Professional Cycling - Menchov quit

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Blaireau
07-26-07, 08:37 AM
Check velonews's live feed.

wfrogge
07-26-07, 08:51 AM
I figure hes had enough of it for one year. Worked his butt off then to have this happen ... sheesh
GV27
07-26-07, 09:01 AM
Yeah, their moral is just devastated. Michael Boogerd was saying he wanted to quit. I didn't think that guy knew the meaning of that word.

Tough for them, good for the sport.

DMF
07-26-07, 09:02 AM
Yeah, essentially gave up his own GC hopes to support a cheater. You can see where he'd be Demotivated®.
skiracing
07-26-07, 09:07 AM
Support a cheater? Oh you mean the Tour de France image of "everything is fine, the race will go on", yeah i wouldnt want to support that either.
Simoni
07-26-07, 10:39 AM
Yeah, essentially gave up his own GC hopes to support a cheater. You can see where he'd be Demotivated®.

The irony is he won the Vuelta because of a cheater...Heras.
GV27
07-26-07, 10:53 AM
Huh?

Do you mean that he was denied the joy of winning the Vuelta due to a cheater? It might be on his palmares but I doubt he feels like he won the thing......
Gee3
07-26-07, 11:05 AM
Yeah, essentially gave up his own GC hopes to support a cheater. You can see where he'd be Demotivated®.



Er, uh... Tom Simpson. Effort killed him... Doh!
GV27
07-26-07, 11:12 AM
That and taking speed while swilling brandy on a hot day...........
wabbit
07-26-07, 11:21 AM
he looked like he wasn't having a great tour anyways...