Rappstar wrote:
styrrell wrote:
Anyone (Pro) that thinks he isn't the best biker in tri now is delusional.Hardly. I'm pretty sure that Sebastian Kienle demonstrated quite clearly in Galveston that he's absolutely a better cyclist in a triathlon. He outrode Lance by 90 seconds and then outran him seven minutes. Kienle is unquestionably THE dominant cyclist at the 70.3 distance. When it comes to Ironman though, there are certainly several other contenders. At Roth last year, Kienle got outridden and outrun by Andreas Raelert, and Raelert didn't even make the front group in Kona (though I think he easily could; his Roth race was just better than his Kona race, just as IMGermany was better than Kona in 2010).
The only people who are delusional are the people who think that Lance is the best biker in tri right now.
Boy o boy Rappster, delusional??? That is an extremely strong word. Do you not even think he is in the running? Is Lance not allowed a bad day? If you put Kienle and Lance head to head in a 40K TT without a run afterwards, I am taking Lance. I don't think that is delusional. I am not trying to be disrespectful, I think it's delusional to call Lance the best triathlete in world. That said, I suspect Lance can ride away from any triathlete he wants to when he wants to if he is not measuring himself to be sure he is able to run afterwards. If there is someone that can stay with him, I suspect they might be in the wrong sport!