Originally Posted by
55tele
I've been casually watching the Tour and all the hype about Mark Cavandish. So he won Stage 13 today and the press is gushing that he has now equaled Merckx's number of stage wins at 34.
Does anyone share my skepticism about this great achievement? Maybe I'm over skeptical, but it almost looked like a setup for him to win.....
I wouldn't put it past Tour organizers to pull a stunt like this to get PR traction for the tour...
What say all you race experts out there?
Am I full of it?
You have to watch a lot of road racing to understand what's going on. The rules (written and unwritten) are unlike any other sport. The first time I watched it I had so many questions and it didn't make sense. Took a couple of years of watching road racing to be able to appreciate what's going on. I don't think any of it is staged or "set up". Too many athletes, teams and sponsors involved to allow any sort of fix. MC is just in the zone.