Comments on: Crystal Ball http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/01/crystal-ball.html Pro IS PROGRAM GO Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:50:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ants http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/01/crystal-ball.html/comment-page-1#comment-11992 ants Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:10:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/01/crystal-ball/#comment-11992 I have just one rather selfish reason for hoping Slipstream make it to le Tour... Being able to cheer for a fellow countryman (I am praying he does not crash badly again...) It raises the profile of the cycling in a country that pays little notice to anything other than Rugby and Cricket - even though we now have a uci golden bike event... I have just one rather selfish reason for hoping Slipstream make it to le Tour… Being able to cheer for a fellow countryman (I am praying he does not crash badly again…) It raises the profile of the cycling in a country that pays little notice to anything other than Rugby and Cricket – even though we now have a uci golden bike event…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/01/crystal-ball.html/comment-page-1#comment-11972 Anonymous Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:44:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/01/crystal-ball/#comment-11972 none of this is about vaughters being a saintly purveyor of the good truth. its about vaughters assessing the situation he's in and making the correct moves with the correct sincerity, and correct resources to deliver the sport to sponsors<br/><br/>you can't sell something if the packaging is fugly.<br/><br/>noel. none of this is about vaughters being a saintly purveyor of the good truth. its about vaughters assessing the situation he’s in and making the correct moves with the correct sincerity, and correct resources to deliver the sport to sponsors

you can’t sell something if the packaging is fugly.

noel.

]]> By: Colton http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/01/crystal-ball.html/comment-page-1#comment-11968 Colton Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:05:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/01/crystal-ball/#comment-11968 What if you used your squeaky clean program and a bunch of positive (well, negative in this case) headlines applauding your clean program as a ploy to cover up the fact that you are harboring the world's dirtiest athletes?<br/><br/>I'm not saying Zabriskie or Phinney is cheating (maybe Magnus and David), but when you hide something wouldn't you want to put it in the place that everyone would least suspect?<br/><br/>P.S. I can't believe your related NASCAR to Professional Cycling. I mean, a Mario Andrett/Formula Racing analogy would have been much more prudent. What if you used your squeaky clean program and a bunch of positive (well, negative in this case) headlines applauding your clean program as a ploy to cover up the fact that you are harboring the world’s dirtiest athletes?

I’m not saying Zabriskie or Phinney is cheating (maybe Magnus and David), but when you hide something wouldn’t you want to put it in the place that everyone would least suspect?

P.S. I can’t believe your related NASCAR to Professional Cycling. I mean, a Mario Andrett/Formula Racing analogy would have been much more prudent.

]]> By: Carson http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/01/crystal-ball.html/comment-page-1#comment-11967 Carson Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:09:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/01/crystal-ball/#comment-11967 This issue is covered in some depth in the new Cycle Sport.<br/><br/>Vaughters has very cleverly lowered expectations for the team to fans, sponsors and ASO. First of all, he blames the rise of doping on the idea that, by teams and sponsors, that it's win or fail.<br/><br/>His position is that if Slipstream can <br/>1) stay absolutely clean <br/>2) animate some ASO races and maybe win a couple stages, and <br/>3) continue to figure out ways to positively publicize themselves and sponsors other than winning races, the team will be a success.<br/><br/>If the fans, sponsors, media and ASO all bite and they make the Tour, I think we'll owe JV some congratulations for changing the equation.<br/><br/>And yes, let's ban radios. This issue is covered in some depth in the new Cycle Sport.

Vaughters has very cleverly lowered expectations for the team to fans, sponsors and ASO. First of all, he blames the rise of doping on the idea that, by teams and sponsors, that it’s win or fail.

His position is that if Slipstream can
1) stay absolutely clean
2) animate some ASO races and maybe win a couple stages, and
3) continue to figure out ways to positively publicize themselves and sponsors other than winning races, the team will be a success.

If the fans, sponsors, media and ASO all bite and they make the Tour, I think we’ll owe JV some congratulations for changing the equation.

And yes, let’s ban radios.

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