Comments on: Behind the Scenes of My Levi Leipheimer Interview

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:41:30 +0000

Finally had some time to watch. Great interview! Great questions – and it’s good to get his answers verbally. It’s obvious that Levi is more comfortable doing this than you are, but I’m sure practice will improve your delivery. I look forward to the upcoming interviews you hinted at.

By: davidh-marin,ca

davidh-marin,ca — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:45:19 +0000

Fatty. If that wine is never going to be opened…maybe it should become a prize!
I have a nice Levi National Championship jersey it would look good next to.

ps-today I found out on my mtb ride that I have officially moved from
fit-fat to just plain fat. alas.

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 04:35:21 +0000

I wish I could have caught it live, but it was great non the less. Thanks Fatty

By: Jeff Owen

Jeff Owen — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:22:59 +0000

You did a great interview. Thanks

By: Al Pastor

Al Pastor — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:03:19 +0000

Nice job.

From my understanding of the interview, it sounds like Levi thinks cycling is clean now. I’ll admit it’s probably cleaner than it’s been in many years, but with the benefits of cheating outweighing the punishment, I don’t see it ever going away.

By: Justin L.

Justin L. — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:46:22 +0000

I am very impressed with Levi. I was sad when all the doping stuff came out, but hearing him speak was huge. His statement did nothing to me, hearing him speak and your interview was huge. I am again a huge Levi fan and will be rooting for him. I roadbike is MIA and i am without. I will probably ride my mountain bike at the Fondo next year.

By: leroy

leroy — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:54:54 +0000

You do a great interview with Levi and my dog’s reaction is to tell me not to get a swollen head just because there are two guys on the internet who have even less hair than I do.

He says a hairy back isn’t everything.

I can tell he’s just messing with me. I saw him making a contribution to your Grand Slam for Zambia.

Of course, he borrowed my credit card.

You are lucky to have such a fine dog. The only time my dog pays attention to me is when I offer it a piece of bread. Or, in the case of last nigh, an entire pot roast. – FC

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:55:27 +0000

Just curious about the wine in the background behind you Fatty. What brand? Do you get sponsorship? Are we going to see wine tours in the future?

Those are souvenirs. The big one is a (signed by the president of Cycles Gladiator) 2005 Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Central Coast. The smaller one is a (signed by Levi) Levi’s King Ridge 2007 Pinot Noir, Sonoma, CA. I don’t expect to ever open either of them. – FC

By: Christian Rosauer

Christian Rosauer — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:36:04 +0000

The best thing about this doping expose is that we all now understand that the dopers are not really guilty. What would any of us done in this situation? How about a JOKEY interview with Levi next?

By: Liz M.

Liz M. — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:21:42 +0000

The preparation that went into the interview showed. Great job, Elden. I know you are busy but if you have time for more of these, goofy or no, I’d enjoy it.

And very best wishes to Levi — looking forward to following his racing career on his next team.

Thanks. I’ve already booked my next two guests, actually. One next week, and another the week after that. I won’t say who yet, but next week’s is an active top pro cyclist; someone I’m a huge fan of. The week after that is someone very well-known in the cycling community but is not a pro racer at all. There’s going to be some diversity in my interviews. – FC