Originally Posted by
bruce19
I don't disagree. But, when you see that kind of determination it is important to acknowledge it IMO. All of them... as you suggest. I have no problem with that. I think it may have been Greg LeMond who once said "To win the Tour you must know how to suffer." Having played football through college I thought I knew what that meant but I really discovered it's meaning when I started cycling. Strangely I enjoy pushing myself beyond my limits even at age 68. It's actually one of the primary reasons I ride. Makes me feel like an athlete again.
Good post. I also just read about your unthinkable injury to your spine and what had to be an excruciating and frightening recovery not knowing what level your life would return to. To me, that's courage. What Talansky did was perhaps admirable but not extraordinary. My opinion only.