Professional Cycling For the Fans - Kloden?
Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.
SunSwingsLow
07-17-09, 03:12 PM
Is it me or is he getting absolutely no love. It seems hes never mentioned in the lead group but always there. Hes a solid TT'r and a good climber. A podium finish could very well be within his grasp, why are we hearing so little about him?
That's just how he is. Too bad he wasted his best years nursing Vino & Jan. He is a good teammate, and a beast of a man.
Richard
Is it me or is he getting absolutely no love. It seems hes never mentioned in the lead group but always there. Hes a solid TT'r and a good climber. A podium finish could very well be within his grasp, why are we hearing so little about him?
Because all of a sudden people are so in love with Eddy!
Stickney
07-17-09, 04:10 PM
I am curious to see whether Kloden can sustain his GC rank, or if he will work for either AC or LA. It was Kloden pacing on the front last Friday when AC attacked if I am not mistaken, and Kloden ended up finishing outside of that group of GC contendors with LA at 21 seconds and was back an additional 23 seconds.
His form seems decent (Monaco TT and overall GC thus far), so I guess we shall see on Sunday.
Laggard
07-17-09, 05:07 PM
Because all of a sudden people are so in love with Eddy!
Wow! You are bitter are you not that some people choose not to focus only on your man Armstrong.
Wow! You are bitter are you not that some people choose not to focus only on your man Armstrong.
Yes I am better, errr bitter. You really think Kloden will podium? I think not.
I doubt he gets a podium finish. He could if he was the team leader. He will crack being the last guy doing tempo for LA & AC.
Richard
kloden doesn't have it in him to be a team leader. if he did he would have had his own team by now and he would have won the tour.
there, i said it :eek:.
ed rader
kloden doesn't have it in him to be a team leader. if he did he would have had his own team by now and he would have won the tour.
there, i said it :eek:.
ed rader
Dang, now I am tempted to change my mind!
It is getting real lonely around here without whozit.
Dang, now I am tempted to change my mind!
It is getting real lonely around here without whozit.
kloden is a super domestique. always has been and always will be. he is what he is. he's not the victim that some want to make him out to be.
ed rader
Hornbiker
07-17-09, 06:37 PM
kloden doesn't have it in him to be a team leader. if he did he would have had his own team by now and he would have won the tour.
there, i said it :eek:.
ed rader
True that. But that's how he wants it. From things I've heard him say, he doesn't WANT to be a team leader.
henrythenavigat
07-17-09, 07:42 PM
Kloden rocks. The best all rounder in cycling in the last 10 years, imho. It is too bad he doesn't have the mindset to be a team leader.
He might podium this year just by virtue of his strength and courage relative to the other riders.
I never said he was a victim.
Richard