Lance Armstrong posted on Twitter that USMS Spring Nationals is "on his calendar.". How great would that be for us!?!!
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I don't know why, but I get the feeling triathletes don't want him to 'invade their sport' (even though he used to compete in triathlons before getting into serious cycling.
My words.
One guy wrote "I don't get why retired cyclists have to invade our sport". I replied that "Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group"(source Wiki) and basically started out in triathlons way before many triathletes knew what a triathlon is.
I also don't accept the whining that Armstrong has an "unfair" advantage that he has the cash to concentrate on his training and get the best trainers, equipment and whatever which other athletes don't.
This is the disadvantage all athletes in poor countries have all the time. I used to swim in Bolivia in the pool where Bolivia's National swimmers did their daily training. The talented swimmers in Bolivia don't get the same support a swimmer like Phelps or Biedermann would get in the US or Germany so they have the exact same disadvantage which is why athletes from Bolivia(or other poor countries) hardly have a chance at the Olympics. I don't hear anyone complaining about that.
I don't know why, but I get the feeling triathletes don't want him to 'invade their sport' (even though he used to compete in triathlons before getting into serious cycling.
My words.
One guy wrote "I don't get why retired cyclists have to invade our sport". I replied that "Armstrong was the number one ranked triathlete in the 19-and-under group"(source Wiki) and basically started out in triathlons way before many triathletes knew what a triathlon is.
I also don't accept the whining that Armstrong has an "unfair" advantage that he has the cash to concentrate on his training and get the best trainers, equipment and whatever which other athletes don't.
This is the disadvantage all athletes in poor countries have all the time. I used to swim in Bolivia in the pool where Bolivia's National swimmers did their daily training. The talented swimmers in Bolivia don't get the same support a swimmer like Phelps or Biedermann would get in the US or Germany so they have the exact same disadvantage which is why athletes from Bolivia(or other poor countries) hardly have a chance at the Olympics. I don't hear anyone complaining about that.
