Last year, watching Mayo, I grudgingly acknowledged his legs but thought him a bit of a punk.
This year I was looking forward to him challenging the other GC contenders and providing some excitement in the mountains. I was right, though, he is a punk without sufficient maturity to get it done.
Look at these results on the Ventoux in june. Basso only 29th (just before .... Voeckler)
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 55.51.49 (23.202 km/h) 2 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.35.26 3 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.03.09 4 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.48.44 5 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 1.57.89 6 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.22.75 7 José Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.44.09 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 3.21.18 9 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.33.38 10 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance 3.35.81 11 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.55.55 12 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone 3.59.03 13 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.03.20 14 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 4.09.14 15 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 4.18.24 16 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 4.37.09 17 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon 4.44.95 18 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 5.08.52 19 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJeux.com 5.29.49 20 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor 5.29.88 21 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.31.00 22 Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra) FDJeux.com 5.33.97 23 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Credit Agricole 5.44.60 24 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.51.57 25 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) FDJeux.com 6.05.39 26 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance 6.23.80 27 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Ag2R Prevoyance 6.26.17 28 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6.42.58 29 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 6.43.87 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 30 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere 6.47.88
"Appkiller" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Last year, watching Mayo, I grudgingly acknowledged his legs but thought him a bit of a punk.
This year I was looking forward to him challenging the other GC contenders and providing some excitement in the mountains. I was right, though, he is a punk without sufficient maturity to get it done.
"Appkiller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Last year, watching Mayo, I grudgingly acknowledged his legs but thought him a bit of a punk.
This year I was looking forward to him challenging the other GC contenders and providing some excitement in the mountains. I was right, though, he is a punk without sufficient maturity to get it done.
You were right? So your opinion this year agrees with your opinion last year?
I think that Mayo is too young. He needs a few more years at the tour before he is ready to be and effective team leader and GC contender.
"Appkiller" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Last year, watching Mayo, I grudgingly acknowledged his legs but thought him a bit of a punk.
This year I was looking forward to him challenging the other GC contenders and providing some excitement in the mountains. I was right, though, he is a punk without sufficient maturity to get it done.