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- Don't believe you!
- In 5yrs, Tadej will be a top Twitch streamer living on pastries.
- As does every rider that's ever even made a top 10 in GC at a Grand Tour
- Much of Tadej's fatigue comes from him wanting to do so much racing before the TdF. We're getting to watch him do things we've never seen before without him even being properly tapered for the race.
- The "Oh everyone was doing it" excuse is not only incorrect, it cuts no ice with me.
- He doped! Part of that whole team around Lance the Doper! You don't win a GT at his age unless you're on something!
- Horner the Doper should be commenting on doping vs body weight as I bet he's got quite a bit of experience in that field !
- EPO baby
- yes they should
- I have 3 kids, all going to college, and we have great relationships as a family. our kids come to us (me, their mom/my wife) for guidance. sure there is outside influence, but we don’t rely on influencers to raise our kids and give them values.
and, they are smart enough to realize what a paid professional does to their body for their profession is unique to them, their profession, and not necessarily something to be emulated.
as for changing ones body, Matthew McConaghey lost 40 lbs for Dallas Buyers Club, and he was nominated for an academy award. He looked like death walking. Natalie Portman did the same for her ballerina movie Black Swan, and was nominate for an award. did Demi speak up on their behalf???
Is it healthy? Hell no. Is it “required” to play the part - be it the part of an AIDS patient or TdF winner - YES. MM would not have been a convincing AIDS patient had he not lost 40 lbs.
if a person isn’t smart enough to realize that it is required for that role, then so be it.
as for Demi, if she truly wants to be a role model, maybe what she could model for young people is graciousness. Instead of saying “I lost Liege because I’m on my period” she could just congratulate Kim LeCourt and say “it is great to see new teams win”. instead of saying “I lost to Pauline because I refuse to get that thin”, she could say “PFP raced a great race, and kudos to them for the tactical masterclass of having a rider up the rode to hook up with her half way up the climb. We have to do better”. or blame losses on crashes - which everyone has. or yell “you bitch” when sprinting against a teammate for Strade Bianche.
nothing about being a professional cyclist, footballer, boxer, MMF fighter, etc is “healthy”, but it is their choice as a person. for the young people who say “that isn’t healthy”, well, you already have your answer. don’t do it. for the adults, all I can say is have a relationship in which you are the role model, not some professional whatever.