Goddamm, Simoni is a *****

[Kurgan Gringion]

Dumbasses -

Simoni. Talks a good game months before the race, but when
it finally starts and the race is hard before the mountains,
he talks about how he wants to go home.

Pre-race chatter, talking of challenging LANCE, what a joke.
How'd you like to be one of his teamates - nursing the
tender, fragile ego that is your Team Leader?

Rest assured though - next year when he's forgotten how hard
the TdF is
- he'll get his Italian Machismo going and start talking
smack again.

 

[Davide Tosi]

"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Rest assured though - next year when he's forgotten how
>hard the TdF is
>- he'll get his Italian Machismo going

Well, not that I am a fan of Gibo, but he's very far from
this kind of stereotipycal Italian. If something he's the
archetype of the loner from the mountains, not far from the
kind of lunatic hillbillies that you have on the Appalachian
mountains. If you show him to a bunch of girls and ask them
what kind of man would he remind them, I bet that none of
them would say "Italian macho". He's just a strange guy from
a small village in a small valley.

IMO Gianni Bugno was the cyclist nearest to the classic
Italian tombeur-de-femmes character.

 

[Chris]

"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Dumbasses -
>
>
> Simoni. Talks a good game months before the race, but when
> it finally starts and the race is hard before the
> mountains, he talks about how he wants to go home.
>
>
> Pre-race chatter, talking of challenging LANCE, what a
> joke. How'd you like to be one of his teamates - nursing
> the tender, fragile ego that is your Team Leader?
>
>
> Rest assured though - next year when he's forgotten how
> hard the TdF is
> - he'll get his Italian Machismo going and start talking
> smack again.

Assuming he gets out of his contract at Saeco. I don't think
he can handle racing for Cunego again. He would be hard
pressed to take on Cunego even with an entire (other) team
backing him up. It will be interesting to see how he handles
these problems he got himself in to. BTW, Simoni reminds me
of Millar in a lot of ways (except specific strengths). It
was interesting how they could each show little form before
major objectives but then when the day comes they have that
extra bit of fitness. Simoni prior to 3 years ago could
never climb or TT like he has since then. His ego got
humongos too as if he never had to worry about reliving
those years of chasing top form. I wonder what he knows that
we don't? Could his confidence come the same way Millar's
did? He was so lucky to come up with that Peruvian candy
excuse. That has the the absolute best one to have actually
gotten someone out of trouble. I bet Pantani used to love
that candy too. Mayby they were sharing?

 

[Bret Wade]

Davide Tosi wrote:
> "Kurgan Gringioni" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Rest assured though - next year when he's forgotten how
>>hard the TdF is
>>- he'll get his Italian Machismo going
>
>
> Well, not that I am a fan of Gibo, but he's very far from
> this kind of stereotipycal Italian. If something he's the
> archetype of the loner from the mountains, not far from
> the kind of lunatic hillbillies that you have on the
> Appalachian mountains. If you show him to a bunch of girls
> and ask them what kind of man would he remind them, I bet
> that none of them would say "Italian macho". He's just a
> strange guy from a small village in a small valley.
>
> IMO Gianni Bugno was the cyclist nearest to the classic
> Italian tombeur-de-femmes character.
>

I've been to Simoni's home town and it bears no resemblance
to Appalachia. It happens to be the same home town as that
other famous hillbilly Francesco Moser. There's more wine
making than moonshining going on there. Last year, Simoni
was the special guest star on the Moser Ride (sort of an
Italian be kind to Freds day) which ends in their home town.
I took the following pictures there. Moser was there too of
course, but I never managed to get a picture. I can say he's
looking good. My impression of Simoni is that he's a likable
guy who's extremely popular in his home town. He leaves big
gaps when riding in a pack full of Freds.

Bret

http://www.fischer-wade.com/moser/

 

[Chris]

"Bret Wade" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Davide Tosi wrote:
> > "Kurgan Gringioni" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Rest assured though - next year when he's forgotten how
> >>hard the TdF is
> >>- he'll get his Italian Machismo going
> >
> >
> > Well, not that I am a fan of Gibo, but he's very far
> > from this kind of stereotipycal Italian. If something
> > he's the archetype of the loner from the mountains, not
> > far from the kind of lunatic hillbillies that you have
> > on the Appalachian mountains. If you show him to a bunch
> > of girls and ask them what kind of man would he remind
> > them, I bet that none of them would say "Italian macho".
> > He's just a strange guy from a small village in a small
> > valley.
> >
> > IMO Gianni Bugno was the cyclist nearest to the classic
> > Italian tombeur-de-femmes character.
> >
>
> I've been to Simoni's home town and it bears no
> resemblance to Appalachia. It happens to be the same home
> town as that other famous hillbilly Francesco Moser.
> There's more wine making than moonshining going on there.
> Last year, Simoni was the special guest star on the Moser
> Ride (sort of an Italian be kind to Freds day) which ends
> in their home town. I took the following pictures there.
> Moser was there too of course, but I never managed to get
> a picture. I can say he's looking good.

You need to understand who you are talking to. Tosi is a
special breed of racist that manages to find everyone other
than Aryan Italians (I don't recall his lable though,
something like "mixed blonde European") far beneath him.

>My impression of Simoni is that he's a likable guy who's
>extremely popular in his home town. He leaves big gaps when
>riding in a pack full of Freds.

He drops them you mean? OK...

>
> Bret
>
> http://www.fischer-wade.com/moser/

 

[Tm]

"Bret Wade" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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<snip>
>
> I've been to Simoni's home town and it bears no
> resemblance to Appalachia.

Great pictures.

I have to say, however, that the gentleman leaning against
the barrier in the bibs and barefoot looks exactly like an
Italian Jethro.

He's in the background of the next picture gnawing on
something.

 

[Amit]

"TM" <[email protected]> wrote in message

> Great pictures.
>
> I have to say, however, that the gentleman leaning against
> the barrier in the bibs and barefoot looks exactly like an
> Italian Jethro.
>

that's ringo starr.