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Ronan Pensec: The Tour is Not Over Yet...
Posted by ActiveTdF on Jul 22, 2007 10:28:00 AM
Jul 22, 2007 8:49 PM
Sally
says
in response to Theresa:
Sally
says
in response to Theresa:
Thanks Theresa! The comment about obsessing about weight was getting on my nerves! My first thought was, 'I know a lot of athletes that can't drink milk before an event, gives them stomach problems'. I've even coached athletes in nutrition and have recommended putting water on cereal instead of milk if it doesn't sit with them well. There's not that much difference between nonfat milk and water when it's put on cereal...now, if you're a whole milk kinda person, then that's a huge difference! But who knows, maybe Ras has let everyone know that it is a calorie issue...and that's where the comment comes from, I kind of doubt it thought, but I'm not there, so that's just an opinion.
There are tons of books/articles about LA and obsession, the way they weighed every piece of equipment, the material for their uniforms so it'd be more aerodynamic, weighing his food...
And finally, I thought the journalists WANT to talk about drugs, media is one main reason cycling gets kicked so much, is because the media senationalizes all of the drug happenings in cycling, but don't give the general audience the riders side of the story as well. I'm not saying the sport is clean and pure, but...it's a lot cleaner than so many OTHER professional sports out there, yet people think cycling is the dirtiest sport because what they read/hear from the media.
Jul 23, 2007 2:17 PM
Jesse@Active
says:
Jesse@Active
says:
Just to further fan the flames following Rasmussen...UCI President Pat McQuaid told the Associated Press: "With all this speculation around him it would be better if somebody else were to win. The last thing this sport needs is more speculation about doping."
Obsession wins Yellow jerseys. Look at Lance Armstrong, and tell me he wasn't obsessed. I'm annoyed by all the talk about Rassmussen, like he isn't the favorite kid in the playground, so he shouldn't win. Well, I personally wanted Vino to win. That's not happening, and I find myself rooting for Rassmussen as everyone else, talks of how he'll fail. Floyd wasn't supposed to win either, but he did. And he has spent a year, still waiting to claim his prize, and the ASO isn't particually keen on giving it to Floyd. Well, if the ASO wanted a popularity contest, then they should have made it one!!!