Comments on: Pride http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/05/pride.html Pro IS PROGRAM GO Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:50:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/05/pride.html/comment-page-1#comment-13069 Anonymous Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:46:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/05/pride/#comment-13069 Rode as a junior against Mr Kelly once in the UK when he came over with the Irish team, was away in a three man break with him for most of the race, 40 miles in freezing cold sleet and rain, in May! Even then he was taciturn, but so strong, although only 17; I could barely hold his wheel when he was on the front. Suffice to say the other guy and I couldn't match his strength and fortitude as the cold and rain took their toll. We were hauled in by the bunch with a couple of miles to go, but Sean, strong and seemingly impervious to the cold, won the sprint. I remember my hands being so cold I could barely pull the brake levers after the finish and having to be taken back to the changing rooms in the race organiser's car. I sort of knew I had been in the presence, if but briefly, of greatness. Unsurprising that he was so good in Paris-Roubaix, especially when it rained. He nearly joined the elite club that have won all 5 monuments (Merckx, De Vlaeminck and Van Looy), but surprisingly never won the Worlds. In 1989, he rode like a demon to catch the break on the run-in to the finish, but was beaten by Lemond in the sprint in the rain! You would have put your house on him to win, but that’s what makes bike racing great, that day Lemond’s greater will endured. Rode as a junior against Mr Kelly once in the UK when he came over with the Irish team, was away in a three man break with him for most of the race, 40 miles in freezing cold sleet and rain, in May! Even then he was taciturn, but so strong, although only 17; I could barely hold his wheel when he was on the front. Suffice to say the other guy and I couldn’t match his strength and fortitude as the cold and rain took their toll. We were hauled in by the bunch with a couple of miles to go, but Sean, strong and seemingly impervious to the cold, won the sprint. I remember my hands being so cold I could barely pull the brake levers after the finish and having to be taken back to the changing rooms in the race organiser’s car. I sort of knew I had been in the presence, if but briefly, of greatness. Unsurprising that he was so good in Paris-Roubaix, especially when it rained. He nearly joined the elite club that have won all 5 monuments (Merckx, De Vlaeminck and Van Looy), but surprisingly never won the Worlds. In 1989, he rode like a demon to catch the break on the run-in to the finish, but was beaten by Lemond in the sprint in the rain! You would have put your house on him to win, but that’s what makes bike racing great, that day Lemond’s greater will endured.

]]> By: huffyusa http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/05/pride.html/comment-page-1#comment-13036 huffyusa Thu, 29 May 2008 12:43:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/05/pride/#comment-13036 Faith Faith

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/05/pride.html/comment-page-1#comment-13031 Anonymous Thu, 29 May 2008 01:56:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/05/pride/#comment-13031 Pride, The Well, speechless. I'm not sure what to say now! Much less put it into any other words greater than that.<br/> May I ask of one more? The cyclist that prefers to wear no lid, just to sum it up. <br/> <br/> Thanks Pride, The Well, speechless. I’m not sure what to say now! Much less put it into any other words greater than that.
May I ask of one more? The cyclist that prefers to wear no lid, just to sum it up.

Thanks

]]> By: Boz http://www.belgiumkneewarmers.com/2008/05/pride.html/comment-page-1#comment-13030 Boz Wed, 28 May 2008 22:02:00 +0000 http://66.147.244.157/~belgiumk/2008/05/pride/#comment-13030 Pride may be may worse sin, but it propels me to be a better person. If I drag a few lost souls along on the path to betterment, perhaps all is not lost. Well written! Pride may be may worse sin, but it propels me to be a better person. If I drag a few lost souls along on the path to betterment, perhaps all is not lost. Well written!

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