Why is Thor not more popular? ****SPOILER ish******

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
edited July 2011 in Pro race
Why is Thor not more popular among forum member?
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Isn't he? I like him.
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Cos he can whinge with the best when he wants to.
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  • RowCycle
    RowCycle Posts: 367
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Why is Thor not more popular among forum member?

    What's the spoiler?
  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    Im a fan
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    RowCycle wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Why is Thor not more popular among forum member?

    What's the spoiler?
    He's still in yellow. It was sensible to put that in the title in case someone came along and said so.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    I've always liked him. In terms of cycling he puts his money where his mouth is and he's always seemed a decent chap in interviews.
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    momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Apart from the notorious Cav incident(s), does he whinge more than any other sprinter?
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  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    I like him. Don't think he has had a stunning year on the bands, but I guess wearing yellow for 6 days makes up for a lot.
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  • allaction
    allaction Posts: 209
    He is a top class bloke in my opinion, volunteering to take the sole penalty for Cav the other day and the way he suffered a couple of years ago for green jersey to name but two of his highlights.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    I'm a fan, trouble is he is/was competing against Cav and so nationalism always took precedence!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    I find him a little dull, but he's a proper heavyweight in the peloton, and not just because he's 80kg. You can sense that heavyweightness when he talks to the press. It's a confident, relaxed air.

    Always there in the Tour, just being very classy, and increasinly there or there abouts in the classics - and he can win a world champs.

    But yeah, he can whinge when he wants.
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  • zammmmo
    zammmmo Posts: 315
    allaction wrote:
    He is a top class bloke in my opinion, volunteering to take the sole penalty for Cav the other day and the way he suffered a couple of years ago for green jersey to name but two of his highlights.

    +1 Yep, in comparison to others, he has always come across as a top bloke when I've seen him at the TDF usually before stages.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,697
    If i was ever to be "part of the sport of professional cycling" it would be as a Thor type rider

    Obviously there is huge amount of me that would have to change but I kind of identify with him because of that!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    I like him. I remember that when Credit Agricole was going under he hung on until the bitter end in case Roger Legeay found another sponser. Top guy.
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