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ThanksYou have such a poetic way with words.
I think a lot of people only follow cycling in July here too, without them being any less worthy than those of us who follow it year-round.Thanks
To be fair you had to have watched the 2020 Angliru stage to have Vingegaard that high on cards.I think a lot of people only follow cycling in July here too, without them being any less worthy than those of us who follow it year-round.
For example, one of my best friends who is a really intellectual fellow asked me last year if I had ever heard about Jonas Vingegaard before. I struggled to find a fitting grimace before I managed to explain to him, that yes, I had indeed stumbled upon his name once or twice.
Reminds me of how my mother would constantly ask me if there were "Any riders we know about?" in a race, and I was like "Ah, heeeh... how do I answer that question?"I think a lot of people only follow cycling in July here too, without them being any less worthy than those of us who follow it year-round.
For example, one of my best friends who is a really intellectual fellow asked me last year if I had ever heard about Jonas Vingegaard before. I struggled to find a fitting grimace before I managed to explain to him, that yes, I had indeed stumbled upon his name once or twice.
Tour of Poland 2019. Itzulia 2021 where he was second on GC? Yeah, a complete unknown to avid cycling fans.To be fair you had to have watched the 2020 Angliru stage to have Vingegaard that high on cards.
I know. At least my mom knows the names of Sagan, Cavendish, Van der Poel, Van Aert, Roglic, Pogacar, Valverde and Alaphilippe (probably a few more) and most of the Danes.Reminds me of how my mother would constantly ask me if there were "Any riders we know about?" in a race, and I was like "Ah, heeeh... how do I answer that question?"
Now she seems to have changed it to asking if there are any Danes, and half of those she doesn't really know much about either.
Those you mentioned there would definitely be among those I'd be using as "riders we know."I know. At least my mom knows the names of Sagan, Cavendish, Van der Poel, Van Aert, Roglic, Pogacar, Valverde and Alaphilippe (probably a few more) and most of the Danes.
Yeah I forgot about Itzulia of course. Frankly I never watch Tour of Poland.Tour of Poland 2019. Itzulia 2021 where he was second on GC? Yeah, a complete unknown to avid cycling fans.
I very much doubt any road rider will ever become a bodybuilder even the biggest guys look really small when compared with bodybuilders or sprint track riders.Seems like David Dekker is not yet a top sprinter. At least, in Hungary he took stage ranks 4 and 9, but was beaten also by some second-class men.
He‘ll be 25 in eight months, and is still waiting for his first professional win. He looks intimidating, a great athlete. Maybe he will still improve.
If he won‘t improve, he still could quit cycling and become a bodybuilder, for example…![]()
I probably would’ve said no not because I hadn’t heard of him, but because I had forgotten about him at the Vuelta until the commentary reminded me of his showing on the Angliru. I wasn’t focusing on his results there since he wasn’t fighting for the GC.I think a lot of people only follow cycling in July here too, without them being any less worthy than those of us who follow it year-round.
For example, one of my best friends who is a really intellectual fellow asked me last year if I had ever heard about Jonas Vingegaard before. I struggled to find a fitting grimace before I managed to explain to him, that yes, I had indeed stumbled upon his name once or twice.
So relatable, my mom asked who won and if she knew him yesterday.I know. At least my mom knows the names of Sagan, Cavendish, Van der Poel, Van Aert, Roglic, Pogacar, Valverde and Alaphilippe (probably a few more) and most of the Danes.
Yeah, but if he starts training hypertrophy full-body, increases his protein intake, and takes few supplements, he should be a born Men‘s Physique athlete in bodybuilding. He has the frame and everything.I very much doubt any road rider will ever become a bodybuilder even the biggest guys look really small when compared with bodybuilders or sprint track riders.
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