Some people are stupid

I found this article a while back, and thought it was one of the stupidest things I have ever read. He wrote this about one rider, but really he wrote about cycling as a whole.

almost 3 years ago adammoney 21 comments 1 recs |

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heh

you’re right, this is dumb! ;)

by plinytheelder on May 3, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions

Just another demonstration of the fact

that half the people in the world possess below-average intelligence. Though to call this guy an imbecile would appear to insult imbeciles…

by Le Comte on May 3, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

Always love the cyclists aren't athltetes people

with the argument that everybody can ride a bike. Sure but everyone can also throw a baseball and football, everybody can shoot a basketball. Very few can do it well enought to become a pro, same goes with cycling. Maybe that dumbass should ride a 262 km stage, over three big mountains after 9 straight days of racing. And do that while averaging 38km/h.

In Chauncey we trust!

by Phil H. on May 3, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions

I wonder

I wonder what he would think of some people opinions on golfer’s.

Alpe Du Huez is my favorite place on earth!!!!!!

by mrmorales on May 3, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions

Here's an e-mail that I sent to Mr. Cortez...

Dear Desi Cortez,

Do some research. Look up Major Taylor. Educate yourself. Meet Rahsaan Bahati.

You wear your ignorance proudly, like some badge of honor. I welcome you to come out to El Dorado park in Long Beach on Tuesday nights and ride with the Category 4/5 racers and see how well you do. Not that we’re that great but you will see how much bike racing is about technique, training and experience (and the fact that there is precious little of it in the 4/5s).

That’s not too far from South Central. I grew up in East LA and Lynwood, so I’m not some effete white guy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!

by liteberer on May 3, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

Whew!

As an effete white guy, I… never mind.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris Fontecchio on May 3, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Awesome

Nice. I just got a great book on Major Taylor. I wonder if he has ever heard of Nelson Vails. I mean he does life here in Colorado.

Alpe Du Huez is my favorite place on earth!!!!!!

by mrmorales on May 4, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions

As an effete white guy

I too can verify the stupidity of the article. If this guy tried to do what Lance does, he would be in tears in about five minutes.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris Fontecchio on May 3, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions

I really can't stand....

People who pretend to be educated….but still don’t know….how to punctuate a sentence….

Sometimes I wonder...why is that Frisbee getting bigger?...and then it hits me.

by bethie on May 4, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions

HAR!

by plinytheelder on May 4, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I try to imagine Wilt Chamberlain trying to ride up a mountain on a giant bike…and then i realize how stupid this guy is.

by adammoney on May 4, 2009 12:36 PM EDT reply actions

Crying threshold

I thought about this. Maybe a way to rate “real sports” is how long you can get off the couch and participate before you start openly crying. A few ideas:

NFL: pretty much the first snap.
NHL: during warmups
MLS: I could probably hang around a while, but would definitely cry in the locker room at halftime, mostly from shame.
NBA: Not unlike soccer, I could probably stand around a while and not cry. Until the other team decides they need to shoot free throws and start running into me for the easy fouls.
Baseball: first inside pitch.
Bowling: never. Golf: never. Tennis: never. World Series of Poker: never. This is a long list.
Cycling: As a (fat, old) racer in training I should recuse myself slightly. Obviously I would get dropped as soon as the pace went up, but I probably wouldn’t start crying til we got to the Pyrenees.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris Fontecchio on May 4, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions