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Pantani...my favorite cyclist ever!! Let's have a thread on him every week...no, every day! Love watching him attack. The man is the definition of charisma; flair and panache. Until someone comes along to explode a race like he did, we're doomed to boring racing. I never get tired of...

Alpe, thanks for starting this thread on my favorite topic. I'm always ready to chime in with my opinion that the testing has ruined the sport for the spectators. I don't ride, I could be described by the Nirvana verse "here we are, now entertain us!" Any and all those riders you listed. I...

I love it when he does this stuff! Do we have video of this?:cool:

I've wondered if BigBoat is copying things nearly verbatim he finds on RealGains posts at CEM. Almost like he is trying to step into the RealGains persona. Even has multiple quotes as his signature. Except BBs quotes lack the bite of those RealGains uses. Perhaps envious of the respect...

I like this!:D Maybe the first week of the Tour and anticipation of week two has an influence.

Hey, I found where everyone disappeared to! :) I must be a little dense, it took me a while to put two and two together. Of course there should be race discussion here, at least for the next two weeks. And if you haven't seen it yet, there is a long post on The Science of Sport blog...

"There's not going to be a lot of change until Verbier," added Armstrong. "That's where the race is going to be decided. The combination of those days, from Colmar all the way to the top of Mont Ventoux - it's a very difficult six days. We'll wait, the hardest mountain in France (Mont...

Sean Kelly agrees too! http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/video/11072009/58/kelly-stage-nine.html (And he picks a Frenchman to win in a breakaway!)

Tour routes this year are designed so French riders can win in breakaways.:cool: How many mountaintop finishes this year? Not enough!:mad:

When watching Giro, part of the enjoyment is looking forward to the tour. These last two years, it seems the Giro has been the more exciting race. Loved seeing the two French riders win breakaways this week.

What's going on? With 3km to go there are still 40 riders in the elite peloton! From this slow pace, Contador goes up the final 10km in only 25:22. Jan Ullrich rode the same 10km to Arcalis in 22:55!! We're watching some S-L-O-W riding this year guys and gals!!

I couldn't stand the guy. Struck me as a real jerk. But when he got suspended, I missed him. The sport is more fun to watch with a variety of characters. His cocky arrogance adds flavor. After getting over my first reaction of repulsion, I now look forward to his next outrage with a sense...

Now you're talkin!! Looking forward to excitement on the mountains again! The 2008 Giro was fun to watch. :)

+1,000,000!!

Many top athletes, in all sports, at all levels, leave a trail of bad feelings behind them. It takes selfishness to get to the top. On the topic of sport as entertainment, Hinault gets the yellow jersey for stimulating pre-race excitement. Look at the speed with which this thread has gone...