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08-08-2008, 03:51 PM
I was waiting for an article like this. Finally. Like Horner, I mean this in no disrespect to McCartney, but Horner should have gotten the nod by this point. He's carried the flag, has the talent, and has the resume to back it up.
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http://velonews.com/article/81477/horner-says-he-not-mccartney-deserved-olympic-slot
“Never did I say Jason was a bad rider or not worthy of his trip to Athens,” Horner wrote in a VeloNews rider diary in 2005. “Jason's desire to push past the limit was very impressive. In bike racing sometimes timing is more important than strength. It was just that, on that day, he did not have the best form of the riders in the break. I did, however, say that U.S. Postal rode the worst tactics that I have ever seen from a team of that quality, and I still believe that to be true.”
This time around, Horner was again quick to point out that his problem is not with McCartney, whom he described as “a great guy and one of the top-10 best riders in the U.S.”
“Jason is also one of the best opportunist riders out there,” Horner said. “But the Olympic team isn’t for the top-10 best American riders, it’s for the top-five best riders, and it isn’t a race for opportunists, it’s a race where the best riders in the world battle it out at the finish.”
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I think VN has really stepped it up this year. Some of their domestic cycling coverage is really good. The coverage of Rock Racing early this year was great, and the article on the Toyota United lead out train was quite good as well. They also did a really good job covering some stuff behind the scene like up and coming amateurs, plights of promoters, etc.
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http://velonews.com/article/81477/horner-says-he-not-mccartney-deserved-olympic-slot
“Never did I say Jason was a bad rider or not worthy of his trip to Athens,” Horner wrote in a VeloNews rider diary in 2005. “Jason's desire to push past the limit was very impressive. In bike racing sometimes timing is more important than strength. It was just that, on that day, he did not have the best form of the riders in the break. I did, however, say that U.S. Postal rode the worst tactics that I have ever seen from a team of that quality, and I still believe that to be true.”
This time around, Horner was again quick to point out that his problem is not with McCartney, whom he described as “a great guy and one of the top-10 best riders in the U.S.”
“Jason is also one of the best opportunist riders out there,” Horner said. “But the Olympic team isn’t for the top-10 best American riders, it’s for the top-five best riders, and it isn’t a race for opportunists, it’s a race where the best riders in the world battle it out at the finish.”
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I think VN has really stepped it up this year. Some of their domestic cycling coverage is really good. The coverage of Rock Racing early this year was great, and the article on the Toyota United lead out train was quite good as well. They also did a really good job covering some stuff behind the scene like up and coming amateurs, plights of promoters, etc.