Happiness is an Olympic Gold in the Cycling Time Trial! (spoiler)

[HuckleB]

Hamilton wins Olympic TT; Julich takes bronze; Dede Barry takes silver in women's TT

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/6804.0.html

"As the sun crept above the horizon, bringing dawn to a new day here in Athens, Tyler Hamilton awoke with a terrible case of nerves.

The afternoon Olympic time trial that awaited him was his last shot to truly erase the disappointment of his failed Tour de France bid a month earlier. Hamilton had said all week he had a good feeling about the 48km race to be contested in the southern suburbs of Greece's capital, but now it was time to deliver.

Half a day later the nice guy of American cycling had seen his premonition come true, besting reigning Olympic TT champion Viatcheslav Ekimov on a breezy and balmy day along the Saronic Gulf. In the moments after Hamilton crossed the line, he dropped his bike and helmet to the ground, then grasped his hands around his head in disbelief.

"I was incredibly nervous," said Hamilton, who posted a mark of 57:31.74, 18.84 ahead of Ekimov and 26.45 better than U.S. teammate Bobby Julich, who took the bronze. "Cycling has its ups and downs, but if you can't deal with the low moments then you're in the wrong sport. July was terrible, but days like today outweigh all the bad days. Now all that is just a memory in the back of my mind."

For a photo gallery, go to: http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/6805.0.html

[Beaverhausen]

1. could you put the spoiler in the message not the headline?

just an idea.

[HuckleB]

2. Whatever.

It's a generic, meaningless headline. No spoiler within it.

You having a bad day?

I hope things pick up for you.

[ronnykmarshall]

3. Gawd you're rude.

[HuckleB]

4. OK. Call me rude.

I would have used that headline regardless of who won. For some reason, folks think there's meaning in it.

Seems like nerves are on edge around here, for some reason.

Heck, if one really wants to make sure that one doesn't know Olympic results, one really ought to avoid the Internet altogether. Any link to a story anywhere puts one at risk.

Ugh. I give up.

I really tried, and I still get hammered. Fuck an A. It's a meaningless headline.

Sheesh.

[ronnykmarshall]

5. Nerves are not "on edge"

around here.

Someone made a suggestion to you and you came back with a shitty smart asses responce.

[HuckleB]

6. It sure seems like they are.

My response was no more smart ass than his attack. Or yours for that matter.

Talk about party poopers spending their energy on nothing but the development of negativity.

Sheesh.

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Beaverhausen isn't a 'he'.

and she didn't give you a smart assed responce, she gave you a suggestion.

Talk about negativity.

[HuckleB]

11. Thanks for clarifying that your whole game is simply to be negative.

Sheesh.

If my post was smart ass, then HER post was smart ass. Umm. This passive aggressive crap about it being a "suggestion" doesn't pass muster. It was no different than saying "whatever." And I at least gave a nod to hoping that SHE would have a better rest of the day, which was very sincere.

What is your real problem, anyway?

[Beaverhausen]

7. Sorry but your headline read like you were giving a result

which people should only see IF they choose to.

[HuckleB]

8. Uh. Yeah, there's a Gold in every event.

But there's no result in the headline.

Sorry, but you chose to be smarmy with no good reason. Please don't try to defend it.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. Jesus H. Christ!

Are you for real?

Smarmy?

[Beaverhausen]

12. Give it up Ronny...some people just don't get it

hey- we have to plan the LA get together anyway!!!

[HuckleB]

14. Yeah, "some people"?

:eyes:

What's wrong with DU these days?

[ronnykmarshall]

16. No kiddin'

[HuckleB]

13. At least I'm honest.

Why are you being such a stick in the mud?

[Beaverhausen]

15. wow! At this rate I'm going to hit 1000 today

how do you put someone on "ignore?"

[ronnykmarshall]

17. The little figure with the zzzzzzzz on it.

I'm just gonna put the thread on ignore.

[HuckleB]

18. I was just thinking the same thing.

Thanks for all the worthless wasted negativity. Previously, I had one poster on ignore. In one thread, that number went to five.

I'm sure I'm on a lot more ignore lists than that, of course. I don't do it lightly. At least not usually. I guess the negativity offered over nothing made me think it would be a wise thing to do in these cases.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

19. Hit the snoozing person on the sig line....

Its so easy!

[Dookus]

20. gee

[HuckleB]

21. Thanks, Tyler. / No more lounge for me.

I give up on the lounge. It actually seems more friendly elsewhere at DU these days, believe it or not. And it's not nearly as bizarro world clubby, which doesn't hurt either.

I'm mad at myself for responding to the attacks to this thread, but I can't believe that a generic headline gets attacked by the same people who click on a thread to actually find out who won the event. Wierd.

And then I get called an asshole to boot. Nice.

Thanks, Tyler, for being a classy winner. I wish DU had honored you with similar class.

[HuckleB]

22. One kick. Just for kicks.