Taylor Phinney Article

"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html

In article ,
Bret wrote:

"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html

I really hope he gets some good guidance. His parents seem to be doing things the
right way with respect to his participation.

--
tanx,
Howard

Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
But I've already got a pitchfork...

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

On Jan 24, 11:59*pm, Bret wrote:
"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html

I'm sort of like that, neither slow-twitch nor fast-twitch. Except,
I'm no-twitch.

Bret wrote:
"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html


We'll see how Phinney does. As for winning junior worlds TT, I got 2
words for you: Jeff Evanshine. Danny Pate was the U-boat commander
world champion in the TT about 3 years ago and he never ended up living
up to the expectation.

All these age-graded categories are embarassing and really need to stop.
All they do is inflate results by dumbing-down the competition.

It makes me sick.

Do you see Major League Baseball conducting Little League World Series
at the same time as the MLB World Series and then extrapolating the
talents of the Little League winners to what they might do when they get
to the major leagues? NO.

What the **** happened to Jeff Evanshine, Magan Long, Tyler Farrar,
Danny Pate, Tom Danielson, and countless other riders who were
supposedly the next big thing simply because they won age-graded races?

Age-graded races are a disgrace, and their results mean jack.



Magilla

On Jan 25, 12:15*pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:
Bret wrote:
"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html

We'll see how Phinney does. *As for winning junior worlds TT, I got 2
words for you: Jeff Evanshine. *Danny Pate was the U-boat commander
world champion in the TT about 3 years ago and he never ended up living
up to the expectation.

All these age-graded categories are embarassing and really need to stop.
* All they do is inflate results by dumbing-down the competition.

It makes me sick.

Do you see Major League Baseball conducting Little League World Series
at the same time as the MLB World Series and then extrapolating the
talents of the Little League winners to what they might do when they get
to the major leagues? *NO.

What the **** happened to Jeff Evanshine, Magan Long, Tyler Farrar,
Danny Pate, Tom Danielson, and countless other riders who were
supposedly the next big thing simply because they won age-graded races?

Age-graded races are a disgrace, and their results mean jack.

Magilla

The World Cup and National Pursuit wins were not age graded.

Bret wrote:

On Jan 25, 12:15 pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:

Bret wrote:

"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html

We'll see how Phinney does. As for winning junior worlds TT, I got 2
words for you: Jeff Evanshine. Danny Pate was the U-boat commander
world champion in the TT about 3 years ago and he never ended up living
up to the expectation.

All these age-graded categories are embarassing and really need to stop.
All they do is inflate results by dumbing-down the competition.

It makes me sick.

Do you see Major League Baseball conducting Little League World Series
at the same time as the MLB World Series and then extrapolating the
talents of the Little League winners to what they might do when they get
to the major leagues? NO.

What the **** happened to Jeff Evanshine, Magan Long, Tyler Farrar,
Danny Pate, Tom Danielson, and countless other riders who were
supposedly the next big thing simply because they won age-graded races?

Age-graded races are a disgrace, and their results mean jack.

Magilla


The World Cup and National Pursuit wins were not age graded.


There are at least 30 active pros including guys like David Z. And Levi
L. who could kick the bile out of Phinney's pursuit time (as could Lance
anytime he wanted). But they simply elected not to race on the track
because it's a ****ing distraction from road racing.

Let's get this straight: there are no male equivalents of Leontien van
Moorsel.

Also, nobody who will win a medal in the pursuit in Beijing should be
ramping up now. It's way too early.

I know the way this story will finish: Phinney will get 5th in the
pursuit at Beijing and be offered some neo-pro contract with a domestic
pro team and you'll never hear of him again unless you look beyond 20th
place in NRC races. And then when the London Olympics come around in
2012, you'll read these same articles about Phinney trying to win the
gold medal in 2012.

**** the pursuit. The only reason anybody rides the event is because
it's an Olympic event and everybody and their uncle wants to go to the
Olympics (except for Floyd and Lance, of course).

