..but he'll be up against Mark Cavendish next time, won't he?
He's not a bad rider - just don't say he's as good as Merckx.
Quote from: rogerzilla on 10 September, 2008, 12:23:02 pmHe's not a bad rider - just don't say he's as good as Merckx.Or Hinault and...
We've all been gloating about how good Hoy is on the track but I can't find his name on the Tour of Britain entry list.
Quote from: JohnP on 10 September, 2008, 01:48:43 pmWe've all been gloating about how good Hoy is on the track but I can't find his name on the Tour of Britain entry list.That's like asking a 100m sprinter why they don't run marathons, it's not so much specialisation as it's practically a different sport.
Quote from: gonzo on 10 September, 2008, 01:55:16 pmQuote from: JohnP on 10 September, 2008, 01:48:43 pmWe've all been gloating about how good Hoy is on the track but I can't find his name on the Tour of Britain entry list.That's like asking a 100m sprinter why they don't run marathons, it's not so much specialisation as it's practically a different sport.Isn't anything over 1km (of trackcycling) classed as "endurance"?
Quote from: Greenbank on 10 September, 2008, 01:59:17 pmQuote from: gonzo on 10 September, 2008, 01:55:16 pmQuote from: JohnP on 10 September, 2008, 01:48:43 pmWe've all been gloating about how good Hoy is on the track but I can't find his name on the Tour of Britain entry list.That's like asking a 100m sprinter why they don't run marathons, it's not so much specialisation as it's practically a different sport.Isn't anything over 1km (of trackcycling) classed as "endurance"?Compare Hoy's physique with your average roadman and you'll see the different specialisation involved.
I'm not a fan of retired sports people making comebacks. So Lance will have a crack at another tour..............big deal. Seems like you can't keep a good ego down.I hope he falls in a heap on his arse and ends up coming well outside of the top 20, although I suspect that if that looked like happening he'd have to retire because of a "gastric upset" Great rider - pigs arse - he wouldn't even be in my top 20.
So what's so great about you? He won the tour 7 times... and if he doped, at least he was on a level playing field.
What's great about Alchemy is that he's a b;loke whose opinion I value, and hasn't ever been suspected of dabbling with performance enhancing drugs** That I'm aware of
Well! Lance certainly seems to raise the hackles...Love him or hate him... Go on - everyone else does!
He is a dull rider.
Quote from: alchemy on 10 September, 2008, 10:00:12 amI'm not a fan of retired sports people making comebacks. So Lance will have a crack at another tour..............big deal. Seems like you can't keep a good ego down.I hope he falls in a heap on his arse and ends up coming well outside of the top 20, although I suspect that if that looked like happening he'd have to retire because of a "gastric upset" Great rider - pigs arse - he wouldn't even be in my top 20.So what's so great about you? He won the tour 7 times... and if he doped, at least he was on a level playing field.
Yeah. Of course he is. You get to win 7 tours if you are dull.
Quote from: Monsieur Pumpé on 10 September, 2008, 03:19:40 pmYeah. Of course he is. You get to win 7 tours if you are dull. Being exciting or dull does not dictate if you win the tour. Lance was dull because it was just predictable. His team would bring back any breaks that might have stood a chance in thg GC. He'd come top in TTs (the most dull spectator sport known to man). Finally, his team would set tempo on mountain stages, dropping nearly all the rivals and then he'd get away with a couple of other hopefuls with about a mile to go. I'll not deny that was what was required to win, but it was boring as hell.