while arguing not to judge people hastily on info that might be irrelevant... 
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30-03.-2008, 03:23 PM
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a/ nicknamed the killer b/ geniunely lived up to his nickname c/ was scary.
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30-03.-2008, 04:26 PM
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what, like me extemporising you don't have a clue |
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30-03.-2008, 04:29 PM
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<irony> says the American fan version of DiLuca. |
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30-03.-2008, 06:44 PM
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LOL, excellent quote! I enjoyed that one!
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30-03.-2008, 06:49 PM
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A few interesting tidbits, DiLuca is known as someone who is not very controlled emotion wise (a bit like Simoni shooting off). He has, however, been able to deliver on most of what he has promised in terms of cycling.
He is also relatively well-known as one of the more limited number of champions from central-southern Italy (he is from Abruzzo - a region known for stubborn people who tend to speak their mind) which endears him somewhat to me - any of you that know about Italy will realise that we are occasionally nationalistic, but very provincial (I think in a good sense) - the guys from out of town are viewed more or less with the same suspicion, or should I say caution, as a foreigner... Also DiLuca participates relatively actively in what you could call the Italian version of the make-a-wish foundation for children with terminal/serious illnesses, which I respect and enjoy. He gives his time and maglie rosa for those children, and does not use it for enhancing his media role. All in all not the worst of these big stars. Enough of always having to hear Lombard/Tuscan/Venetian/Trentino accents when they interview cyclists on TV!
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