Author Topic: Check out the "gold watch" Trek gave Jen's for retiring. (Read 17211 times)

Mrtambourineman · « **on:** August 21, 2014, 12:59:45 PM »

http://www.businessinsider.com/jens-voigt-retires-from-pro-cycling-2014-8?utm_source=hearst&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=allverticals

I love the souls crushed part of the custom graphics.

ihop · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2014, 03:32:07 PM »

So awesome.

And I am downloading the Jens Soundboard app now!

ihop · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2014, 09:43:31 AM »

It is fun! DH and I were laughing at them.

tenacious1 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2014, 10:55:03 AM »

I had never heard the yellow bike story before. But it doesn't surprise me.

ihop · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2014, 11:40:38 AM »

I will miss him.

Mrtambourineman · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2014, 04:27:09 PM »

Quote from: tenacious1 on August 22, 2014, 10:55:03 AM

I had never heard the yellow bike story before. But it doesn't surprise me.

I hadn't until recently myself. I agree. I'm going to miss him too.

wherestheportojohn · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2014, 10:36:42 AM »

Quote from: ihop on August 22, 2014, 11:40:38 AM

I will miss him.

Yes.

wherestheportojohn · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2014, 10:48:41 AM »

"Fuck fuck fuck...okay, now I'm ready."

Maybe I should add that to my sig line.

tenacious1 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2014, 04:36:13 PM »

US ProCycling Challenge is on NBC. Phil Liggett just reminded everyone about an upcoming pre-season NFL game. A British accent and football just don't go together.

tenacious1 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2014, 02:28:20 PM »

Ha! I just saw that story. He's not taking this "retirement" stuff very seriously.

wherestheportojohn · « **Reply #10 on:** September 04, 2014, 07:01:24 AM »

jens

ihop · « **Reply #11 on:** September 04, 2014, 10:57:00 AM »

Good question about doping. He has said he never did it but he was most certainly riding when everyone else was doing it...I don't know. And I am not sure I want to know.

wherestheportojohn · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2014, 11:15:18 AM »

I don't care.

tenacious1 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2014, 12:01:00 PM »

I believe him. But we've already established that I'm gullible.

ihop · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2014, 01:29:47 PM »

Mrtambourineman · « **Reply #15 on:** September 23, 2014, 01:45:47 PM »

Quote from: ihop on September 04, 2014, 10:57:00 AM

Good question about doping. He has said he never did it but he was most certainly riding when everyone else was doing it...I don't know. And I am not sure I want to know.

Good Lord - he was brought up in East Germany under their sports program. Of course he doped!

If Jensie didn't dope while he was a pro, then he should be right pissed off because he got shafted and he should be right pissed off about it.

tenacious1 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2014, 09:10:33 AM »

I still think he didn't. He says he was clean in this interview but also think that he understands why we wouldn't believe him.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/q-and-a-jens-voigt-on-his-career-a-final-season-anti-doping-and-the-98-tour-samples

Quote

CN: I don’t want to dwell on O’Grady as he’s not here and I know you have a personal relationship with him and have known him for a long time, but you are here, so when you heard they were going to reopen the samples did you have anything to worry about?

JV: No I didn’t even know if I was tested then or not. Fuck it was 15 years ago. I don’t know if was tested or not.

CN: Okay. Regardless of that test (race) did you have anything from that time, from any of those Tours that would come back to concern you?

JV: No. No. I’m in a happy position.

Wikipedia lists his palmares. It seems he won more as the UCI testing improved and the sport began cleaning up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Voigt#Palmares

However, we've already established that I'm gullible.

tenacious1 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 24, 2014, 11:24:08 AM »

Yeah, I remembered that was a good interview but I just word searched it for doping to find what I posted. I should probably go back and read the whole thing.

Mrtambourineman · « **Reply #18 on:** September 24, 2014, 12:55:33 PM »

I hope you guys are right.

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Author Topic: Check out the "gold watch" Trek gave Jen's for retiring. (Read 17211 times)