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Berto has long legsVino's Mum said:Yeah, he'll be on the tips of his toes. Well, that, or his legs are around 6" longer than the wee lad's.
Jancouver said:... my own theory is that a way below average size Caucasian man does not have the raw power/physique to win a three weeks long and hard GT. Thats all.
Jancouver said:Netserk said:He is taller than Purito...
So? How many GT Purito won?
To Porte's credit, unlike Purito, he can at least TT.
As I said before, GT winner should be a complete rider and Purito is nowhere near that and it would be a shame if he won a GT just because of his climbing/size.
Jancouver said:Jspear said:Jancouver said:Netserk said:He is taller than Purito...
So? How many GT Purito won?
To Porte's credit, unlike Purito, he can at least TT.
As I said before, GT winner should be a complete rider and Purito is nowhere near that and it would be a shame if he won a GT just because of his climbing/size.
So what exactly is it about Richie's body type that makes him unable to race for the win over 3 weeks? I've seen you mention his height, but don't really understand how that matters. I mean he is pretty complete. He can climb and tt and he did pretty good over the cobbles last year. That's more than AC can say. These days AC's only really good at climbing - his tt isn't the greatest anymore. Does that mean he isn't a complete rider and thus shouldn't be a gt winner?
First of all, I think that Porte's body fat is too low and unless there is something clinic related, his body will give up soon. (just come back and apologize during the Giro when Porte is out with some kind of illness or cracked completely)
As per his body type, my own theory is that a way below average size Caucasian man does not have the raw power/physique to win a three weeks long and hard GT. Thats all.
BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
So what is the bet?
Porte not winning Giro is obvious and we dont need a bet for that because unless Bert or Uran are both out for some injury/clinic reasons Porte will never finish higher than those two.
Since I want to give you a small chance, I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.
DBotero said:Seems like this giant did very well in Giro,oh actually won it
BigMac said:Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
So what is the bet?
Porte not winning Giro is obvious and we dont need a bet for that because unless Bert or Uran are both out for some injury/clinic reasons Porte will never finish higher than those two.
Since I want to give you a small chance, I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.
I think I will chicken out, after all. Value my avatars too much,
I am confident Porte will win the Giro, though. Just not confident enough.
Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
So what is the bet?
Porte not winning Giro is obvious and we dont need a bet for that because unless Bert or Uran are both out for some injury/clinic reasons Porte will never finish higher than those two.
Since I want to give you a small chance, I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.
I think I will chicken out, after all. Value my avatars too much,
I am confident Porte will win the Giro, though. Just not confident enough.
No worries, I know its not easy to bet against the riders you like. If he can prove me wrong without getting busted I would be the first to admit my miss-judgement.
Jancouver said:I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
So what is the bet?
Porte not winning Giro is obvious and we dont need a bet for that because unless Bert or Uran are both out for some injury/clinic reasons Porte will never finish higher than those two.
Since I want to give you a small chance, I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.
Ruudz0r said:Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
So what is the bet?
Porte not winning Giro is obvious and we dont need a bet for that because unless Bert or Uran are both out for some injury/clinic reasons Porte will never finish higher than those two.
Since I want to give you a small chance, I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.
I ll take that bet (Your Richie will not podium vs my Richie will podium) if you still want to do it. Im not an avatar bet fan but I really dislike your current avatar of Styby so I would like to get it changed . You can name the length and start time of the one who loses the bet.
Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jancouver said:BigMac said:Jan, we have an avatar bet or what?
I'm totally for it as long as you don't give me Contador.
So what is the bet?
Porte not winning Giro is obvious and we dont need a bet for that because unless Bert or Uran are both out for some injury/clinic reasons Porte will never finish higher than those two.
Since I want to give you a small chance, I will take a bet that Porte will not be on the Giro podium.
I think I will chicken out, after all. Value my avatars too much,
I am confident Porte will win the Giro, though. Just not confident enough.
No worries, I know its not easy to bet against the riders you like. If he can prove me wrong without getting busted I would be the first to admit my miss-judgement.
Pentacycle said:So now we know why Anton crashed out of the 2010 Vuelta; he just wasn't talle enough to qualify for a GT win. Pozzovivo and Porte better not read this thread as well.
this has to be the most unintelligent post in all of cyclingnews and trust me. that's against some pretty stiff competition... :L if you think porte with 172x60 doesn't have the body for a gt then explain how quintana won last years giro being 167x51Jancouver said:Kokoso said:Anyway it turned your speculation above in sh*t pile.Jancouver said:OK I found the full picture ... nevertheless Porte still is a little midget
First of all, there was no speculation. It was a clear fact and the original picture error does not change anything.
IMO Porte's body and physique is not built for 3 weeks races. It is same as those super short guys are not winning Paris-Roubaix. They dont have bodies for that and Porte does not have a body of GT winner and he should be focusing on being a helper.
I never said that Porte is not a great cyclist and I even said that he should focus on one week races. So all the haters and fangirls should stop taking shots at me until he does win the Giro or any other GT. Then, I would be more than happy to take the BS and take the walk of shame.
Ryo Hazuki said:this has to be the most unintelligent post in all of cyclingnews and trust me. that's against some pretty stiff competition... :L if you think porte with 172x60 doesn't have the body for a gt then explain how quintana won last years giro being 167x51
Ryo Hazuki said:this has to be the most unintelligent post in all of cyclingnews and trust me. that's against some pretty stiff competition... :L if you think porte with 172x60 doesn't have the body for a gt then explain how quintana won last years giro being 167x51
Yes, I realize that you're mainly talking Porte. But I was addressing your 'theory' about Caucasian males of 1.70(?)m and less, and I had hoped you could come up with something better than some trashtalk about la Vuelta.Jancouver said:Pentacycle said:So now we know why Anton crashed out of the 2010 Vuelta; he just wasn't talle enough to qualify for a GT win. Pozzovivo and Porte better not read this thread as well.
This thread is about Porte and most of my comments were directed at him.
As per Vuelta, while I wish I could count Vuelta as a real GT, we all know that this race is not the "main event" of the season for any serious contender and most teams send their 3rd level racers or those that had some kind of issues at the Tour or Giro.
After all, Contador, Cobo and Horner are a prove of that statement.
Pentacycle said:Yes, I realize that you're mainly talking Porte. But I was addressing your 'theory' about Caucasian males of 1.70(?)m and less, and I had hoped you could come up with something better than some trashtalk about la Vuelta.Jancouver said:Pentacycle said:So now we know why Anton crashed out of the 2010 Vuelta; he just wasn't talle enough to qualify for a GT win. Pozzovivo and Porte better not read this thread as well.
This thread is about Porte and most of my comments were directed at him.
As per Vuelta, while I wish I could count Vuelta as a real GT, we all know that this race is not the "main event" of the season for any serious contender and most teams send their 3rd level racers or those that had some kind of issues at the Tour or Giro.
After all, Contador, Cobo and Horner are a prove of that statement.