Ben O'Connor: Baby face becomes conqueror

[dazaau]

I disagree with this. You can’t stereotype. O’Conner might have temperament issues but I will reserve judgment until we see more of him. Plus, has every team leader had the spotlight publicly shone on them during a grand tour as O’Conner was on Netflix?

Leading a team in a grand tour isn’t what Roger Federer contends with playing tennis. I wonder how Fed would cope with what grand tour riders are asked to do? Dare I say he’d be more likely to lose his cool?

Other riders I recall who got prickly doing their job under pressure were Wiggins and Cadel. I’d call them winners?

Ha ha yeah Cadel on Netflix wouldn't have been pretty I reckon lol

 

[Rackham]

O'Connor's problem is the fact he's not one of the best.

It means his emotional issues coupled with poor leadership on the road adds up to make him a pretty ineffective GC rider in a GT like the Tour. At one point Vincent Lavenu at the top of the Puy de Dôme basically questions the logic & sense in O'Connor screaming SH*T F*CK on the radio when he's getting dropped.

Cadel Evans meanwhile was one of the favorites to win the Tour during his prime (& achieved exactly that). That's the difference between a champion with a rough temperament who gets the job done & an 'okay rider' with temperament problems who freaks out & starts screaming as soon as he's dropped.

 

[Bolder]

O'Connor's problem is the fact he's not one of the best.

It means his emotional issues coupled with poor leadership on the road adds up to make him a pretty ineffective GC rider in a GT like the Tour. At one point Vincent Lavenu at the top of the Puy de Dôme basically questions the logic & sense in O'Connor screaming SH*T F*CK on the radio when he's getting dropped.

Cadel Evans meanwhile was one of the favorites to win the Tour during his prime (& achieved exactly that). That's the difference between a champion with a rough temperament who gets the job done & an 'okay rider' with temperament problems who freaks out & starts screaming as soon as he's dropped.

He clearly feels a lot of pressure as leader, especially as a non French rider on a very French team. But even a lesser rider like Gaudu on an equally French team can act out, as we’ve seen.

 

[iBanesto]

O'Connor always seems to have at least 1 bad day during a race and gets caught up in a crash.

This will not help him compete against riders who are a few levels above him. He has to understand his limits.

Let's just say he is not a tactical cycling mastermind.