Spring Classics
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:36 pm
The world has gone mad ! Can't fart without offending some people.
He's a young lad, he'll learn that you can't do that sort of thing to a woman but they can to a bloke and it'll be ok and funny then !
Waiting................
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby clackers » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:40 pm
The spirit of chivalry's not dead!wurtulla wabbit wrote:I'd have had a good stare but not grabbed her tail.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby Chuck » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:49 pm
So if some guy on the street came up to one of the women who are important to you (wife/sister/daughter) and uninvited grabbed them on the ass you'd do nothing for fear of being labelled self-righteous?RonK wrote: I watched the presentation with my wife, and neither of us noticed Sagan was actually groping the podium girl. Seems by his own admission we were unobservant. Impressive self-righteousness though.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby TimW » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:51 pm
if Sagan grabbed my beloved like that, I would smack him in the mouth, his behaviour is no different to the league boofheads who disrespect women.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby Nikolai » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:04 am
Dude, in a civilised society, grabbing other people's butts is not cool. He is lucky it happened in Belgium and not in US, UK or Australia (common law countries). He would be looking for a lawyer right now instead of training. There's battery tort right there (just to start with)wurtulla wabbit wrote:The world has gone mad ! Can't fart without offending some people.
Waiting................[/quote]
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:07 am
It's the media beat up that drives me insane.
They exacerbate everything !
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby norbs » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:29 am
Dimspace on Twitter made a good point...wurtulla wabbit wrote:Yeah it's not that, you'll note I said he can't go doing that sort of thing.
It's the media beat up that drives me insane.
They exacerbate everything !
Womens tour of flanders 185 words, bumgate, 800 words.. mens tour of flanders 1150 words, maybe ms aubrey could have focused her attention on writing a decent report on the womens race... now i really have finished ranting
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby drubie » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:32 am
Did you know he never wears gloves? The commentators for le ronde only mentioned it forty seven times.find_bruce wrote:
Sadly I can't see any of the Aussies featuring. My pick for the best of the aussies is Heinrich Hausler.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby RonK » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:44 am
Well, she had a good laugh, and here is my wife's message to you: blokes commenting about blokes behaviour comes across as shallow and disingenuous. Women can speak for themselves...find_bruce wrote:The telecast was zoomed in on Cancellara at the time, but it was noticed by people at the time, including both the photographer & Ms Leye. As for being self righteous, "I was just joking" is a tired and lame excuse that is regularly offered up as the excuse for harassment. I noticed you edited out the quote from Ms Leye. At least you had the good sense not to offer up what you think is the "correct" conclusion.RonK wrote:I watched the presentation with my wife, and neither of us noticed Sagan was actually groping the podium girl. Seems by his own admission we were unobservant. Impressive self-righteousness though.
Interesting that there have been no comments from female forum members. But she gave me the distillation of the responses to this beatup from her female cycling friends:
Peter Sagan - Phwoar!
Fabian Cancellara - Phwoarrrr!
Peter Sagan and Fabian Cancellara - Phwoarrrrrrrrr!
Oh and she also pointed out that the podium girls' tweet didn't actually make any complaint, and that the girl seemed to linger on the podium even after the other girl had left...
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby Nikolai » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:01 pm
Very good pointnorbs wrote:maybe ms aubrey could have focused her attention on writing a decent report on the womens race
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Re: Spring Classics
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby twizzle » Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:51 pm
You can't say "what was he thinking?", because he obviously didn't!
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby clackers » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:52 pm
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:54 pm
Well ,when you see a booty like that..........twizzle wrote:Just saw this a few minutes ago on online news. ROFL. Way to go, Sagan!
You can't say "what was he thinking?", because he obviously didn't!
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby RonK » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:40 pm
No need to get excited chuckie - you don't even rate a phffrt.Chuck wrote:Apparently it's open season on MrsK and her cycling friends, grope away fellas.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby twizzle » Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:22 am
Thinking back.... nope, even the NRL players know not to act up like this in front of the media. And I rank them as only slightly above trained monkeys.wurtulla wabbit wrote:Well ,when you see a booty like that..........twizzle wrote:Just saw this a few minutes ago on online news. ROFL. Way to go, Sagan!
You can't say "what was he thinking?", because he obviously didn't!
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby warthog1 » Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:30 pm
He could have done better, I'm sure he won't do it again.
Fantastic rider to watch though. Can't wait to see him in Le Tour
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby clackers » Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:50 pm
The Slovaks aren't hillbillies!warthog1 wrote:He's 23 and a Slovak, probably some cultural differences and def some growing up to do.
He could have done better, I'm sure he won't do it again.
Fantastic rider to watch though. Can't wait to see him in Le Tour
He does liven up proceedings, though.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby warthog1 » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:31 pm
I said cultural differences, how that transfers to hillbillies I am unsure.clackers wrote:
The Slovaks aren't hillbillies!
We are judging him through our societal values not Slovakian ones, which I am sure aren't identical.
Not trying to excuse his behaviour just put a different perspective on it.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby clackers » Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:08 pm
Warthog, if we're talking culture, Central Europeans have a long history of art and progressive thought.warthog1 wrote:
I said cultural differences, how that transfers to hillbillies I am unsure. his behaviour just put a different perspective on it.
If we're talking about the individual, I thought you were closer to the mark in saying Sagan has some maturing to do.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby warthog1 » Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:48 pm
Some european cultures also have a long history of chauvanism too, perhaps his behaviour reflects thatclackers wrote:Warthog, if we're talking culture, Central Europeans have a long history of art and progressive thought.warthog1 wrote:
I said cultural differences, how that transfers to hillbillies I am unsure. his behaviour just put a different perspective on it.
If we're talking about the individual, I thought you were closer to the mark in saying Sagan has some maturing to do.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:57 pm
In particular, Spanish, Italian, English and French.warthog1 wrote:Some european cultures also have a long history of chauvanism too, perhaps his behaviour reflects thatclackers wrote:Warthog, if we're talking culture, Central Europeans have a long history of art and progressive thought.warthog1 wrote:
I said cultural differences, how that transfers to hillbillies I am unsure. his behaviour just put a different perspective on it.
If we're talking about the individual, I thought you were closer to the mark in saying Sagan has some maturing to do.
The eastern block still believe that women belong in the kitchen, much like Arabs.
Anyway, he's just a young horny lad. Med a mistake, they'll get over it and he'll win some more titles.
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby MichaelB » Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:52 am
Fabs fell over again (on the same side) doing a recce for Roubaix.
That's gotta dent his chances a little for this Sunday's race.
With Boonen out and a minor injury cloud over Fabs, who is the next best ?
A chance for our own HH ?
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Re: Spring Classics
Postby Chuck » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:42 am
His form seems to be on the rise, a top ten not out of the question ? From an Australian pov I think that Matt Hayman could podium as long as he's fully recovered from that bout of gastro.MichaelB wrote: A chance for our own HH ?
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