"According to Philiep Caryn, head of sponsoring at Quick.Step, the team really has the goose laying the golden eggs in their den. "Tom is smarter than Beckham," he told Belgian Newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. "He's actually got something meaningful to say, and that is a characteristic which makes him especially popular with women."

Hilarious! Not only do pro cyclists ever say anything interesting, but women don't give a stuff either.

Unless I missed that conversation with him where he denounced Globalisation, mentioned his fondness of doing the dishes, and his love of hot chocolate and snuggling on the couch watching romantic comedies every Friday night.