"Cycling is not a sport"
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It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not surprising,
as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
"Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
> with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
Americans: the niggers of the 21st century.
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"Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
> with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
They're just trolling.
Note that ESPN printed that article less than a week after naming LA the Male Athlete of the Year at
the ESPY awards.
"Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote:
>It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
>with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
>http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
>The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
>surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
I would like to see that guy shouting his crazy ideas in the middle of Gent's Markt the morning the
G-W starts. Then we'll see if he has guts.
BTW, who is barry bonds?
"Kurgan Gringioni" <kgringioni.remove.it.for.mail@hotmail.com> wrote in
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>
> "Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:w%7Sa.12527$7O.4791@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
>> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year,
>> along with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>>
>> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>>
>> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
>> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
>
> They're just trolling.
>
> Note that ESPN printed that article less than a week after naming LA the Male Athlete of the Year
> at the ESPY awards.
Also interesting is that the author is a sports columnist for the Denver Post. One of his colleagues
there, Woody Paige, is on that show "Around The Horn" on ESPN (comes on before Pardon the
Interruption). Anyway, just a few days ago, Woody got "face time" at the end and used it to talk
about how the best story of the Tour is Tyler Hamilton. He was excited.
So this guy probably got his balls busted by Woody at the office and wrote that **** in response.
NS
That one isn't even a very convincing piece of tabloid journalism .
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Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. "Robert Oliver"
<rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message news:w%7Sa.12527$7O.4791@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
> with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
"Patrick O'Grady" <ogrady@maddogmedia.com> wrote in message:
>
> It's an old gag ... the newspaper weenies trot this stuff out every year, the same way the Clear
> Channel deejays retread their "door the cyclists" ratings-boosters. Get a bunch of hate mail and
> score yourself a raise (unless, of course, you write for a bike magazine).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Patrick O'Grady Staff Infection VeloNews
Thereby identifying the newbies...the folks that react because they take it seriously. Some of these
articles piss me off but it is more about jealousy. FWIW, all sports have to deal with counterpoint
editorials. The Stanley Cup is on, people rip on that sport telling anecdotes about all of the
fighting and beer guzzling fans, baseball is boring and attended by drunks, soccer hooligans, etc.
All sports have weak points that are usually attacked while the "big event" is going on.
"Darren S." <drs925@NOearthlinkJUNK.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:w%7Sa.12527$7O.4791@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year,
> > along with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
> >
> > http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
> >
> > The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's
tour,
> > but that's not surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel
rarely
> > know what they are talking about.
>
> Americans: the niggers of the 21st century.
Don't you know that it is impolite to call names?
Is your mom still screwing you?
*PLONK*
Dashii
"Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
> with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
Note the page 2 byline. It's all sctick.
"Dashi Toshii" <Toshii@Jpn.com> wrote in message news:eoGdnYKWBcTcA4SiU-KYvA@comcast.com... <snip>
> > Americans: the niggers of the 21st century.
>
> Don't you know that it is impolite to call names?
As far as much of the rest of the world is concerned, what I said is fairly accurate.
> Is your mom still screwing you?
Not since menopause =(
> *PLONK*
I'm crushed.
D.
> Dashii
>
>
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"Robert Oliver" <rob.oliver@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
> with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
And every 4 years they write that soccer is boring.
Cycling is not a sport? Who gives a **** if some fat assed so called writer doesn't think it's a
sport. Anyone who gets out on the bike in the early morning to ride or who trains to race in the
local criteriums knows it's a sport. If by OUR definition it's a sport.... It's a sport. He
obviously hasn't spent even 1 minute to see what cycling is all about or the article would not have
been written. Don't waste one more minute getting upset with this moron. He's not worth
it............
Robert Oliver wrote:
> It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year, along
> with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>
> http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>
> The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
>
>
What do expect from someone who thinks that baseball or golf is a sport ?
D wrote:
>
> Cycling is not a sport? Who gives a **** if some fat assed so called writer doesn't think it's a
> sport. Anyone who gets out on the bike in the early morning to ride or who trains to race in the
> local criteriums knows it's a sport. If by OUR definition it's a sport.... It's a sport. He
> obviously hasn't spent even 1 minute to see what cycling is all about or the article would not
> have been written. Don't waste one more minute getting upset with this moron. He's not worth
> it............
>
> Robert Oliver wrote:
>
> > It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year,
> > along with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
> >
> > http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
> >
> > The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
> > surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
> >
> >
> >
Probably about the same as those who are pushing for Contract Bridge to be included as an olympic
"sport". (I'm not making this up!)
Here's just one link:
http://www.acbl.org/tournaments/wbf/ioc/ioc.htm
Last year Skip Bayless of the San Jose Murky News did some sort of waffle weave, claiming
cycling was not a sport, Lance is not an athlete, but Lance is an extreme endurance, blah blah
blah, some crap about comparing marathon running with cycling. The dude probably was sniffing
too many ink fumes and thought he was some sort of prophet in his egocentric view, proclaiming
what it's all about.
It is important to realize these people are Trolls, the sort who have been around before the
internet evolved from a DoD venture with universities. They'll be around trying to get people to
read and get enraged by their tripe. No doubt people who labor hard and honestly in journalism have
few kind words for this type either.
