Great Jens Story

[Bob Loblaw]

In his own words. You gotta love this guy.

http://bicycling.com/blogs/hardlyserious/2011/12/28/a-gift-from-jens/

[Kupe]

Love it! :beer:

[dauwhe]

That's awesome!

[thenewguy11]

Is it any wonder everyone loves that guy! What a gesture.

[thinpin]

Nice

[gasman]

So cool, so Jens as a father of 5.
Just another reason to respect and admire him.

Thanks for posting the link !

[Elefantino]

Jens is a hero.

And also (oldies but goodies):

Jens Voigt counted to infinity - twice.

Scientists used to believe that diamond was the world’s hardest substance. But then they met Jens Voigt

Jens Voigt doesn’t read books. He simply attacks until the books relent and tell him everything he wants to know.

Waldo can’t be found because Jens dropped him on a hill training ride… on K2.

Jens Voigt climbs so well for a big guy because he doesn’t actually climb hills; the hills slink into the earth in fear as they see him approach.

Jens’ testicles are bald because hair does not grow on a mixture of titanium, brass, steel, and cold, hard granite.

Eddy Merckx was actually a neo-pro at the same time as Jens, but Jens dropped him so hard that he shot backwards in time to the 1960’s, where he became a great champion.

Jens once had a heart attack on the Tourmalet. Jens counterattacked repeatedly until he kicked its ***.

If Jens Voigt was a country, his principle exports would be Pain, Suffering, and Agony.

If Jens Voigt was a planet, he’d be the World of Hurt.

Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.

Jens Voigt doesn’t have a shadow because he dropped it repeatedly until it retired, climbing into the Leopard-Trek team car and claiming a stomach ailment.

Jens Voigt once challenged Lance Armstrong to a “who has more testicles” contest. Jens won… by five.

When you open a can of whoop-***, Jens Voigt jumps out and attacks.

You are what you eat. Jens Voigt eats spring steel for breakfast, fire for lunch, and a mixture of titanium and carbon fiber for dinner. For between-meal snacks he eats men’s souls, and downs it with a tall cool glass of The Milk of Human Suffering.

Jens Voigt believes it’s not butter.

The first time man split the atom was when the atom tried to hold Jens Voigt’s wheel, but cracked.

Jens Voigt doesn’t complain about what suffering does to him… but suffering constantly complains about getting picked on by Jens Voigt.

Jens Voigt can start a fire by rubbing two mud puddles together.

Guns kill a couple dozen people every day. Jens Voigt kills 150.

Jens Voigt rides so fast during attacks, that he could circle the globe, hold his own wheel, and ride in his own draft. At least as long as he didn’t try to drop himself.

Jens Voigt nullified the periodic table because he doesn’t believe in any element, other than the element of surprise.

The grass is always greener on the other side. Unless Jens Voigt has been riding on the other side in which case it’s white with the salty, dried tears of all the riders whose souls he has crushed.

[BumbleBeeDave]

When Jens Voigt crashes he doesn't get road rash. The road gets Jens Rash.

:D

BBD

[Skrawny]

Great story.
Jens rocks.
Thanks for posting it.
-s

[Steve in SLO]

very damn cool

[Climb01742]

go jens. man has his priorities straight. thanks for the link.

[maxn]

great story. I wonder if a first hand account from one of the spectators exists... If it does it's probably in Dutch though.

[AngryScientist]

that is excellent and provides some real perspective. he is one hell of a guy, a hero really. :beer:

[tiretrax]

He keeps on giving the love.

[cmg]

the one time subscribing to Bicycling magazine makes sense. There was a quote i've been trying find the last line goes "the real genuis controls the chaos" .

[tuxbailey]

that was great. thanks for sharing :)

[aoe]

Friends and family that don't follow cycling closely ask me why Jens is so beloved. And it's sometimes hard to explain fully. I can now just fwd on this story. His heart is as big off the bike as it is on it.

[mack]

OH yeah.....that IS bloody awesome, Cheers to Jens!

Another good one...http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/4977/Jens-Voigt-avoids-abandoning-Tour-de-France-with-help-from-kids-bike.aspx