This whole pursuit thing only exists because of the Olympics.
Otherwise, nobody gives a **** and the best pursuiters in the world
never even bother to race on the track.

I know Carl doesn't like to hear that, but it's the truth.


Magilla

On Jan 25, 1:30*pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:
Bret wrote:
On Jan 25, 12:15 pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:

Bret wrote:

"That kid is on a whole other level at 17 years old. He's truly
gifted. He's doing things right now, today, off the couch, that 90
percent of the world's population would never attain no matter how
good the training. He's another species. He's neither slow-twitch nor
fast-twitch, he's 'all-twitch.'"

http://www.velonews.com/news/fea/13945.0.html

We'll see how Phinney does. *As for winning junior worlds TT, I got 2
words for you: Jeff Evanshine. *Danny Pate was the U-boat commander
world champion in the TT about 3 years ago and he never ended up living
up to the expectation.

All these age-graded categories are embarassing and really need to stop.
*All they do is inflate results by dumbing-down the competition.

It makes me sick.

Do you see Major League Baseball conducting Little League World Series
at the same time as the MLB World Series and then extrapolating the
talents of the Little League winners to what they might do when they get
to the major leagues? *NO.

What the **** happened to Jeff Evanshine, Magan Long, Tyler Farrar,
Danny Pate, Tom Danielson, and countless other riders who were
supposedly the next big thing simply because they won age-graded races?

Age-graded races are a disgrace, and their results mean jack.

Magilla

The World Cup and National Pursuit wins were not age graded.

There are at least 30 active pros including guys like David Z. And Levi
L. who could kick the bile out of Phinney's pursuit time (as could Lance
anytime he wanted). *But they simply elected not to race on the track
because it's a ****ing distraction from road racing.

Let's get this straight: there are no male equivalents of Leontien van
Moorsel.

Also, nobody who will win a medal in the pursuit in Beijing should be
ramping up now. *It's way too early.

I know the way this story will finish: Phinney will get 5th in the
pursuit at Beijing and be offered some neo-pro contract with a domestic
pro team and you'll never hear of him again unless you look beyond 20th
place in NRC races. *And then when the London Olympics come around in
2012, you'll read these same articles about Phinney trying to win the
gold medal in 2012.

**** the pursuit. * The only reason anybody rides the event is because
it's an Olympic event and everybody and their uncle wants to go to the
Olympics (except for Floyd and Lance, of course).

This whole pursuit thing only exists because of the Olympics.
Otherwise, nobody gives a **** and the best pursuiters in the world
never even bother to race on the track.

I know Carl doesn't like to hear that, but it's the truth.

Magilla- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You could be right, but I think this is more likely to turn out like
the very similar Contador thread:
http://tinyurl.com/2nq6yp

Bret

MagillaGorilla wrote:
**** the pursuit. The only reason anybody rides the event is because
it's an Olympic event and everybody and their uncle wants to go to the
Olympics (except for Floyd and Lance, of course).

Dude,

Sounds like you're carrying around a boatload of bitterness
over the whole thing about going faster in corners.

Bob Schwartz

Bob Schwartz wrote:

MagillaGorilla wrote:

**** the pursuit. The only reason anybody rides the event is because
it's an Olympic event and everybody and their uncle wants to go to the
Olympics (except for Floyd and Lance, of course).


Dude,

Sounds like you're carrying around a boatload of bitterness
over the whole thing about going faster in corners.

Bob Schwartz


I said **** the pursuit and I meant it. There is no Carnival Cruise of
bitterness involved.

The velodrome is a gerbil wheel. Not even Andy Hamster rode it and he's
a hamster, which is very close to a gerbil.


Magilla

On Jan 25, 4:34*pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:

The velodrome is a gerbil wheel. *Not even Andy Hamster rode it and he's
a hamster, which is very close to a gerbil.

Magilla

Andy Hampsten rode the track at Junior Worlds. His event? The
pursuit. Let me know if you want the details, I just came across them
the other day when I was cleaning out my basement.

-rj