"...one fully broken bike from Tony Martin. I folded it up and put it in the back of the car."- Wrenchman.blogspot.com
Insight into the pro peloton often comes in rare tidbits of candor that give true feel for those who choose to live their lives on the road. How telling is it that when a HighRoad racer brakes a super high end carbon Giant (not yet sold to the public but I am assuming the frame costs 3k when it does) , the mechanic just "folded it up" and put it in the trunk as if it is just a tool for racing. Not the high end bike in the apartment that many fear to ride on because they do not wantto damage it...for the rest of us it would be a dream bike to ride and for them it is one of the pieces of their day to day. That is one of the difference between being pro and not.
Beneke is still crusing full tilt: Jurgen was a world cup champion when I was in college (twice) and he beat probably the greatest bike handler of all time Francois Gachet (who taught a youngster by the name of Vouliouz to ride who went on to win the most World Championships of all time...) at his prime before he broke his leg. Jurgen got 10th at this year stacked US Open...pretty good considering he was against true world cup racers who areon full factory sponsorship deals.
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