its a standard respect that has become protocol within the sport of cycling like kicking the football out of bounds when someone is seriously injured on the pitch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxGNttpaZA
watch from 1:15 and on. RESPECT for the maillot jaune
bullshit, no offense Sundin, but that is sport. Mechanical failure is part of it and should be used as tactic.
Just because you are in a team it doesn't mean you can't be competitors. The one with the best legs wins.
>>5599 Last year Alberto Contador won. He raced for Team Astana and Lance Armstrong was his teamate. Lance was ahead in the standings and one day on a mountain stage, the two were together ahead of everyone and Contador (against his coaches orders) attacked his own teamate to make up the time he was behind. WEASEL and regarded as disgusting behaviour.
This year... he was behind Andy Schleck in the standings and as him and schleck raced up an ALP, Schlecks chain broke and needed repairs. In this case, the riders would wait for Schleck to fix his chain and then continue on... ITS TRADITION, instead Contador attacked and ended up making up the time he was behind... he just did it very dishonourably. He's a cunt and a disgusting excuse for an athlete and a competitor. No honour.
Contador is a dirty little fuk who shouldn't get an ounce of respect from the fans or his fellow competitors.
I wanted to smash his face in this morning when he winked at Andy Schleck