"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Vaughters Funny Quote

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Kris Flatlander
02-19-08, 09:18 PM
From VeloNews TV interview after stage 2, about midway...

“...we may not prove to be the smartest team out there, or the strongest team out there, but we may prove to be the smartest.” :p

Dubbayoo
02-19-08, 09:22 PM
Awesome. He could be the Yogi Berra of cycling.
Bullseye
02-19-08, 09:26 PM
Awesome. He could be the Yogi Berra of cycling.
The remainder of this thread should concern just WTF that quote really means.:D

-bullseye

Mayonnaise
02-20-08, 11:36 AM
This thread isn't fair. If you watch the video you'll see he was clearly correcting himself. He meant to say we may not be the strongest but we are one of the smartest. He just got a bit ahead of himself.

Be nice. Remember the Tour when he got the bee sting on his face and had to drop out?
garysol1
02-20-08, 11:52 AM
Vaughters gave one of the most open and frank interview's I have ever heard from a sports figure. Take a listen. HERE (http://www.competitorradio.com/details.php?show=197) is the link
Mayonnaise
02-20-08, 01:36 PM
Vaughters gave one of the most open and frank interview's I have ever heard from a sports figure. Take a listen. HERE (http://www.competitorradio.com/details.php?show=197) is the link

Very good. Very, very good.
ElJamoquio
02-20-08, 02:18 PM
Be nice. Remember the Tour when he got the bee sting on his face and had to drop out?

WHAT? Dropping out for a bee sting?!?
bdcheung
02-20-08, 02:30 PM
WHAT? Dropping out for a bee sting?!?

It was a bad sting and he's slightly allergic (i believe). Furthermore, he couldn't get a cortisone shot to reduce the swelling because it was considered a PED (performance enhancing drug). So he dropped out.
Mayonnaise
02-20-08, 02:32 PM
WHAT? Dropping out for a bee sting?!?

yep. got a bee sting on his eye and it got so swollen he couldn't see. Due to doping regulations he could not take "xxx" (don't remember the drug, cortizone maybe)

on another note,
the site with the interview, www.competitorradio.com has a fantastic archive of racing related interviews. If you needed something to listen to while on the trainer, here it is. Great
Kris Flatlander
02-20-08, 07:36 PM
This thread isn't fair. If you watch the video you'll see he was clearly correcting himself. He meant to say we may not be the strongest but we are one of the smartest. He just got a bit ahead of himself.

Be nice. Remember the Tour when he got the bee sting on his face and had to drop out?

I just found it kind of funny, I am a Slipstream supporter and all that but had to listen to this quote 2-3 times before it "sunk in" persay.