Slaying The Badger
11-06-14, 08:28 PM
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Slaying The Badger
Watched this last night. Very cool. Rekindled my desire to own a classic Lemond frame. Team Z, Time, etc. Sigh....so may bikes, so little time. 
11-06-14, 09:02 PM
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Yeah, I watched it last night too. Was really impressed with Lemond staying relatively cool during all the skullduggery. I feel like I might have gotten violent with some Frenchmen.
11-06-14, 09:09 PM
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HA, I watched it last night too. very interesting and enjoyable. makes me sick to think of all the Crap that happened to him and then all the wasted years of doping etc... in professional cycling. VIVE LEMOND!
11-06-14, 09:30 PM
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Lemond is a class act. Love to meet him one day. I'm gonna buy the book and read more into it. Makes me proud to own a couple of his bikes. By far the best value out there.
11-06-14, 10:32 PM
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The book is a great read - many more details
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11-07-14, 12:23 AM
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The book is really good, I highly recommend it!
I got to see LeMond speak (well, be interviewed) at an event at the Portland Art Museum last year. That guy has the energy of 10 people. Or more.
I got to see LeMond speak (well, be interviewed) at an event at the Portland Art Museum last year. That guy has the energy of 10 people. Or more.
11-07-14, 03:34 AM
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The book is excellent, better that the 30 on 30.
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I saw it when it first aired over the summer (?) and recently bought a DVD of it. I've watched it 3 more times.
Paul Koechli comes off as somewhat of a mad scientist in it.
Paul Koechli comes off as somewhat of a mad scientist in it.
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I know, old thread. Watched this back to back with 'Stop at Nothing. The Lance Armstrong Story'. Sad to see Lemond mention EPO etc at the end of Slaying the Badger and then to see the dominance of PED in the sport and the damage done to Lemond's and other reputation through the 'denial period' very stark contrast of personalities
Edit for info: Both documentaries are on Netflix
Edit for info: Both documentaries are on Netflix
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I know, old thread. Watched this back to back with 'Anything to Win. The Lance Armstrong Story'. Sad to see Lemond mention EPO etc at the end of Slaying the Badger and then to see the dominance of PED in the sport and the damage done to Lemond's and other reputation through the 'denial period' very stark contrast of personalities
Edit for info: Both documentaries are on Netflix
Edit for info: Both documentaries are on Netflix
05-02-15, 07:02 PM
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Thanks @rgver for reviving this. I just got Netflix and this was the first movie I watched. Greg Lemond is a true gentleman. I loved his attitude about not being afraid of the Europeans.
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+1. As a junior, I raced against Hincapie on several occasions, and met him during the Tour of the Future (a "nationals-level" stage race in for junior riders held in Bisbee, AZ) in the late 80s. A bunch of teenage boys sharing room & board and meals elbow to elbow while slugging it in the high desert for a week. This was shortly after he was featured in Velo-News for his exploits as a 16-year old winning Cat. 2 races in upstate NY. He struck me as a confident without being arrogant. Though destined for greatness, he didn't have the aloof attitude common amongst other marked men. Armstrong, on the other hand, always seemed like a jerk.
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A friend of mine attended an event at which Lemond raced years ago and asked Mrs. L. if he could get a pic of himself with her. She was totally flattered that someone also cared about the rest of the clan.
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The book is more balanced than the film. It becomes clear there are no good or bad guys in the story, just two competitive men stuck on the same team and a coach who was interested in team success rather than his riders' individual glory.
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Very nice description! In the book, Lemond and Hinault are equally flawed characters and each are also great champions. One is not good an the other bad, they both just have very strong and different personalities. A very good read!
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Still waiting on Cyclart to finish that fork you sold me. Here are some pics of the original frame to help spur you into making another irresponsible purchase.
I stop by Cyclart once in a while to visit my frame every few weeks. I waited 7 years, so a few more months won't kill me. The waiting is kinda delicious.
Thanks again so much for selling me that fork!
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