Andy Bentley wrote:
> What do expect from someone who thinks that baseball or golf is a sport ?
>
> D wrote:
>
>>Cycling is not a sport? Who gives a **** if some fat assed so called writer doesn't think it's a
>>sport. Anyone who gets out on the bike in the early morning to ride or who trains to race in the
>>local criteriums knows it's a sport. If by OUR definition it's a sport.... It's a sport. He
>>obviously hasn't spent even 1 minute to see what cycling is all about or the article would not
>>have been written. Don't waste one more minute getting upset with this moron. He's not worth
>>it............
>>
>>Robert Oliver wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It took a while, but we have one of our first "cycling is not a sport" articles of the year,
>>>along with a healthy dose of anti-Lanceism:
>>>
>>>http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/s/armstrong/030718.html
>>>
>>>The author doesn't actually seem to have watched any of this year's tour, but that's not
>>>surprising, as those that write this kind of drivel rarely know what they are talking about.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
Richard Adams wrote in message ...
>Probably about the same as those who are pushing for Contract Bridge to be included as an olympic
>"sport". (I'm not making this up!)
>
>Here's just one link:
>
>http://www.acbl.org/tournaments/wbf/ioc/ioc.htm
Don't forget ballroom dancing.
http://www.dancescape.com/info/world/
Just waltz or rhumba down to the second heading on the page "DanceSport and the Olympics"
"Lewis Panama" <Panalew@att.net> wrote in message
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>
> Richard Adams wrote in message ...
> >Probably about the same as those who are pushing for Contract Bridge to be included as an olympic
> >"sport". (I'm not making this up!)
> >
> >Here's just one link:
> >
> >http://www.acbl.org/tournaments/wbf/ioc/ioc.htm
>
>
> Don't forget ballroom dancing.
>
> http://www.dancescape.com/info/world/
>
> Just waltz or rhumba down to the second heading on the page "DanceSport
and
> the Olympics"
At least there are scantily clad women involved. I can watch scantily clad women.
The worst is curling.
In article <aaQ1b.6644$Nc.4175995@news1.news.adelphia.net>, Kurgan Gringioni
<kgringioni.remove.it.for.mail@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Lewis Panama" <Panalew@att.net> wrote in message
> news:oBL1b.110654$3o3.7779961@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >
> > Richard Adams wrote in message ...
> > >Probably about the same as those who are pushing for Contract Bridge to be included as an
> > >olympic "sport". (I'm not making this up!)
> > >
> > >Here's just one link:
> > >
> > >http://www.acbl.org/tournaments/wbf/ioc/ioc.htm
> >
> >
> > Don't forget ballroom dancing.
> >
> > http://www.dancescape.com/info/world/
> >
> > Just waltz or rhumba down to the second heading on the page "DanceSport
> and
> > the Olympics"
>
>
>
> At least there are scantily clad women involved. I can watch scantily clad women.
>
> The worst is curling.
Would you rather see pale, flabby, cheese-eaters sliding stones on the ice?
-WG
"Kurgan Gringioni" <kgringioni.remove.it.for.mail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Lewis Panama" <Panalew@att.net> wrote in message
> news:oBL1b.110654$3o3.7779961@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >
> At least there are scantily clad women involved. I can watch scantily clad women.
>
> The worst is curling.
I guess you have never seen Japanese Gate Ball then.
And if you did you would be happy that they aren't scantily clad!
http://www.zenshuji.org/activ_gateball.html
Dashii
"warren" <warren@usvhremove.com> wrote in message news:230820031437285191%warren@usvhremove.com...
> In article <aaQ1b.6644$Nc.4175995@news1.news.adelphia.net>, Kurgan Gringioni
> <kgringioni.remove.it.for.mail@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Lewis Panama" <Panalew@att.net> wrote in message
> > news:oBL1b.110654$3o3.7779961@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > >
> > > Richard Adams wrote in message ...
> > > >Probably about the same as those who are pushing for Contract Bridge
to
> > > >be included as an olympic "sport". (I'm not making this up!)
> > > >
> > > >Here's just one link:
> > > >
> > > >http://www.acbl.org/tournaments/wbf/ioc/ioc.htm
> > >
> > >
> > > Don't forget ballroom dancing.
> > >
> > > http://www.dancescape.com/info/world/
> > >
> > > Just waltz or rhumba down to the second heading on the page
"DanceSport
> > and
> > > the Olympics"
> >
> >
> >
> > At least there are scantily clad women involved. I can watch scantily
clad
> > women.
> >
> > The worst is curling.
>
> Would you rather see pale, flabby, cheese-eaters sliding stones on the ice?
No. I'd rather watch ballroom dancing. scantily clad women.
Dashi Toshii wrote in message ...
>
>"Kurgan Gringioni" <kgringioni.remove.it.for.mail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:aaQ1b.6644$Nc.4175995@news1.news.adelphia.net...
>>
>> "Lewis Panama" <Panalew@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:oBL1b.110654$3o3.7779961@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>> >
>> At least there are scantily clad women involved. I can watch scantily
clad
>> women.
>>
>> The worst is curling.
>
>I guess you have never seen Japanese Gate Ball then.
>
>And if you did you would be happy that they aren't scantily clad!
>
>http://www.zenshuji.org/activ_gateball.html
>
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