Comments on: The day the grown men cried

By: Orangemaster

Orangemaster — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:58:11 +0000

@Darth Do you really think that every cyclist only trains in their country? Not a good assumption.

By: Branko Collin

Branko Collin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:07:06 +0000

Darth, you’d undoubtedly be right if the Dutch cyclists would only train within the Netherlands. On the other hand, the strong sea-wind has the reputation of having created many a good cyclist on the dikes of Zeeland.

By: Darth Paul

Darth Paul — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:31:59 +0000

Speculation: could they be performing poorly due to the lack of altitude in NL? Below sea level areas have richer O2 levels, and if these athletes aren’t training on serious inclines, it seems like circumstances are stacked against them.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:49:59 +0000

Fantastic story. Thank you Branko.