Will Cav apologize ?

[hrotha]

I guess you never saw abdoujaparov

Of course I did, and he wasn't exactly well looked upon by his colleagues.

 

[Captain Sensible]

that's cav for you. he's not a cyclist. he's a joke

So the World Champion is not a cyclist what does that say about all the riders he beat that day ?
I was not a Cav fan but all this hate towards him while turning a blind eye to anyone else you does the same as him has made me one.

 

[Kwibus]

You must have had access to the longer video featuring dragging by cars (and probably helicopters).

Can you post the link?

You know what sucks. I got Ryo on my ignore list for a long time and every time someone has to quote him it reminds me of why I got him on my banlist.

Why do you even reply to someone that posts such huge amounts of crap on this forum?
It's not always crap he posts, but certainly a ****load.

 

[spalco]

Meh, I can't get outraged about a rider getting some help from random bystanders on the road. It's strange that he's struggling so much in that clip though, the road doesn't even look steep at all and he's barely going at a brisk walking pace. Is that from yesterday's stage (I missed that one)?

 

[Kwibus]

So the World Champion is not a cyclist what does that say about all the riders he beat that day ?
I was not a Cav fan but all this hate towards him while turning a blind eye to anyone else you does the same as him has made me one.

First of all don't waste your time on him. Ofcourse Cavendish is a cyclist.

Second I hope you do realise that he's World Champion because all he did was sit in the wheels of his teammates for 250k and then showed his face 20m before the finish line to win it. The course wasn't challenging. It was tailormade for a bunchsprint. Well it's 100% sure that Cavendish is the best sprinter in the world so he obvious became World Champion.

This is not me bashing Cavendish as I actually like him, but just me saying that him being World Champion atm doesn't say **** about all the riders he beat that day. Well all it says is that they can't sprint as fast as Cavendish, but we all allready knew that.

 

[will10]

Cavendish thread #146

 

[DominicDecoco]

You know what sucks. I got Ryo on my ignore list for a long time and every time someone has to quote him it reminds me of why I got him on my banlist.

Why do you even reply to someone that posts such huge amounts of crap on this forum?
It's not always crap he posts, but certainly a ****load.

Permanent bans are for whatever reason not used on this forum. If only the ignore thing worked properly. It doesn't. It's no use.

 

[Kwibus]

Meh, I can't get outraged about a rider getting some help from random bystanders on the road. It's strange that he's struggling so much in that clip though, the road doesn't even look steep at all and he's barely going at a brisk walking pace. Is that from yesterday's stage (I missed that one)?

It was the stage on friday which was filled with steep ramps and this is actually a pretty tough climb.

 

[Kwibus]

Permanent bans are for whatever reason not used on this forum. If only the ignore thing worked properly. It doesn't. It's no use.

That's ok. I shouldn't be such a whiner about it as well

 

[spalco]

It was the stage on friday which was filled with steep ramps and this is actually a pretty tough climb.

Ok, I see, that makes more sense.

I suppose it's difficult to judge steepness with the camera's perspective like that and nothing on the road to compare the incline to.

 

[bassplayer88]

Just clicked on one of the links after the first video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-GhGCYIBWik#!

Proof for the Cav haters that he isnt alone in this practice.

 

[will10]

Just clicked on one of the links after the first video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-GhGCYIBWik#!

Proof for the Cav haters that he isnt alone in this practice.

So, two wrongs make a right? Got it.

 

[Andy99]

that's cav for you. he's not a cyclist. he's a joke

Why, exactly do you frequent a cycling forum?

 

[hrotha]

So, two wrongs make a right? Got it.

No but they make singling out one of the wrongs pretty pointless.

 

[El Pistolero]

Clinging to cars and being pushed up slopes is what pure sprinters do. Being a kamikaze and causing a crash is not.

Simple, and as old as cycling itself.

Ah, but Cavendish said last year he doesn't do that.

 

[cineteq]

No but they make singling out one of the wrongs pretty pointless.

True, but there is a 'minor' detail, he's the world champion. Obviously he has zero respect for that jersey.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Of course I did, and he wasn't exactly well looked upon by his colleagues.

and he was one of the greatest sprinters ever

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

So the World Champion is not a cyclist what does that say about all the riders he beat that day ?
I was not a Cav fan but all this hate towards him while turning a blind eye to anyone else you does the same as him has made me one.

it says what a disgrace the course in copenhagen was

 

[Machu Picchu]

No but they make singling out one of the wrongs pretty pointless.

Not really, not if one is more high profile or has more impact than the other.

 

[hrotha]

Ah, but Cavendish said last year he doesn't do that.

Obviously he only started this year.

But of course it's not something they're supposed to admit. Similar to the clinicness.

and he was one of the greatest sprinters ever

Didn't say he wasn't.

 

[iZnoGouD]

why doesn't he sprint up mountains?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

point being is that we've always had kamikaze sprinters. and some were one of the greatest ever. in the 90s was far worse for instance in sprinting. but nobody ever asked abdu to be removed from a race. it was part of the job

 

[Kwibus]

Just clicked on one of the links after the first video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-GhGCYIBWik#!

Proof for the Cav haters that he isnt alone in this practice.

Looks like the cameraguy had a good time with his friends. I don't really have a problem with this.

 

[personal]

why doesn't he sprint up mountains?

Ha, ha, ha!
Good one!

 

[hrotha]

point being is that we've always had kamikaze sprinters. and some were one of the greatest ever. in the 90s was far worse for instance in sprinting. but nobody ever asked abdu to be removed from a race. it was part of the job

And my point was that kamikaze sprinters are not well looked upon by their colleagues. Kamikaze folk are breaching the sprinting code most of their colleagues abide by. But being pushed up a slope is not a breach of their code unless you overdo it, because it's something most of them welcome at one point or the other.

Personally, I'd say kicking out the kamikaze folk is a change for the better compared to cycling in the old days.