And then Landa was just so nice he just gifted the Giro as well!![]()
There was a trio of Santa Clauses in that race.
And then Landa was just so nice he just gifted the Giro as well!![]()
You believe that yourself? Wout would just have ridden away on the Kemmelberg if Laporte had been on another team...
What drugs are you on? And can I have your dealers email addy? I want me some of whatever they are!„Possibly“, because we cannot know if Wout would have beaten Laporte in a final sprint.
NoAn important rule in the world of horse racing is the non-triers rule, which requires a jockey to make the required effort in order to gain the best possible result. Cycling has no such comparable rule and throughout the history of the sport riders have 'gifted' wins to other riders.
Is it time for cycling to take a leaf out of horse racing's rule book? At the finish of every race, every rider must be seen to be making the required effort to achieve result instead of just sitting up and letting some else finish ahead of them?
Try to imagine the work @Sandisfan had to do if that was an optionThey should allow us double emojis in this forum!!!
yeah it's very much a "to each his own" kinda thing. I don't mind it, it's part of racing.I've been following cycling for a while now, and this topic really got me thinking. While I appreciate the sportsmanship aspect of riders sometimes "gifting" wins, I can see how it might take away from the competitive edge of the sport.
Cycling is an individual sport, real races only have one winner (no, Lance did not win the 2009 Tour and I don't think he was the least bit happy that a teammate won).
no, but tbf I did overstate the teamyness of cycling a little bit. It's less of a team sport than Curling, but more than F1 or Horseracing, was my point, teams exists and they ride for a common goal usually, but my text simply said it's a team sport. I could have made that more clear.I don't think anyone has ever claimed that Armstrong won the 2009 Tour, nor that he was happy Contador won.
no, but tbf I did overstate the teamyness of cycling a little bit. It's less of a team sport than Curling, but more than F1 or Horseracing, was my point, teams exists and they ride for a common goal usually, but my text simply said it's a team sport. I could have made that more clear.
Tbh I am unsure if anyone ever claimed Armstrong was ever happy with anything.
A F1 driver can also be happy with a teammate winning a race. Doesn't change that a race only has one winner.
yeah fair, I suppose you can see it that way.Individuals compete on teams and collaborate with their opponents. It's a social sport. It's not a team sport (but a sport with teams).