Rappstar wrote:
Impulse-Warp wrote:
Rappstar wrote:
Somehow, it is apparently big news that Alistair Brownlee is: 1) really good at riding a bike
2) really good at riding a bike for longer than 60min/40km
Why/how this is a revelation is beyond me...
A multi Olympic gold and ITU champion triathlete posts a podium TT time on a brutal course against the national TT champion.
Where else would I go for a discussion of this than a triathlon forum?
I don't think it unworthy of discussion. I just find it a bit odd that this - a random 50mi TT performance - is somehow the thing that should "scare" long course pros. As opposed to, you know, the two Olympic gold medals...
It's been very obvious for a very long time that Alistair can ride a bike really hard. It was the "Lookout [sic] Mr Reed" line in the title that I found odd. I don't know any competitive 70.3 (or Ironman) racer who even for a moment thought anything like, "oh, Alistair can only ride fast in a draft bunch..." or anything like that.
Don't be a twat.
He is gradually switching to long course and this is a chance to evaluate his 'longer course' bike speed. He has performed well, against stiff opposition. That wasn't a given.
Now wind your neck in.
Thanks and hugs.