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Old 07-23-2008, 09:57 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by creekster View Post
They used to call Ullrich Bagel Boy and strudel boy and so forth. WhIle true he lost form every year, and more so than most riders, he was never really fat. But he certainly had that repuation. Most serious bike riders are really fat snobs, like waters.
I also think that he kind of liked the fact that Ullrich always lost to Armstrong ... It made him more of a tragic hero particularly when they thought Armstrong was dirty and Ullrich was clean.
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