If I am the manager of T-Mobile, I gotta say to Kloden, "You're Fired!"
Today's finish was the worst effort that I have ever seen. Kloden sprints out, has about 20 yards on the pack and then proceeds to cruise before realizing too late that he should not have shut it down, only to be caught by Lance at the line. You can't get any stupider, he could have picked up 20 to 30 secs on Basso, with the bonus. I can only imagine that Ulrich and the team would like to kick his ass up and down for that BS.
I gotta say that the European riders have disappointed me to no end this year. If they didn't have the coolest threads, they'd be nowhere. I can see an all-American podium next year and then some with LA, Levi, Floyd, Hamilton, etc.
It's either our life long competitive nature or our polluted drinking water that results in bigger 'nads that gives us an edge on the Euros that simply ride for the love of the sport of cycling.
Today's finish was the worst effort that I have ever seen. Kloden sprints out, has about 20 yards on the pack and then proceeds to cruise before realizing too late that he should not have shut it down, only to be caught by Lance at the line. You can't get any stupider, he could have picked up 20 to 30 secs on Basso, with the bonus. I can only imagine that Ulrich and the team would like to kick his ass up and down for that BS.
I gotta say that the European riders have disappointed me to no end this year. If they didn't have the coolest threads, they'd be nowhere. I can see an all-American podium next year and then some with LA, Levi, Floyd, Hamilton, etc.
It's either our life long competitive nature or our polluted drinking water that results in bigger 'nads that gives us an edge on the Euros that simply ride for the love of the sport of cycling.