Ed Clancy

rick_chasey

This thread is bizzare.

It's like going up to an 800m runner and saying "you know that the 100m is the blue ribboned event,?Why not sack off what you're doing and are obviously good at and put some effort into the 100m. You have talent. You can run? How different is it?"


He is world class at his distance/event.

lyn1

Tom BB wrote:

Not gonna pretend I'm as in the know as you Lyn, but on one of the Tour Series progs, Rob was talking about his dual role with the team-he wasn't talking as though he had given up the role of manager?

Given all the pre season publicity about Rob's dual role, there was no publicity about the management changes that saw him relinquish the role early in the season, around the time of Tour DoonHame in early Apl. Media probably not aware of changes and assume he still does the DS job. He probably doesn't want to have to explain reasons for the about turn in an interview, given how much he stressed management opportunities as a key driver of his decision to go to Endura in the first place. He is team captain which might be why they interview him, rather than Julian Winn who is doing the management.

“One of the reasons I jumped at the deal with Endura was because it wasn’t just that they wanted me to race,” he said. “I don’t think I could have faced just another season racing Premier Calendar races for the sake of it at my age. It’s a case of being team captain and performing a managerial role"


http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/oth ... k-1.987772

greasedscotsman

Rick Chasey wrote:

It's like going up to an 800m runner and saying "you know that the 100m is the blue ribboned event,?Why not sack off what you're doing and are obviously good at and put some effort into the 100m. You have talent. You can run? How different is it?"

No it isn't. For a start Bradley Wiggins is talking about riding the team pursuit at the 2012 Olympics. It is possible to do both, he is already a World/Olympic track champion and could have easily finished on the podium last year.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins ... -de-france

What about Cancellara saying he's going to try and win Leige and Lombardy? Maybe he should have just stopped at being quite a good TT-ist. What wrong with doing trying something outside of your comfort zone?

Nobody is saying Ed is rubbish or not good at what he's doing (well I'm not). The original point was maybe he could be riding the Tour, like Geraint Thomas, rather than a crit in Stoke. But if as has been mentioned, he can't climb, doesn't have the endurance or just doesn't want to, then that's fine.

I don't see why it's so silly or bizarre to ask the question, I thought this was a cycling forum, aren't we supposed to talk about and probably disagree about cycling stuff. OK, I'm look at some podium girls, I think we can all agree that is a good thread

greasedscotsman

Oops, sorry, double post...

Mike Healey

Top bloke. When our kids finished 1st and 2nd in the ToB Italian Pursuit competition ( ), he came over to present the goodies and spent 2 hours with the kids, talking to them and riding round the circuit with them. He answered god knows how many questions, signed tops and so on.

And all that after being at Vicky P's engagement party the previous night and not having been home.

rick_chasey

greasedscotsman wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

It's like going up to an 800m runner and saying "you know that the 100m is the blue ribboned event,?Why not sack off what you're doing and are obviously good at and put some effort into the 100m. You have talent. You can run? How different is it?"

No it isn't. For a start Bradley Wiggins is talking about riding the team pursuit at the 2012 Olympics. It is possible to do both, he is already a World/Olympic track champion and could have easily finished on the podium last year.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins ... -de-france

What about Cancellara saying he's going to try and win Leige and Lombardy? Maybe he should have just stopped at being quite a good TT-ist. What wrong with doing trying something outside of your comfort zone?

Nobody is saying Ed is rubbish or not good at what he's doing (well I'm not). The original point was maybe he could be riding the Tour, like Geraint Thomas, rather than a crit in Stoke. But if as has been mentioned, he can't climb, doesn't have the endurance or just doesn't want to, then that's fine.

I don't see why it's so silly or bizarre to ask the question, I thought this was a cycling forum, aren't we supposed to talk about and probably disagree about cycling stuff. OK, I'm look at some podium girls, I think we can all agree that is a good thread

You're suggessting the difference between Flanders and and Liege is the same the same as 4km efforts to multiple 200km efforts?
:roll:

Wiggins is an exceptional athlete, and thus, by that very nature unusual. Who else has made the transition from pursuit to doing well on the road?

I can't think of anyone.

greasedscotsman

Rick Chasey wrote:

Who else has made the transition from pursuit to doing well on the road?

I can't think of anyone.

I'd try a bit harder, how about Stuart O'Grady, Bradley Mcgee or Brett Lancaster? Or how about Geraint Thomas who's just won the National Road Champs?:roll:

greasedscotsman

Oh and Mark Renshaw...

greasedscotsman

Or what about Viatcheslav Ekimov, depends on what you mean by doing well...