Who would you choose - Hoy or Kenny

thefd
thefd Posts: 1,021
edited May 2012 in Pro race
Hoy or Kenny for the male sprint spot at the Olympics?

I would go for Hoy. (But then I am biased because I'm mates with him - grew up with him played rugby together and went to the same school) but he has more power than Kenny.

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  • onehipwonder
    onehipwonder Posts: 129
    Kenny for the sprint, and Hoy for the Keirin.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Moving this into pro-race since it'll get more attention.

    (I would move it into track but no-one visits it).
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  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Moving this into pro-race since it'll get more attention.

    (I would move it into track but no-one visits it).

    There's a reason for that.............
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  • ellerslierd
    ellerslierd Posts: 266
    Kenny would beat Hoy, but Hoy would beat the rest of the world.

    Therefore I would pick Hoy.
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    LangerDan wrote:
    There's a reason for that.............

    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :(
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    ellerslierd wrote:
    Kenny would beat Hoy, but Hoy would beat the rest of the world.

    Therefore I would pick Hoy.
    This.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    FlipFlopper wrote:
    ellerslierd wrote:
    Kenny would beat Hoy, but Hoy would beat the rest of the world.

    Therefore I would pick Hoy.
    This.

    Agreed. Given that it ll likely be the GB guy against one of them mahoosive germans or Bauge...I think Hoy has the beating of those lot tactically and physically whereas Kenny could just be overpowered.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Safe to say that the Keirin is in no doubt - Hoy is the best in the world by a fair margin. In an event as prone to incident as the Keirin, Hoy's record is astonishing.

    As for the sprint - we have seen that Kenny can beat Hoy from time to time (3-1 to Hoy this season?) but I just don't see Kenny beating Bauge on the big day.

    Has to be Hoy. He has the form, the power, the experience - and for me, he has done enough to earn the right to defend his titles.

    I'd put a few quid on Kenny winning the Keirin and Sprint in 2016 though.

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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Hoy - mainly so that they can get Kenny to specialise as man 1 in the team sprint, would massively boost our chances in that event.
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  • tremayne
    tremayne Posts: 378
    I think bigMat has called it right.

    It's not just about the mens sprint (and what a fantastic dilema to have!) but its as much about the problem we have in the team sprint.

    I'd pick Hoy and tell Kenny that if he wants his medal (he does) then he's got a couple months to sort out the #1 spot in the team sprint.
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    BigMat wrote:
    Hoy - mainly so that they can get Kenny to specialise as man 1 in the team sprint, would massively boost our chances in that event.




    +1

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