jeannie longo

ednwireland

57th national title for the 51 year old - wow

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FCyclisme%2Fbreves2010%2F20100624_112231_57e-titre-pour-longo.html&sl=fr&tl=en

IM0

WOW INDEED shes 51 and has somehow managed a 57th title :eek:

lying bitch

IM0

what is the deal with her? I remember eursport commentry saying they felt sorry for her, and she should move on and get a life basically

I take it she has no kids or anything then

niceonetom

Amazing.

ednwireland

me@ucd wrote: »

WOW INDEED shes 51 and has somehow managed a 57th title :eek:

lying bitch

time trial, track, road ?

23 road titles from wikipedia

Olympic Games road race: Gold Medal/Champion (1996); Silver Medal (1992)
Olympic Games time trial: Silver Medal (1996); Bronze Medal (2000)
5x UCI Road Race World Championship: Gold Medal/Champion (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995)
4x UCI Time Trial World Championship: Gold Medal/Champion (1995, 1996, 1997, 2001)
4x UCI Track World Championship:
Points Race: Gold Medal/Champion (1989)
3 km Pursuit: Gold Medal/Champion (1986, 1988, 1989); Silver Medal (1984, 1985, 1987); Bronze Medal (1981, 1982, 1983)
UCI Mountain Bike Championship: Silver Medal (1993)
15x French Road Race Champion: 1979 to 1989, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2008
8x French Time Trial Champion: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009

niceonetom

me@ucd wrote: »

what is the deal with her? I remember eursport commentry saying they felt sorry for her, and she should move on and get a life basically

I take it she has no kids or anything then

I really hope they didn't. They wouldn't even think of saying that kind of stupid, lazy horsesh1t about a man remaining competitive in his 50s - they'd be singing his praises.

Caroline_ie

I want to be a French TT Champ in 21 years, the title is mine... unless she still wins at 72.

ednwireland

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I want to be a French TT Champ in 21 years, the title is mine... unless she still wins at 72.

which she probably will

IM0

niceonetom wrote:

I really hope they didn't. They wouldn't even think of saying that kind of stupid, lazy horsesh1t about a man remaining competitive in his 50s - they'd be singing his praises.

harmon did, but more or less said
"I feel sorry for her tbh, you just think she should move on with her life....quite sad really/I feel sorry for her a bit"

el tel

me@ucd wrote: »

harmon did, but more or less said
"I feel sorry for her tbh, you just think she should move on with her life....quite sad really/I feel sorry for her a bit"

Jeez, if that's what he said and unless he knows something that no one else does, or there is some particular context, it's a pretty ****ty thing to say I would think.

Maybe he should reflect on his own self and achievements. He talks about bike races for a living. If that's the pinnacle of his achievements then one might consider that to be quite sad.

doozerie

me@ucd wrote: »

harmon did, but more or less said
"I feel sorry for her tbh, you just think she should move on with her life....quite sad really/I feel sorry for her a bit"

If this was the same bit of commentary that I heard, some time last year as far as I can recall, then I don't recall that being said. What I do recall was that one of the top GB female riders was sharing commentary with Harmon and she said that Longo was quite "eccentric" or words to that effect. She didn't elaborate but the impression that that Longo was so dedicated to her cycling career, to the exclusion of everything else, that it took its toll on the rest of her life. Her life didn't sound like a barrel of laughs and I think that Harmon commented that maybe her quality of life would improve if she were to retire as the champion that she is.

That's my memory of it, nothing bitchy or snide, just a brief discussion that reflected on someone who sounds like they continue to sacrifice an awful lot to remain at the top level of women's cycling.

AstraMonti

She did it again!!

52years of age and her 58th title.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/at-52-jeannie-longo-wins-french-national-time-trial-title_179850

Caroline_ie

My Hero!

Hail 2 Da Thief

Longo claimed her first French national title in 1979, coincidentally the year that second-place finisher Ferrier-Bruneau was born.

The girl who finished in third place looks young enough to be her granddaughter! :eek:

Hermy

me@ucd wrote: »

harmon did, but more or less said
"I feel sorry for her tbh, you just think she should move on with her life....quite sad really/I feel sorry for her a bit"

I wouldn't expect anything else from Harmon. Awful commentator to be honest.

kincsem

Was she on the podium at the 1987 Tour de France with Stephen Roche (the time Charlie Haughey won?)

ednwireland

kincsem wrote: »

Was she on the podium at the 1987 Tour de France with Stephen Roche (the time Charlie Haughey won?)

she won the Tour de France Féminin that year

http://bikeraceinfo.com/riderhistories/jeannie-longo.html

RobFowl

kincsem wrote: »

Was she on the podium at the 1987 Tour de France with Stephen Roche (the time Charlie Haughey won?)

Yes

studiorat

kincsem wrote: »

Was she on the podium at the 1987 Tour de France with Stephen Roche (the time Charlie Haughey won?)

Lol,

Good woman yerself. I thought the thread was going to say she had kicked the bucket or something. Not that she's still winning races.