Basso quits Disco...
04-30-07, 09:57 AM
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Basso quits Disco...
Did anyone see this yet: Basso leaves Disco...
Looks like he is quitting the team out of respect for the team as a whole. With his case gaining steam again it looks like he is removing himself so that he won't be a distraction.
I guess Levi is back to the #1 spot at the TdF for the team. Although it didn't look like the Tour organizers were going to let Basso ride anyway.
In other news: the witch hunt continues! The Spanish authorities are poised to re-open the Puerto case and have found another 50+ riders that could be implicated! The mess continues...
Looks like he is quitting the team out of respect for the team as a whole. With his case gaining steam again it looks like he is removing himself so that he won't be a distraction.
I guess Levi is back to the #1 spot at the TdF for the team. Although it didn't look like the Tour organizers were going to let Basso ride anyway.
In other news: the witch hunt continues! The Spanish authorities are poised to re-open the Puerto case and have found another 50+ riders that could be implicated! The mess continues...
04-30-07, 10:00 AM
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04-30-07, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by dagna
Wow. I'm sorry to hear Basso's gone, but it's an ill wind that blows no one any good--Levi *is* sitting pretty now.
04-30-07, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001
I find something wrong with using the name "Levi" and the word "pretty" in any sentence.
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Originally Posted by ratebeer
He's a handsome guy except for his egghead cranium revealed by his premature baldness. He's a great candidate for a toupeé.
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Originally Posted by ratebeer
He's a handsome guy except for his egghead cranium revealed by his premature baldness. He's a great candidate for a toupeé.
04-30-07, 11:12 AM
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So is Popovych now the front runner for the GC? I remember sometime ago they said he'd be the next one.
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Dang... who's good at photoshop... put a Toupe on Levi's head! hehe!
Sorry... I guess someone beat me to the punch on this story...
But with Basso not having done a lot thus far in terms of placing well in races he has raced and the depth of Disco do you think it'll change much for the team this year? There was a real possiblity for Basso not riding in the TdF if the Tour Organizers had their way.
I guess we'll see what happens once this soap opera gets under way again!
Sorry... I guess someone beat me to the punch on this story...
But with Basso not having done a lot thus far in terms of placing well in races he has raced and the depth of Disco do you think it'll change much for the team this year? There was a real possiblity for Basso not riding in the TdF if the Tour Organizers had their way.
I guess we'll see what happens once this soap opera gets under way again!
04-30-07, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by -VELOCITY-
So is Popovych now the front runner for the GC? I remember sometime ago they said he'd be the next one.
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PooPoo will not be the team leader for Discovery during the tour....unless something drastic changes.
04-30-07, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by -VELOCITY-
So is Popovych now the front runner for the GC? I remember sometime ago they said he'd be the next one.
04-30-07, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Psimet2001
I find something wrong with using the name "Levi" and the word "pretty" in any sentence.
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
This is bikeforums.net. Levi is the only Disco rider left. Please adhere to board rules pertaining to the Top American on America's Team.
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One thing is for certain...if last year was any indication, and if Levi ends up the leader and doesn't burn PooPoo out making him haul his lead butt up the hills then PooPoo could do some very dynamic things this year.
04-30-07, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by eippo1
His wife, Odessa Gunn, (a former rider and news correspondent) is quite pretty.
04-30-07, 11:31 AM
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Zabriskie has a hot wife too. Saw her when he was doing a promo thing in San Francisco.
But back to Disco-mania...
But back to Disco-mania...
04-30-07, 11:52 AM
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I suppose there isn't too much question now.
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Not if he left several bags of evidence behind.... Just an opinion mind you, I've been watching the Tour since Greggie's days and sorry.... no class in cheating....I don't care how many do it to compete, if they ALL do it then there is no honor in the great sport anymore.
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Originally Posted by eandmwilson
I heard Barry Bonds will replace Basso--he comes with much less baggage.
Best post I've read in a while.......
04-30-07, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Surferbruce
the whole puerto investigation sucks. regardless of whether he doped or not, Basso is a class act.
Personally I find those things to have some bearing on the question of what constitutes class.
