For the last paragraphs of the article: Passion pays for Danielson with Utah victory
Well written and insightful into the mind of a bike racer, Pat Malach of Cycling News wrote a good one today after the completion of the Tour of Utah.
Tom Danielson had a miserable Tour de France last July, mumbling about wanting to return to being a GC contender, feeling out of place as a domestique. The amazing thing about this story is that Danielson was not all hope and talk and inflated ego. He went home, dug deep, refocused his motivation and competed; working with and then leading his team Garmin-Sharp to take the win at Tour of Utah last week.
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| Tom Danielson - now heading home to Colorado this week to compete again and defend this KOM jersey, or maybe take overall GC. Photo © By Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
Steephill.TV offers these recaps of the Tour of Utah stage race:
Tour of Utah Stage 1 Highlights (02:09 English) — TourofUtah Tour of Utah Stage 2 Highlights (03:07 English) — TourofUtah Tour of Utah Stage 3 Highlights (02:00 English) — TourofUtah Tour of Utah Stage 4 Highlights (01:53 English) — TourofUtah Tour of Utah Stage 5 Highlights (02:22 English) — TourofUtah Tour of Utah Stage 6 Highlights (02:24 English) — TourofUtahThe man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win. -Roger Bannister
You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy. -Arthur Ashe
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. -Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play. -Boris Becker
