Poll of new era, second round

[maxmartin]

It was a daft move to make the poll picks visible.

Either that or this forum is a lot more moderate than it seems.

what's wrong with that? it's not like they are your real names

 

[martinvickers]

indifferent.

Don't really care. teams come, teams go. Thoroughly dislike the sponsor, but sure, what does that matter.

on the negative, they're boring to watch and tough to listen to.

on the positive, they drive some guys in the forums nuts, and that's always good for a giggle.

 

[Fatclimber]

Dislike them, their kits are too plain and ugly. Wiggins wearing one makes it look even more gross.

That and their smug superstar reminds me too much of the LA Lakers and NY Yankees. They may have some nice riders but it's hard to see past Wiggins and Brailsford. They're the type of team that when put up against someone else, I will always root for the other team as the underdog.

 

[Archibald]

brailsford and the chest beating and whinging just grates.
Bltching because wiggins gets caught behind yesterday's crash in the Giro and demanding explanations from FDJ and Katusha, yet forgetting the behaviour of his own squad previously on other occasions... Valverde incident, etc?

hypocracy and smuggness can just eff off

 

[Cimber]

I dislike them partly for the way they ride, partly because I am never a fan of teams who dominate, in any sport

This is exactly how I feel too.

Oh and it doesnt help that some of the "new" British Sky fans defend them like it was a national team. I always dislike it when fans are so blue-eyed that they cant see anything wrong with the team/person they support. Some of the Sky fans appear like that to me. Maybe it is cos they are new to the sport and just transfer the way they root for they national football team fx into cycling.

 

[Angliru]

brailsford and the chest beating and whinging just grates.
Bltching because wiggins gets caught behind yesterday's crash in the Giro and demanding explanations from FDJ and Katusha, yet forgetting the behaviour of his own squad previously on other occasions... Valverde incident, etc?

hypocracy and smuggness can just eff off

Their attitude in this matter is baffling. Brailsford saying how Cavendish and his team's actions were an example of good sportsmanship which it is but forgetting their actions in last year's Vuelta is enough for me to hope they fail miserably. They justified leaving Valverde for dead after he crashed by saying they had already set in motion their acceleration on the front of the peloton and essentially couldn't be bothered to take their foot off the gas for a fallen rival to Froome's gc aspirations.

 

[airstream]

This is exactly how I feel too.

Oh and it doesnt help that some of the "new" British Sky fans defend them like it was a national team. I always dislike it when fans are so blue-eyed that they cant see anything wrong with the team/person they support. Some of the Sky fans appear like that to me. Maybe it is cos they are new to the sport and just transfer the way they root for they national football team fx into cycling.

There's nothing bad in it. One started following say in 2004 and saw nothing wrong with Basso. Otherone started watching in 2007 and saw nothing wrong with Contador or Schleck. What wrong with Sky some young cycling fan should see?

 

[dhawk97]

the robotic riding style of most of them, and most of all for the way they neutralize racing with their t

This just smacks of "I hate them coz they're better than us...". Neutralize racing? Other teams are allowed to attack them?

 

[Cimber]

There's nothing bad in it. One started following say in 2004 and saw nothing wrong with Basso. Otherone started watching in 2007 and saw nothing wrong with Contador or Schleck. What wrong with Sky some young cycling fan should see?

What I usually enjoy in cycling is that often fans dont see the teams a natinal projects and worship them like fx a national football team. Its not that its wrong per say, I just personally really dislike it. What I dont like is the "Sky figured it all out, they train better and harder, all the other teams have just been doing it wrong forever and they know nothing".

But thats just one thing. I usually just dont root for a super dominant part in any sports. Fx, I wasnt to happy about Contador untill u flunked hard in that famous PN stage. For some reason I have always liked Cav though. I just like his no BS attitude I guess (0;

Also, this a personal prefference poll. Reasons will often not be totally logic and applicable to all others. Fx I just always liked Simoni and Basso despite the clinic stuff.

 

[Afrank]

This just smacks of "I hate them coz they're better than us...". Neutralize racing? Other teams are allowed to attack them?

No, it doesn't at all. They're tactic is to put their train on the front and set a high tempo so that no one can get away. I find it an extremely boring tactic and I just do not like it. I can't really find any better words to describe what it is then neutralizing all other racing. Now, I'm not saying it's not a good tactic or not effective, but whenever they pull it out I find myself not liking them.

 

[maxmartin]

After today stage, will more people dislike SKY?

 

[Le Baroudeur]

After today stage, will more people dislike SKY?

Probably need to add "like seeing them fail to live up to their self proclaimed dominance ambitions" as an option...

 

[the asian]

I dislike boring sportsmen/ sports team and usually dislike British sportsmen/teams (Mostly because the Brits are usually boring, esp the English)

Sky ticks both of those boxes, so it should be a no brainer on what my choice is.

Hate is a tad too strong. I don't wish any crashes to SKY riders, but I do wish them humiliation in every race they enter( Except Uran and henao)

 

[King Boonen]

I dislike boring sportsmen/ sports team and usually dislike British sportsmen/teams (Mostly because the Brits are usually boring, esp the English)

Sky ticks both of those boxes, so it should be a no brainer on what my choice is.

