Richie Porte - what do we know about him?

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red_flanders said:
roundabout said:
one of the snippets when he turned pro was that he could swim the full length of a swimming pool underwater

Since I can do that fairly easily, I would imagine any pro cyclist could do it even more easily.

We are talking about an aussie style 100m pool filled with sharks and deadly jellyfish.
 
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red_flanders said:
roundabout said:
one of the snippets when he turned pro was that he could swim the full length of a swimming pool underwater

Since I can do that fairly easily, I would imagine any pro cyclist could do it even more easily.

Yes, but he did it first.
 
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roundabout said:
red_flanders said:
roundabout said:
one of the snippets when he turned pro was that he could swim the full length of a swimming pool underwater

Since I can do that fairly easily, I would imagine any pro cyclist could do it even more easily.

Ok, tough guy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giros-leader-porte-exceptional-in-more-than-cycling

Post a video of you doing that

"Since this exploit, the "Tasmanian devil" Porte has been called "fish" at Saxo Bank."

all this rain and LRP still looks like a fish out of water in a GT..........
 
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Benotti69 said:
roundabout said:
red_flanders said:
roundabout said:
one of the snippets when he turned pro was that he could swim the full length of a swimming pool underwater

Since I can do that fairly easily, I would imagine any pro cyclist could do it even more easily.

Ok, tough guy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giros-leader-porte-exceptional-in-more-than-cycling

Post a video of you doing that

"Since this exploit, the "Tasmanian devil" Porte has been called "fish" at Saxo Bank."

all this rain and LRP still looks like a fish out of water in a GT..........

and he even has the Jayco "campah" as a gestalt of MASH and shaggin' wagon
 
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roundabout said:
red_flanders said:
roundabout said:
one of the snippets when he turned pro was that he could swim the full length of a swimming pool underwater

Since I can do that fairly easily, I would imagine any pro cyclist could do it even more easily.

Ok, tough guy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giros-leader-porte-exceptional-in-more-than-cycling

Post a video of you doing that
I do not see the contention? The first post was inaccurate as that's more than the full length of a swimming pool. Red's surprise is spot on as actually the story was that Richie swims 1.5 pool (or 3 25 meter pools).
 
Jun 7, 2010
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Yeah, pardon me for not remembering the exact details of something that I read over 5 years ago.

You don't think that Red's pavlovian reaction to make it seem that Porte is nothing special without knowing the exact details is not telling?
 
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roundabout said:
You don't think that Red's pavlovian reaction to make it seem that Porte is nothing special without knowing the exact details is not telling?

Not really. Swimming a lap underwater is not that impressive. That's what Red was dimissing, not Porte's specialness as an athlete per se.

At least, that's how I read it.
 
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Dear Wiggo said:
roundabout said:
You don't think that Red's pavlovian reaction to make it seem that Porte is nothing special without knowing the exact details is not telling?

Not really. Swimming a lap underwater is not that impressive. That's what Red was dimissing, not Porte's specialness as an athlete per se.

At least, that's how I read it.

Red, redherring.

A 50 metre underwater breaststroke from a competent swimmer ~3min. But you are using O2 in the muscles, burning O2, not merely holding breath for 3 min.

But competent swimmer and breaststroker, not a major task. but what the hell, chapeau LRP and your lungs.
 
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we are assuming 50 metres, 55 yards underwater.

dont underestimate the lungs of LRP. like LAnce's lung capacity.

LRP lungs respect
 
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armchairclimber said:
A sub 30 min 10k time at the end of a tri is very impressive. I didn't know that about him.

yeah and then in a later interview they claim he said his run was no good and so he switched to cycling?

:-/
 
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blackcat said:
armchairclimber said:
A sub 30 min 10k time at the end of a tri is very impressive. I didn't know that about him.
Lance could do 26 off the bike

got a link for that? That's ~2.5 min ks (4 min 10s miles) for 6 miles. just not buying that sorry.
 
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Dear Wiggo said:
blackcat said:
armchairclimber said:
A sub 30 min 10k time at the end of a tri is very impressive. I didn't know that about him.
Lance could do 26 off the bike

got a link for that? That's ~2.5 min ks (4 min 10s miles) for 6 miles. just not buying that sorry.

wait

u taking me serious?

#Poe'slaw
 
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Dear Wiggo said:
armchairclimber said:

A few have looked for results - can't find a single one. It's almost as believable as bilharzia.

Did you link to retardtwitch for a reason?

Only because that was pretty much the fist thing I came to when I looked for his Tri results. And because Coggan made me chuckle.
 
Apr 3, 2009
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roundabout said:
red_flanders said:
roundabout said:
one of the snippets when he turned pro was that he could swim the full length of a swimming pool underwater

Since I can do that fairly easily, I would imagine any pro cyclist could do it even more easily.

Ok, tough guy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giros-leader-porte-exceptional-in-more-than-cycling

Post a video of you doing that

Well, 2 things. One I was definitely not trying to be a tough guy, I was making fun of Porte for (apparently) bragging about something which someone as old and out of shape as I am can do quite easily.

Two, if I post a video of myself with two podium girls, my wife is going to find out.
 

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