Originally Posted by Devil
Mayo doesn't exactly have a whole lot of friends in the peloton, it seems. Especially the top guys in the Tour (Lance and Jan). Anyone remember stage 15 last year? Mayo tried to attack after the crash that he and Lance had. And on the very same stage, he and Zubeldia made Jan do all the pacemaking, and Mayo jumped around him for second place (and the time bonus, which would have helped Jan).
What goes around comes around.
I really think this is somewhat overblown. Unless you're Robbie McEwen, these guys just don't keep track of stuff like that. Here is a photo of Lance telling Mayo what direction he should point his bike when they get to the cobbles:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...auphine-may-21
And here is a photo of Mayo asking Lance, " So Noval's going to put his hand on my bars like this and push me down on Stage 3 of the TDF?"
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...auphine-may-20
Really though, I haven't seen anything more than fan speculation that Mayo is somehow unpopular in the peloton.