Let's hope he doesn't lose too many sponsors ......However....Camel cigarettes maybe interested now, with his spitting antics and BIG Teeth
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Libertine Seguros said:The question then has to be, why is Cavendish somebody you can get behind? The guy has shown time and again that he's a douche. He's a hugely talented douche, but a douche nonetheless. His arrogant statements and demeanour are marketable but also make him hugely punchable, much like Ricardo Riccò before him. As a result, people want to see him get his comeuppance, because nobody likes a shithead. And because of his past behaviour (towards Rooijakkers, for example) when hearsay such as this is reported, people immediately believe it because it's plausible coming from him - just the same as when the head of the Italian cycling authority said that Valverde was linked to Humanplasma many on the board jumped on the bandwagon even though there was no evidence and still remains none to link him to it. Because we know it's in their character.
Plus, when the same team win every single bunch sprint, it gets pretty goddamn boring. Therefore I will root against Cavendish every time, nothing to do with him as a person, but because I want somebody to be able to beat him, because the only good thing about a bunch sprint is unpredictability, which the Columbia train and Cavendish's dominance last year took away.
If you're one of those people who see Cav as somebody to get behind solely because he just happens to be born on the same island as you (or at least one very close to the one you're from) then I can't be bothered to discuss it with you though.
Libertine Seguros said:Plus, when the same team win every single bunch sprint, it gets pretty goddamn boring. Therefore I will root against Cavendish every time, nothing to do with him as a person, but because I want somebody to be able to beat him, because the only good thing about a bunch sprint is unpredictability, which the Columbia train and Cavendish's dominance last year took away.
If you're one of those people who see Cav as somebody to get behind solely because he just happens to be born on the same island as you (or at least one very close to the one you're from) then I can't be bothered to discuss it with you though.
Libertine Seguros said:If you're one of those people who see Cav as somebody to get behind solely because he just happens to be born on the same island as you (or at least one very close to the one you're from) then I can't be bothered to discuss it with you though.
tgsgirl said:He was too busy being in agony?
Night Rider said:And that is absolutely fair comment. It's fine to get in behind and support riders from your home country, but don't get blinded by their dangerous riding and bulls$%t antics.
Anyone thinking Cavendish was even remotely in the right in all of this are way off base, the riders don't protest en masse against an individual rider for nothing, race juries don't hand out penalties for nothing, and the weight of opinion against Cav from seasoned old pros and commentators saying he was dangerous doesn't happen just because some fans don't like him.
What has been said, has been said because he was fkn dangerous.
Night Rider said:And that is absolutely fair comment. It's fine to get in behind and support riders from your home country, but don't get blinded by their dangerous riding and bulls$%t antics.
Anyone thinking Cavendish was even remotely in the right in all of this are way off base, the riders don't protest en masse against an individual rider for nothing, race juries don't hand out penalties for nothing, and the weight of opinion against Cav from seasoned old pros and commentators saying he was dangerous doesn't happen just because some fans don't like him.
What has been said, has been said because he was fkn dangerous.
Barrus said:
that's all the spitting in that article..."The one minute delay at the start today was a signal from his peers that what happened yesterday, the spitting incident after the crash in particular, is not acceptable and I'm sure he understands the message."
flicker said:Just for the record do you feel the same about Paolo Betini running Stuart O Grady into the barriers, or any of the chaps who have taken out Chris Horner, or how Mckewen uses his body and head like a boa constrictor to impede his competitors. Where do yo draw the line or is it just an issue with Cavendish?
stefrees said:but its still hearsay. there is a big concerted effort by other riders, fans AND the press to vilify cav, hes had a pretty bad 9 months - brother in jail, split up with long term fiance, health problems, and this week his grandmother died. i get the impression a lot in the sport want rid of him. hes someone who has really got interest of cycling up in the uk, he speaks his mind against doping (still very little do-hes villified for this yet omerta still exists) and hes an excellent sprinter. i find it genuinely sad that someone as a british cycling fan that someone who i can get behind is being villified-yes hes made mistakes but they dont warrant the abuse hes receiving
Ferminal said:I think the protest is silly, but pretty much all "peloton protests" in cycling are based on rubbish.
For me it just shows the level of contempt for Cavendish amongst his fellow professionals.
People do lots of things that are not made acceptable merely by their doing them. I have been on the receiving end of this sort of activity, but only once. I'm a firm beleiver in giving kharma a helping hand.flicker said:Go try some amatuer (sic) races that is what sprinters do. That is the game.
stefrees said:but its still hearsay. there is a big concerted effort by other riders, fans AND the press to vilify cav, hes had a pretty bad 9 months - brother in jail, split up with long term fiance, health problems, and this week his grandmother died. i get the impression a lot in the sport want rid of him. hes someone who has really got interest of cycling up in the uk, he speaks his mind against doping (still very little do-hes villified for this yet omerta still exists) and hes an excellent sprinter. i find it genuinely sad that someone as a british cycling fan that someone who i can get behind is being villified-yes hes made mistakes but they dont warrant the abuse hes receiving
flicker said:Just for the record do you feel the same about Paolo Betini running Baden Cooke into the barriers, or any of the chaps who have taken out Chris Horner, or how Mckewen uses his body and head like a boa constrictor to impede his competitors. Where do yo draw the line or is it just an issue with Cavendish?
richwagmn said:A bit off topic...
Anyone watch the Tour de Suisse coverage today on Versus? Did you notice Sherwin didn't mention the protest or the fine or Cavendish spitting. As a matter of fact he felt it necessary to point out that Cavendish is probably angry about the crash and might very well win today.
flicker said:I think Cavendish and Haussler were wrong. Cav. slowed and cut over, Haussler accelerated and elbowed and hit Cav.
If you are a pro, you need to expect it. If you can't take the heat ramp it up and drop those dangerous guys.
Otherwise ride 2 hundred feet back you will still get the same time. The protesters are wooses and whiners.
rata de sentina said:People do lots of things that are not made acceptable merely by their doing them. I have been on the receiving end of this sort of activity, but only once. I'm a firm beleiver in giving kharma a helping hand.