Hate is a tad too strong. I don't wish any crashes to SKY riders, but I do wish them humiliation in every race they enter( Except Uran and henao)

Borderline racism, love them of loathe them, Wiggins and Cav are two of the most interesting people in the peloton,
Particularly out of the most famous riders.

 

[the asian]

Borderline racism, love them of loathe them, Wiggins and Cav are two of the most interesting people in the peloton,
Particularly out of the most famous riders.

Boring in the sense the way they perform.

Plenty of examples.

Cav being a sprinter and Wiggins being a wheel sucking TTist and SKy being the reincarnation of UK Postal.

The English National Football team's love of the long ball, lump it to the big man tactic/4-4-2 formation. Andy Murray being a defensive player.
The English rugby team (certainly when they won the WC) playing through their forwards and relying on penalties and Drop Goals.
Most of the English batsmen (except the South African & Irish imports) are usually unimaginative boring players.

 

[Angliru]

After today stage, will more people dislike SKY?

They cemented it for me after yesterday's stage.

 

[Angliru]

Borderline racism, love them of loathe them, Wiggins and Cav are two of the most interesting people in the peloton,
Particularly out of the most famous riders.

Isn't it simply a matter of opinion who is interesting and who isn't?

 

[Gubby Allen]

Boring in the sense the way they perform.

Plenty of examples.

Cav being a sprinter and Wiggins being a wheel sucking TTist and SKy being the reincarnation of UK Postal.

The English National Football team's love of the long ball, lump it to the big man tactic/4-4-2 formation. Andy Murray being a defensive player.
The English rugby team (certainly when they won the WC) playing through their forwards and relying on penalties and Drop Goals.
Most of the English batsmen (except the South African & Irish imports) are usually unimaginative boring players.

Cav being a sprinter makes him boring? Was McEwen. England FC havent played a regular big man up front since Heskey 10 years ago. Is Defoe, Wellbeck or Rooney the big man? As an Arsenal fan, we and Spain and 4-5-1 bore the living *** out of me.

Ignoring the RWC was 10 years ago, England scored more tries than anyone, Robinson was the most exciting player in the world and scored the final.

Murray is not English, nor boring, technically Cav isn't either. How broad are you stretching this? Does that make the Welsh RFC team boring? Not sure who the Irish cricket imports are. Morgan and Ed Joyce? Be interesting to know if Ronnie O'Sullivan or Joel Tomkins qualify as boring.

 

[maxmartin]

Now SKY fanboy claim W is sick, if W is sick why call back Uran and Henao to him? It is not like they can cure W's disease. Epic fail for SKY's strategy

 

[Gubby Allen]

Somewhere between like and indifferent. I've followed about 10 sports ardently for 25 years and could count on one hand players ive hated. Even more difficult to hate a team.

I do hope Sky or others don't go down the 9 GC riders for GTs as a long term plans. I prefer teams to go for stages and would be disappointed if EBH doesn't get a crack in the tour.

Still think Skys supposed domination is a bit of myth. It was exaggerated in the tour, non existent in the last fortnight of the Vuelta, they barely got in a camera shot in the spring classics and have been no more dominant than several other teams in the Giro.

 

[maxmartin]

Somewhere between like and indifferent. I've followed about 10 sports ardently for 25 years and could count on one hand players ive hated. Even more difficult to hate a team.

I do hope Sky or others don't go down the 9 GC riders for GTs as a long term plans. I prefer teams to go for stages and would be disappointed if EBH doesn't get a crack in the tour.

Still think Skys supposed domination is a bit of myth. It was exaggerated in the tour, non existent in the last fortnight of the Vuelta, they barely got in a camera shot in the spring classics and have been no more dominant than several other teams in the Giro.

and mystery will probably happen again in the Tour

 

[whittashau]

Ignoring the RWC was 10 years ago, England scored more tries than anyone, Robinson was the most exciting player in the world and scored the final.

Lol, more tries than NZ? I literally have no idea how people in England enjoy rugby given the way that rugby is played there.

 

[TANK91]

All the hate is ridicolous i mean Sky have been very dominant still so it is not a mystery atall. Its just key stages that they have failed like the 1 stage Nibali beat Froome he won TA.

 

[TANK91]

Boring in the sense the way they perform.

Plenty of examples.

Cav being a sprinter and Wiggins being a wheel sucking TTist and SKy being the reincarnation of UK Postal.

The English National Football team's love of the long ball, lump it to the big man tactic/4-4-2 formation. Andy Murray being a defensive player.
The English rugby team (certainly when they won the WC) playing through their forwards and relying on penalties and Drop Goals.
Most of the English batsmen (except the South African & Irish imports) are usually unimaginative boring players.

You just hate brits completely which is sad, alot do on this forum i see

 

[TANK91]

Lol, more tries than NZ? I literally have no idea how people in England enjoy rugby given the way that rugby is played there.

lol NZ play great but they are historic choker's