We are tough buggers

[Wyatt Earp]

Just a thought, has anyone mentioned porn stars ?

They need athletic ability, explosive power and endurance.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Wyatt Earp

[Ed-Zulu]

Just a thought, has anyone mentioned porn stars ?

They need athletic ability, explosive power and endurance.

...and no acting skills whatsoever! ...or so I heard

[LeTurbo]

Is cycling difficult? I obviously coast to much. I like coasting. In fact, I do coasting more than cycling.

[BarHugger]

Just a thought, has anyone mentioned porn stars ?

They need athletic ability, explosive power and endurance.

 

Skerp loodjie in die potlood vandag......??

[SimpleDom]

You should see the nonsense the guys give me in school...saying things like:

cycling is so easy, how did you fall, over a little stick in the path?.

Or do you know that there's path for a reason

or when you telll then you got selected to represent your province, theyre like " so you got EP for MTB" and then start laughing.

But every time I say come and do a race with me they all like ya ya wadada and then they keep quite for a while. FTW

 

Ignore the ignorant.... They too shall realise what they have missed one day.....

[SwissVan]

Motocross.... Ask anyone who has raced 2 or even 3 40 minute moto's in one day how tough that can be

 

Most sport if u give it your all is hard

 

 

[Joffter]

Anyone ever considered how tough and physically demanding Motocross is at a Professional level ?

Riders like Ryan Villopoto, Ken Roczen, Ryan Dungey, Eli Tomac to name a few, would put most to shame in almost any form of fitness, including cycling. Trained by Aldon Baker, and Eli Tomac trained by his father, former World Champion mountain biker. These are some of the absolute fittest and gnarliest athletes in all professional sport without a doubt.

 

Anyone want to challenge this, just google the worlds most physically demanding sports.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Joffter

[Lucky Luke.]

Nadal ran 1,2 km in his last match and they have breaks in between. We dont use the word "play" before our sport name...we dont play tennis or rugby, we cycle.

 

Many people dont realise how tough cycling really is.

 

By way of contrast, I submit to you the example of one Pieter Calitz - ex-tennis pro, now coaching for a living.

 

Pete cycles as a secondary sport, drinks a lot of beer, but can still out climb pretty much everybody in Cat 2, and keep up with the elite bunch as well when necessary.

 

This year he gave half ironman a bash, just for a hoot, having never done any competitive swimming and just one half marathon and just missed the podium with 4th in his age group, 58th overall in an international field of about 2500.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Lucky Luke.

[scotty]

I'd take 3 hours hard cycling any day over 3 hours hard soccer, rugby etc. Never been stretchered off with exhaustion from cycling but have from a rugby game, not injury but collapsed from exhaustion.

[Wyatt Earp]

I will say this, only to pee some peeps off.

Cycling is relatively doable and almost easy for most.

 

Though Cyclists are guys like these.

 

24 hour winners .

 

http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/mbword/files/2009/08/3858832179_9305a73356.jpg

 

Guys with huge balls of steel.

 

http://images.supersport.com/2012/Greg-Minnaar-Inaction-100905R300.jpg

 

And this man who stole all our hearts.

 

 

http://images.spox.com/userfiles/T/j/M/o/J/rVCAeLOrm9fh5TY7CLlbT1.jpg

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ryIQQUBAlTk/ThuQOz40BhI/AAAAAAAAAH0/L7zxKfR5qaE/s1600/16.jpg

Edited May 9, 2014 by Wyatt Earp

[Stevief]

Riding at wine 2 whales a few years back i was chatting to Corne Krige whilst kakking off on a climb. I asked him (is MTB tougher than rugby? His answer. As hard as MTB is you can still get up and cycle the next day, when you have a tough rugby match you will not be able to play again the next day."

[Wez-O]

What about golf? That 19th hole will give you a big big headache the next morning if played to the full potential.

[Wez-O]

Riding at wine 2 whales a few years back i was chatting to Corne Krige whilst kakking off on a climb. I asked him (is MTB tougher than rugby? His answer. As hard as MTB is you can still get up and cycle the next day, when you have a tough rugby match you will not be able to play again the next day."

Thats like Chris Froome comparing the Tour de France to playing school boy rugby.

[TALUS]

I think it is all about the intensity you participate at. Corne played rugby at max level. He cycles at a very average level. I have run some hard 10km races (sub 36m at atitude) but that absolute burn when you are about to be dropped by the bunch only 100m from the top still hurts more.

Grappling sport much be the hardest especially since you REALLY get F.....up if you fade.

Finally: "it does not get easier - you just go faster" (this applies to most sport)

[SwissVan]

I think it is all about the intensity you participate at. Corne played rugby at max level. He cycles at a very average level. I have run some hard 10km races (sub 36m at atitude) but that absolute burn when you are about to be dropped by the bunch only 100m from the top still hurts more.

Grappling sport much be the hardest especially since you REALLY get F.....up if you fade.

Finally: "it does not get easier - you just go faster" (this applies to most sport)

 

There are just to many variables to try decide which is or who are the toughest, BUT without doubt pro road racing as in TDF, Giro which carry on for weeks must be up there close to the top of the list

Edited May 9, 2014 by SwissVan

[Gen]

Oh and BTW Nadal does a fair bit of cycling to help woth his knee.. how hectic he rides MTB I donno.. I have read his book he is a very cautious person.

 

Oh amd he also does a lot of fishing

Edited May 9, 2014 by Gen