ATHLETE'S RESULTS AND DAVE'S RANT!!
Article Published : 19/07/09
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- GOOD MAN COLM !
MY ATHLETES GREAT RESULTS FIRST, THEN MY RANT AFTER.... (SORRY!)
Fiona Duncan did an amazing ride in the Scottish Track Scratch Champs when there was an attack by top female Pro Kate Cullen and Fiona was the only one able to go with her.. They actually LAPPED THE FIELD and Fiona was a gallant second in the sprint against a full time pro and took the Silver medal BY A FEW INCHES (SEE PIC!).. GREAT RIDE FIONA... Also as a plus to this Fiona also won her Track League this year and didn't even know she was "up there" until this week and had to win all the races at the final meet, WHICH SHE DULY DID.. WHAT A WEEK FIONA !!
Colm Cassidy finished Second and took the Silver Medal in the Irish Track Pursuit Champs with a scintilating 4'58" in the final on a very slow outdoor track... THIS GUY IS ONE SPECIAL RIDER!!
DAVE'S COMMENT ! ...
Firstly, I have to apologise to any ardent Lance Armstrong fans out there as I have never been a fan of the guy... BUT, I did say when he announced his comeback that it was the worst thing he could have done, much to some people's disgust!... I said he had more than likely been taken to a lab by his sycophants and probably "done the numbers".. His sycophants would then say.. "There you are Lance, you still have it.. You can still win the Tour with those numbers!" This is what I said at the time (to anyone who would listen).. I also said that Contador would "kill" Lance on any climb in the Tour as he had improved beyond recognition and was a superb climber now, and much better than Lance or any of his hangers on thought! They had just run the numbers and thought that was enough... NO WAY baby.. Contador has ben steadily improving and is now way ahead of Armstrong... NOT FORGETTING THAT I SAID ALL THIS AS SOON AS ARMSTRONG MADE HIS INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WAS COMING BACK !
SO TODAY I FEEL VINDICATION .. Contador made one almighty attack on the last climb with 5 K's to go and blew Armstrong away... And what did Armstrong do... HE CHASED HIM, with the help of Kloden (nice one guys... wish you were my teammates!!).. Well, some Teammate Armstrong turned out to be. Chasing down Contador is the final "nail in the coffin" as far as I am concerned and I now hope Contador goes on, which I'm sure he will, to win the Tour de France and show Armstrong he made a big mistake underestimating the younger guy. He has made himself a laughing stock in my eyes and I wish he had never come back...Even Kloden dropped Armstrong before the end and Armstrong had dug as deep as he could go ... as you could see in his eyes..... SORRY, BUT THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION AND I'M SORRY IF IT UPSETS THE ARMSTRONG FANS, BUT I HAD TO GET IT "OFF MY CHEST"!!