Worst things in Pro Cycling

[flicker]

2 for me;

Doppage

Crybabies

 

[Moondance]

Doping.... Compared with that problem everything else barely registers, or wouldn't even be as bad as it is if doping weren't an issue.

 

[BikeCentric]

The worst thing? It begins with "d" and ends with "rugs."

 

[Publicus]

The offseason.

 

[ak-zaaf]

-Helmets
-Spanish continental teams
-UCI
-Riders only seriously approaching 1, 2 or maybe 3 races per year
-The Columbia kit
-Tour of Poland

 

[Echoes]

-Riders only seriously approaching 1, 2 or maybe 3 races per year

Agreed 1000 times.

The offseason.

When do you see an offseason?

Cyclocross forever.

 

[auscyclefan94]

The offseason.

Too right, we have some really pointless threads at the moment which indicates no news, another thing I hate Spainish riders beating our aussie riders, it's becoming a trend unfortunately.

 

[Anonymous]

1/idiots who run in front of riders on mountain stages
2/idiots who stand in front of riders with cameras on stages
3/idiots who turn up on the champs elysees at 4pm on a certain sunday and are willing to kill you to get your space on the barrier when youve been there since 7am
4/Sherwen and Ligget
5/MOtoGp and Tennis interfering with the classics on eurosport
6/Helmets - just ruins the visuals
7/Cheats
8/Piti and Ricco - see above

 

[Anonymous]

The fact than in Australia, watching a Euro race means staying up till 2am and then having to get up 4 hours later to go to work...

Also, the fact than in Australia, the only live races we see are:

- Paris-Roubaix (although i didn't know that, and watched it online to a skippy picture and french commentary)

- Tour de France: Last 3 hours of each stage

then, non-live we get, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana 15 minute highlights at 7am.

30min highlights of the TDU

And this year, luckily we got the Worlds RR, won by our aussie superstar Cadel

(note i don't blame the tv networks. it's hard to make a profit showing this niche sport on aus tv - high $$ for TV rights plus low audience means low advertising revenue.

we need more interested viewers to boost demand. If cadel wins the giro, this may well ignite the cycling interest for a second boom in aus)

Oh, and i totally agree abotu helmets. well, i think for a hill top finish, they should be allowed to ditch them at the bottom of the climb, so we can better see who's puffing and whos breathing through their nose and getting bored (ricco)

 

[toby@RIDECyclingReview]

The fact than in Australia, watching a Euro race means staying up till 2am and then having to get up 4 hours later to go to work...

Also, the fact than in Australia, the only live races we see are:

- Paris-Roubaix (although i didn't know that, and watched it online to a skippy picture and french commentary)

- Tour de France: Last 3 hours of each stage

then, non-live we get, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana 15 minute highlights at 7am.

30min highlights of the TDU




And this year, luckily we got the Worlds RR, won by our aussie superstar Cadel

(note i don't blame the tv networks. it's hard to make a profit showing this niche sport on aus tv - high $$ for TV rights plus low audience means low advertising revenue.

we need more interested viewers to boost demand. If cadel wins the giro, this may well ignite the cycling interest for a second boom in aus)

Oh, and i totally agree abotu helmets. well, i think for a hill top finish, they should be allowed to ditch them at the bottom of the climb, so we can better see who's puffing and whos breathing through their nose and getting bored (ricco)

Sounds like you need to get yourself a sat dish for Eurosport! We have one in the office and watch every single race all year long. It's in french but that's cool as a few of our speak it.. otherwise its the best investment you will make. Oh and the other cool bit is you don't have to listen to Phil and Paul bumbing along.

 

[Polish]

The three things that BUG me are:

1) Whiners

2) Dopers

3) Finger-Bang Glitter Shirts

However, I do allow a rider to have one "fault" and still be ok in MY book.
For example, Eddy is a Doper but not a whiner or a finger-bang shirt wearer.
So he is OK.

Alberto wears a finger-bang glitter shirt, but he is not a whiner or doper.
So he is OK too.

And whiners are ok ONLY if they do not dope or wear that hideous shirt!

finger-bang glitter shirt photo courtesy of Jacobus

 

[pedaling squares]

My biggest beefs have been covered - riders only racing in a few select events (which I understand), the lack of TV coverage in Canada, and the corruption of the UCI. Patty McOstrich.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

Other than doping, of course.

98% media focus on one rider, who isn't even the best, nor won anything of note during the year.

Race radios (or more accurately, too much info available to car).

Helmets mandatory on the final climb of the day (can see why mandatory the rest of the time though).

