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Bill C
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oely wrote:
> What a bunch of rubbish. Your clearly dealing in hyperbole. Hes no
> worse than any others but he also doesnt deal in cliches like the rest
> either. Many other sprinters and riders do exactly the same. Boonen has
> been spouting his ability just as arrogantly as McEwen ever has. For
> good reason but still. Boonen also has his "malfunctions" excuse
> whenever he doesnt win. Petacchi, very rarely gives the full respect
> where its due when he loses. Only to his team, which is fine when your
> winning but he's full of drama when he loses. He has also been
> relegated for punching someone during the Giro. McEwen being pilthy and
> blunt seems to outweigh that sort of thuggery on a bike? please. Showing
> some clear bias and double standards there. But this was before
> "gentleman sprinter" had a palmares so nobody cared then. His whinging
> at the Giro last year that there was a conspiracy against him was
> laughable. Thats blatant *****ing right there but you choose to
> discount that too. Maybe coz it was McEwen dominating then? Zabel for
> all his class was no saint either, just ask alot of his ex teammates at
> TMobile. Alot were happy hes gone. McEwen has definately deserved to be
> relegated but has also clearly cleaned his act up in recent times. I
> think they are all entertaining to watch, enjoy seeing them all race
> and sprint in their own style. But my point is, they are all basically
> cut from the same cloth. All deserve your same praise and criticism.
>
> Also you might want to clarify "everything" the public see's. Theres a
> whole list of things that the public see's and hears from McEwen which
> portray a much differant character too. Complete opposite in fact. Hes
> no angel but niether are the others. We are all keyboard cowboys but
> you seem to just selectively bring out evidence against McEwen. Apply
> your same "guidelines" to other sprinters and racers and youll end up
> disliking most if not all.
>
> And on this current Giro it feels empty coz the sprinting field is so
> weak in general, even when Petacchi was there. McEwen has had Ale Jet's
> measure for awhile now. If anything he looks to be a bit spooked by him.
> Anyway McEwen should enjoy the easy pickings, like Petacchi in past
> Giro's and Vuelta's or Boonen at Paris Nice. Nobody seem to comment it
> was hollow then.
>
>
> --
> oely
Damn Dude!
You smoke any other Aussies cigar for them too? I thought the Lance
apologists had brown lips...
Bill C
> What a bunch of rubbish. Your clearly dealing in hyperbole. Hes no
> worse than any others but he also doesnt deal in cliches like the rest
> either. Many other sprinters and riders do exactly the same. Boonen has
> been spouting his ability just as arrogantly as McEwen ever has. For
> good reason but still. Boonen also has his "malfunctions" excuse
> whenever he doesnt win. Petacchi, very rarely gives the full respect
> where its due when he loses. Only to his team, which is fine when your
> winning but he's full of drama when he loses. He has also been
> relegated for punching someone during the Giro. McEwen being pilthy and
> blunt seems to outweigh that sort of thuggery on a bike? please. Showing
> some clear bias and double standards there. But this was before
> "gentleman sprinter" had a palmares so nobody cared then. His whinging
> at the Giro last year that there was a conspiracy against him was
> laughable. Thats blatant *****ing right there but you choose to
> discount that too. Maybe coz it was McEwen dominating then? Zabel for
> all his class was no saint either, just ask alot of his ex teammates at
> TMobile. Alot were happy hes gone. McEwen has definately deserved to be
> relegated but has also clearly cleaned his act up in recent times. I
> think they are all entertaining to watch, enjoy seeing them all race
> and sprint in their own style. But my point is, they are all basically
> cut from the same cloth. All deserve your same praise and criticism.
>
> Also you might want to clarify "everything" the public see's. Theres a
> whole list of things that the public see's and hears from McEwen which
> portray a much differant character too. Complete opposite in fact. Hes
> no angel but niether are the others. We are all keyboard cowboys but
> you seem to just selectively bring out evidence against McEwen. Apply
> your same "guidelines" to other sprinters and racers and youll end up
> disliking most if not all.
>
> And on this current Giro it feels empty coz the sprinting field is so
> weak in general, even when Petacchi was there. McEwen has had Ale Jet's
> measure for awhile now. If anything he looks to be a bit spooked by him.
> Anyway McEwen should enjoy the easy pickings, like Petacchi in past
> Giro's and Vuelta's or Boonen at Paris Nice. Nobody seem to comment it
> was hollow then.
>
>
> --
> oely
Damn Dude!
You smoke any other Aussies cigar for them too? I thought the Lance
apologists had brown lips...
Bill C