Check out the "gold watch" Trek gave Jen's for retiring.

Mrtambourineman · August 21, 2014, 12:59:45 PM

http://www.businessinsider.com/jens-voigt-retires-from-pro-cycling-2014-8?utm_source=hearst&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=allverticals

I love the souls crushed part of the custom graphics.

ihop · August 21, 2014, 03:32:07 PM

So awesome.

And I am downloading the Jens Soundboard app now!

ihop · August 22, 2014, 09:43:31 AM

It is fun! DH and I were laughing at them.

tenacious1 · August 22, 2014, 10:55:03 AM

I had never heard the yellow bike story before. But it doesn't surprise me.

ihop · August 22, 2014, 11:40:38 AM

I will miss him.

Mrtambourineman · August 22, 2014, 04:27:09 PM

Quote from: tenacious1 on August 22, 2014, 10:55:03 AM
I had never heard the yellow bike story before. But it doesn't surprise me.

I hadn't until recently myself. I agree. I'm going to miss him too.

wherestheportojohn · August 23, 2014, 10:36:42 AM

Quote from: ihop on August 22, 2014, 11:40:38 AM
I will miss him.

Yes.

wherestheportojohn · August 23, 2014, 10:48:41 AM

"Fuck fuck fuck...okay, now I'm ready."

Maybe I should add that to my sig line.

tenacious1 · August 24, 2014, 04:36:13 PM

US ProCycling Challenge is on NBC. Phil Liggett just reminded everyone about an upcoming pre-season NFL game. A British accent and football just don't go together.

tenacious1 · September 03, 2014, 02:28:20 PM

Ha! I just saw that story. He's not taking this "retirement" stuff very seriously.

wherestheportojohn · September 04, 2014, 07:01:24 AM

jens

ihop · September 04, 2014, 10:57:00 AM

Good question about doping. He has said he never did it but he was most certainly riding when everyone else was doing it...I don't know. And I am not sure I want to know.

wherestheportojohn · September 04, 2014, 11:15:18 AM

I don't care.

tenacious1 · September 04, 2014, 12:01:00 PM

I believe him. But we've already established that I'm gullible.

ihop · September 04, 2014, 01:29:47 PM

Mrtambourineman · September 23, 2014, 01:45:47 PM

Quote from: ihop on September 04, 2014, 10:57:00 AM
Good question about doping. He has said he never did it but he was most certainly riding when everyone else was doing it...I don't know. And I am not sure I want to know.

Good Lord - he was brought up in East Germany under their sports program. Of course he doped!

If Jensie didn't dope while he was a pro, then he should be right pissed off because he got shafted and he should be right pissed off about it.

tenacious1 · September 24, 2014, 09:10:33 AM

I still think he didn't. He says he was clean in this interview but also think that he understands why we wouldn't believe him.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/q-and-a-jens-voigt-on-his-career-a-final-season-anti-doping-and-the-98-tour-samples

QuoteCN: I don't want to dwell on O'Grady as he's not here and I know you have a personal relationship with him and have known him for a long time, but you are here, so when you heard they were going to reopen the samples did you have anything to worry about?

JV: No I didn't even know if I was tested then or not. Fuck it was 15 years ago. I don't know if was tested or not.

CN: Okay. Regardless of that test (race) did you have anything from that time, from any of those Tours that would come back to concern you?

JV: No. No. I'm in a happy position.

Wikipedia lists his palmares. It seems he won more as the UCI testing improved and the sport began cleaning up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Voigt#Palmares

However, we've already established that I'm gullible.

tenacious1 · September 24, 2014, 11:24:08 AM

Yeah, I remembered that was a good interview but I just word searched it for doping to find what I posted. I should probably go back and read the whole thing.

Mrtambourineman · September 24, 2014, 12:55:33 PM

I hope you guys are right.