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- I spent 20 years of my life working in the bicycle industry, turning wrenches and selling bikes for some of the industry's best shops. I have extensive experience designing and constructing frames in both steel and titanium and have performed thousands of bike fits. I am passionate about bicycles in all forms. The bicycle provides me with physical and mental health and taps me into a social pipeline that allows me to share my passion with others. I ride as often as possible and love the flow of a hard group ride. Check back for musings about all things road cycling and, especially, the Spring Classics. The devil is in the details and I am an expert in the useless minutia that makes up our discipline.
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Jens. It should be the new entry in Websters for "hard-man". I don't think there's another rider I like to see sitting on the front of a break smiling because he knows he's putting down the hurt.
One of my favourite riders. Overcoming is worth owning just for the Jens Segments.
He still has it, his pulls at the front on Tourmalet at this years TdF were awesome.
The first clip is probably my all time favourite piece of cycling film. Voigt is the definition of selfless, and still supremely successful. That's PRO.
The Jens segment is great.
'I'd like to arrive alone at the finish line,'
-Voigt on the 07 Amstel Gold.
How awesome is that?
Jens Voigt, my hero!!
You thanked us, your readers, in your last post. Now I want to thank you for continuing to post great pieces like this on the best cycling-blog ever!
A simple guy with a great sense of humour!
In Overcoming, there is a scene where he walks into a hotel room, tests the TV set and, as he sees it in working order, says:
- LIFE IS GREAT!!!
I will watch the movie again.
Thanks!
Another great hard-man I'd like to see at the front again is Frank Vandenbrouke.
It hasn't been much covered in the english press, but he's signed on to Cinelli OPD for next year.
http://www.cinelliopd.com/
L'Eqipe has more here:
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves2008/20081126_195036_retour-de-vandenbroucke.html
But I do agree, it's awesome to watch Voigt put down the hurt. Especially when you hear what he's thinking about it in a later interview. Such as the TdF coverage this year where he was featured in stage 11 or 13. It was awesome!
There is so much that we here in North America don't see because the media doesn't want to tell the real story. They are too busy jumping on the PR bandwagon.
That goes for the print media also. You didn't read that in Floyd's book. Whoever wrote that for him made it seem like he was the superman that hauled everyone over the mountain.
I've never seen the movie before but I'm headed to the shop to get it tomorrow. Jens is PRO.
-B
i posted those exact same videos on my blog a few months back. my sentiments exactly.
Jens Voigt is cycling at it's absolute best. A professional in everyway. spokejunky said it best...putting down the HURT!
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