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20-01.-2008, 09:25 PM	#16
plectrum Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 260	Re: DeCanio I love people who rant and whine, it is generally because they are not and were never good enough. This thread has no place in the Grand Tours section of the board.

22-01.-2008, 02:20 AM

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Re: DeCanio

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I love people who rant and whine, it is generally because they are not and were never good enough.
This thread has no place in the Grand Tours section of the board.

You're right. Most of the threads on here don't, which personally I think is a good thing.

As for De Canio not being good enough, a second at 21 at the Tour de Beauce is a very good result. Also, he was the top finisher at the U23 worlds for the US, so arguably he was one of the best American riders of his generation.

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22-01.-2008, 04:19 AM

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Re: DeCanio

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This thread has no place in the Grand Tours section of the board.

Right now, the GT section of the board is the only one where the rampant spam is being cleaned (thanks to Lim). All the other sections are damn near unuseable. So deal with it.

22-01.-2008, 08:16 AM

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Re: DeCanio

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Yes but he is 29 now ........

22-01.-2008, 12:44 PM

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Re: DeCanio

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Yes but he is 29 now ........

Yes, and he quit doping while those around him persisted. We will never know who was the best of that generation because of dope.

22-01.-2008, 11:28 PM

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Yes, and he quit doping while those around him persisted. We will never know who was the best of that generation because of dope.

+1... he's 27.

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23-01.-2008, 03:32 AM

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Re: DeCanio

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+1... he's 27.

so, about a year younger than Danny Pate or the same age.

Pate won the world tt in the espoirs, admittedly, there are about 40 odd Div 1 pros who are not eligible to ride in the u23 worlds.

But look at Pate, must be elite of the elite, wrt natural engine. Did not dope. Where did he get to? Mediocre US career. Now Protour, but is not likely to make a roster for a GT unless there is a TTT.

23-01.-2008, 04:10 AM

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So you're saying Pate, had he chose to dope, would have had a stellar career. I agree. Fact is, he could have signed a PT contract for the past two years based on performances in Europe and here.

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24-01.-2008, 05:47 AM	#24
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25-01.-2008, 06:55 PM

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Re: DeCanio

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+1... he's 27.

Are you sure about this as there are contadictory reports on google that he is 29

25-01.-2008, 07:16 PM

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Re: DeCanio

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Are you sure about this as there are contadictory reports on google that he is 29

With the UCI code USA19770405, he should be 30, soon 31?

28-01.-2008, 12:31 PM

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Re: DeCanio

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I got the same e-mail.

Decanio recently won the biggest road race in Florida, soloing away from a break of nine that included seven pro riders, so he's got the talent. He's really obsessed with doping issue and he's sacrificed his cycling career for it.

On his web site, after he won that race, the headline read: I went so fast even the dopers thought I was doping. It was an accurate headline. There are many doped cyclists in South Florida and they did think he was doped after the race.

Seems more like he's obsessed with himself. Saying that Lemond can't hire him because of his bike line and Armstrong's pressure... Lemond has given Armstrong plenty of reasons to not like him, hiring Decanio is way down the list.

He's right about the dope, of course. A pity the message is getting lost in this 'the whole world revolves around me' presentation.

12-02.-2008, 02:16 AM

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Re: DeCanio

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I just read on his site that he went to Appalachian St. I knew there was a reason I liked the guy. I graduated in '90, and he obviously is good people.

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