Matt Plummer

How about instead of knocking Lance, you focus your efforts on
praising the other riders. There is no argument for why he shouldn't
be getting all this attention, the argument is why haven't others. So
take it easy on the guy.

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Brian Johnson
wrote:
> Who's this Lance person that seems to be attracting so much attention?
>
> Back in May I noticed a distinct lack of buzz on the OBRA list when
> Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli showed up for the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic.
> This was like Madonna dropping in on a PDX music festival. Jeannie
> was kicking ass when Lance was on his in front of a TV, gnawing on a
> fudgesicle and watching saturday morning cartoons. Lance "retired"
> and is now deciding to come back. Jeannie never left and never
> stopped kicking ass. There are other pro cyclists that have actively
> done more for the sport of cycling, for cycling as transportation,
> and for society in general, than Lance Armstrong has. His major
> contribution seems to be star-dom and the concomitant "reality
> distortion field".
>
> Sure, I suppose that it's good that Lance's presence may equal good
> things for the bicycle business, but...
>
>
> I'm in Jeannie's posse.
>
>
>
> * * *
>
> My father asks "Do you live here or ride a bike?"
>
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>
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Matt Plummer

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