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How to beat Chris Hoy?
Coming from a generation which would turn out to Herne Hill on a cold
(and/or) wet Good Friday to watch the latest Brit sprint hope get stuffed by the Belgian third string, I find the success of the lottery- funded world-beaters somewhat unsettling. One thing that worries me is that sprinting has previously always been able to accommodate different styles but watching the worlds and the Olympics it seems the black arts are dying out and that a rider like Chris Hoy can win simply by getting to the front and staying there. Despite being a Brit and therefore wanting Hoy to win, I've found myself pre-occupied with how to beat him! For me the Malaysian rider is the one showing the true spirit and understanding of sprinting with the Dutch the most likely to do the business. I think it would be a bad precedent for sprinting if Hoy was to win the sprint without having to actually do any sprinting! Is that likely or is somebody going to be able to work him over which, let's face it, is extremely unlikely in a two-up. I would have liked to see him take on Hubner - that would have been interesting! It just doesn't seem right that a rider can win one event by riding it as though it was another, i.e. effectively riding a tt with company - any ideas? UD |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
On Aug 17, 6:37*am, Uncle Dave wrote:
Coming from a generation which would turn out to Herne Hill on a cold (and/or) wet Good Friday to watch the latest Brit sprint hope get stuffed by the Belgian third string, I find the success of the lottery- funded world-beaters somewhat unsettling. *One thing that worries me is that sprinting has previously always been able to accommodate different styles but watching the worlds and the Olympics it seems the black arts are dying out and that a rider like Chris Hoy can win simply by getting to the front and staying there. Despite being a Brit and therefore wanting Hoy to win, I've found myself pre-occupied with how to beat him! *For me the Malaysian rider is the one showing the true spirit and understanding of sprinting with the Dutch the most likely to do the business. *I think it would be a bad precedent for sprinting if Hoy was to win the sprint without having to actually do any sprinting! *Is that likely or is somebody going to be able to work him over which, let's face it, is extremely unlikely in a two-up. * I would have liked to see him take on Hubner - that would have been interesting! It just doesn't seem right that a rider can win one event by riding it as though it was another, i.e. effectively riding a tt with company - any ideas? UD It's a bike race. If someone has an Ultimate Weapon, it's up to the others to find a way to counteract it. --D-y |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
On Aug 17, 7:37*am, Uncle Dave wrote:
Despite being a Brit and therefore wanting Hoy to win, I've found myself pre-occupied with how to beat him! I would think a cricket bat would do the trick, but make sure to approach him from behind and get him on the first shot - if you don't, you're dead. The fooker's huge. R |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
Theo Bos vs. Chris Hoy is 50-50.
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
Lax schreef:
Theo Bos vs. Chris Hoy is 50-50. I'm afraid it will be Hoy - Bourgain. Perhaps Bos for the bronze, but that's 50/50. |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
On Aug 17, 1:16*pm, Ted van de Weteringe
wrote: Lax schreef: Theo Bos vs. Chris Hoy is 50-50. I'm afraid it will be Hoy - Bourgain. Perhaps Bos for the bronze, but that's 50/50. It's always 50-50. He'll either win or he won't. R |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
I finished ahead of Chris Hoy in a road race once. It was about 15
years ago though... |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
"Stu Fleming" wrote in message
... I finished ahead of Chris Hoy in a road race once. It was about 15 years ago though... Did you take his lollipop away afterwards? |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
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Uncle Dave wrote: Coming from a generation which would turn out to Herne Hill on a cold (and/or) wet Good Friday to watch the latest Brit sprint hope get stuffed by the Belgian third string, I find the success of the lottery- funded world-beaters somewhat unsettling. One thing that worries me is that sprinting has previously always been able to accommodate different styles but watching the worlds and the Olympics it seems the black arts are dying out and that a rider like Chris Hoy can win simply by getting to the front and staying there. Despite being a Brit and therefore wanting Hoy to win, I've found myself pre-occupied with how to beat him! For me the Malaysian rider is the one showing the true spirit and understanding of sprinting with the Dutch the most likely to do the business. I think it would be a bad precedent for sprinting if Hoy was to win the sprint without having to actually do any sprinting! Is that likely or is somebody going to be able to work him over which, let's face it, is extremely unlikely in a two-up. I would have liked to see him take on Hubner - that would have been interesting! It just doesn't seem right that a rider can win one event by riding it as though it was another, i.e. effectively riding a tt with company - any ideas? Thinking about this: the sprints are qualified with a TT, so Hoy is not really doing something all that out of the range for the event. I readily admit that after the TT qualifier, everyone has changed to doing it in the expected way, i.e. doing a short sprint. What Hoy is doing is extending the part of the event that he does best by doing it far longer than everyone else. If they're already going blazingly fast, then his competitors can't use their strengths (acceleration) against him. I wonder if this is going to change the face of track sprinting as we know it from here on. It may turn out that smaller guys who can accelerate from the start and hold a very high speed for a lap and a half or so will be the ones who might dominate. -- tanx, Howard The bloody pubs are bloody dull The bloody clubs are bloody full Of bloody girls and bloody guys With bloody murder in their eyes remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok? |
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How to beat Chris Hoy?
On Aug 17, 5:17 pm, Lax wrote:
Theo Bos vs. Chris Hoy is 50-50. 50-50? Now we know why you didn't get that job with paddy power! C Hoy (Great Britain) 2 - 7 J Kenny (Great Britain) 11 - 2 K Sireau (France) 9 - 1 T Bos (Netherlands) 9 - 1 M Borgouin (France) 16 - 1 M Levy (Germany) 33 - 1 T Mulder (Netherlands) 66 - 1 By the way, Hoy can win from the back or from the front - he's just too powerful (and fast). I think Jamie Staff (35 year old former pro- BMX) who did the lead off in the Olympic sprint has a slightly faster start from a dead stop but Hoy has everything and is unbeatable from sprint to 1k. Its great to see how he took a somewhat pot-luck event like the kieran by the scruff of the neck and showed how the best athlete can win it. |
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