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Originally Posted by Moonax
The American Networks only picked up the Tour in 2001.
Armstrong himself has admitted that he has to help find the next American cyclist because the American media will only follow the tour if an American is winning.
What amuses me is all the ignorant bullshit about Armstrong being the greatest cyclist ever.
It is akin to saying that winning the US PGA makes you the best golfer ever. There is more to cycling than just the tour - it is one race. There are 3 three week tours. The real achievement is to win at least 2. Only four riders have done the double and only one has ever won all three in the same season.
Look at the stats:
- Armstrong 7 Tours in 7 years
- Indurain 7 Tours in 5 years + World Championship + Olympic Gold. Lest we forget that when Mig and Armstrong went head to head between 1993 and 1996 in the Tour that Armstrong gave up 3 times and the only time he did reach Paris he finished 1 hour and 30 minutes behind Mig.
- Hinault 10 tours in 7 years
And I haven't even mentioned Merckx.
Stima - America rules only in the sense that it produces brain dead meathead benchwarming jocks whose knowledge of sport can be written on the end of needle normally used for injecting vast amounts of illegal drugs. So in that sense you are indeed living proof of American sporting superiority. |
Wow to get really fired up about something I was just joking about.
I like how you generalize America though, good stuff
Where did I say he was the greatest cyclist? I don't care if he is or not, I honestly don't a give a fuck if hes the most overrated cyclist. Winning 7 tours is pretty sweet eitherway you slice it. Also I don't get how he can cheat the system with illegal drugs, they must have really poor testing.