pobserver03 said:The Cannibal! Who else!
Take care, pob
Interesting when you consider who that nickname is being applied to in today's lineup of cyclists.
pobserver03 said:The Cannibal! Who else!
Take care, pob
mike7382 said:Your right pob im sorry of the same argument. I agree with beastt on all of his points. there is about one of a hundred people that know another race besides the tour de france. they route for lance because he is the only one cyclist they know. hes won the super bowl of cycling 6 times which means everyone thinks hes great. he may not be the best but i think he is.
I don't know enough about LA to say whether I would like or dislike him. It is peculiar, if it is true, that he only does the TDF? An analogy would b- I'll play in the NFL but, only in the superbowl. Again, I don't know if its true or not -about the 1 race thing- but if it is, it does'nt seem fair to the other riders who "pedal thier asses off " in many different races throughout the year.mike7382 said:Thanks for putting light onto something i said. i am right am i not. i can use my friend for example. he has asked me before if i knew anyone besides lance. i do but he does not. he only wanted to watch to tour de france if lance was leading the pack. other than that and we watched sportscenter. so he is just on example of many who dont know anyone but lance.
well u got back on your bike because of lance. i think everyone needs to have inspiration like that.
davidmc said:I don't know enough about LA to say whether I would like or dislike him. It is peculiar, if it is true, that he only does the TDF? An analogy would b- I'll play in the NFL but, only in the superbowl. Again, I don't know if its true or not -about the 1 race thing- but if it is, it does'nt seem fair to the other riders who "pedal thier asses off " in many different races throughout the year.
I think a certain Robin Williams might disagree.mareblu said:Hey, I am Lance's Number One Fan!...I am from Fair Oaks California!
Thanks for the info, I'm relatively new to the modern "road scene". Last time i checked in on the road world was when LeMond was the name being bandied about in the U.S. I have to give L.A. his props for getting me re-interested in the roadbiking scene, second only to me working in a bike store. Love him or hate him, he gets non-biking people interested who, otherwise; would'nt care.Beastt said:Lance usually does a few of the lesser races as tune-up races for the Tour de France. He won the Tour of Georgia this year and finished 6th in the Dauphine Libere. In past years (during his Tour de France domination), he's ridden in and won the Tour de Suisse. His racing is more limited than many other riders but it may be interesting to see how many future Tour de France winners compete as Eddie Merckx did in a large number of classics. Armstrong readily admits that he doesn't focus on any of the other races but also adds that he feels that will be the norm for future Tour de France winners.
Yes I agree with you.Chester1 said:I saw him in Sydney at the Olympics. He didn't look too friendly, as opposed to Tyler Hamilton/Kevin Livingstone..can't remember, or the great Jan who waved at everyone. But then some people I know met him and said he is a very decent chap.
Given the cancer, the charity work, and his sheer class and ability on the mountains, I think he has to be one of the greats. Not to mention he must be very clever..who can forget his excursion through the paddock in the TDF '03? Did anyone see his response to the Aussie commentator when he finished the race...something like "did your mountain bike experience help you in that one?" "Nah", replies Lance, "more my experience as a farmer!" What a classic!
I would be nice to see him tackle the Giro. Would also be nice to get some coverage of it down under too, but that is a different story.
meehs said:In light of the popularity of the "Why does Armstrong provoke such strong pro/anti feelings?" thread, I thought it would be interesting to take a poll to see who is and is not a fan of Lance Armstrong.
In addition I thought it would also be interesting to see where the fans and non-fans were from. Sorry to lump everyone who isn't from either Europe or the USA into a generic "somewhere else" catergory but I had to draw the line somewhere.
szbert said:I think Lance is a great cyclist - but after he dumped his wife and kids I'm no fan of his. It was a selfish act on his part to leave his kids.
Beastt said:I find it interesting that some marriages fail and other times, "he dumped his wife". Leaving his kids is an interesting way to say he completely changed his preparatory technique for the Tour de France by racing in the U.S. so that he could be with his kids saying; if it means I lose the Tour, then I lose the Tour.
Despite the fact that no one I've encountered so far can say exactly why the marriage failed, people still want to claim it was all his fault. Maybe it was but I, for one, prefer not to say unless I know.
"gone out of his way" huh? I hope the father of my future children doesn't look at spending time with his children as 'going out of his way'. His children are his way, and should be every father's "way". He is sure going out of his way to be with Cheryl Crow alot, though.meehs said:I agree with you 100% on this one Beastt. One can approve or disapprove of Armstrong's ability and attitude as a cyclist or speculate that he's using PED's all day long. That's part of being a professional athlete. But to fault the man because of his divorce and to suggest that it was all his fault, that he "dumped his wife", "abandoned his kids" (or what have you) is completely absurd. Unfortunately lots of marriages fail. The fact is that no one on this forum knows the details of Armstrong's divorce. And he has clearly gone out of his way to spend time with his children after the divorce.
ginger@skullcan said:"gone out of his way" huh? I hope the father of my future children doesn't look at spending time with his children as 'going out of his way'. His children are his way, and should be every father's "way". He is sure going out of his way to be with Cheryl Crow alot, though.
Beastt said:Some have children and still see themselves as more than a simple "parental unit". Others stop living for themselves and see themselves as nothing more than a support system for their offspring. Just a difference in mind-set. Lance has tried and, as best we can tell, succeeded in being who and what he is as well as supporting his children both financially and paternally.
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