The Twitterverse was abuzz with the news over the past few days that ESPN personality Tony Kornheiser was exhorting people who were being "held up" by cyclists riding within their rights (but too slowly for Kornheiser, apparently) to just "run 'em down."
The cycling world couldn't have had a better spokesperson to take on the acidic Kornheiser, as the one and only Lance Armstrong stepped up to the plate with the following Tweets:
Listening to Tony Kornheiser's comments/rant on ESPN radio re: cyclists. Disgusting, ignorant, foolish. What a complete f-ing idiot.
Tony Kornheiser on cyclists on the road, "run 'em down". Really? Big mistake, Tony.
Armstrong, who has nearly 2.5 million followers on Twitter, was certainly heard as his comments were repeated over and over from his many followers, and the call was certainly heard by ESPN radio. Armstrong posted a link to the clip where Kornheiser made his remarks, which was later taken down by ESPN. You can hear Kornheiser's original comments here, though.
According to Armstrong's Twitter feed from last night, he's received an apology from Kornheiser and is going on the broadcaster's show Friday morning to discuss the issue further. His final word on the matter as of last night:
To me this is all about a relationship. It's bikes and cars. Both will be here forever. Awareness needs to exist as well as mutual respect.
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