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Arnout said:
rhubroma said:
Arnout said:
Lol cyclists are out in force again whining over their 7 hour workday. This has to stop, and fast.
I didn't hear the whining. In any case what other sport even has a 3 hour workday, to say nothing of the calories consumed.
You can't compare a rolling 7 hours with a job in the office. Come on. It is a privilege of course, but at least it's a damn hard one.
On twitter, afterwards.
I'm not comparing about other sports. And I know cycling is hard (I practice it myself, for fun), but most of that 7 hours is not at the limit anyway. I just hate that cyclists are constantly pushing that hero narrative (with posting pictures of blood and things) then start whining they're being mistreated with a 7 hour workday.
Swifty's Cakes said:
Arnout said:
Lol cyclists are out in force again whining over their 7 hour workday. This has to stop, and fast.
Id rather have the sort of 150k stages and intense racing we've seen this week than 7 hours of that, but then the riders would complain about long transfers so there is no right answer.
Some short stages are boring, some long stages are fun and vice versa.
Your inference placed cycling before other sports, and the job market in general.
Well there are lots of finance people that sit on the arses all day long, do nothing to contribute to the real economy, but make a killing and can claim that they've worked themselves like a dog behind their laptops. Then they can go and have a pina colada.
At any rate, your comments about cycling are moronic. You've practiced it have you? At what level? Because I can assure you that when you get to a certain level things get much, much tougher and not only because it becomes more difficult to do well, but since every aspect of a cyclist's life has to be in function of his sport. Then the training that's required to do well in races, is often more exhausting and difficult than the racing itself.
Especially in today's cycling the discipline that is required with regard to diet, nutrition, training, rest, etc ., means that a cyclist's work day isn't just relegated to "7 hours" on the road (although I can find no another sport that requires such a duration of continuous physical effort within, what is more, a three week event - if we wish to compare sports), but a constant battle toward perfection in one's entire lifestyle, on and off the bike.
Though again, I don't even see the "whining." To the contrary most cyclists I know at that level realize how "privileged" they are to be able to put themselves through hell, making sacrifices that normal people wouldn't dream of, all in the name of supporting better the suffering that's required.
Otherwise, you have given a well informed and conscientious analysis.
