Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

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Re: Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

Postby Yorkyblue » Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:59 pm

Callum wrote:The Tour de France is incredible to watch. It's also insanely hard - I honestly don't think any sporting event is harder or more draining.


Bradley Wiggins reckons Rugby League is. As boring as the advert is, I liked it as well as when I first saw it as it's not what you expect at the end.

http://www.tvthrong.co.uk/2013/01/video ... league-ad/

“The thing that struck me the most was just how hard and how physical it was,” Wiggins said of league. “Everyone knows it is a physical game but I had only seen union up to that point, but league… just how fast it was, how athletic the players were. It was a proper sport to the point where you sit in the stands, you get to hear the tackles. From a sport like cycling we think it’s dangerous at times with the crashes, but it was no comparison really and it was inspiring, sitting there watching.”
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Re: Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

Postby Sims » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:05 pm

Ice Hockey is the hardest sport imo
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Re: Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

Postby StLGooner » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:14 pm

I'm sure it is definitely hard, entertaining? Not so much, but of course that is down to personal preference.

Will agree that Ice Hockey is tough as f**k. Just skating around the rink a few times without trying to control a puck or having other people check you is tiring enough.
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Re: Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

Postby Callum » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:22 pm

In last year's Tour de France the guys had to cycle 2,276 miles in the space of three weeks with only two days off. Some of the stages were 140+ miles long. Imagine cycling literally all day in the heat, going at a quick pace and sometimes up ridiculously steep mountains... then you have to do it all again tomorrow. The endurance and mentality required to do that is insane.
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Re: Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

Postby Va-Va-Voom » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:56 pm

Sims wrote:Ice Hockey is the hardest sport imo


It's definitely boxing/MMA/combat sports.

Skill level/risk/pain threshold is unparalleled. Different breed of athletes, fighters are.
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Re: Lance Armstrong - Drugs cheat or Legend?

Postby VCC » Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:30 pm

legendary cheat
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