Monday, August 13, 2007

There's only one Iban


There's no hiding that these are difficult and testing days for all us Iban fans. After all, we may never see him ride his bike again. Though, the B-sample hasn't been tested yet, so I'm not going to jump to any conclusions on Iban's positive sample at the moment. What I wanted to say is that I think Iban must have the best fans in the world. I've been checking out the forum on his homepage the last weeks and, eventhough people are confused and don't know what to think, it seems he's got immense support among his loyal followers. People are not saying doping is okay, or that what he's done, if he indeed has doped, can be justified in any way. But it seems his fans, and I'm one of them, will stick to Iban's side in the bad times that will probably come in the near future. People are clearly disappointed about all this, but they are nonetheless still sticking by him and are not abandoning him it seems. Personally I've received tons of e-mails from all over the world, people expressing that even though if his B-sample will come back positive, he'll still be their hero. That's the spirit. Even though he might have done something really bad, he'll still be the one they'll support. I'm not supporting his actions, in fact, if he's doped, I would disgust it. But still he'll be loved by his supporters all over the world. His fans are the best, and he deserves it. There is only one Iban.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

As Saunier Duval's site says... "Together with Alejandro Valverde, the rider most sought-after by the media in the Spanish peloton." well, now also Contador.

BUT the turning point was the victorty in Alpe d'Huez, defeating the invincible Armstrong... his victories in pre-Tour season 2004 also led everyone to think he was just going to smash Armstrong... damn. Event the french saw him as the only hope to stop Armstrong

Anonymous said...

As Indurain once said about Pantani... "He got people hooked on the sport. There may be riders who have achieved more than him, but they never succeeded in drawing in the fans like he did"

Magnus said...

Yeah, it's kinda the same thing with Iban I guess.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, He'll still be our hero !

simenk said...

that Pantani quotes is one of the best quotes I've heared in a long time. It SO fits Mayo's descripsion!

ingi 15 said...

iban, I will never forget you!

Anonymous said...

YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE

Anonymous said...

or ride

 

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