Alessandro Tonelli

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  santiagobenites28-03-2025
  It's very refreshing and a welcome change of pace to hear a legend from the past share some positive and encouraging words to the now generation for a change. Thank you, Bernard Hinault.
• frieders328-03-2025
  And you know this how? Proof?
• JoostMehrtens27-03-2025
  This guy lives his live in the past, must be fun for his grandkids.
• Mistermaumau27-03-2025
  It’s also no longer allowed. It was crazy back then, almost 200 race days in a year sometimes.
• mobk27-03-2025
  Well said. It’s tough to compare across eras
• RidesHills27-03-2025
  The level of competition in every sport is so very much higher than it was in the 70s (I'm old enough to remember), and that's fine. You compete against the people you compete against. You win the race you're in, not a race of the past or of the future. Are there any world records from the 70s? Very few, I suspect. The way people train these days, the way they race these days, it's just different. And I am comfortable assuming the following: today's riders are faster and stronger than those of the past. It's a different profession, it's more professional, and that's fine. So is every sport. What de Vlaeminck did was totally amazing in his time, but in this era not only is it not needed (people earn enough without bonuses), it's also not enough (training prepares you for racing more than racing does). Eras change. It's okay. Who knows where we will be in another 50 years.
• mobk27-03-2025
  For once Tadej won’t be the favourite. Maybe that will allow him to be a bit more opportunistic. I doubt Tadej expects to win it this year. But I am sure he will plan a return.
• RidesHills27-03-2025
  The guy is only 24? So very very young. At this age, what was MvdP doing, but building up a team as well. He's right, he's an entertainer, and yes, I've been entertained. Between him and MvdP, I started watching XCC and XCO mountain biking (now I want to go to the Quebecois race in Mont Ste. Anne that are only a few hours away), just like WvA and MvdP pulled me into cyclocross a few years ago. Multi-disciplinary awesomeness is fun. Pidcock is his own rider, and I'm curious where he'll be in 5 years. It will be fun to wait and watch.
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  MrCampy27-03-2025
  Gotta ask you Roger how much did you get paid back then? Not what they do now that is why they race less.
• slappers6627-03-2025
  The simple fact that we have a champion like Tadej looking to break down the barrier of what's been the cycling norm for the last 35-40 years is something that should be applauded