Cycling Not a Sport?

The writer's nom-de-plume says it all...

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That guy's trolling.

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teknohippy said:

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From a nation thats given us televised rounders and rugby for sissies (in both of which the
participants spend most of their time sitting down without even pedalling!). Pah.

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Conscientious objection is hard work in an economic war.

"There is no strategy. Oh wait, go faster than the other guy"

Just shows this guy really has no idea as to what a sport it! Hmmm go faster? Isn't that the basis
of running, marathons, car racing, horse racing. Isn't anything thats competitive a sport?

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He's entitled to his opinion, I could make similar claims about many other "sports" that I may
enjoy, tolerate or hate.

I do like this though: "My basic premise is that given a couple years training and a cool bike, I
could be a professional cyclist. I might not be able to compete in the Tour de France, but I'd get
close. Come on, pretty much everyone can pedal a bike".

Yeah, alright ;-)

Pete

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Iain Norman | teknohippy.com

Heheheh ..

"My basic premise is that given a couple years training and a cool bike, I could be a professional
cyclist. I might not be able to compete in the Tour de France, but I'd get close. Come on, pretty
much everyone can pedal a bike." ... Yeah, right .. 😉

The correspondent's either a moron or a deluded buffoon .. I think both fit .. 😉

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Digweed

Some fat 'merkin stated "Cycling is not a sport".

From The Simpsons, going out live in my living room: The commentator on the TV in Moes Bar has just
said "The road to the Superbowl is long and pointless"

So there you have it folks, a counterpoint from a respected source :-)

Pete

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I think (or so I've been told) that we should retain hunting with hounds - but instead of the little
gnashers we have chasing foxes, we should breed them really bloody huge with saliva dripping fangs
and big bloodshot eyes and paws the size of housebricks. Then send them after prats like the writer
of that article. I'll bring the digicam
🙂

Gary (who would cycle as much as he used to if his job was less demanding)

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Dave Larrington said:

The writer's nom-de-plume says it all...

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At least he has less chance of prostate cancer

Richard Webb

Digweed .. ;\) said:

"My basic premise is that given a couple years training and a cool bike, I could be a professional
cyclist."

Alternatively, given a couple of years training and a brain he could become a useful member of
society...

It's a troll, of course.

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Just zis Guy, you know? tried to scribble ...

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Digweed .. ;\) said:

"My basic premise is that given a couple years training and a cool bike, I could be a
professional cyclist."

Alternatively, given a couple of years training and a brain he could become a useful member of
society...

Similar to how poorly trained gorillas can stand outside pub doorways you mean .. in smart
Tuxedos .. 😉

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It's a troll, of course.

Ho yuss .. 😉

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Peter B said:

I do like this though: "My basic premise is that given a couple years training and a cool bike, I
could be a professional cyclist. I might not be able to compete in the Tour de France, but I'd
get close.

The same premise obviously doesn't apply to his ability to become a journalist.

Gary Sinnott said:

I think (or so I've been told) that we should retain hunting with hounds - but instead of the
little gnashers we have chasing foxes, we should breed them really bloody huge with saliva
dripping fangs and big bloodshot eyes and paws the size of housebricks. Then send them after prats
like the writer of that article. I'll bring the digicam

FLJS[1] Hunting? I'd pay good money to watch that!

Wait a second... Does being an Editor count as being an FLJS?

1 - FLJS = filthy lying journalist scum (according to my mate Samfast, who is, you guessed
it, an FLJS)

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"There is no strategy. Oh wait, go faster than the other guy"

Just shows this guy really has no idea as to what a sport it! Hmmm go faster? Isn't that the basis
of running, marathons, car racing, horse racing. Isn't anything thats competitive a sport?

If he thinks there's no strategy in stage racing then he hasn't the first idea what he's talking
about. It's also not a sport apparently because "You can do it with a broken collarbone." Well that
put Tyler's achievement firmly into perspective. I presume this is not the same guy who made a name
for himself last year by claiming that Lance was not really an athlete.

I prefer another quote from his article: "Call me an ugly American or a beer-guzzling dinosaur." Oh,
all right. Which would you prefer?

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