Road cycling is a beautiful sport?
07-03-07, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
because.
any more questions?
any more questions?
See...even cows are cycling fans.
07-03-07, 05:57 AM
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The blur of color, shapes, and human form of the peleton, and the many designs and shapes of the peleton as it winds its way across the landscape?
pezcycling.com's distraction page??
Pick one.
pezcycling.com's distraction page??
Pick one.
07-03-07, 06:00 AM
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It's the suffering. Suffering is beautiful.
07-03-07, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by roadwarrior
See...even cows are cycling fans.
07-03-07, 06:22 AM
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From page 118 of Matt Rendell's book "A Significant Other"...
Victor Hugo Pena:
"When I first came to Europe, I saw people coloured their hair and wore earrings. But when I coloured my hair and had my ear pierced, my director sportif at Vitalicio, Javier Minguez, told me,'If you want to fix your hair like a queer, go and play soccer. Cycling is for men. You go through misery. You ride so hard you dribble, you $h!t yourself, you fall on your face and bleed, but you carry on. In cycling you earn your money going through he!!. Why don't you learn to play football where you kick the ball around for an hour or so and earn millions?'"
Sort of a nice summarization...
Victor Hugo Pena:
"When I first came to Europe, I saw people coloured their hair and wore earrings. But when I coloured my hair and had my ear pierced, my director sportif at Vitalicio, Javier Minguez, told me,'If you want to fix your hair like a queer, go and play soccer. Cycling is for men. You go through misery. You ride so hard you dribble, you $h!t yourself, you fall on your face and bleed, but you carry on. In cycling you earn your money going through he!!. Why don't you learn to play football where you kick the ball around for an hour or so and earn millions?'"
Sort of a nice summarization...
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07-03-07, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pedex
nah, most are laying down, they're bored
07-03-07, 05:36 PM
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Soccer is also considered a beautiful sport or a beautiful game in this case.
Other sports like rugby, tennis, basketball is not.
I wonder if its because there is no contact in cycling. Men don't fight each other out. Soccer has a bit of that as well while tennis dosen't. So being beautiful is more than that. Its also got to do with the sport can be clearly seen? A tennis ball is small so its hard for the spectator to follow the ball. A soccer ball is larger and its clear what is going on from the TV at least. The moves are fluent and can be easily followed and watched. Cycling also can be easily followed from the TV and watch them suffer.
I find road bikes to be beautiful, espcially the time trial bikes. Also I have to admit the pro cyclist's legs with all that muscle tone has a good shape, more pleasant than a marathoner's legs at least. I wonder if the latter two points add to the beauty of the sport.
Also is the fact that road cycling has a lot of strategy in it including guessing what the other cyclists might do and planning ahead just like chess. It involves team work as well.
Other sports like rugby, tennis, basketball is not.
I wonder if its because there is no contact in cycling. Men don't fight each other out. Soccer has a bit of that as well while tennis dosen't. So being beautiful is more than that. Its also got to do with the sport can be clearly seen? A tennis ball is small so its hard for the spectator to follow the ball. A soccer ball is larger and its clear what is going on from the TV at least. The moves are fluent and can be easily followed and watched. Cycling also can be easily followed from the TV and watch them suffer.
I find road bikes to be beautiful, espcially the time trial bikes. Also I have to admit the pro cyclist's legs with all that muscle tone has a good shape, more pleasant than a marathoner's legs at least. I wonder if the latter two points add to the beauty of the sport.
Also is the fact that road cycling has a lot of strategy in it including guessing what the other cyclists might do and planning ahead just like chess. It involves team work as well.
07-03-07, 06:02 PM
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Because its a mixture of speed, grace, brutality and suffering, Becuase men suffer and sacrifice their chances and sacrifice themselves....so that another man can win. And it all plays out in some of the most difficult arenas in the world has to offer..
07-03-07, 06:17 PM
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because no sport is tougher....every human emotion is on display.
Plus the scenery ain't bad.
Plus the scenery ain't bad.
07-03-07, 08:04 PM
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Cycling, like track, horse, and auto racing, is pure sport. The first one to the finish wins. Baseball, football, soccer, tennis, golf, hockey, lacrosse, and basketball are games.
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Originally Posted by pivoxa15
Why is road cycling considered by many to be a beautiful sport?
I had to:
07-03-07, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
Cycling, like track, horse, and auto racing, is pure sport. The first one to the finish wins. Baseball, football, soccer, tennis, golf, hockey, lacrosse, and basketball are games.
07-03-07, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by VT Biker
I had to:
07-03-07, 10:12 PM
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I think it is the suffering and the determination that makes cycling a beautiful sport. Oh and the heart. You need a lot of heart to do well in this sport. That is what makes it beautiful to me.
07-03-07, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Rocke
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(Because you can share, converse and get closer to folks while you are doing it.)
PS. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
(Because you can share, converse and get closer to folks while you are doing it.)
PS. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
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Originally Posted by BitterSweet
I think it is the suffering and the determination that makes cycling a beautiful sport. Oh and the heart. You need a lot of heart to do well in this sport. That is what makes it beautiful to me.
07-03-07, 11:12 PM
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not all of us have the Dolomites as a back drop, botto. (at least that's where i think it is) Jealous. still, any mountains on a bike are beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Rotten Bastard
Maybe these Melissa pics can help cancel out the Tammy one...
