Mark Hughes' Stoke 2015, of which Bojan was apart of, was the zenith of football, peak brexitball none of this woke sh*t passing it around the back we see nowadays. Before bald frauds and trendy Dutch managers managed to ruin footy for everyone.
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He will never be caught , if they do then cycling is deadThe Pogster has now gone all in on being too big to fail. He knows that if they bring him down the whole of cycling goes with him... But not all the way. Soon the others will fancy their chances of being main characters in an indiefilm, and won't go on being extras in a blockbuster.
That's what I'm saying. What if there's a pro cycling Posadist in the peloton..?He will never be caught , if they do then cycling is dead
Do you know what "hypocrisy" is? It's a specific term with a specific meaning.What are you talking about ? Haha
He will never be caught , if they do then cycling is dead
And the guy who is making them the most money is Pogacar with his teamOf course money talks, and there's money in the circus at the moment.
Yeah. Well, I'm talking about all the other ones, but it seems like it.And the guy who is making them the most money is Pogacar with his team
You're right about that lmao. Ayuso didn't do much before signing with UAE, and then promptly went on to do much.List their respective wins from age 14-18.
Worthless argument. The most talented rider is the rider at the top; therefore the rider at the top is the most talented rider.More times than not, things don’t go as you think they will
Real talent always rise to the top
When Stoke had to move on from the long free-throws of Delap and crosses to CrouchMark Hughes' Stoke 2015, of which Bojan was apart of, was the zenith of football, peak brexitball none of this woke sh*t passing it around the back we see nowadays. Before bald frauds and trendy Dutch managers managed to ruin footy for everyone.
It's the power of status. Popular actors as an example have similar simps. I could also easily give some GRAPES examples were it's clear that an action is hailed only because it's the action of that specific person.It is really interesting observing the behaviors of some folks just getting into a frenzy over the pogacar wins. Full on fanboyism (or whatever the more clinically accurate psychological trait that falls under) in the modern world is fascinating - the more wins, and the more absurd the performances, the more the [[content deleted]] admiration.
He is only luckyIt's so wild to me. Like you see Padun winning 2 Dauphine stages out of nowhere and everyone agrees that it's sus and everyone is in on the joke.
Yet now the single most outlandish doper is staring us right in the face and more than half the cycling fans think it's the greatest thing ever.
Excuse me what the ***
A non issue, why keep bringing that up? How old was Pogacar when he came under Gianetti? Do you expect riders to show their potential at 15? Quite clear at 20 there is huge natural progression. Someone else mentioned Ayuso. Likewise he is super young so will of course show significant improvement on his earlier results when he was just out of nappies..What in the world does that have to do with the idea that Pogi didn't win much before joining UAE? Again, this was the original claim that you took exception to.
U wot mate?Mark Hughes' Stoke 2015, of which Bojan was apart of, was the zenith of football, peak brexitball none of this woke sh*t passing it around the back we see nowadays. Before bald frauds and trendy Dutch managers managed to ruin footy for everyone.
You know you don't need to whitewash past dopers and notorious a-holes to make a point about modern cycling, right? Armstrong may have been more pragmatic, but he hasn't been humble a single day in his life. You can't compare him favourably to "this dirt guy" on the bike until "this dirt guy" goes to a race and does something like, oh, I dunno, literal witness intimidationArmstrong was more humble than this dirt guy inside the bike. How many times he didn't attack, just to try to not receive difficult questions.
Watching it made me think of Tom Dumoulins comment during the 2020 Tour following the Planche des belles filles Time Trial. That what Pogi showed there he could win most races with just one leg. He is still using two though. It's ridiculous and boring but the commentators are still talking about the greatest cyclist ever. Instead of the farce we are witnessing.
Tom Dumoulin already saw the ridiculousness and quit. That guy was brilliant and we are the fools that kept watching and now it's beyond ridiculous. I'm out.
Longing for the Froome years. At least those years were plausible. Tactics boring but what you'd expect in reality.
I follow Asian fandoms with idols and actors etc and it's the same thing there. Absolutely bonkers to my eyes but I think people just wants to believe.It is really interesting observing the behaviors of some folks just getting into a frenzy over the pogacar wins. Full on fanboyism in the modern world is fascinating (or whatever the more clinically accurate psychological trait or behavioral theory fanboyism falls under, be it related to social identity or other). The more wins, and the more absurd the performances, the more the rabid admiration. So in the case of pogacar, the more dominant, the more certain fans are vested and excited, while some other observers become increasingly less interested.
I find this all the more interesting because I follow bike racing and it is obviously happening. However, this is a tendency across different forums and topics, so not purely a CN or bike racing phenomenon. It does lead to practical challenges when trying to catch up on topics and there are an extraordinary number of posts (not just talking the clinic here)! And of course the level of hyperbole and trolling also increases greatly
He makes Armstrong look like BassonsCalling Pogacar Tiktok Armstrong was unwarranted.
Sorry Lance
I agree, it was absurd, but that was one day. Pogacar has been absurd all year, every race day, without a bad day.Agreed
Combloux was way more insane and the biggest outlier of performance against the rest of the field one could find