If I make that gesture at work I would get fired. It is extremely disrespectful. At least here in Belgium.Actually... is that a vulgar gesture I don't know? Because otherwise I can't see the problem?
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If I make that gesture at work I would get fired. It is extremely disrespectful. At least here in Belgium.Actually... is that a vulgar gesture I don't know? Because otherwise I can't see the problem?
Being an example at what, exactly? Why is it so bad to show emotion, frustration and anger? It's not like Evenepoel is vandalizing Colbrelli's bike afterwards.I care. Being a champion is more than winning races. It is also being an example for future generations.
We have such a good generation with classfull amazing cyclists as Roglic, Bernal, Van Aert who show great sportmanship on and off the bike.
Basically "f you"
Sports and adrenaline are not an excuse. You rarely see anything remotely like that from other riders.You could consider the first ten minutes after the race still part of the race. Ever did sports and felt adrenaline?
Great. We have finally reached false equivalences and "no you" argumentation.Yeah, considering how your tennis favourite behaved after his last match, this doesn't sound hollow at all.
his hand move was extremely unpolite. And this is not the first time.Being an example at what, exactly? Why is it so bad to show emotion, frustration and anger? It's not like Evenepoel is vandalizing Colbrelli's bike afterwards.
Yes, Roglic, Bernal and Van Aert are all very calm off the bike. But they're also quite boring imo. And no, I have nothing against them at all, I just think that their interviews are bland.
Ah okay. Well, not great. But something I could live with. One thing that stung me at the time was when he held the sign for Lambrecht into the camera, saying "note to myself" in English, I found that unpleasant. But then I'm always sensitive with demonstrative mourning. I guess we all have our sensitivities and what gets to us...
Well he’s not winning championships yet, so he still has some time to mature by the time (if) he gets to that level.I care. Being a champion is more than winning races. It is also being an example for future generations.
We have such a good generation with classfull amazing cyclists as Roglic, Bernal, Van Aert who show great sportmanship on and off the bike.
Because there are bunch of amateur wannabes who know absolutely nothing about cycling and have achieved nothing in sports so they attack people to feel better.
In the past, there have been countless examples of riders doing what Evenepoel did, something similar and even something way worse, and "the next generations" haven't "all acted that way", so I don't think your fear is justified.his hand move was extremely unpolite. And this is not the first time.
Sportstars are examples to young kids, showing emotion is ok. Being a little brat every time not so. Or do you want to watch the next generation all acting this way?
He may not have won but he was never going to win the way he rode
Being an example at what, exactly? Why is it so bad to show emotion, frustration and anger? It's not like Evenepoel is vandalizing Colbrelli's bike afterwards.
Edit: Deleted a part of my post to not derail the thread.
Sign for Lambrecht? When?
He held up Jakobsen's race number at Poland last year... but I don't remember anything about holding up a tribute to Lambrecht.
And his reaction after winning the European TT two years ago didn't look like "demonstrative mourning", just... his emotions boiling over...
So did Remco.Yes, I have lost a brutal game and still shaken the hand of my opponent if that is what you are asking me.
I think it was at the EC tt he won...? A piece of paper, saying it was a note to himself, but why would you write a note to yourself in English and hold it into the camera... well, it was one of the small things that can't be really held against him from an objective point of view... just a thing I personally didn't like.
So did Remco.
He even called him a deserving winner and said Sonny did nothing wrong in his first post-race interview.
But doesn't that bring us back to the "Second is still better than tenth", argument?
I'm not gonna bother getting offended because a rider did some gesture immediately after he lost a gold medal.So is the bar is set at vandalism now?
Just for being beaten fair and square in a bike race - that is without cheating or dangerous maneuvers.