"I limit my cannibalism" Cyclo-cross is popular in Belgium and Holland, but there it ends. Hardly a 1000 spectators watched the tricks of Nys and co. in Wetzikon. Sven Nys: "Boring? I defend my sport by the way I ride. I do not give obvious presents. But if it fits me, another rider may win. What good does it do the public if I win by 2 minutes?" "People want a spectacle, excitement. I fear that cyclo-cross will suffer from a lone ruler. So it's pure self-interest if I limit myself in my cannibalism", Nys surprises.
So, 15 wins this season means he's taking it easy, eh?
"I limit my cannibalism" Cyclo-cross is popular in Belgium and Holland, but there it ends. Hardly a 1000 spectators watched the tricks of Nys and co. in Wetzikon. Sven Nys: "Boring? I defend my sport by the way I ride. I do not give obvious presents. But if it fits me, another rider may win. What good does it do the public if I win by 2 minutes?" "People want a spectacle, excitement. I fear that cyclo-cross will suffer from a lone ruler. So it's pure self-interest if I limit myself in my cannibalism", Nys surprises.
So, 15 wins this season means he's taking it easy, eh?
I think its literal. He won't eat anyone that finishes in, say, the top 15. Which explains why making 13 or 14 th placeis way more important than us non-competitors realize. When he speaks of a 'competitive edge', he's talking about a 12" carving knife.
Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels...
