Comments on: Second Place: The Agony of Winning at Losing https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/ Keepers of the Cog Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Booksy https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-13702 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:02:37 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-13702 Agreed. If he’s honoring his contract and they’re honoring his contract, I’m not sure what the problem is. Maybe he needs a better attorney to read those contracts for him.

]]> By: frank https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-8211 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:11:46 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-8211 @Cyclops
Yeah, I saw that, too. Almost posted on it, and figured I’d done enough Cavbashing and figured I’d wait till someone else brought it up.

Kids these days! He is obviously no clear on what it is he’s paid to do. He’s paid to win races and promote the brand. What’ he’s accomplished does not merit a bonus or anything else unless it’s stipulated in his contract. By winning races, he’s just doing his job – and I understand he’s quite well paid as it is.

Winning bike races is what he’s paid to do, and his company owes him nothing other than his salary for it. Now, if he’d learn to shut his trap and actually be a good spokesman for his sponsors after he stops pedaling his bike, now that might be worth a bonus.

]]> By: Cyclops https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-8197 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:49:29 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-8197 The Manxgina Missle has been flapping her lips again.

]]> By: Giants of the Road › Velominati https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-4942 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:28:52 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-4942 […] 6 was much of the same story as Stage 5, except one important difference: first looser of the stage went to a man with a broken wrist. A pro sprinter once told me, “Sprinting is […]

]]> By: Marko https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:33:21 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-410 http://www.vacationsports.com/kickinleavesresults09.txt

]]> By: frank https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:40:41 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-407 @Marko
Congratulations! Hopefully, it’s the first of many! I think it’s a different game in a ITT; especially when it’s not super close, so “winning at losing” doesn’t really apply.

]]> By: Marko https://www.velominati.com/racing/second-place-the-agony-of-winning-at-loosing/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:27:38 +0000 http://www.velominati.com/blog/?p=1374#comment-403 So how’s third place? Two friends and I captured second place of all the losers yesterday at the kickin’ leaves duathlon. 2.5 mile run, 10 mile bike, 2.5 mile run. I did the bike. Temps in the upper 40’s (F), gusty winds 10-15, we had an overall time of 1:11.06. My average rate cycling was 20 mph/32 kph. But I was not as dejected as Haussler (who’s one of my favorite new riders along with Thomas Lovkvist). I passed four dudes and never got caught which meant I was left trying to chase down the “elite” guys from Gear West in the cities on their Cervelo TT bikes. I was riding my Alan. So, for my first go at something like this I am happy with myself. Best part is I had fun and won some maple syrup.

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