91st Giro d'Italia

[Tom Kunich]

Now we see something that might very well spell the end of the Tour de
France as the "greatest" cycling race in the world.

At one time the greatest motorcycle race was the Isle of Man. Eventually
motorcycles got so fast and dangerous that the IOM had to pull out of
professional cycling on that level.

The problem with the TdF is different however. Those who control the TdF
believe they're infallible. They are attacking not just the top professional
teams but the UCI as well. This sort of ultimate ego is something new to
cycling and in a business underscored by huge egos it is unlikely to stand.

One good Giro d'Italia could very well have some significant effects on pro
cycling.

For one thing - given that the Giro has decided to design courses much
harder than they have in the past and because that race occurs before the
Tour, it could be possible to attract all of the highest talent, burn them
out and then leave nothing more than retreads for the TdF.

I wonder what's happening behind closed doors as I write this.....

[zzfranklin@mac.com]

On May 7, 7:14 pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:

> One good Giro d'Italia could very well have some significant effects on pro
> cycling.
>
> For one thing - given that the Giro has decided to design courses much
> harder than they have in the past and because that race occurs before the
> Tour, it could be possible to attract all of the highest talent, burn them
> out and then leave nothing more than retreads for the TdF.

A) There's time to recover between the Giro and the Tour.
B) Chris Horner is not a retread.

[dustoyevsky@mac.com]

On May 7, 9:14*pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
> Now we see something that might very well spell the end of the Tour de
> France as the "greatest" cycling race in the world.
>
> At one time the greatest motorcycle race was the Isle of Man. Eventually
> motorcycles got so fast and dangerous that the IOM had to pull out of
> professional cycling on that level.
>
> The problem with the TdF is different however. Those who control the TdF
> believe they're infallible. They are attacking not just the top professional
> teams but the UCI as well. This sort of ultimate ego is something new to
> cycling and in a business underscored by huge egos it is unlikely to stand..
>
> One good Giro d'Italia could very well have some significant effects on pro
> cycling.
>
> For one thing - given that the Giro has decided to design courses much
> harder than they have in the past and because that race occurs before the
> Tour, it could be possible to attract all of the highest talent, burn them
> out and then leave nothing more than retreads for the TdF.
>
> I wonder what's happening behind closed doors as I write this.....

You mean, for the first time in recorded history, Tom Kunich has not
been the member of an Inner Circle?

Dang. Was it something you said? --D-y

[Geraard Spergen]

Tom Kunich wrote:
>
> One good Giro d'Italia could very well have some significant effects on
> pro cycling.
>

For future reference, salame d'asino jokes should be used in
place of andouillette jokes.

[Michael Press]

In article <XIGdnaUTObmG_7_VnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
"Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:

> Now we see something that might very well spell the end of the Tour de
> France as the "greatest" cycling race in the world.
>
> At one time the greatest motorcycle race was the Isle of Man. Eventually
> motorcycles got so fast and dangerous that the IOM had to pull out of
> professional cycling on that level.
>
> The problem with the TdF is different however. Those who control the TdF
> believe they're infallible. They are attacking not just the top professional
> teams but the UCI as well. This sort of ultimate ego is something new to
> cycling and in a business underscored by huge egos it is unlikely to stand.
>
> One good Giro d'Italia could very well have some significant effects on pro
> cycling.
>
> For one thing - given that the Giro has decided to design courses much
> harder than they have in the past and because that race occurs before the
> Tour, it could be possible to attract all of the highest talent, burn them
> out and then leave nothing more than retreads for the TdF.
>
> I wonder what's happening behind closed doors as I write this.....

Is the course harder?
Will the teams ride harder than traditionally?

--
Michael Press

[Andre]

On May 8, 10:59*am, "dustoyev...@mac.com" <dustoyev...@mac.com> wrote:
> On May 7, 9:14*pm, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Now we see something that might very well spell the end of the Tour de
> > France as the "greatest" cycling race in the world.
>
> > At one time the greatest motorcycle race was the Isle of Man. Eventually
> > motorcycles got so fast and dangerous that the IOM had to pull out of
> > professional cycling on that level.
>
> > The problem with the TdF is different however. Those who control the TdF
> > believe they're infallible. They are attacking not just the top professional
> > teams but the UCI as well. This sort of ultimate ego is something new to
> > cycling and in a business underscored by huge egos it is unlikely to stand.
>
> > One good Giro d'Italia could very well have some significant effects on pro
> > cycling.
>
> > For one thing - given that the Giro has decided to design courses much
> > harder than they have in the past and because that race occurs before the
> > Tour, it could be possible to attract all of the highest talent, burn them
> > out and then leave nothing more than retreads for the TdF.
>
> > I wonder what's happening behind closed doors as I write this.....
>
> You mean, for the first time in recorded history, Tom Kunich has not
> been the member of an Inner Circle?
>
> Dang. Was it something you said? * --D-y- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Too bad the Giro is so watered down again this year.

Andre

[Donald Munro]

Geraard Spergen wrote:

> salame d'asino

If you seaon it with equine growth hormone then you can make
a race horse from a donkey.

[Geraard Spergen]

Donald Munro wrote:
> Geraard Spergen wrote:
>
>> salame d'asino
>
> If you seaon it with equine growth hormone then you can make
> a race horse from a donkey.

Instead of sausage that tastes like ****, we'd have sausage
that tastes like ass... I figured that would be an RBR hit.

[Geraard Spergen]

Donald Munro wrote:
> Geraard Spergen wrote:
>
>> salame d'asino
>
> If you seaon it with equine growth hormone then you can make
> a race horse from a donkey.

Instead of sausage that tastes like ****, we'd have sausage
that tastes like ass... I figured that would be an RBR hit.

[Ted van de Weteringe]

Geraard Spergen wrote:
>>> salame d'asino
>
> Instead of sausage that tastes like ****, we'd have sausage that tastes
> like ass... I figured that would be an RBR hit.

Ah OK. I thought you meant Donkey ****.

[Ted van de Weteringe]

Geraard Spergen wrote:
>>> salame d'asino
>
> Instead of sausage that tastes like ****, we'd have sausage that tastes
> like ass... I figured that would be an RBR hit.

Ah OK. I thought you meant Donkey ****.