Zwift racer caught cheating
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Oh, I'm not saying winners can't be nice people. I'm saying I don't expect it. For decades we tried to make sports stars into models of behavior, but they are no better than anyone else, and maybe worse. We don't pay them to be nice people who serve as guides of morality. We pay them to win.
If we wanted nice people in a competitive setting, we'd have a professional sport paying a high wage dedicated to those aspiring to be the MVP ranked at being the best role model.
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I haven't read all that much about LeMond, but he seems like an interesting guy. I've read various anecdotal accounts of him having a very keen eye on tech and details, combined with massive enthusiasm and energy. Certainly haven't read anything negative about him as a personality. Bernard Hinault on the other hand comes across as a fairly unpleasant character.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4gV...b_channel=ESPN
Watch this. Lemond and Hinault.
Watch this. Lemond and Hinault.
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And yet they all said Lancelot Do Lack.
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I’m thinking Zwift racing could be my wheelhouse. I’m a big guy, particularly in cycling terms. My power output is pretty high, on an absolute basis, but very pedestrian if you look at on a w/kg basis.
But put in 130 pounds and 5’4” and am pretty friggin fast.
But put in 130 pounds and 5’4” and am pretty friggin fast.
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If you want to be genuinely competitive in Zwift just stick to flat races like you would IRL. Of course you could easily cheat in Zwift by morphing into a 60 kg mountain goat, but then your wins would be completely hollow unless you were deluded. I think this is actually why most normal people don't actually try to cheat on Zwift, as you are only cheating yourself unless money is at stake i.e. pro competition.
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I suck at zwift but still do it. 150 avg watts on a 20 miles ride is good for me lol
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Put the tandem on the trainer with your stoker working, and you could be world class!
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