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05-19-09 | 05:47 PM

#576

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I'm no huge Levi fan, but that statement is plain silly.

2001 Vuelta a Espana, Overall - 3rd Place
2001 World Championships, Time Trial - 4th Place
2002 Route du Sud, Overall - 1st Place
2004 Setmana Catalana, Stage 4, 1st Place
2005 Tour of Germany, 1st Place Overall and Stage Winner
2005 Dauphine Libere, 3rd Overall
2005 Tour of Georgia, 2nd Overall
2006 Tour of California Prologue, 1st Place
2006 Dauphine Libere, 1st Overall
2006 Deutschland Tour, 2nd Overall and Stage Winner
2007 Tour of California, 1st Overall and Stage Winner
2007 Tour de France, 3rd Overall and Stage Winner
2007 Deutschland Tour, 2nd Overall
2007 USPRO National Road Race, National Champion
2008 Tour of California, 1st Overall and Stage Winner
2008 Dauphine Libere, 3rd Overall and Stage Winner
2008 Cascade Classic, 1st Overall and Stage Winner
2008 Olympic Games, Time Trial Bronze Medalist
2009 Tour of California, 1st Overall and Stage Winner

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Those results don't mean he does anything. I never said he wasn't fast, just that he's boring.

05-19-09 | 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeCanon

Those results don't mean he does anything.

... Brad

05-19-09 | 05:52 PM

#578

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... Brad

Admit it, he's boring to watch.

05-19-09 | 05:53 PM

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Making it look easy isn't the same as boring

05-19-09 | 05:56 PM

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Making it look easy isn't the same as boring

and that there is the voice of experience.

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05-19-09 | 05:56 PM

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Making it look easy isn't the same as boring

sure it is. Boring = not exciting. Easy = not exciting. Therefore easy=boring

05-19-09 | 06:18 PM

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I'll let Levi know he shouldn't quit his day job as a bike racer to be an entertainer.

05-19-09 | 06:50 PM

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Boring seems to get the job done.

05-19-09 | 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bac

I'm no huge Levi fan, but that statement is plain silly.

Wow one grand tour stage win. A time trial.

Di Luca has won two in this Giro alone, and both happened to be extremly exciting finishes.

I am sorry, but Levi is not as great as some of the people on this forum are making him out to be.

Levi is an extremly talented cyclist, will he go down as one of the greats, even of American cycling ?

Doubtful.

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05-19-09 | 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin

Boring seems to get the job done.

i don't doubt this statement. i agree with it completely, actually for some riders. however, i remember all of the cadel bashing before the tour last year. does our american friend get a pass? maybe levi isn't as bad as cadel, but he certainly isn't as aggressive as di luca is, and i hear much fewer people complaining about levi. fwiw, di luca is that aggressive because he has to be aggressive to win, and levi isn't that aggressive because it is his best strategy.

05-19-09 | 07:06 PM

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And lance sat on until the last of his domestiques popped. Everyone does what they must to win.

05-19-09 | 07:09 PM

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you would not have liked Anquetil. He was willing to win by one second if necessary.

05-19-09 | 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Ih8lucky13

Levi is an extremly talented cyclist, will he go down as one of the greats, even of American cycling ?

Doubtful.

He already is one of the greats of American cycling you dolt.

05-19-09 | 07:39 PM

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He already is one of the greats of American cycling you dolt.

Oh yes the seven Tour Wins of Lance

Lemond Winning three Tours

Hampsten winning the Giro

Landis winning the Tour.

Hamilton shattering his shoulder and still coming in second in the Giro

Oh yes Levi won the Tour of California three times, and sucked Contadors wheel in two Grand Tours Yep he is one of the greats .

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05-19-09 | 07:47 PM

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Landis and Hamilton should not be on that list.

05-19-09 | 07:51 PM

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Landis and Hamilton should not be on that list.

I don't care if Landis and Hamilton had syringes sticking out of them during those events.

2nd in the Giro with a shattered shoulder is beyond comprehension.

And Landis's stage 17 performance can only be comparable to Merckx.

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05-19-09 | 07:54 PM

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Oh yes Levi won the Tour of California three times, and sucked Contadors wheel in two Grand Tours Yep he is one of the greats .

Are you actually this dopey, or is this your BF Stupid Stunt Double?

As far as I'm concerned, anyone who cracks the top ten in world class bike racing results by an American certainly qualifies as an American Cycling Great. I'd say Levi has safely met that criteria.

If you don't agree, I'll take that as further confirmation of the ultimate accuracy of my viewpoint.

05-19-09 | 07:55 PM

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Are you actually this dopey, or is this your BF Stupid Stunt Double?

Besides name calling, and your man crush on Levi what else do you have.

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05-19-09 | 07:57 PM

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If you don't agree, I'll take that as further confirmation of the ultimate accuracy of my viewpoint.

How can anyone argue with this? When you're convinced you are right, you are unassailable. Ask D. Cheney.

05-19-09 | 07:58 PM

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Besides name calling, and your man crush on Levi what else do you have.

I don't have a man crush on Levi. I have a man crush on Brandy.

What do you have against name calling?

05-19-09 | 08:01 PM

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How can anyone argue with this? When you're convinced you are right, you are unassailable. Ask D. Cheney.

As a Wyomingite (yes that is what we are called) all I can say is

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05-19-09 | 08:03 PM

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As far as I'm concerned, anyone who cracks the top ten in world class bike racing results by an American certainly qualifies as an American Cycling Great. I'd say Levi has safely met that criteria.

.

Coming from a Mets fan I should expect a lower criteria.

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What do you have against name calling?

Not a thing.

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05-19-09 | 08:09 PM

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I have $500 on Levi to win the giro this year, and I hardly ever gamble.

05-19-09 | 08:11 PM

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I have $500 on Levi to win the giro this year, and I hardly ever gamble.

I bet you had a sub-prime A .R mortgage as well.

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05-19-09 | 08:19 PM

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Levi is absolutely a "great" of American cycling. He has a very impressive resume. We have had few riders who can compete like him at the international level.

I'm sticking with my belief that he's boring as all hell to watch though.

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