fiamme red
03-29-2011, 01:26 PM
He's the first black world champion in cycling since Major Taylor.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bauge-targets-olympic-gold-after-triple-world-championship
As a teenager, Baugé started riding racing on the road, but then opted for the track. "I had fun in the finale, when you had to ride up to the front of the peloton to do the sprint. I loved to win.
"[But] I think a road career would have been difficult for me with my skin colour; the scene is not ready for it yet," he added, alluding to latent racism in the pro peloton.
But the track sprint king did not rule out a possible match against the currently fastest road sprinter, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad), who moreover is no stranger to the track. "That would be awesome, a sprint against him on the road," Baugé replied when asked if he thought he could beat him. "I think I'd beat him, yes. But I would need adapted material - a road bike is less stiff than our bikes. I would be afraid of putting out all I have."
An older interview with him: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/olympics08/?id=/riders/2008/interviews/gregory_bauge_olympics08
http://cdn1.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/26/1/par6166972_600.jpg
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bauge-targets-olympic-gold-after-triple-world-championship
As a teenager, Baugé started riding racing on the road, but then opted for the track. "I had fun in the finale, when you had to ride up to the front of the peloton to do the sprint. I loved to win.
"[But] I think a road career would have been difficult for me with my skin colour; the scene is not ready for it yet," he added, alluding to latent racism in the pro peloton.
But the track sprint king did not rule out a possible match against the currently fastest road sprinter, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad), who moreover is no stranger to the track. "That would be awesome, a sprint against him on the road," Baugé replied when asked if he thought he could beat him. "I think I'd beat him, yes. But I would need adapted material - a road bike is less stiff than our bikes. I would be afraid of putting out all I have."
An older interview with him: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/olympics08/?id=/riders/2008/interviews/gregory_bauge_olympics08
http://cdn1.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/03/26/1/par6166972_600.jpg