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Date Posted: 12:27:16 09/10/04 Fri
Author: NSF
Subject: Re: Zabel 2 again
In reply to: perseguidor 's message, "Re: Zabel 2 again" on 11:42:14 09/10/04 Fri

I agree, I also think that while second place may be frustrating, he knows that the fassa blue train will be irrelevant after Sunday when Pet. jumps in the car. (I don't mean this as a slam on Pet., because I think he does try to fight through the mountains more than he is given credit for.) As a good climber for a sprinter, it will be between Zabel, O'Grady and Freire for the sprint jersey and Freire has already said that he is focused on the worlds. If you look at the realistic overall for the sprint jersey, he is as much as winning these races where he is coming in second.


>>>So, what's the record for being the first loser in a
>>>GT? Zabel's up to 4 now.
>>
>>As many times as he has come 2nd this year, I cannot
>>imagine the intensity of the frustration EZ must be
>>dealing with. That the guy hasn't indulged in some
>>kind of wild tantrum yet says a lot about his
>>character.
>
>Or perhaps he looks at in more realistically. He's
>getting on a bit now, he's a got a palmares that just
>about any sprinter (or most other riders) can only
>dream of, all those second places means he's still
>competitive enough to keep trying (not that I think he
>knows any other way) so there's always "tomorrow" and
>unlike some of his team, he's still in the race!
>Though I do wish he'd try something a little bit
>different and try and be a little bit more of a true
>classics racer.

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  • something different -- Akshun_Hero, 12:35:44 09/10/04 Fri
  • oh, -- Akshun, 12:43:39 09/10/04 Fri
  • Re: something different -- Susan, 19:20:51 09/10/04 Fri
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