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It's universal to not mock someone's family, but that's pretty universal in everyday life, too. As for the rest, well, different athletes often have very diffe
by ken 8y ago
It's universal to not mock someone's family, but that's pretty universal in everyday life, too.
As for the rest, well, different athletes often have very different ideas of what they consider unsportsmanlike. Runners like Ron Clarke and Steve Prefontaine called it "chickenshit" to not race as hard as you could right from the start, but the cyclists here apparently have no such compunctions.
- CydeWeys 8y agoYou won't win a bicycle race with that strategy. Won't even get close. You'll burn up all your energy being in the lead, not able to take advantage of drafting in a peloton, and you'll be far behind in the end. Cycling is a different sport than running. It's a lot faster, and air resistance scales with velocity squared. And secondly, if Ron and Steve say they're going to race all-out, and then do so, then they're being honorable. They're not violating their word. Big difference between that and then giving your word you're going to take a different tack, but then betray the other person when it's advantageous to do so.
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