Gary Medley
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Sorry, I had to reply this yahoo...
Mike,
Join the club of ignorant American sports columnists who have no clue about
the physical and skill demands of professional cycling.
Could Lance take an NFL hit? Maybe, maybe not. But this is fact: There
isn't one NFL, NBA or MLB player who could hang with at the back of the
peleton in the Tour de France for one hour, let alone one day or three weeks.
Sorry, it's just too specialized a skill, with physical and cardio demands
way beyond the capability of gridiron, hoops and diamond players. An NBA
player probably has the aerobic capacity to pull it off, but not the
muscular endurance or bike handling skills. As for NFL and MLB
players? No chance. I mean, the typical NFL game has, what, 15 minutes of
"action"? And baseball players have the physical performance stature of,
what, golfers?
Still, comparing sports is a fool's game (no wonder you tried..) At their
highest level all sports, all are demanding and specialized. But
belittling cycling while being ignorant of its challenge is so
typical. You see, most American columnists pray to the U.S.- based God of
Stick & Ball sports. It's unmanly for stateside writers to understand and
respect such Euro-based sports as cycling, Formula One racing, track &
field, and the mother of all wussy sports, soccer.
As for you, I suggest you borrow a bike, find a steep hill and coast DOWN
at 30 mph. Then imagine riding that speed ON THE FLAT for five hours a
day, every day for three weeks. I'll even spare you the climbs.
As for Ricky Williams, there's one more reason he'd never make it in the
Tour de France: He wouldn't pass their drug testing either.
Gary in Portland
Gary Medley
Medley Communications
704 NE 43rd
Portland, Oregon 97213 USA
503/239-3948 tel & fax
gmed-@easystreet.com
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<font size=3>Sorry, I had to reply this yahoo...<br><br>
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Mike,<br><br>
Join the club of ignorant American sports columnists who have no clue
about the physical and skill demands of professional cycling.<br><br>
Could Lance take an NFL hit? Maybe, maybe not. But this is
fact: There isn't one NFL, NBA or MLB player who could hang with at
the back of the peleton in the Tour de France for one hour, let alone one
day or three weeks.<br><br>
Sorry, it's just too specialized a skill, with physical and cardio
demands way beyond the capability of gridiron, hoops and diamond
players. An NBA player probably has the aerobic capacity to
pull it off, but not the muscular endurance or bike handling
skills. As for NFL and MLB players? No chance. I
mean, the typical NFL game has, what, 15 minutes of
"action"? And baseball players have the physical
performance stature of, what, golfers? <br><br>
Still, comparing sports is a fool's game (no wonder you tried..) At
their highest level all sports, all are demanding and specialized.
But belittling cycling while being ignorant of its challenge is so
typical. You see, most American columnists pray to the U.S.- based
God of Stick & Ball sports. It's unmanly for stateside writers to
understand and respect such Euro-based sports as cycling, Formula One
racing, track & field, and the mother of all wussy sports,
soccer.<br><br>
As for you, I suggest you borrow a bike, find a steep hill and coast DOWN
at 30 mph. Then imagine riding that speed ON THE FLAT for five
hours a day, every day for three weeks. I'll even spare you the
climbs.<br><br>
As for Ricky Williams, there's one more reason he'd never make it in the
Tour de France: He wouldn't pass their drug testing
either.<br><br>
Gary in Portland<br><br>
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Gary Medley<br>
Medley Communications<br>
704 NE 43rd<br>
Portland, Oregon 97213 USA<br>
503/239-3948 tel & fax<br>
gmed-@easystreet.com </font></body>
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