more bad journalism about Lance - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-28-2004, 10:14 AM

LioNiNoiL_a t_N e t s c a p E_D 0 T_N e T wrote:
> Oakland Tribune sportswriter Dave Del Grande <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
> thinks Oakland Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson is a better athlete
> than Lance Armstrong, and heedless of the difficulties in any comparison
> of athletes across greatly differing sports, concocted his own imaginary
> "decathlon" to prove his point:
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> More objective measures indicate that Del Grande is wrong: Woodson is
> ranked 97th among defensive backs by CBS Sportsline, whereas Armstrong
> is ranked first among TdF riders for the sixth consecutive year.

*snort* It's awfully silly what people think up when they don't have
enough to do. Here's a juicy quote:

> I mean, tell me Charles Woodson cant kick the ball farther, run faster and play a whole lot better outfield.

Ah, but can he do this 4-6 hours a day, every day, for 23 days, only 2
of them rest days?

Inquiring minds want to know. ;-)

-km

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the black rose
proud to be owned by a yorkie
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07-28-2004, 03:40 PM

>Armstrong could win 10 more France-o-ramas. It wouldnt matter. He
still >wouldnt crack my Top 100 ... of AMERICAS greatest athletes.

And this guy wouldn't crack my top 1000 sport writers. As I said in
a post in another thread, have this guy (and others) hammer 20, 50 or
even a century, and we will let him do it on a flat, and then lets see
what he has to say.

Peace,
Dan

07-28-2004, 03:40 PM

>Armstrong could win 10 more France-o-ramas. It wouldnt matter. He
still >wouldnt crack my Top 100 ... of AMERICAS greatest athletes.

And this guy wouldn't crack my top 1000 sport writers. As I said in
a post in another thread, have this guy (and others) hammer 20, 50 or
even a century, and we will let him do it on a flat, and then lets see
what he has to say.

Peace,
Dan

07-28-2004, 03:40 PM

>Armstrong could win 10 more France-o-ramas. It wouldnt matter. He
still >wouldnt crack my Top 100 ... of AMERICAS greatest athletes.

And this guy wouldn't crack my top 1000 sport writers. As I said in
a post in another thread, have this guy (and others) hammer 20, 50 or
even a century, and we will let him do it on a flat, and then lets see
what he has to say.

Peace,
Dan

07-28-2004, 03:40 PM

>Armstrong could win 10 more France-o-ramas. It wouldnt matter. He
still >wouldnt crack my Top 100 ... of AMERICAS greatest athletes.

And this guy wouldn't crack my top 1000 sport writers. As I said in
a post in another thread, have this guy (and others) hammer 20, 50 or
even a century, and we will let him do it on a flat, and then lets see
what he has to say.

Peace,
Dan

07-28-2004, 03:40 PM

>Armstrong could win 10 more France-o-ramas. It wouldnt matter. He
still >wouldnt crack my Top 100 ... of AMERICAS greatest athletes.

And this guy wouldn't crack my top 1000 sport writers. As I said in
a post in another thread, have this guy (and others) hammer 20, 50 or
even a century, and we will let him do it on a flat, and then lets see
what he has to say.

Peace,
Dan