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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 04-03-2013 17:30
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Great stage win for Bouhanni. Fuck luck. Costa could had his chance of winning here. Screw this. |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 04-03-2013 17:32
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Ollfardh wrote:
Nice 3rd from Debusschere!
Nope, Viviani 
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| ruben |
Posted on 04-03-2013 17:50
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Miguel98 wrote:
Great stage win for Bouhanni. Fuck luck. Costa could had his chance of winning here. Screw this.
Replace Costa with Gesink and you're in my world of the past few years |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 04-03-2013 17:55
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OMG just lost half of the interest i had on Paris Nice. Nothing to do about it, now let's just hope Rui Costa can recover quickly. Bad luck for FĂ©drigo and Kocjan as well.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2013 18:03
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Well, try not to focus only on riders from your country. In my opinion, everyone is worth cheering for and the action is always beautiful to see, no matter who  |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 04-03-2013 18:06
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Ian Butler wrote:
Well, try not to focus only on riders from your country. In my opinion, everyone is worth cheering for and the action is always beautiful to see, no matter who
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 04-03-2013 18:11
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Well, try not to focus only on riders from your country. In my opinion, everyone is worth cheering for and the action is always beautiful to see, no matter who
guilty
Me too. Well, there are some exceptions though, some riders are just enjoyable
And apart from that, I can enjoy abroad riders riding for Dutch teams as well
And I can cheer for Belgians as well.
Edited by Jesleyh on 04-03-2013 18:12
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 04-03-2013 18:13
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Ian Butler wrote:
Well, try not to focus only on riders from your country. In my opinion, everyone is worth cheering for and the action is always beautiful to see, no matter who
Says the man who goes crazy every time Boonen / Roelandts / another Belgian wins
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2013 18:18
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Of course I cheer for those man, of course! But I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm just saying, don't get hung up on it. I also love it when Cancellara wins, Voeckler. Heck, just about anyone gets me cheering
But of course, most people will cheer mostly for people from your own country!
In my list of most beautiful victories from last year are those from Voeckler, Rabottini, Rodriguez (both classics) and, okay, Gilbert Only one Belgian among them! Okay, I forgot Boonen at Roubaix 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 04-03-2013 19:00
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I had no idea P-N had such an interesting lineup in the sprints department. I mean there is no huge name like Cav or Greipel but that leaves an open door for all the second tier spinters here.
And what a start for the frenchies. Looking good so far.
Too bad for the fallers though. This race had a lot of potential for Costa.
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 04-03-2013 19:38
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Ian Butler wrote:
Of course I cheer for those man, of course! But I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm just saying, don't get hung up on it. I also love it when Cancellara wins, Voeckler. Heck, just about anyone gets me cheering
But of course, most people will cheer mostly for people from your own country!
In my list of most beautiful victories from last year are those from Voeckler, Rabottini, Rodriguez (both classics) and, okay, Gilbert Only one Belgian among them! Okay, I forgot Boonen at Roubaix
Am I the only around here who actually doesn't do this? I don't care from where they come from, if I like them, I do. I don't feel the need to celebrate when a Dutchie wins. If Maarten Tjallingi wins something I think: 'Good for him.' I don't really like him, but why should I? Only because he is Dutch? That doesn't make any sense. I support riders like Cancellara, Pozzovivo and Vinokourov. Because they ride like bosses. That's the only thing what matters to me to be honest.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 04-03-2013 19:42
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Selwink wrote:
ruben wrote: I mean, if Quintana rides anything like last years Dauphine or last years final week of the Vuelta, they might as well just pack their bags and go home
I believe he saved up in week 1&2, while the GC-riders were worn out. Thats what made him look so strong I believe. I think he is a great climber with serious GT-win potential, but this is probably to early for him. I think a stage win is more realistic for him.
He was sick during week 1 with a stomach infection. During week 2 he was already climbing with the best.
lokytrew wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Of course I cheer for those man, of course! But I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm just saying, don't get hung up on it. I also love it when Cancellara wins, Voeckler. Heck, just about anyone gets me cheering
But of course, most people will cheer mostly for people from your own country!
