By @pmpalermo
More than once we highlight from space some of the benefits of cycling from yesteryear. Among them, the “bad milk” existing among the figures of the time, which led them to stage fierce duels, giving a better show to the fans.
And some of the older members of the platoon still think so. People like Mark Cavendish, who claimed not to understand how many of his opponents are friends. Bennett, who frequently meets many of them in Monaco, tried to clarify the issue.
“I understand what he said,” the Irishman replied to Cyclingnews. “If Caleb or I want the same wheel I don’t think either of us will back down, as they should. But at the same time you don’t want a reunion of two families in which one of the two is covered in bandages, ”he continued.
“At the end of the day we are professional racers, we can’t think like that,” continued the speedy man from Bora, who later admitted he has more problems with it now than he did when he was young. “When you get older you are friendlier with more people. Before there were many riders that he didn’t even know and you even ended up ‘hating’ when fighting the wheel or any other situation”, he analyzed.
“But as you meet people it’s harder to be a jerk. Sometimes I would prefer not to know anyone, “he closed about it.
And really, although runners are people before, the combative spirit of previous generations is missing. Or even that killer instinct (sportingly speaking) that led them to behave like jerks on the bike. What’s more, it happened like that in all sports.
Neither extreme is good, that is clear. But for those who want to see a sport as entertainment, the most viable option is the one that lived in other decades, with people like Robbie McEwen juggling while he defended his position with his head.
And it is not about irresponsibly putting anyone at risk, but from the moment you choose to be a professional sprinter, you know that it would be normal for there to be friction, if not, that they put cable lines and sprint without touching as if they were in a 100-meter race. plans were concerned.
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Paul Palermo
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