Bob Stapleton
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Sep. 12, 2008
- Updated Sep. 14, 2008 at 10:38 PM EDT
“I hope it’s not about vanity. I hope it’s about doing some good work for the sport, something for cancer survivorship. I’m interested to hear what the whole story is. I would never underestimate the guy. I think he can probably achieve anything he sets his mind to. But I’d like to see the big picture. He’s really put the sport on the front page of the newspaper in the U.S., when it was, always at best, maybe on the sports page. His power to gain public attention is remarkable. I just hope he puts that to good use.”
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“I hope it’s not about vanity. I hope it’s about doing some good work for the sport, something for cancer survivorship. I’m interested to hear what the whole story is. I would never underestimate the guy. I think he can probably achieve anything he sets his mind to. But I’d like to see the big picture. He’s really put the sport on the front page of the newspaper in the U.S., when it was, always at best, maybe on the sports page. His power to gain public attention is remarkable. I just hope he puts that to good use.”
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