Lance is not a true cyclist
10-09-08, 03:28 PM
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Lance was a great TDF rider and a good cyclist, but I agree he is far from the "greatest ever". He still has a long way to go to win that title....
Unfortunately from the American perspective, cycling IS the Tour de France, and nothing more. There actually is alot more to bike racing than just the TDF, and to be the "greatest ever" you have to do more than just that (with some consistency).
Unfortunately from the American perspective, cycling IS the Tour de France, and nothing more. There actually is alot more to bike racing than just the TDF, and to be the "greatest ever" you have to do more than just that (with some consistency).
10-09-08, 03:29 PM
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Gee, I was trying to get away from McCain v. Obama and I get this**********???
What qualities, say ye, actually constitute a true cyclist?
What qualities, say ye, actually constitute a true cyclist?
10-09-08, 03:30 PM
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10-09-08, 03:35 PM
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So it's not enough just to compete, you have to win. And not just win something, you have to win everything.
Then I'm not even a real person.
Then I'm not even a real person.
10-09-08, 03:39 PM
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10-09-08, 04:07 PM
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Bosch has got a point. Cyclists like Merckx and Hinault had years when they would win the tours of Italy, France and Spain.
10-09-08, 04:10 PM
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Here's some proof - check out Lance only WISHING he could be as true a cyclist as Floyd is
10-09-08, 04:12 PM
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10-09-08, 04:18 PM
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Why does all of Bikeforums work inversely with the rest of the world?
For example:
If you have a nice bicycle, you have no skill.
If you have a nice bicycle, you have a small wang.
If you win a lot, you're not that great.
If your bicycle is sub-$1000, you will drop the rest of the world without even thinking.
etc.
For example:
If you have a nice bicycle, you have no skill.
If you have a nice bicycle, you have a small wang.
If you win a lot, you're not that great.
If your bicycle is sub-$1000, you will drop the rest of the world without even thinking.
etc.
10-09-08, 04:21 PM
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10-09-08, 04:22 PM
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Why does all of Bikeforums work inversely with the rest of the world?
For example:
If you have a nice bicycle, you have no skill.
If you have a nice bicycle, you have a small wang.
If you win a lot, you're not that great.
If your bicycle is sub-$1000, you will drop the rest of the world without even thinking.
etc.
For example:
If you have a nice bicycle, you have no skill.
If you have a nice bicycle, you have a small wang.
If you win a lot, you're not that great.
If your bicycle is sub-$1000, you will drop the rest of the world without even thinking.
etc.
10-09-08, 04:56 PM
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Noone has, but these guys came close. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Cycling
10-09-08, 05:01 PM
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Now if we could just cut and paste you somewhere else, we would be all set.
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10-09-08, 05:21 PM
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10-09-08, 05:49 PM
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I call myself a cyclist because I wake up every morning and look forward to riding my bike, not going to my real job.