Iconic Moments in Cycling
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Wiggins standing on the top of the Tour podium was mind blowing for me as I've been watching pro racing since the mid 80s and never really thought a Brit could do it.
This footage of Cav destroying everyone on the Champs Elysee in 2010 was ridiculously exciting
Also Dizeee getting stuck in his sweaty jersey
This footage of Cav destroying everyone on the Champs Elysee in 2010 was ridiculously exciting
Also Dizeee getting stuck in his sweaty jersey
t but this was decent Sean Kelly taking all the risks on Poggio descent
http://youtu.be/mL3jQmkj3uI
Boardman monstering Luc LeBlanc
http://youtu.be/gvBzCANh4WM?t=11m51s
1988 Giro done in epic conditions - Hampsten taking first win by an American
http://youtu.be/mL3jQmkj3uI
Boardman monstering Luc LeBlanc
http://youtu.be/gvBzCANh4WM?t=11m51s
1988 Giro done in epic conditions - Hampsten taking first win by an American
He's now fully disgraced and has been exposed for what he really was, but back in 2001 for the great majority of spectators, that was an inconceivable endgame.
His rivalry with Ulrich was always a little one sided - Ulrich could hold his own in the time trials, but his slow cadence Diesel engine couldn't match the snap accelerations on the climbs. This was never more vividly exposed than with "The Look"
I can still recall Phil Liggett's voice, if not his exact words, commentating on this. Something like "Armstrong looks round and says are you coming, and Ulrich isn't!". From the outside, it looked like a seminal moment: a challenge thrown down, but for which the challenged man had simply no answer. On such infinitesimally short moments do Grand Tours hinge.
Subsequently Armstrong disclaimed any such "challenge" ideas. Oh well; perhaps it is more fondly remembered by consigning his disclaimer to the suitcase of lies with the rest of them. For us spectators, it was theatre, sport, drama, and the visual embodiment of decisive dominance. A rare sight.
His rivalry with Ulrich was always a little one sided - Ulrich could hold his own in the time trials, but his slow cadence Diesel engine couldn't match the snap accelerations on the climbs. This was never more vividly exposed than with "The Look"
I can still recall Phil Liggett's voice, if not his exact words, commentating on this. Something like "Armstrong looks round and says are you coming, and Ulrich isn't!". From the outside, it looked like a seminal moment: a challenge thrown down, but for which the challenged man had simply no answer. On such infinitesimally short moments do Grand Tours hinge.
Subsequently Armstrong disclaimed any such "challenge" ideas. Oh well; perhaps it is more fondly remembered by consigning his disclaimer to the suitcase of lies with the rest of them. For us spectators, it was theatre, sport, drama, and the visual embodiment of decisive dominance. A rare sight.
I'm gonna go with watching Wiggins and the rest of the Sky team leading Cav out for the sprint to the line on the Champs Elysees.
You could see them lining it up for a few minutes, as the pace grew. By the time Wiggins dropped off and Cav mashed the pedals for the line I was roaring at the telly - something I am not usually inclined to do!
You could see them lining it up for a few minutes, as the pace grew. By the time Wiggins dropped off and Cav mashed the pedals for the line I was roaring at the telly - something I am not usually inclined to do!
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