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Date Posted: 12:22:09 09/01/04 Wed
Author: julian
Subject: Re: Hondo the new Zabel?
In reply to: perseguidor 's message, "Re: Hondo the new Zabel?" on 11:59:26 09/01/04 Wed

>>I see what you mean, but I think it would be
>>extremely unfair towards Zabel to compare him and
>>Hondo...
>>
>>Zabel has one of the most impressive palmareses (is
>>that the plural?) of the entire peloton, and is a
>>living (riding, heh) legend. Not to mention the lack
>>of team support he's gotten from T-mobile in the last
>>years. He's one of those riders we will look back on
>>in 10-20 years, as one of the greats of our time.
>>
>>
>
>Also Zabel is at the tail end of his (magnificent)
>career. We sometimes forget that in his pomp he was
>much more of a pure, fast sprinter, a match for the
>best sprinters around and didn't just collect second
>places . Zabel mid to late 90's is a different kettle
>of fish to Zabel now.
is hondo from the east german program as well?

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