Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
Made me laugh anyway.
oh wow...temp3st said:Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
Just sent to the author:temp3st said:Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
temp3st said:Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
WINGNUTT said:Just sent to the author:
Mike,
Just read your article "Top Athletes Don't Ride Bicycles" and found it to be one of the most utterly ridiculous commentaries I have ever read. It is so obvious from your comments about Walter Payton and other NFL players being capable of winning the Tour de France, that you are completely uneducated with respect to the sport of cycling, human physiology, and even basic physical science. I respect that your column was an opinion column, but you should have respect for the athletes and fans of other sports to at least make some effort to educate yourself about the sport before bashing it - to write the unsupportable nonsense you wrote is simply offensive. Anyway, you (and the Daily Herald) are the loser here because you lost all of your credibility with this piece, if you had any to begin with.
Lastly, perhaps you should have somebody smarter than you proof read your work before publishing.
peddle (v):
1 : to travel about with wares for sale; broadly
2 : to be busy with trifles
pedal (v):
1 : to ride a bicycle
2 : to use or work a pedal
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
http://www.dailyherald.com/search/main_story.asp?intID=38194111
temp3st said:Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
wheresullrich? said:This is so ridiculus its humerous
This guys gotta be jokin rite?
I can just see this williams guy keeping up with the peloton... not!
Anyone can hit or kick a ball whatever!(i have to say i wasnt paying that much attention reading it because its such utter rubish!) It's not hard so I'm sure lance could do it whatever it was i cant remember
This guy needs to go out and do some cycling obviously I vote we send him off to the pyrenees to show him what it's like along with his sort of peddles! See how far he gets!
temp3st said:Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
I'd like to see any athlete in any other sport do a nose dive on the Champs d'Elysses at 40+ mph and get back on the bike and finish the race. Cyclists are some of the toughest people in the world. That guy is an absolute idiot.Jakebrake said:Ricky was dummer than a sack full of hammers when he went to school here, and judging by the decisions he has made during his short pro career, he's still a dim bulb. I love the way columnists are trying to make Ricky's decision to quit on his team some big philisophical truth seeking adventure. I have no problem with him wanting to retire. Fine and dandy. But to quit on your team a week before training camp opens, leaving the Dolphins high and dry after all the good free agent running backs were off the market, when he had been thinking about this for months, is very selfish and immature. Oh well, I guess he can go smoke his dope now and not have to worry about the things us peasants sweat over. You know, having a job, going to work on time, showing responsibility to the people you work with, things like that.
As far as Lance being able to take a hit, there are plenty of diminutive running backs and punt/kick returners that seem to fare well. It isn't about taking the hit, it's about making them miss.
I like this bitizzodesh said:oh wow...
that guy is going to get a new asshole torn via his email...
what a fool..
bet he could beat lance too..
cheersWilliams wants to explore other interests, fulfill other ambitions and experience other sensations.
Who knows, he might even take up cycling just for the fun of it and win the Tour de France just for the heck of it.
Very amusing. The part that made me laugh was where he suggested Wayne Gretzky could win the Tour because he was thin. The guy was notoriously out of shape most of his career, and was routinely the worst-conditioned member of the Oilers teams that won the championship. It's one of the beautiful parts of playing hockey (and rugby, for that matter): if you know where the ball is going to go before it gets there, you don't have to run nearly so much (well, substitute puck and skate).temp3st said:Just read this interesting article - http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx?ID=360
Made me laugh anyway.
gntlmn said:Look how much read this guy gets by coming up with a satirical article poking fun at Armstrong. If he would have been serious and just talked about football without mentioning Armstrong, none of us would have even read it.
I guess it pays to be far fetched at times in the media.
WINGNUTT said:Just sent to the author:
Mike,
Just read your article "Top Athletes Don't Ride Bicycles" and found it to be one of the most utterly ridiculous commentaries I have ever read. It is so obvious from your comments about Walter Payton and other NFL players being capable of winning the Tour de France, that you are completely uneducated with respect to the sport of cycling, human physiology, and even basic physical science. I respect that your column was an opinion column, but you should have respect for the athletes and fans of other sports to at least make some effort to educate yourself about the sport before bashing it - to write the unsupportable nonsense you wrote is simply offensive. Anyway, you (and the Daily Herald) are the loser here because you lost all of your credibility with this piece, if you had any to begin with.
Lastly, perhaps you should have somebody smarter than you proof read your work before publishing.
peddle (v):
1 : to travel about with wares for sale; broadly
2 : to be busy with trifles
pedal (v):
1 : to ride a bicycle
2 : to use or work a pedal
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
http://www.dailyherald.com/search/main_story.asp?intID=38194111
limerickman said:I go with the vote - put this Russell guy at the bottom of the Col De LaMadelaine (nice 20km climb !) with a bike and map, and let's see what month he arrives back home in !
gntlmn said:Look how much read this guy gets by coming up with a satirical article poking fun at Armstrong. If he would have been serious and just talked about football without mentioning Armstrong, none of us would have even read it.
I guess it pays to be far fetched at times in the media.
That's true, but for a newspaper that wants to gain readership, consistent ridiculous editorials are likely to have a net negative effect. Imagine if the guy insulted the Cubs or Sox on a daily basis. They'd have his head over in Chicago..meehs said:Interseting point. What is it that they say? Any publicity is good publicity?
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