An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong¹s right-hand rider, the Colombian Victor Hugo Peña. Peña served as Armstrong¹s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the ³star² to continue pedaling, even when his muscles are thoroughly exhausted. This is the essence of cycling, and the key to Armstrong¹s victories. Yet the domestique gets none of the glory. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time, Matt Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before.
-- Steven L. Sheffield stevens at veloworks dot com veloworks at worldnet dot ay tea tee dot net bellum pax est libertas servitus est ignoratio vis est ess ay ell tea ell ay kay ee sea eye tee why you ti ay aitch aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [foreword] slash
An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong¹s right-hand rider, the Colombian Victor Hugo Peña. Peña served as Armstrong¹s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the ³star² to continue pedaling, even when his muscles are thoroughly exhausted. This is the essence of cycling, and the key to Armstrong¹s victories. Yet the domestique gets none of the glory. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time, Matt Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before.
Interesting. I liked this one - very readable - in fact I speed read it while consuming java at B&N one Sunday morning. ;-)
An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong¹s right-hand rider, the Colombian Victor Hugo Peña. Peña served as Armstrong¹s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the ³star² to continue pedaling, even when his muscles are thoroughly exhausted. This is the essence of cycling, and the key to Armstrong¹s victories. Yet the domestique gets none of the glory. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time, Matt Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before.
Revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time??? Perhaps in English, but not in French or Italian (Theo Mathy, "Les Serviteurs du cyclisme belge"'; Marco Pastonesi, "Gli angeli di Coppi" & "Vai che sei solo", etc.).
An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong¹s right-hand rider, the Colombian Victor Hugo Peña. Peña
served
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
as Armstrong¹s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the ³star² to continue pedaling, even when
his
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
muscles are thoroughly exhausted. This is the essence of cycling, and
the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
key to Armstrong¹s victories. Yet the domestique gets none of the glory. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time,
Matt
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before.
Revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time??? Perhaps in English, but not in French or Italian (Theo Mathy, "Les Serviteurs du cyclisme belge"'; Marco Pastonesi, "Gli angeli di Coppi" & "Vai che sei solo", etc.).
Benjo
Impossible. There was no team before US Postal that had domestiques. It was one of their groundbreaking new strategies.
An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong¹s right-hand rider, the Colombian Victor Hugo Peña. Peña
served
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
as Armstrong¹s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the ³star² to continue pedaling, even when
his
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
muscles are thoroughly exhausted. This is the essence of cycling, and
the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
key to Armstrong¹s victories. Yet the domestique gets none of the glory. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time,
Matt
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before.
Revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time??? Perhaps in English, but not in French or Italian (Theo Mathy, "Les Serviteurs du cyclisme belge"'; Marco Pastonesi, "Gli angeli di Coppi" & "Vai che sei solo", etc.).
Benjo
Impossible. There was no team before US Postal that had domestiques. It was one of their groundbreaking new strategies.
I should have known. The French even adopted the term "domestique".
I should have known. The French even adopted the term "domestique".
Just like the French to borrow words when they need one. Do you know the French don't have a word for "entrepreneurs"?
Didier
Don't you think this is "piling on" a bit? American English is as accepting of foreign usage as it is of the wretched refuse of their teeming shores. Did you know, for instance, that the word "schpilkes" was never spoken in colonial America?
I should have known. The French even adopted the term "domestique".
Just like the French to borrow words when they need one. Do you know the French don't have a word for "entrepreneurs"?
Didier
Don't you think this is "piling on" a bit? American English is as accepting of foreign usage as it is of the wretched refuse of their teeming shores. Did you know, for instance, that the word "schpilkes" was never spoken in colonial America?
