shady wrote:
coates_hbk wrote:
This is a big wankfest for LS this thread. I had never heard of him in Australia. Will be keen to see how he comes through the ranks based on the apparent following he has
'See how he comes through the ranks ' ??!!! Hell Son, you missed all that last year!! He's well
through and playing waaay up at the very tip with some dudes who have apparently gone to the Olympics? You've
heard of them
at least
down in Australia (I hope) ??:)
.
haha, us Aussies are a bit sheltered with some of the 'newer' athletes coming through. We hear a lot about those who race Asia-pacific ofcourse. I didnt know who Rapp was until i came on this site. Its not a knock on any of these guys, its just we dont get much exposure to American or Canadian athletes. We get a little of the ITU stuff, sure. But i guess you will find a lot of us have a better understanding of those who have raced here before or those who have raced in Kona and other large events.
As for another poster who mentioned that Aussies dont have a lot of younger generations coming through, they are perhaps right. Van Berkal got 7th at Kona from memory at his first hit out. Tim Reed isnt too shabby. But we dont have the hype which seems to be surrounding someone like Lionel. We have been spoilt having Crowie, Macca, Rinny etc. over the years. I wish Lionel well and hope he has a good career, it will be good to see 'newish' blood hopefully on the international scale