Robbie Hunters Olympics comments
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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Regarding trade team contract negotiations and job security a recent tour stage win for the team and sponsor is more useful than an olympic medal - the Olympic team is someone else's set-up after all.0
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He would say that, wouldn't he? If you had absolutely no chance in hell of winning on a certain course, would that race really mean something to you? He didn't say the Olympics are meaningless, he said they are meaningless to him. Which brings up the question "Why would his federation select him, then?" Only they can answer that.0
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drenkrom wrote:He would say that, wouldn't he? If you had absolutely no chance in hell of winning on a certain course, would that race really mean something to you? He didn't say the Olympics are meaningless, he said they are meaningless to him. Which brings up the question "Why would his federation select him, then?" Only they can answer that.
The SA fed would select him because he's the biggest and most experienced name really. And he could provide decent support to JLA.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
They don't really have much of a pool to pick their riders from. David George has switched to mountain biking and Ryan Cox is dead. That leaves Hunter and JLA, who seems like a pretty good rider for someone so ridiculously young (still 21 I think). He posted some good results in a few mountain stages of smaller Spanish races last year.0
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Don't think George is a permanent MTB convert, he's still doing some road races.
Can't remember which Spanish race it was last year where JLA did well, Asturias maybe? He was also Best Young rider in the 07 Giro del Trentino.
As for Hunter's comments about prestige of an Olympic medal v TdF stage win, I'd take the stage any day. It's partly why before the Tour I was mystified why Cav might drop out to prepare for the Olympics. I'd far rather complete the Tour and win a stage(s) and/or the green jersey than win an Olympic medal, and ok if that came as well, then all well and good, but the TdF would be my priority.
Think that is probably reflected more in the Continental peloton, whereas in the English speaking world (England certainly, and I guess USA and Oz too), the Olympics take priority over any bike race. I guess this is linked into where funding comes from.0 -
Yeah, last year he was 3rd in the climbing stage of the Vuelta Asturias (and 3rd overall) and 4th in the Puerto de Navacerrada stage of the Clasica Alcobendas. For a 20 year old, that's pretty impressive.
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He's not very tall or heavy according to that
I still think that cycling at the Olympics is more about the track than the road. That could be because I am a Brit though and we usually get a decent medal haul.0