In my list of most beautiful victories from last year are those from Voeckler, Rabottini, Rodriguez (both classics) and, okay, Gilbert Only one Belgian among them! Okay, I forgot Boonen at Roubaix
Am I the only around here who actually doesn't do this? I don't care from where they come from, if I like them, I do. I don't feel the need to celebrate when a Dutchie wins. If Maarten Tjallingi wins something I think: 'Good for him.' I don't really like him, but why should I? Only because he is Dutch? That doesn't make any sense. I support riders like Cancellara, Pozzovivo and Vinokourov. Because they ride like bosses. That's the only thing what matters to me to be honest.
*raises hand*
Nationalism as a hole is pretty retarded in my view.
I'm more about the riders' personality. So while I don't like Vino or Cancellara, I do like Pozzo.
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 04-03-2013 19:44
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issoisso wrote:
Selwink wrote:
ruben wrote: I mean, if Quintana rides anything like last years Dauphine or last years final week of the Vuelta, they might as well just pack their bags and go home
I believe he saved up in week 1&2, while the GC-riders were worn out. Thats what made him look so strong I believe. I think he is a great climber with serious GT-win potential, but this is probably to early for him. I think a stage win is more realistic for him.
He was sick during week 1 with a stomach infection. During week 2 he was already climbing with the best.
lokytrew wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Of course I cheer for those man, of course! But I'm not saying you shouldn't. I'm just saying, don't get hung up on it. I also love it when Cancellara wins, Voeckler. Heck, just about anyone gets me cheering
But of course, most people will cheer mostly for people from your own country!
In my list of most beautiful victories from last year are those from Voeckler, Rabottini, Rodriguez (both classics) and, okay, Gilbert Only one Belgian among them! Okay, I forgot Boonen at Roubaix
Am I the only around here who actually doesn't do this? I don't care from where they come from, if I like them, I do. I don't feel the need to celebrate when a Dutchie wins. If Maarten Tjallingi wins something I think: 'Good for him.' I don't really like him, but why should I? Only because he is Dutch? That doesn't make any sense. I support riders like Cancellara, Pozzovivo and Vinokourov. Because they ride like bosses. That's the only thing what matters to me to be honest.
*raises hand*
Nationalism as a hole is pretty retarded in my view.
I'm more about the riders' personality. So while I don't like Vino or Cancellara, I do like Pozzo.
I agree.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 04-03-2013 19:48
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For what it's worth, I mostly appreciate riders for their probability to be clean, and of course for their style (whatever this means) and personality.
On that later aspect, I guess most of us get access more easily to riders from their area or country. |
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 04-03-2013 20:59
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Aquarius wrote:
For what it's worth, I mostly appreciate riders for their probability to be clean, and of course for their style (whatever this means) and personality.
On that later aspect, I guess most of us get access more easily to riders from their area or country.
Bingo. Supporting a rider from your home country usually has nothing to do with nationalism. Nationalism in the classical meaning of the word is something from the early 20th century and the only place I've seen it in sport over the last decade was with North Korean athletes being interviewed during the Olympics.
People tend to support riders from their home country because they identify themselves with them: The riders share the same language, culture and come from the same society as your own.
I support Vacansoleil and all of its riders because I see cycling not as much as an individual sport, because the team originates from the south of Holland, very close to where I live, and because the team employs values (attacking, attractive cycling) that I like. |
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| Flair |
Posted on 05-03-2013 12:39
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Indeed. Access and identification are more important then nationality. .
I'm a big Wiggins fan because i've watched him through his whole career. Until the last few years, only time I'd ever see cycling was the Olympics. Cavendish/Wiggins switching is really what made me watch road racing in the first place. That's the reason I want to see them do well, as they got me into the sport in the first place. Its easier for me to understand what he says in interviews because they are nearly always in english and it is both of our first languages so there is nothing lost in translation.
Of course, now i am into the sport, I begin too admire other riders who aren't British because as I watch the races there are things I like about them.
Getting back on topic, P-N certainly seems quite open this year. |
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| LLDS |
Posted on 05-03-2013 12:47
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There is no rider from my country in the peloton, so I am a fan of all of them . |
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| fickman |
Posted on 05-03-2013 13:31
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So its official De Gendt is not a GC Contender. I tiped 4 him as GC Contender |
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| fickman |
Posted on 05-03-2013 13:32
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 05-03-2013 13:55
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fickman wrote:
So its official De Gendt is not a GC Contender. I tiped 4 him as GC Contender
He's in the attack because they expect the peloton to split up due to the wind. This is his way to avoid time loss |
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