First time in the 25-year history of the race that man wins...
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This used to be Man vs Bike vs Horse I think...
Interesting...the men's 10K WR, the women' 5K WR and now
this all within a few days...
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Man verus Horse
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Stewart Fleming said:
I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine a
course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure, rock
climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't sound (or
look) as though it was all vertical walls. -
In article <[email hidden]>,
Ewoud Dronkert said:
Stewart Fleming said:
I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine a
course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure, rock
climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't sound
(or look) as though it was all vertical walls.llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.ukManvHorse2003.htmlOpen ↗ llanwrtyd-llanwrtyd-Open ↗
wells.powys.org.uk/MvH2004.htmPictures from the course.
Note that humans train up quite nicely for distance racing.
Horses can do 40 mph in 2-minute events, but the longer the
event, the more humans are favoured.Bicycles fit in interestingly: we can't outsprint horses,
but on level ground cyclists can beat horse riders given a
sufficiently long course.-RjC.
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In article <[email hidden]>,
Ewoud Dronkert said:
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:41:17 +1200, Stewart Fleming
Quoted message said:
I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine a
course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure, rock
climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't sound
(or look) as though it was all vertical walls.llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.ukManvHorse2003.htmlOpen ↗ llanwrtyd-llanwrtyd-Open ↗
wells.powys.org.uk/MvH2004.htmPictures from the course.
Note that humans train up quite nicely for distance
racing. Horses can do 40 mph in 2-minute events, but the
longer the event, the more humans are favoured.Bicycles fit in interestingly: we can't outsprint horses,
but on level ground cyclists can beat horse riders given a
sufficiently long course. -
In article <[email hidden]>,
(Richard Adams) said:
Ryan Cousineau <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<rcousine-
[email hidden]>...Quoted message said:
In article <[email hidden]>,
Ewoud Dronkert said:
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:41:17 +1200, Stewart Fleming
wrote:
> news.bbc.co.uk38011Open ↗
> 77.stmI read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine
a course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure,
rock climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't
sound (or look) as though it was all vertical walls.llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.ukManvHorse2003.htmlOpen ↗
llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.ukMvH2004.htmOpen ↗Pictures from the course.
Note that humans train up quite nicely for distance
racing. Horses can do 40 mph in 2-minute events, but the
longer the event, the more humans are favoured.Bicycles fit in interestingly: we can't outsprint
horses, but on level ground cyclists can beat horse
riders given a sufficiently long course.Whoa! Okay, we can outsprint horses. Also interesting is
Cipollini's apparent view that thoroughbred cyclists should
only be conceived under natural cover.That's a horse racing term,
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