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But regardless: domination is never fun to watch, and when the person who is dominating has a personality it's difficult to like and rides in a style that is visibly painful to watch, from a team tactic that is not very entertaining, I don't enjoy it, and since I watch bike racing for entertainment, I stop watching. I end up getting into arguments because I tend to stick to my guns. And so, to avoid getting annoyed, frustrated and getting into arguments, I've basically stopped watching races Froome enters, and only occasionally dip my toes back into the world of Froome. And am usually very quickly reminded why I normally steer clear of that minefield.
Edit 2: I see pastronef has picked up on that my "sense of disgust" was to refer to watching his crawling-all-over-the-bike style. I didn't pace my statements very well, clearly, as that was meant to tie in to what I was saying about him making Escartín look like Herrera - two guys who were great climbers, but one with a hideously ungainly style that was difficult to watch and one with a very stylish climbing style.
You should have picked Valverde or Cobo if you really wanted to point out my hypocrisy. You could even have gone way back and mentioned Sella, although I was laughing at his antics a lot more than the others (edit: the other riders I mentioned, not others as in other fans). Those are the guys I hate to love. I have no love for Alberto.Walkman said:Libertine Seguros said:Do I? Since when?Walkman said:Libertine Seguros said:Now I remember why I don't normally watch races with Froome in them. Not only is he stupendously boring because of his alien-ness and I am left with an unshakable sense of disgust every time I see him show off his superiority, but his technique is so painful to watch, itmakes Escartín look like Herrera, which makes it all the more difficult to deal with seeing.
Yet, somehow you seems to be fine when Clentador does the same thing...
I find Contador's shows of strength similarly stupid, but with Froome the combination of the ludicrous power with the abysmal technique just makes it all the more cringeworthy.
Well, it's been a while since you and me clinched heads but I am pretty sure you weren't outraged back in 2009-2011...
But regardless: domination is never fun to watch, and when the person who is dominating has a personality it's difficult to like and rides in a style that is visibly painful to watch, from a team tactic that is not very entertaining, I don't enjoy it, and since I watch bike racing for entertainment, I stop watching. I end up getting into arguments because I tend to stick to my guns. And so, to avoid getting annoyed, frustrated and getting into arguments, I've basically stopped watching races Froome enters, and only occasionally dip my toes back into the world of Froome. And am usually very quickly reminded why I normally steer clear of that minefield.
Edit 2: I see pastronef has picked up on that my "sense of disgust" was to refer to watching his crawling-all-over-the-bike style. I didn't pace my statements very well, clearly, as that was meant to tie in to what I was saying about him making Escartín look like Herrera - two guys who were great climbers, but one with a hideously ungainly style that was difficult to watch and one with a very stylish climbing style.