"So, like, Britney and Jennifer were like BFF since like forever but now they hate each other because Britney was dating Kevin and they broke up and now Jennifer is all into Kevin but the only reason that Britney really broke up with Kevin in the first place was to make him like her more. OMG."
Joe Lindsey of Bicycling Magazine, explaining the bickering nature of the politics of professional road cycling.
“You’re not as good as the best thing you’ve ever done in your life; but you’re not as bad as the worst thing either.”
--Mike Creed, professional bicyclist, on the retirement of Tyler Hamilton.
Forward this to the 3:40 mark. You'll see Rabobank-Continental's Theo Bos take down race leader Darryl Impey of Barloworld with a fist full of jersey no less. Like Joe Lindsey says, track sprinters like to play rough, but this is road cycling we're talking about. Impey suffered a broken vertabrae in the crash, among other things, but still won the overall because of the crash occurring within 3 km of the finish line. But still, sheesh...
Via Boulder Report.