The UCI.

The Spanish courts, and RFEC.

 

[auscyclefan94]

The fact than in Australia, watching a Euro race means staying up till 2am and then having to get up 4 hours later to go to work...

Also, the fact than in Australia, the only live races we see are:

- Paris-Roubaix (although i didn't know that, and watched it online to a skippy picture and french commentary)

- Tour de France: Last 3 hours of each stage

then, non-live we get, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana 15 minute highlights at 7am.

30min highlights of the TDU

And this year, luckily we got the Worlds RR, won by our aussie superstar Cadel

(note i don't blame the tv networks. it's hard to make a profit showing this niche sport on aus tv - high $$ for TV rights plus low audience means low advertising revenue.

we need more interested viewers to boost demand. If cadel wins the giro, this may well ignite the cycling interest for a second boom in aus)

Oh, and i totally agree abotu helmets. well, i think for a hill top finish, they should be allowed to ditch them at the bottom of the climb, so we can better see who's puffing and whos breathing through their nose and getting bored (ricco)

Remember Andrei Kivilev or Fabio Cassertelli. it would be too hard for all the riders to ditch their helmets at the bottom of the climbs.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Other than doping, of course.

98% media focus on one rider, who isn't even the best, nor won anything of note during the year.

Race radios (or more accurately, too much info available to car).

Helmets mandatory on the final climb of the day (can see why mandatory the rest of the time though).

The UCI.

The Spanish courts, and RFEC.

Do you mean 98% of coverage towards Lance armstrong and then you might hear a sentence or two about the happenings in the race and other riders? Lance finished 122nd in the Down under Classics and all we hear is LANCE LANCE LANCE LANCE LANCE and more Lance but hear nothing about the winner Mcewen.

If we stop race radios, then it's like stopping a coach telling their players tatics during a football match.

UCI are tools and the spanish courts are corrupt.

 

[Boeing]

Euro Mullets

 

[Boeing]

it is the worst to watch the outed dope riders believe their own lies

 

[Boeing]

The three things that BUG me are:

1) Whiners

2) Dopers

3) Finger-Bang Glitter Shirts

However, I do allow a rider to have one "fault" and still be ok in MY book.
For example, Eddy is a Doper but not a whiner or a finger-bang shirt wearer.
So he is OK.

Alberto wears a finger-bang glitter shirt, but he is not a whiner or doper.
So he is OK too.

And whiners are ok ONLY if they do not dope or wear that hideous shirt!

finger-bang glitter shirt photo courtesy of Jacobus

something tells me this dude AC doesn't get much finger bangin play at all

 

[Murray]

Crybabies

Agree.... especially Filippo Simeoni when his team was not invited to the Giro when he was Italian champion.... if he were that great he'd be on a good team and get GT invites...

...whiners really bug me... and light blue team kit... a la Astana, Gerolsteiner, etc... not a good colour for men to wear while riding bikes...

... and bonehead fans with antlers... WTF buddy.

... that is all...

 

[maltiv]

98% media focus on one rider, who isn't even the best, nor won anything of note during the year.

This. In Norway it seems like they try to get the name "Lance Armstrong" into every headline, no matter what. When I read the headline "Armstrong beaten by Oscar Freire" I literally started crying (some random race where Oscar Freire won the mass sprint and Lance was 50th or so...)

 

[BroDeal]

... and bonehead fans with antlers... WTF buddy.

This. Someone should kneecap that attention whore.

I would add TdFs with no mountains until about stage 10.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

If we stop race radios, then it's like stopping a coach telling their players tatics during a football match.

And your point is?

I'm also not advocating they be completely eliminated, only that team cars, and riders, do not have information about other riders on the road, such as time splits, but also biological info (wattage, HRM, etc).

In Norway it seems like they try to get the name "Lance Armstrong" into every headline, no matter what.

Can you only imagine what it's like in the US?

 

[auscyclefan94]

And your point is?

I'm also not advocating they be completely eliminated, only that team cars, and riders, do not have information about other riders on the road, such as time splits, but also biological info (wattage, HRM, etc).

My Point is keep it the way it is.

 

[amp300]

98% media focus on one rider, who isn't even the best, nor won anything of note during the year.


Helmets mandatory on the final climb of the day (can see why mandatory the rest of the time though).

Spot on, I would add dopers who 'absolutely positively, deny they took anything, and will fight til the end of time to clear their name'. For ****s sake just admit it and get on with your life.

 

[yetanothergreenworld]

Colored shorts.