Tour de France 2006

[Drake Tungsten]

Originally posted by Zopperoni

At least he didn't mention baseball player...

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
while certainly not athletes on the level of a football, baseball or NASCAR competitor

[dannubis]

well, as far as baseball concerns, the European football players indeed can not throw as much weight in the scale...

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
The Mad Monk makes a good point. Cycling has been relatively easy to conquer, as even the scraps of the American athletic community are enough to defeat the "athletes" the Euros put forward to compete. Soccer, however, may prove more difficult. Euro soccer players, while certainly not athletes on the level of a football, baseball or NASCAR competitor, do have some small amount of ability (mainly in running for a long time and not falling prey to boredom). To dominate soccer, America will have to field a team of athletes one step above the ranks of hunting accident/terminal illness survivors and invalids we've sent to make the cycling world ours. The problem will be finding these athletes because, seriously, what American wants to play soccer after they get to junior-high school?

That was brilliant stuff Drake. You made my morning.

[MOBIUS]

I thought this year it was being called 'The Tour de Farce' due to all the drugs stuff - so it seems appropriate that an American is winning...

[MRT144]

this tour de france was definitely more exciting than the past few.

[TheStinger]

American football players athletes

I nearly fell off my chair laughing

[Lorizael]

Well, if everybody's on drugs, isn't the American still better? Either he's a better cyclist, or he's a better druggie. No matter what, he wins.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Zopperoni

At least he didn't mention baseball player...

At least he didn't mention American football kickers

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Lorizael
Well, if everybody's on drugs, isn't the American still better? Either he's a better cyclist, or he's a better druggie. No matter what, he wins.

Better druggie

[atawa]

Re: Tour de France 2006

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
With Floyd Landis' victory in the Tour today, America officially dominates cycling

Why is that?

[MRT144]

i wouldnt say dominates when you look at the results of the world time trial, giro d italia, vuelta a espena. cycling isnt like american sports where there is a singular event to determine the best. sure le grand tour is the biggest, most hyped, and important, but theres more to it.

[Drake Tungsten]

At least he didn't mention American football kickers

You do know that kicker is the only position in football that soccer players are able to play, don't you? Kind of proves my point...

[The Mad Monk]

to Spiffor for being a good sport!

You make me look bad.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
You make me look bad.

Well, all Yanks look bad next to a Frenchman. Don't feel bad, it's just innate like that

[atawa]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

At least he didn't mention American football kickers

You do know that kicker is the only position in football that soccer players are able to play, don't you? Kind of proves my point...

How many American footbal players could play 90min CL level Football? Guess none would qualify.