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Fido said:Now that Mark Cavendish is around ... involving a local rider.
bean said:If you understand the tactics and races within the race then you see bike racing, and especially the Tour, in a different way. And understand it's enduring popularity in Europe. And if you have ever done any hard riding or racing yourself then you can go some way to guessing the pain and suffering involved which makes it compelling in a slightly sick way.
And as Fido says, what other sport has the Alps or Pyrenees as it's backdrop?
Beats a sports stadium which looks the same the world over.
No other sport comes close.
1gear said:bean said:If you understand the tactics and races within the race then you see bike racing, and especially the Tour, in a different way. And understand it's enduring popularity in Europe. And if you have ever done any hard riding or racing yourself then you can go some way to guessing the pain and suffering involved which makes it compelling in a slightly sick way.
And as Fido says, what other sport has the Alps or Pyrenees as it's backdrop?
Beats a sports stadium which looks the same the world over.
No other sport comes close.
Ive done plenty of hard riding. Its boring watching it, honestly. And alot of people that have done alot of the cycling think the same.
Now, track racing i can sit and watch, long tour races, no.
Infact, when ive been to watch bike races the most interesting thing is the support cars that absolutely fly around after the group.
Ive time trialled, and ive done long days in the saddle in a group, and chain gangs, never done proper road racing though.
Its boring, sorry, it just is.
1gear said:bean said:If you understand the tactics and races within the race then you see bike racing, and especially the Tour, in a different way. And understand it's enduring popularity in Europe. And if you have ever done any hard riding or racing yourself then you can go some way to guessing the pain and suffering involved which makes it compelling in a slightly sick way.
And as Fido says, what other sport has the Alps or Pyrenees as it's backdrop?
Beats a sports stadium which looks the same the world over.
No other sport comes close.
Ive done plenty of hard riding. Its boring watching it, honestly. And alot of people that have done alot of the cycling think the same.
Now, track racing i can sit and watch, long tour races, no.
Infact, when ive been to watch bike races the most interesting thing is the support cars that absolutely fly around after the group.
Ive time trialled, and ive done long days in the saddle in a group, and chain gangs, never done proper road racing though.
Its boring, sorry, it just is.
bean said:1gear said:bean said:If you understand the tactics and races within the race then you see bike racing, and especially the Tour, in a different way. And understand it's enduring popularity in Europe. And if you have ever done any hard riding or racing yourself then you can go some way to guessing the pain and suffering involved which makes it compelling in a slightly sick way.
And as Fido says, what other sport has the Alps or Pyrenees as it's backdrop?
Beats a sports stadium which looks the same the world over.
No other sport comes close.
Ive done plenty of hard riding. Its boring watching it, honestly. And alot of people that have done alot of the cycling think the same.
Now, track racing i can sit and watch, long tour races, no.
Infact, when ive been to watch bike races the most interesting thing is the support cars that absolutely fly around after the group.
Ive time trialled, and ive done long days in the saddle in a group, and chain gangs, never done proper road racing though.
Its boring, sorry, it just is.
Boring to you.
The Tour is watched by more people than any other sporting event. Millions of people disagree so I have some numbers behind me when I say you are wrong ;-)
You've never raced. Most who have (all in my experience) prefer watching road racing to track racing. Track racing isn't big in the countries where cycling is popular. Most cycling fans aren't that fussed about it. There is no money in it for that reason.
Road racing is the 'blue ribbon' variant of competitive cycling. Where the best riders are and where the money is. Because there's much more to it. Track racing is like draughts compared to road racing's chess, especially grand tours, because of the tactics and team play and how fortunes can shift.
Time trialling is boring. To do and watch unless it's part of a grand Tour and something hangs on it.
Time trialists are usually boring too.
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