Chad Gerlach

timoid.
timoid. Posts: 3,133
edited December 2009 in Pro race
He's giving up on pro-cycling, but is aiming for sobriety. Good luck to him:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chad-ge ... a-contract

An excellent quote from him in that article that may give some insight into the tortured minds of some climbers over the years:

I've been alone too much - five hours of training up in the mountains by myself isn't that different from sitting in an alley doing crack
It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.

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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    Timoid. wrote:
    He's giving up on pro-cycling, but is aiming for sobriety. Good luck to him:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chad-ge ... a-contract

    An excellent quote from him in that article that may give some insight into the tortured minds of some climbers over the years:

    I've been alone too much - five hours of training up in the mountains by myself isn't that different from sitting in an alley doing crack

    yes, definitely a good decision...VDB and Pantani should have also avoided these awful "comebacks" ... for every Lance or whoever, there is a depressing story of comeback failure-substance problems and death.. cycling is only good in moderation, not as a life and career to be judged on...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Timoid. wrote:

    I've been alone too much - five hours of training up in the mountains by myself isn't that different from sitting in an alley doing crack

    Really? I'm not missing anything then?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Timoid. wrote:

    I've been alone too much - five hours of training up in the mountains by myself isn't that different from sitting in an alley doing crack

    Really? I'm not missing anything then?

    Nope, that's right goat, you can stay in the alley!
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    Strava is not Zen.
  • SpaceJunk
    SpaceJunk Posts: 1,157
    I've been alone too much - five hours of training up in the mountains by myself isn't that different from sitting in an alley doing crack

    The sad thing is, there's probably a lot of truth in that comment.[/quote]

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