Merckx: Lance better than me

"MagillaGorilla" wrote in message

You keep forgetting Merckx set his at altitude. Boardman didn't.
Boardman could have gone much further had he done it in Mexico City.


Shoulda, coulda, woulda. So why didn't he attempt it there?


Second, was Boardman even in his prime when he did it?


He wasn't far from it in 1996 when he rode the superman bike. He had A
LOT of cred to lose if he hadn't beaten Merckx's record on equivalent
bikes and IIRC it was pretty much the focal point of his season. It was
his swan song.


Third, Armstrong could probably add 3 km to Merckx's record on the same
bike.


Shoulda, coulda, woulda.
Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he blew
off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?

He doesn'ta carea ata alla.


Magilla

LANCE caring about the hour record, I agree completely. The rest is just
talking out your ass.

Carl Sundquist wrote:

"MagillaGorilla" wrote in message

You keep forgetting Merckx set his at altitude. Boardman didn't.
Boardman could have gone much further had he done it in Mexico City.


Shoulda, coulda, woulda. So why didn't he attempt it there?



Second, was Boardman even in his prime when he did it?


He wasn't far from it in 1996 when he rode the superman bike. He had A
LOT of cred to lose if he hadn't beaten Merckx's record on equivalent
bikes and IIRC it was pretty much the focal point of his season. It was
his swan song.



Third, Armstrong could probably add 3 km to Merckx's record on the same
bike.


Shoulda, coulda, woulda.

Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he blew
off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?

He doesn'ta carea ata alla.


Magilla


LANCE caring about the hour record, I agree completely. The rest is just
talking out your ass.



He already won worlds, so that leaves the Olympics. Why didn't he go
this year if he cared so much about it?

Lance is like the NBA Dream Team - it's all about the money now.

Winning the Olympics doesn't mean jack. Lance knows that. In many ways,
winning a gold medal at the Games is more superficial than taking a
$250k appearance fee to race Tour de Georgia.

Magilla

Carl Sundquist wrote:

"MagillaGorilla" wrote in message

You keep forgetting Merckx set his at altitude. Boardman didn't.
Boardman could have gone much further had he done it in Mexico City.


Shoulda, coulda, woulda. So why didn't he attempt it there?



Second, was Boardman even in his prime when he did it?


He wasn't far from it in 1996 when he rode the superman bike. He had A
LOT of cred to lose if he hadn't beaten Merckx's record on equivalent
bikes and IIRC it was pretty much the focal point of his season. It was
his swan song.



Third, Armstrong could probably add 3 km to Merckx's record on the same
bike.


Shoulda, coulda, woulda.

Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he blew
off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?

He doesn'ta carea ata alla.


Magilla


LANCE caring about the hour record, I agree completely. The rest is just
talking out your ass.



He already won worlds, so that leaves the Olympics. Why didn't he go
this year if he cared so much about it?

Lance is like the NBA Dream Team - it's all about the money now.

Winning the Olympics doesn't mean jack. Lance knows that. In many ways,
winning a gold medal at the Games is more superficial than taking a
$250k appearance fee to race Tour de Georgia.

Magilla

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:30:22 -0500, MagillaGorilla
wrote:

From: MagillaGorilla


Merckx set his hour record in mexico City, no? That's at altitude and
probably gave him another 1km. Don't give me any of this poulltion
bull****.


Altitude giveth and taketh away. Less air to push, less to breathe, too.

Citation on the 1km?

Are you saying that Mexico City's air is *not* polluted? That polluted air
doesn't affect breathing? Or just find a good place to get grumpy?

snip

It is accepted knowledge that the decrease in air density yeilds a
greater advantage than the decrease in oxygen concentration at altitude
ranges such as Mexico City.

It is incorrect to say that there is a decrease in oxygen
concentration at alititude. The concentration of oxygen in the air is
relatively static, whether at sea level or at the top of Mount
Everest. It is just that there is much less "air" to breath.....

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:30:22 -0500, MagillaGorilla
wrote:

From: MagillaGorilla


Merckx set his hour record in mexico City, no? That's at altitude and
probably gave him another 1km. Don't give me any of this poulltion
bull****.


Altitude giveth and taketh away. Less air to push, less to breathe, too.

Citation on the 1km?

Are you saying that Mexico City's air is *not* polluted? That polluted air
doesn't affect breathing? Or just find a good place to get grumpy?

snip

It is accepted knowledge that the decrease in air density yeilds a
greater advantage than the decrease in oxygen concentration at altitude
ranges such as Mexico City.

It is incorrect to say that there is a decrease in oxygen
concentration at alititude. The concentration of oxygen in the air is
relatively static, whether at sea level or at the top of Mount
Everest. It is just that there is much less "air" to breath.....

MagillaGorilla wrote in message

Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he
blew off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?


maybe he'll do it to get some respect from lafferty.

MagillaGorilla wrote in message

Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he
blew off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?


maybe he'll do it to get some respect from lafferty.

Amit wrote:
MagillaGorilla wrote in message

Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he
blew off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?


maybe he'll do it to get some respect from lafferty.

He'd be better off doing it to try to impress Jodie
Foster. She's 42 so she's got the necessary maturity
going for her.

Bob Schwartz

Amit wrote:
MagillaGorilla wrote in message

Carl,

Lance doesn't care about the hour record. You might have noticed he
blew off the Olympics and worlds too.

What would Lance get if he set the hour record. A trophy?


maybe he'll do it to get some respect from lafferty.

He'd be better off doing it to try to impress Jodie
Foster. She's 42 so she's got the necessary maturity
going for her.

Bob Schwartz

From: MagillaGorilla

Winning the Olympics doesn't mean jack. Lance knows that. In many ways,
winning a gold medal at the Games is more superficial than taking a
$250k appearance fee to race Tour de Georgia.

Maybe so, until Lance wins an Olympic event. Then, it would be very big, at
least in the USA (if not in $$$ r'cd), a lot bigger than a US domestic event.
Pictures on Wheaties boxes, other junk Media USA exposure. --TP