Bad Journalism - Bicycling Lance Article - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-25-2004, 04:11 AM

tcmedara wrote:
|| WillW <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
||| If Bicycling ever prints or posts another article by Joe Lindsey, or
||| doesn't print an apology, they will see a large number of magazine
||| subscription cancellations.
|| (snipt)
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|| I thought it was a well written piece. The key tip-off being the
|| opening sub-head were it reads "opinion". I don't agree with
|| everything the guy writes, nor do I pretend to understand the
|| relationship between Armstrong and Simeoni (I doubt few do!) In
|| that light, however, I think Lindsey's opinion is far from extreme.
|| I am a fan of Lance Armstrong and am amazed with what he's
|| accomplished in cycling, but I'm not so naive to think that
|| Armstrong can do no wrong. Further, I actually respect a magazine
|| that will print the something other than "all Lance, all the time."
|| Frankly the guy raises some good questions.
||
|| ...and he didn't "attack" Sheryl Crow. It was merely a good dose of
|| sarcasm. He was making that a guy dating Sheryl Crow and making $16M
|| a year doesn't have to worry about some no-name weasel trying to
|| garner his 15 minutes of fame. You might want to re-read the thing
|| with a more objective eye. I congratulate Bicycling for actually
|| publishing something other than some marketing goo proclaiming the
|| latest carbon doo-dad that will allow us all to "climb like Lance."
||
|| 'Course that's just my opinion.....

I think the reason LA didn't chase down Simeoni the first time he broke away
is because he was too concerned about his own position in the race and
thought it too risky. When he did chase Simeoni down, he had his victory
virtually assured.

07-25-2004, 04:20 AM

tcmedara wrote:
|| ...and he didn't "attack" Sheryl Crow. It was merely a good dose of
|| sarcasm. He was making that a guy dating Sheryl Crow and making $16M
|| a year doesn't have to worry about some no-name weasel trying to
|| garner his 15 minutes of fame. You might want to re-read the thing
|| with a more objective eye. I congratulate Bicycling for actually
|| publishing something other than some marketing goo proclaiming the
|| latest carbon doo-dad that will allow us all to "climb like Lance."

He could have made the point just as well without referring to SC in that
matter. I'm sure she would not appreciate it.

Besides that, I agree with his opinion. Simeoni is insignificant. LA going
after him just really doesn't help the sport or the peloton in any way I can
see. And it certainly does suggest "another side" to LA that we, the public
and fans, don't often see but we got a glimpse of in the 2004 TdF.
Honestly, though, it is not surprising.

07-25-2004, 04:20 AM

tcmedara wrote:
|| ...and he didn't "attack" Sheryl Crow. It was merely a good dose of
|| sarcasm. He was making that a guy dating Sheryl Crow and making $16M
|| a year doesn't have to worry about some no-name weasel trying to
|| garner his 15 minutes of fame. You might want to re-read the thing
|| with a more objective eye. I congratulate Bicycling for actually
|| publishing something other than some marketing goo proclaiming the
|| latest carbon doo-dad that will allow us all to "climb like Lance."

He could have made the point just as well without referring to SC in that
matter. I'm sure she would not appreciate it.

Besides that, I agree with his opinion. Simeoni is insignificant. LA going
after him just really doesn't help the sport or the peloton in any way I can
see. And it certainly does suggest "another side" to LA that we, the public
and fans, don't often see but we got a glimpse of in the 2004 TdF.
Honestly, though, it is not surprising.

07-25-2004, 04:20 AM

tcmedara wrote:
|| ...and he didn't "attack" Sheryl Crow. It was merely a good dose of
|| sarcasm. He was making that a guy dating Sheryl Crow and making $16M
|| a year doesn't have to worry about some no-name weasel trying to
|| garner his 15 minutes of fame. You might want to re-read the thing
|| with a more objective eye. I congratulate Bicycling for actually
|| publishing something other than some marketing goo proclaiming the
|| latest carbon doo-dad that will allow us all to "climb like Lance."

He could have made the point just as well without referring to SC in that
matter. I'm sure she would not appreciate it.

Besides that, I agree with his opinion. Simeoni is insignificant. LA going
after him just really doesn't help the sport or the peloton in any way I can
see. And it certainly does suggest "another side" to LA that we, the public
and fans, don't often see but we got a glimpse of in the 2004 TdF.
Honestly, though, it is not surprising.

07-25-2004, 04:20 AM

tcmedara wrote:
|| ...and he didn't "attack" Sheryl Crow. It was merely a good dose of
|| sarcasm. He was making that a guy dating Sheryl Crow and making $16M
|| a year doesn't have to worry about some no-name weasel trying to
|| garner his 15 minutes of fame. You might want to re-read the thing
|| with a more objective eye. I congratulate Bicycling for actually
|| publishing something other than some marketing goo proclaiming the
|| latest carbon doo-dad that will allow us all to "climb like Lance."

He could have made the point just as well without referring to SC in that
matter. I'm sure she would not appreciate it.

Besides that, I agree with his opinion. Simeoni is insignificant. LA going
after him just really doesn't help the sport or the peloton in any way I can
see. And it certainly does suggest "another side" to LA that we, the public
and fans, don't often see but we got a glimpse of in the 2004 TdF.
Honestly, though, it is not surprising.

07-25-2004, 04:20 AM

tcmedara wrote:
|| ...and he didn't "attack" Sheryl Crow. It was merely a good dose of
|| sarcasm. He was making that a guy dating Sheryl Crow and making $16M
|| a year doesn't have to worry about some no-name weasel trying to
|| garner his 15 minutes of fame. You might want to re-read the thing
|| with a more objective eye. I congratulate Bicycling for actually
|| publishing something other than some marketing goo proclaiming the
|| latest carbon doo-dad that will allow us all to "climb like Lance."

He could have made the point just as well without referring to SC in that
matter. I'm sure she would not appreciate it.

Besides that, I agree with his opinion. Simeoni is insignificant. LA going
after him just really doesn't help the sport or the peloton in any way I can
see. And it certainly does suggest "another side" to LA that we, the public
and fans, don't often see but we got a glimpse of in the 2004 TdF.
Honestly, though, it is not surprising.

07-25-2004, 04:31 AM

What are you doing wasting your time reading/wasting your money buying
BUY-cycling ragazine in the first place?

"WillW" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:fOEMc.132605$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net...
| If Bicycling ever prints or posts another article by Joe Lindsey, or
doesn't
| print an apology, they will see a large number of magazine subscription
| cancellations.

07-25-2004, 04:31 AM

What are you doing wasting your time reading/wasting your money buying
BUY-cycling ragazine in the first place?

"WillW" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:fOEMc.132605$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net...
| If Bicycling ever prints or posts another article by Joe Lindsey, or
doesn't
| print an apology, they will see a large number of magazine subscription
| cancellations.

07-25-2004, 04:31 AM

What are you doing wasting your time reading/wasting your money buying
BUY-cycling ragazine in the first place?

"WillW" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:fOEMc.132605$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net...
| If Bicycling ever prints or posts another article by Joe Lindsey, or
doesn't
| print an apology, they will see a large number of magazine subscription
| cancellations.

07-25-2004, 04:31 AM

What are you doing wasting your time reading/wasting your money buying
BUY-cycling ragazine in the first place?

"WillW" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:fOEMc.132605$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].worldnet.att.net...
| If Bicycling ever prints or posts another article by Joe Lindsey, or
doesn't
| print an apology, they will see a large number of magazine subscription
| cancellations.