So someone wins the TDF...

[yenrod]

From the UK...would it be much of a deal in this country - if they did

 

[mondobongo]

For the Roadies it would be a Major Win, for the general public it would I regret to say barely register and even then would be tainted by their belief that all cyclists are druggies.

 

[Keith Oates]

For the country as a whole it would be of interest for a few days but not much after that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zimzum42]

For the country as a whole it would be of interest for a few days but not much after that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bit like the Rugby World Cup then, or every time we get a few golds at the Olympics


But we win the footie 42 years ago and we still frickin go on about it

 

[Steve Austin]

I don't know, Cav is getting on the Main news. Saw some column inches in the red tops yesterday. thats pretty good for what is a minority sport.

Anyway, where is this TDF winner coming from?

 

[Keith Oates]

Bit like the Rugby World Cup then, or every time we get a few golds at the Olympics


But we win the footie 42 years ago and we still frickin go on about it [/QUOTE]
That's because miracles happen very rarely and the chances are will not be repeated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

For the Roadies it would be a Major Win, for the general public it would I regret to say barely register and even then would be tainted by their belief that all cyclists are druggies.

Isn't this a bit over-defensive? I don't see any evidence that the general public thinks that cyclists are any more drugged up than athletes for example. And certainly the only person who has ever brought this up in conversations that I have had are other cyclists. I think we are sometimes too pessimistic and paranoid.

 

[CotterPin]

Isn't this a bit over-defensive? I don't see any evidence that the general public thinks that cyclists are any more drugged up than athletes for example. And certainly the only person who has ever brought this up in conversations that I have had are other cyclists. I think we are sometimes too pessimistic and paranoid.

Oh, I don't know, FM.

After work Friday night in the pub I was trying to persuade my workmates what an amazing thing Cavendish had achieved. Most of them either thought (a) that the TdeF was a pharmacopia rather than a sporting event so who cares who wins? and ( in a few days time Cav'll be uncovered as taking drugs in any event.

 

[Smokin Joe]

It would be huge news.

Those who remember Roche's win in '87 may well remember that it made the front pages on all the newspapers and headlined the TV news bulletins. If a British rider won it would be much bigger.

It is interesting to note that Cavendish's success this year has pushed the doping revelations out of the news. Even Ricco only got a few brief mentions.

 

[wafflycat]

Isn't this a bit over-defensive? I don't see any evidence that the general public thinks that cyclists are any more drugged up than athletes for example. And certainly the only person who has ever brought this up in conversations that I have had are other cyclists. I think we are sometimes too pessimistic and paranoid.

Last year's Dunwich Dynamo, as we were cycling out of London, all the highly polite and sober (yeah, right) patrons of various establishments licenced for the sale of alcohol could be heard to shout out "You're all on drugs!" as we cycled by.

 

[wafflycat]

And of course, there already has been a UK winner of the Tour... Nicole Cooke has already won the women's Tour de France and many other major road titles. But I forgot, she's a girlie and that doesn't count.

 

[zimzum42]

I think tennis is the only women's sport that 'counts'.....

And as for the drugs thing, it certainly does get brought up most of the time when i talk about pro cycling to non-cyclists.....

 

[yenrod]

I think tennis is the only women's sport that 'counts'.....

And as for the drugs thing, it certainly does get brought up most of the time when i talk about pro cycling to non-cyclists.....

Yeah, and if you mention drugs to football fans they dont know what the hell your talking about though most football fans are stuck at 7yrs of age anyhow !

 

[mondobongo]

Over defensive No a Realist Yes.

One of the kids at work was asking about Cav and after a couple of minutes said 'He'll be on the drugs then ramming his point home by miming an injection'.

 

[yenrod]

Over defensive No a Realist Yes.

One of the kids at work was asking about Cav and after a couple of minutes said 'He'll be on the drugs then ramming his point home by miming an injection'.

Well, footballs bent to high hell with corruption and bent deals...