Why does the peloton not like voeckler

It was because I had a far more elevated media impact than my performance deserved. This sets Voeckler off on a peeve: the two-faced nature of cycling. One can easily imagine Thomas Voeckler passing on his guile to the next generation as a directeur sportif. When we interviewed him in he was building a weekend house on the island of Noirmoutier off the Atlantic coast. The Frenchman wanted get a boat and return to fishing and sailing, or make day trips with family and friends.

Tranquility, rumination and potentially one lasting breakaway for the man who changed the face of French cycling. This article is an extract from Rouleur The post Breaking away for good: saying goodbye to Thomas Voeckler appeared first on The world's finest cycling magazine. Racing Read in English. And for the entire first hour of racing, there were non-stop attacks. And as they crossed the Puy Mary midway through the race, their gap opened up.

Should I try for the yellow jersey or should I try for the stage win? I had to make a decision, not knowing if either would work. After discussing the two options with his Europcar team director, Voeckler opted to ride for yellow and as a result took a majority of pulls, knowing that he would have little left for the sprint.

But when I heard that his team was chasing and not getting any time back, I understood that we could stay away. Then, just 35 kilometers from the finish, a France Television car passed the group on one of the countless narrow roads found in the rustic Auvergne region in Central France. But as it passed, it brushed Flecha, sending him instantly to the ground, while Hoogerland was catapulted off the road and into barbed wire fencing.

Voeckler, who was pulling at the front, also got hit by Flecha, but he managed to stay upright. Group 3 Created with Sketch.

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Join now Already have an account? I hope that kids who get caught doping are showed the error of their ways, receive the appropriate sanction and then given a second chance. I have confidence in the blood passport. I think he has made a name for himself at this tour not because of the fact he crashed but in the way he conducted himself in front of the media afterwards and the fact he is still riding with 30 odd stitches.

Plus the pics of his bum helped too. Agreed Inner Ring — I have always enjoyed the characters in the peloton. Not popular indeed. I also remember that Merckx came with 8 bikes for the race and that he rode back to his hotel 60K after the podium…. Next post: Stage 13, unlucky for some. Previous post: The Spin: Stage Lexicon Contact About.

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