El Pistolero said:Messi isn't world champion in football though.
But he is generally considered as the best player.
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El Pistolero said:Messi isn't world champion in football though.
hatcher said:Really? Ask them how good a keeper Messi is, or how good a pitcher Albert Pujols is.
Fetisoff said:Would they see Messi in goal, or Pujols pitching in 50% of the games they watch?
hatcher said:Not really the point. They're on the same pitch/field at the same time, playing the same game.
I refuse to believe anyone who follows sport is unaware that people are good at different things!
El Pistolero said:I know a lot of people who don't understand why Cavendish can't win the Tour. Even Belgians.
roundabout said:This must have been one boring stage
Geraint Too Fast said:Well Cav did better than his predecessor today...
El Pistolero said:This Giro has been incredibly lame, but what do you expect if you put the only decisive GC stages in the last week.
hatcher said:Not really the point. They're on the same pitch/field at the same time, playing the same game.
I refuse to believe anyone who follows sport is unaware that people are good at different things!
Boardslide said:+1 And for the record just how many times did we see last years WC cross the line with his hands in the air? And for that matter the previous WC as well.
Boardslide said:+1 And for the record just how many times did we see last years WC cross the line with his hands in the air? And for that matter the previous WC as well.
Fetisoff said:- for the fact that in other sports people play only roles/positions that they are good at.
Mellow Velo said:Anyone notice a pattern developing, with each stage thread?
El Pistolero said:Hushovd's Tour performance was better than anything I've seen so far from Cavendish this season.
King Of The Wolds said:Not a particularly bold statement, considering it's early May. And unless your name's Boonen, Wiggins or Nibali, you could say that about every rider in the peloton.
El Pistolero said:This Giro has been incredibly lame, but what do you expect if you put the only decisive GC stages in the last week.
Boardslide said:I don't think many of the riders would agree with you there
Daryl Impey @darylimpey
Man they need to redo the profiles in the race. If today was that hard, I'm scared for what's coming up
Robbie Hunter @RobbieHunter
Two words: Filthy & unnecessary !! What a day
Matt Goss @mattgoss1986
Great ride by @darylimpey 7th in a brutal stage of the giro
@stefclementBoardslide said:I don't think many of the riders would agree with you there
Daryl Impey @darylimpey
Man they need to redo the profiles in the race. If today was that hard, I'm scared for what's coming up
Robbie Hunter @RobbieHunter
Two words: Filthy & unnecessary !! What a day
Matt Goss @mattgoss1986
Great ride by @darylimpey 7th in a brutal stage of the giro
Mellow Velo said:Anyone notice a pattern developing, with each stage thread?