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- I think that’s the case of most cyclists, not exactly known for achieving much outside cycling. Besides, being proud of something yourself is not really a reference. Hitler was probably proud of himself in many ways.
- Ha, you’ve obviously read up on all those positive but are keeping some of the details to yourself.
- Partly true but that’s also hiw you are now generalising it. In most cases, the criticism is directed at those doing the comparison and not the riders themselves, and when it’s the riders it’s pretty obvious and rarely based on comparing.
- UCI would do well to install an obligatory supplements log database for riders as some of the cases show.
If a rider is suffering from a condition that merits receiving controversial medication or products that could cause passing threshold values or unusual passport values, should these actions not be communicated and be verifiable in real-time before any controls so the information can be considered with the analysis and there is no sense of hiding information or post-positive excuse finding.
- Wasting money is paying hundreds or thousands for tickets to F1 or a random WC football match.
Most Tour spectators aren’t big cycling fans and are only watching if the route passes their neck of the woods (almost no-one of a high mountain slope). The more avid fans spend plenty going to or following the Tour (transport, fuel, food, drinks, etc.) none of which goes into cycling’s kitty directly but then they want prime spots without paying a cent, unrealistic in today’s situation (the security issue alone is problematic and expensive, it would be easy to organise far worse than disruptive protests).
Yes, paying is disappointing and even I would think about boycotting depending on the details but you have to admit it would be good to start doing SOMETHING in places like this.
Limiting numbers is also an option but paying could also be just a deposit in exchange for vouchers to spend within the zone’s (temporary) commerces (food&drink, souvenirs, cycling accessories, fan merchandise etc. That way nobody feels done.
- I think it could destroy cycling and the millions who make the GTs and the great races the spectacle they are. However, there needs to be some sustainability in the sport but there a fine line between creating a sustainable model and blind profiteering because wherever there's money to be made someone outwith the sport or the organisation of the event will seek to profit
- Well, if people start claiming TP is the GOAT (something that may be a bit divided along generational fans), that assumes comparison and invites counter.
DV is obviously overdoing the rhetoric to make his points (like people say they’re 200% sure), and not in the nicest of ways but points he does have, nobody ever dominated across the board like EM, all today’s stars have weak points, he didn’t. What’s more, all today’s stars program and limit their schedules for results if not wins (yes TP made a big effort this year but then declined a GT), whereas EM didn’t ever avoid any race even when odds were against him.
As for the Belgian aspect, I remind you DV and his brother were EM’s arch rivals prone to « dirty » tricks to beat him, the fact he’s putting things back into perspective is hardly to do with nationality, it’s simply the result of years of having to watch, suffer and admit the guy was simply so much better. Once the rivalry was over that was just pointless to deny and wouldn’t have been any different if it had been an Italian, French or Dutch rider
- WTF’s a “looser”?
- He had a go at Remco too though. This is really just a retired has-been mouthing off to get attention. Also, it's completely unnecessary to compare riders from different eras, because it is literally impossible to compare - it would only be fair if GOAT riders could race each other at the peak of their powers, which is obviously impossible.
- It's lovely how belgians stress so much about loosing their status on cycling.
