Why are British cyclists so much better than Australian cyclists?

[Boeing]

don't forget baseball!

Baseball is a mans game lad

 

[blackcat]

I met and married a brit and 25 years ago I tried to get into Cricket for commonality among family. I sat down with the father in law while visiting during world cup years ago and a camera panned in on Brit dudes drinking tea with a cup and saucer passing the milk around waiting for their bat...patting their brows dry etc. and the score was like India 756 GB 0 and I was like WTF

not a sport

lolza

how did they hold their tea cups?

 

[unsheath]

that'll make it 4-2 over the last 10 days.

 

[Archibald]

Baseball is a mans game lad

hahaha!! if it wasn't for beer, no one would bother with baseball. it's even more boring than cricket.
and let's not forget the one nation "world" series - that alone gives it no credibility whatsoever...

meanwhile, as unsheath points out, Lancaster has just made it 4-2 in the Giro and that other "tour"...

 

[Roland Rat]

Baseball is a mans game lad

I think you'll find its real name is "rounders", and it's played in school by girls who are too weak to play cricket with a real ball.

 

[Roland Rat]

On the GB v Aus cyclists thing, I think we're both following the same cycle, but the Aussies are a few years before us.

The Aussies had great success on the track in the mid-late 90's, which inspired a whole generation of youngsters, out of which a good crop of roadies is coming. The Brits had great success on the track in the 00's, and now we have Sky I'm sure in a few years we'll have a good crop of young roadies, headed by the likes of the Kennaughs, to give us some success.

 

[53 x 11]

On the GB v Aus cyclists thing, I think we're both following the same cycle, but the Aussies are a few years before us.

The Aussies had great success on the track in the mid-late 90's, which inspired a whole generation of youngsters, out of which a good crop of roadies is coming. The Brits had great success on the track in the 00's, and now we have Sky I'm sure in a few years we'll have a good crop of young roadies, headed by the likes of the Kennaughs, to give us some success.

No your analysis is too sensible!

Its because supersmart aliens gave Australians magic powers and sandy beaches.

 

[beroepsrenner]

The fact is that Australians excel at whatever they do, whatever sport or any other field of endeavour. For a country with a relatively small population situated so far from the rest of the world we make our presence felt. The only thing the Brits are exceptionaly good at is humour, which just makes them a bit of a joke really.

 

[doddy13]

The fact is that Australians excel at whatever they do, whatever sport or any other field of endeavour. For a country with a relatively small population situated so far from the rest of the world we make our presence felt. The only thing the Brits are exceptionaly good at is humour, which just makes them a bit of a joke really.

wait.. what?

 

[Jamsque]

The fact is that Australians excel at whatever they do, whatever sport or any other field of endeavour. For a country with a relatively small population situated so far from the rest of the world we make our presence felt. The only thing the Brits are exceptionaly good at is humour, which just makes them a bit of a joke really.

That must be why Australia is such a dominant global power and Britain is completely ignored on the international stage OH WAIT that's the exact opposite of the truth.

 

[karlboss]

Australian's got lucky, with almost everything, we do surprisingly little with it.

EDIT: except the original australians.

 

[Ferminal]

That must be why Australia is such a dominant global power and Britain is completely ignored on the international stage OH WAIT that's the exact opposite of the truth.

Oh Dear...

 

[Roland Rat]

The fact is that Australians excel at whatever they do, whatever sport or any other field of endeavour. For a country with a relatively small population situated so far from the rest of the world we make our presence felt. The only thing the Brits are exceptionaly good at is humour, which just makes them a bit of a joke really.

Pfft. Lizzie and Phil should take our troops out of Afghanistan and send them down there to teach you serfs some manners.

 

[issoisso]

I, for one, welcome our new, comically ***, Australian overlords.

I’d like to remind them that as a trusted forum personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to…toil in their underground vegemite mines.

 

[khardung la]

I know the last posts are just about making some funny jokes between Australians and Brittons, but isn't it better to wait till the end of the season to check out what happened?? I mean, a victory here and there means quite few about the cycling power of a country, but consistency in wining different types of races is probably more determinant.

Of course that is just if a country's dominance in cycling would have any relevance at all....anyway we Spaniards are with no doubt the kings in the last many years

 

[Roland Rat]

I know the last posts are just about making some funny jokes between Australians and Brittons, but isn't it better to wait till the end of the season to check out what happened?? I mean, a victory here and there means quite few about the cycling power of a country, but consistency in wining different types of races is probably more determinant.

Of course that is just if a country's dominance in cycling would have any relevance at all....anyway we Spaniards are with no doubt the kings in the last many years

I'm just waiting for the Worlds and for Cav to celebrate Lorenzo-style by placing a huge Manx flag in the ground. A Brit winning on Aussie turf, it doesn't get any better than that.

