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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing

05-30-14, 04:58 PM

Replies: 166

If cycling is a team sport, why do we award single medals?

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Posted By grolby

See, this is why Fudgy is saying that you're just...

See, this is why Fudgy is saying that you're just spouting tautologies. Yeah, duh - there is one winner of a race. By definition. What's being debated is the merit of that particular definition. It...

Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing

05-30-14, 07:34 AM

Replies: 166

If cycling is a team sport, why do we award single medals?

Views: 8,180

Posted By grolby

Right there with you man, when I broke my...

Right there with you man, when I broke my collarbone. Let's talk it over next time we get together for hugs and really really big glasses of wine.

needmoreair on the other hand has never cried. He...

Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing

05-29-14, 10:59 AM

Replies: 166

If cycling is a team sport, why do we award single medals?

Views: 8,180

Posted By grolby

Exactly this. We reward bike races the way we do...

Exactly this. We reward bike races the way we do because that's historically how we've done it. At some point, people like needmoreair start to assume that things are the way they are because that's...

Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing

05-29-14, 08:29 AM

Replies: 166

If cycling is a team sport, why do we award single medals?

Views: 8,180

Posted By grolby

I would have a hard time arguing for team members...

I would have a hard time arguing for team members to receive identical treatment to the first racer across the line in a crit or road race, but there's something to be said for some kind of official...

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