Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 21: Madrid - Madrid, 24.6k (ITT)

[tobydawq]

Usually it just comes down to the question of whether I like it or not. Therefore, cycling: sport, football: not a sport. Basketball? Absolutely a sport. Speed skating? Not in a million years.

Basketball is only a question of being tall, how can that be a sport?

 

[BeachBum]

The Visma helmet proves to be trash once more.

The UCI regulates socks and yet allows these abominations...

 

[RedheadDane]

Le Berre with a bad start...

 

[Netserk]

As the CyclingNews member that is the unequivocal #1 determiner of what is or what is not a sport I say: football nor cricket is a sport.

@tobydawq

 

[tobydawq]

Le Berre with a rather unfortunate start.

 

[ice&fire]

The sort of scenery we have been swooning over in recent days?

The scenery around Madrid is closer to what we saw during the first week.

 

[tobydawq]

@tobydawq

I have already responded...

 

[Scarponi]

Basketball is only a question of being tall, how can that be a sport?

Majority of soccer players are in a height range , does that not make it a sport lol

Usually it just comes down to the question of whether I like it or not. Therefore, cycling: sport, football: not a sport. Basketball? Absolutely a sport. Speed skating? Not in a million years.

on a quick side note, any event that requires a judge to critique a performance is not a sport

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Basketball is only a question of being tall, how can that be a sport?

So is sitting volleyball.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

The UCI regulates socks and yet allows these abominations...

Call me a hypocrite, but now that these helmets, aside from being hideous, are of terrible quality I have less of a problem with them. In fact, I hope Visma decide to retain them. The riders have been collectively dreadful in time trials this year, and according to the riders themselves the helmet only works if you are able to maintain perfect position, which very few of them do, lol.

 

[Scarponi]

Or from my perspective, going to bed at 12.30am on boxing day after a promising start then waking up at 6.30am with a headache to find yourself 182-9.

Giving me middle of the night July vibes finding out Glenn McGrath has slipped on a football or Steve Smith has obtained a concussion haha

 

[Netserk]

I have already responded...

I didn't want you to respond, I wanted you to see that I saw it.

 

[ManicJack]

I think this discussion is a bit silly as we come from different cultures and there's no way to reach a consensus other than just trash talk the sports we don't like.

But how one can rate cricket above football and point to it being less dull, boring (synonyms make lists long) and soft is fairly mind-blowing.

Not that I've ever watched a second of it.

That's rich

 

[tobydawq]

I didn't want you to respond, I wanted you to see that I saw it.

Seems a bit personal.

 

[Didinho]

Campenaerts took Vingo’s empty bowel thing to a whole new level and it’s working.

 

[tobydawq]

That's rich

How so?

 

[Netserk]

Seems a bit personal.

How come?

 

[search]

Is wind still supposed to change to (almost) tailwind later?

yeah

Hourly weather forecast for Madrid City Center

Today's weather forecast for Madrid City Center by the hour.

www.yr.no

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Cricket?

Cricket is a game and not a sport

 

[Netserk]

Cricket is a game and not a sport

@tobydawq

 

[RedheadDane]

Cricket is a game and not a sport

It's an insect...

 

[Samamba]

Sweeny really close to Campenaerts, and Oliveira faster at T1.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Cricket is like indian baseball. Even chess is more entertaining

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Pro bike racing should beg NFL for some advice about how to get more people watching in person, on TV, pay per view,

I doubt there's a single cycling fan who would want 1 hour ad breaks after every 5 minutes of game play.

 

[Samamba]

Schmid way faster at T1. Wind probably already turning, and it will turn into a full tailwind basically.