Except Germany.

And maybe the USA.

Although things with the yanks are quite calm at the moment, lets face it they have little to gloat about in cycling terms, or any terms come to that, so just Germany.

 

[issoisso]

I'm just waiting for the Worlds and for Cav to celebrate Lorenzo-style by placing a huge Manx flag in the ground. A Brit winning on Aussie turf, it doesn't get any better than that.

Except Germany.

And maybe the USA.

Although things with the yanks are quite calm at the moment, lets face it they have little to gloat about in cycling terms, or any terms come to that, so just Germany.

Evans will outsprint them all. I know because ACF told me

 

[TRDean]

I'm just waiting for the Worlds and for Cav to celebrate Lorenzo-style by placing a huge Manx flag in the ground. A Brit winning on Aussie turf, it doesn't get any better than that.

Except Germany.

And maybe the USA.

Although things with the yanks are quite calm at the moment, lets face it they have little to gloat about in cycling terms, or any terms come to that, so just Germany.

At this point that is the only time I'd not mind Crapendish winning!!

 

[Archibald]

The fact is that Australians excel at whatever they do, whatever sport or any other field of endeavour. For a country with a relatively small population situated so far from the rest of the world we make our presence felt. The only thing the Brits are exceptionaly good at is humour, which just makes them a bit of a joke really.

rubbish. the brits are good at whinging - they're seriously not happy unless they've something to complain about.
They also excel at p*ssing off everyone - look at all their neighbours, they're hated by everyone. the scots hate them, the welsh hate them, the irish hate them, the french despise them, and the germans aren't too keen on them either...
As for them being dominant global power, that's laughable! The Empire ended decades ago, and the amount of b*tt-kissing done to the yanks is hilarious... "please sir, mr president, can we play with you?" (okay, so kevin rudd's done the same thing too). Shall we mention the state of the british economy lately? global power my ar$e, crippled has-been is more like it.

As for why they hate Australians (ignoring the sporting gloating), it's quite simple. Australia marks the biggest mistake the brits ever made - sending the riff-raff to paradise, while staying home in the cold n rain. No wonder so many want to emigrate to Australia...

anyway, back to the national p*ssing contest...

 

[Sasquatch]

Australia needs to become a republic.

As soon as we detach the Brits from our heritage, the better.

I'd actually prefer if Australia joined up with New Zealand and became one. With all the kiwis coming through, Australia will dominate cycling for the next 10 years.

 

[Roland Rat]

As for why they hate Australians (ignoring the sporting gloating), it's quite simple. Australia marks the biggest mistake the brits ever made - sending the riff-raff to paradise, while staying home in the cold n rain. No wonder so many want to emigrate to Australia...

You're right there. After stealing the island from the natives... sorry.... "discovering Australia", we should have sent the good ones over to the sun and left your criminal ancestors with the miserable cold and rain over here.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I'm just waiting for the Worlds and for Cav to celebrate Lorenzo-style by placing a huge Manx flag in the ground. A Brit winning on Aussie turf, it doesn't get any better than that.

Except Germany.

And maybe the USA.

Although things with the yanks are quite calm at the moment, lets face it they have little to gloat about in cycling terms, or any terms come to that, so just Germany.

my dream scenario is AG pipping cav on the line at the wc. would be epic.

 

[Sasquatch]

I would actually find it funny if Haussler rides for Germany and wins.

That would **** off a lot of fellow Aussies.

 

[Ferminal]

I would actually find it funny if Haussler rides for Germany and wins.

That would **** off a lot of fellow Aussies.

Hmm, I'd see through that and be happy for him to win it

 

[beroepsrenner]

rubbish. the brits are good at whinging - they're seriously not happy unless they've something to complain about.
They also excel at p*ssing off everyone - look at all their neighbours, they're hated by everyone. the scots hate them, the welsh hate them, the irish hate them, the french despise them, and the germans aren't too keen on them either...
As for them being dominant global power, that's laughable! The Empire ended decades ago, and the amount of b*tt-kissing done to the yanks is hilarious... "please sir, mr president, can we play with you?" (okay, so kevin rudd's done the same thing too). Shall we mention the state of the british economy lately? global power my ar$e, crippled has-been is more like it.

As for why they hate Australians (ignoring the sporting gloating), it's quite simple. Australia marks the biggest mistake the brits ever made - sending the riff-raff to paradise, while staying home in the cold n rain. No wonder so many want to emigrate to Australia...

anyway, back to the national p*ssing contest...

ok........a few points I overlooked. I'll think more carefully before I praise them next time