tmi: cycling
It’s not really tmi in the gross sense of the word. It’s tmi in the fact that I just don’t care what Armstrong is doing. I don’t care that he’s ‘landed in Oz’ or whatever. The only thing I’d be interested in is if he missed/failed a drug test or crashed and couldn’t race the rest of the season. Other wise, just shut up.
I understand why this is a big deal, but it is absolutely irritating. I do not care in any way, shape or form what Mr. Armstrong is doing. In fact, it makes me want to stop following cycling. I know, stupid right? But he is everywhere and it makes me kind of ill. It also makes it hard to find information about cyclists I actually like, because everyone is too busy peeing their pants with glee that Armstrong is back.
Yes, I am bitter. I also know that this season will not even be able to compare to last season — in that the cyclists I like won’t have as good a season. And yes, I am worried about Sylvain being on QuickStep, among other things. Also, I’m going to have to start liking Milram and pay more attention to Columbia and their ugly kits than I’d like (yeah, I still haven’t accepted them, even though I should). But, hey, I can still not give a shit about Astana — because I don’t!
Anyway, there are some other things I want to talk about, but every time I try, I see at article about Armstrong and I just end up pissed off. Maybe sometime later today.
Tags: lance armstrong, the future of cycling, things that piss me off
Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:43 am
B says,
Il Post Excellento!
Jan 14, 2009 at 12:31 pm
gob says,
I 100% agree with you. VeloNews might as well be reporting on his bathroom visits at this point. I fully expect to have to ignore the following articles in the coming months: “Lance-’Why 112psi is better than 107′”; “Armstrong-’Why I use 3-ply’”; “Armstrong uses his 23 on steep climb”; and finally “Now the truth can be told- Armstrong uses Park Grease in his hub bearings, and Finish line in his headset!”
Jan 14, 2009 at 2:18 pm
crying bryan says,
you think he is annoying right now, try following his twitter feed.
Jan 15, 2009 at 10:08 am
sarah says,
crying bryan: I have purposefully avoided following it because I didn’t think I’d be able to stand it. I do follow a couple of cyclists on twitter, but not him. Ugh.
Jan 18, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Julie says,
Amen, sister! Just look at VN’s coverage of the TDU crit – ostensibly talking about McEwen, but stretching to fit LA in every paragraph nonetheless. It’s going to be a long year.
Jan 18, 2009 at 5:07 pm
sarah says,
A friend of mine was just talking about that. They didn’t even mention Robbie until the 5th paragraph. I think it was a BBC article, too. Sigh.
Jan 30, 2009 at 11:21 am
mycyclingtraining says,
I agree with your sentiments. Ugh.