bean said:
1gear said:
Im not wrong though, its my opinion that its boring so im obviously right.
Tosh. You are obviously wrong ;-) If I say the world is flat am I right because it's my opinion?
You find it boring. I have no problem with that. You saying it's boring is different.
1gear said:
Oh, and your wrong about the best riders are in road riding. Cavendish started off on the track, and he is quite a good rider.
Even though Cav didn't start on the track, this is my point.
Talented cyclists move from other disciplines to the road. Not the other way around. Unless they are past it.
Theo Boss, Wiggins, Boardman.
1gear said:
And, most are on drugs or take some illegal supplements at some stage. Some of the best UK riders take testosterone in winter to bump them up for the summer.
Most sportsmen take illegal supplements in sports where there is money to be made.
Drugs have been part of sport since the Greek Olympics.
No, if your opinion is that the world is flat, then you believe that. If you want to tell me that the world is flat, and that its a FACT its flat, then your wrong.
TDF and any other bike racing is boring, especially in England. I dont want to ride around around a race track for loads of laps.
Some people sit and watch the bike race's, other people go out on their bike, or go to work, whichever really.
Chris Hoy isnt past it(although he is an old man) and he doesnt do anything else, is he not talented?
Face it, some people dont like to sit and watch cycling for hours, even when they have done cycle races. Also face it that not all talented riders ride in road races. Its abit obvious that a rider who does short sprints on the track hasnt got the right muscles. A road rider will have more staminer, a track cyclist that does short sprints will have alot of power, and completely different muscles and build, which means that them riding on the road wont be that good. It also means that a road rider wont be as good in short races on the track.
So, to conclude all this, not all riders that are good on the road will be good on track, and not all of them will be able to different disciplines in cycling. Its just the fact that some different disciplines do have the cross over, and means that some riders can also ride in more then their chosen disciplin.
Infact, if i could remember back to my sport science days, there is someone that studied this, and said that sports people will have the right memory in their muscle, and have the right needs for a different sport that they can swap over.
Its also why rugby players went to do ballet one time to work on footwork, because they could get the cross over from some of the bits of ballet.