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lol! Yes, I did find this very funny! Can we all remember when JV told us in 2000 that the peloton was “98% clean” or there was “a machine calibration error”. He will say anything to pretend there’s not a problem. I do agree motorbike safety is a big issue but stopping Froome from winning 5 is bigger
Blanco said:fmk_RoI said:Vaughters on Lappartient:I haven't seen a lot of talk from Lappartient dealing with the actual issues in pro cycling. He tends to speak to problems with public interest as opposed to problems that are real.
I think a lot of the issues he brings up are far-fetched or not rooted in any type of reality. He seems focused on popularising himself, but hopefully that will change once he has settled into the role.
Do I feel like that motors are a genuine problem in pro cycling? Not even a little bit. It's a popular problem that creates headlines. But things such as low-quality hotels, unsafe courses and motorbikes are the real problems.
Here's a thing: you want a real issue that changes races? Sorry, motors? ******. The real issue that is changing the course of almost every single race is TV and commissaire motorbikes getting too close to riders, making it both unsafe and allowing drafting.
Why is that not being addressed? Riders don't talk about motors because they don't see it as an issue. Want to get riders upset? Talk about motor pacing happening every day in the peloton.
Motors not a problem, lousy hotels on the other hand... Brilliant :lol:
lol! Yes, I did find this very funny! Can we all remember when JV told us in 2000 that the peloton was “98% clean” or there was “a machine calibration error”. He will say anything to pretend there’s not a problem. I do agree motorbike safety is a big issue but stopping Froome from winning 5 is bigger