tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post6150536397160078878..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: The start of It - MimitigUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-10969546783995171142007-05-14T22:30:00.000+01:002007-05-14T22:30:00.000+01:00Mimi - that was me - sorry about the anon bit.Mimi - that was me - sorry about the anon bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-25855221357873027062007-05-14T22:29:00.000+01:002007-05-14T22:29:00.000+01:00True Mimi. I felt SuperMario behind the red Saeco ...True Mimi. <BR/><BR/>I felt SuperMario behind the red Saeco train was pretty unstoppable and I'd have paid to see McEwan go up against the Terror of Tashkent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-73266731387486052812007-05-14T21:30:00.000+01:002007-05-14T21:30:00.000+01:00Mouth: the road sprinters make track sprinting loo...Mouth: the road sprinters make track sprinting look like the cool quiet decision of a normal mind!<BR/>Robbie is the best end of stage sprinter I've ever seen - and I include latest hero Boonen in that. But as I said earlier, and will explore, cyclists make decisions about where they want to go, and there is not a Hoy vs McEwen debate of any validity because they chose different routes to stardom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-223814409501359502007-05-14T20:39:00.000+01:002007-05-14T20:39:00.000+01:00Nesta - I think Chris Hoy is in the clear. Cycling...Nesta - I think Chris Hoy is in the clear. Cycling has run parallel world records for altitude and sea-level for a while I think and, since it's a time-trial, there's no artifice in going for the record in this way.<BR/><BR/>Some cyclists specialise on the track and others on the road. McEwan summons his sprint after 200km of racing, but with a lead out. Hoy goes from the gun, but for 199km (or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-1296244508271521812007-05-14T16:07:00.000+01:002007-05-14T16:07:00.000+01:00Thanks for explaining the altitude thing so succin...Thanks for explaining the altitude thing so succinctly nesta. From what I know of Chris Hoy, I think you are being over-cynical about this record attempt. I will need some time to work on the next piece, so I'll come back to it then. Also need to check up some things on Robbie before addressing that comment - very briefly, it's do with choices over which kind of cycle racing one wants to excel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-67839125324263558892007-05-14T15:06:00.000+01:002007-05-14T15:06:00.000+01:00A bit more research has revealed that Hoy broke th...A bit more research has revealed that Hoy broke the sea level record whilst winning Gold at the Athens Olympics.<BR/><BR/>Why has he gone to Bolivia? <BR/><BR/>What has he got to prove? <BR/><BR/>Is it for ego or is there a financial incentive?<BR/><BR/>If you can Mimi could you explain just what the motivation is in regards to this out of competition record breaking attempt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-61046457115067499072007-05-14T14:59:00.000+01:002007-05-14T14:59:00.000+01:00Well I've done my own research and Arnaud set his ...Well I've done my own research and Arnaud set his record at altitude in Mexico City - so no astericks for the Hoy boy if he achieves the record.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-85232507934335418532007-05-14T14:39:00.000+01:002007-05-14T14:39:00.000+01:00zeph I don't know the exact science involved - iro...zeph <BR/><BR/>I don't know the exact science involved - iron molecules, haemoglobin, less air pressure etc but I do know that at the Mexican Olympics held high above sea level many records were broken. <BR/><BR/>Basically the higher you are the faster you burn.<BR/><BR/>If the record was set at or near sea level I reckon that this Hoy bloke is cycling's version of Murali.<BR/><BR/>There'll be anAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-766974841430856752007-05-14T14:09:00.000+01:002007-05-14T14:09:00.000+01:00I don't think we'll be bored at all Mimi, it's obv...I don't think we'll be bored at all Mimi, it's obviously an extraordinary achievement, but can you explain about the altitude? I would have thought it made it more difficult?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-66892275583194959772007-05-14T13:25:00.000+01:002007-05-14T13:25:00.000+01:00He's done the halk kilo I notice.He's done the halk kilo I notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-69646788740354699342007-05-14T13:24:00.000+01:002007-05-14T13:24:00.000+01:00He's done the half kilo I notice.He's done the half kilo I notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-56421518799745554072007-05-14T01:14:00.000+01:002007-05-14T01:14:00.000+01:00guitou: it's all to do with altitude, and no doubt...guitou: it's all to do with altitude, and no doubt you'll all be bored shitless when i do the full piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-80004649208651700322007-05-13T20:08:00.000+01:002007-05-13T20:08:00.000+01:00mimi,why is bolivia the place where it's taking pl...mimi,<BR/>why is bolivia the place where it's taking place?<BR/>is it because a bolivian hour is shorter?<BR/>I don't Bolive-it.guitougoalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024857162312142585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-32451123191481428192007-05-13T17:57:00.000+01:002007-05-13T17:57:00.000+01:00I think he'll get it tomorrow and what an achievem...I think he'll get it tomorrow and what an achievement it will be - worth at least a quarter inch of column space in the British Press.<BR/><BR/>Keep us tuned in Mimi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com