No, he’s not. Not even remotely in the same planet as Tiger.

Maybe this goes to show the positive impact the videos Talbot made leading up to Texas and the commentary he did on race day have on drawing eyeballs and ST comments. Had someone made a similar effort heading into the race in Florida, there might have been more than crickets.

And no, Lionel is nothing comparable to Tiger Woods. Very very few athletes are.

I'd say more Tim Tebow than Tiger.

It seems people are missing your point (I think).

Sanders isn't in the same league if you're talking about winning. But golf's TV ratings are affected when Wood's not in contention in a golf tournament. I think you've got a point. If Sanders had raced Florida vs Texas, there would be a difference in the relative interest in these two races.

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"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.

Thank you.

I was as interested in Florida as Texas. I was surprised at the quality of the start list given no pre race/during banter.

Decent to follow, the tracker seemed to hold out and a good finish with Dreitz trying to hold off Aernouts who was himself in Hanson’s cross hairs.

he's def tapped into media as self promotion in a sport that really lacks a lot of widespread coverage. his self promotion is paying off in big ways.

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If you want to try to equate Tiger's global reach, market-moving presence to Lionel's micro, micro-reach to what's literally like maybe a few thousand (or maybe hundred?) people on ST?

Well, then, sure.

Talbot is essentially the media outlet face for ironman triathlon and Lionel is in the spotlight since they've been partnered for a while now.

PTO is changing things. The collins cup will be great for media coverage and hype. Ironman does almost no marketing or media coverage for the pros

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If you want to compare the global reach and market-moving presence of golf to triathlon, golf is going to dominate.

Within golf, Woods generates more interest than most other golfers. Sanders seems to have somewhat of that effect within triathlon.

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"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.

The only reason I know about triathlon, or have any interest in it, is because of Lionel and his channel. I found it right as the pandemic started. I did not know at the time that he had the presence he does, it just seemed like a real dude who was kind of like me...

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This is exactly why he is nothing like Tiger. No one ever watched Tiger and thought, “he’s kind of like me.”

I'm not interested in Lionel at all.

Are you interested in professional triathlon at all?

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DFRU - Detta Family Racing Unit...the kids like it and we all get out and after it...gotta keep the fam involved!

Yes.

Clearly you're not a Black American.

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https://www.strava.com/athletes/12385497

Nice deflection. This thread is full of the worst analogies and arguments. Classic ST.

worth to mention, a few texas 70.3 racers did this one back to back. Adding times together joe skipper had quite a good double effort

It wasn't meant to be as snarky as it sounded. So sorry about that. The great part of sports (and being a fan) is that there's someone for everyone. I LOVE Lionel's transparency and the work that he and his team have done has lifted the events he's in, but I can see why some don't really love the methods.

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Id say more conor mcgregor would be a better term. The media and hype turns up 100%. People turn up when lionel races. But as far as Tiger affect more of a Jan Frodo. :) Just my two cents

Why not start a thread about 70.3 Florida?

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Agreed 100% Talbot...Keep up the great work..One of the cool things about following guys like Lionel through your videos is all the spin off material from other athletes,coaches and organizations that pop up on my YouTube feed. Take Lionel's track buddy Ari Klau for example...Awesome stuff.

It didn't come off as snarky. I just find his whole personality irritating.

Anyways the title of this thread is bonkers. Lionel is nowhere as dominant a force as Tiger. When Lionel has won Hawaii 5 times, maybe we can discuss.