tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post4220256103008265905..comments2024-03-13T02:16:08.135-04:00Comments on Cozy Beehive: Johan Museeuw Trained HardRon Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-38301059316280801622013-10-30T11:35:01.915-04:002013-10-30T11:35:01.915-04:00That sounds unhealthy. There comes a point when yo...That sounds unhealthy. There comes a point when you're just hurting yourself.Chris Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928862715207098318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-14701457067944063602010-08-05T18:19:45.275-04:002010-08-05T18:19:45.275-04:00Yes, it's a shame (and a big, big stain on his...Yes, it's a shame (and a big, big stain on his career) that he doped. Still, you can pump me full of EPO and HGH, and I still won't be able to come close to what he's capable of...<br /><br />On the other hand, in Museeuws days plenty of others were using the same products, so maybe we shouldn't judge his performances too harshly.<br /><br />And at least he confessed, and didn't do a Marion Jones. Somehow, his confession didn't get the weight Riis' confession (to name one) got. I never understood that. When you win 10+ Classics, you're not an anonymous rider.Arjan Hulseboshttp://www.dehulst.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-29322032942485335972010-08-04T11:12:43.275-04:002010-08-04T11:12:43.275-04:00Doping aside - If he had focused on recovery as mu...Doping aside - If he had focused on recovery as much as we do today, would he have been better?Carl Brennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452042087640899326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-43432031909444687412010-08-03T21:13:03.310-04:002010-08-03T21:13:03.310-04:00Todd -
It's refreshing to hear a "fan&q...Todd - <br /><br />It's refreshing to hear a "fan" voice some sense of responsibility for demanding a more natural cycling. <br /><br />Which was more exciting: one of LA's robotic "triumphs" in the TdF, finishing 6 minutes 19 seconds ahead of second place, or this year's Giro, for example, where seven different riders traded the pink jersey between them? <br /><br />I choose the latter, and as a fan of cycling can say that I found it more pleasurable to watch a race where the contenders were much more evenly matched initially, and the competition wasn't smothered by your "robots" of sport.JMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346798683078093966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-48080347359647331532010-08-03T17:20:04.632-04:002010-08-03T17:20:04.632-04:00really what we need to do is build a bunch of robo...really what we need to do is build a bunch of robots, put them on bikes and see who can go the farthest, the fastest. in more real terms, the robots of our sport only happened to breathe. i can't really blame them. they are a product of their times and the disgusting mentalities that stuck on for many decades of racing. agree with the first poster. we need to tear it down. if fans don't do it, no one will. we play a big role in breathing life in the sport. no fans, no cycling.toddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-32762399297017922492010-08-03T13:00:16.707-04:002010-08-03T13:00:16.707-04:00First, I will say I do not condone or accept dopin...First, I will say I do not condone or accept doping. But on the other hand, most of these guys don't take the juice to be able to go on vacation, get drunk and in general train less.<br /><br />The pain is still real. Should they be removed from competition and suspended? Yes. But critical reading is needed to evaluate all aspects. Glorification is wrong, but treating these guys like frivolous Hollywood celebrities is also wrong.<br /><br />A more systematic approach to deal with this is needed, especially since the history of our sport is tainted with doping champions. Museeuw still broke his leg. Pantani still climbed like crazy and crashed like no one else. They still hurt when doped, they just went faster.<br /><br />And this is the conundrum - I think most of the fans would "love" cycling as much if speeds were 2 km/h slower, as long as the human aspects remained. And this is why having charismatic riders that are not necessarily all bent on winning is essential to grow the sport. Winning should not be all, lest we become baseball in the 90's were the only attraction was hitting 70+ homeruns, no matter the cost.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909447364964331090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-1302853672959842462010-08-03T11:49:14.580-04:002010-08-03T11:49:14.580-04:00thats why we need to burn it down!thats why we need to burn it down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com