Well after watching today’s stage into Spa and the feeble antics of most of the riders I can only think of them as a bunch of biking babies. Professionals???….what a joke. These (albiet fit) little prima donna maggots are paid to ride their bikes. their job is basically to entertain the public and create an awareness for the their hands that feed (the sponsors).
Imagine holding a ’strike’ just because the road got a bit greasy and some fell down. Its the Ardennes…there are hills and sometimes it rains. Gee, let’s think back 65 years to the Battle of the Bulge when there was some real suffering in those woods. I could barely think what both Hinault and Merckx, both of whom were on the victory podium today, must have been thinking. Their day was not so long ago and they had to contend with so much more. Today’s riders are so coddled with the ultra light bikes, race radios, smoother, wider roads, nearly twice as many wheels to sit on, shorter distances, more rest days and even more comfortable saddles and shorts yet they whine like never before. Its downright embarrassing! The Tour is SOOOOO much easier than it used to be and yet these wieners feel the need to protest the hardship.
Thankfully Chavanel saved the day with a magnificent ride deserving of tremendous praise. That was a ride of epic professional proportion. The day absolutely needed his victory to save the public’s disgust of the children’s protest. If it was indeed Cancellara that organized the protest he should kicked out of the Tour altogether.
My girlfriend knows little of bike racing but her first comment when seeing the bunch finish was,”Look at all these spectators who came out to see the sprint and nothing happening. Certainly doesn’t seem very professional.” She later added, “They all must come from this wimpy generation where ‘everyone’s a winner”.
So what do you think will happen tomorrow? Good Lord, there’s some bumpy roads! Why don’t these guys (not in the mood to call them men) check out the terrible conditions of the early days of the Tour…now that IS sadistic stuff.
Hopefully I’m in a better mood after tomorrow’s race.