Olympian1010 7,477 Posted September 25, 2018 #51 Share Posted September 25, 2018 24 minutes ago, bestmen said: in Netherlands they live with bicycle they eat bicycle they sleep with bicycle or what I heard that @heywoodu has a duel marriage to a bike and a pair of skates heywoodu 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,557 Posted September 25, 2018 #52 Share Posted September 25, 2018 40 minutes ago, bestmen said: in Netherlands they live with bicycle they eat bicycle they sleep with bicycle or what Well, there's around 17 million people and around 22,5 million bikes here... Basically every average person has a bike for daily stuff like going to a friend's house or the shops or something and a lot of people have some old bike they use to go to the train station or something (because bikes often get stolen from there so people don't want to put their regular bike there). Plus racing bikes and stuff like that. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 25, 2018 #53 Share Posted September 25, 2018 So the Dutch have decided to make this sport super-uncompetitive too. Olympian1010 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,557 Posted September 25, 2018 #54 Share Posted September 25, 2018 15 minutes ago, dcro said: So the Dutch have decided to make this sport super-uncompetitive too. You mean after korfball? Because surely you don't mean one of the rare winter sports where three continents all have multiple realistic gold medal contenders across the board of events If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted September 25, 2018 #55 Share Posted September 25, 2018 4 hours ago, heywoodu said: Well, there's around 17 million people and around 22,5 million bikes here... So some people are cheating on thier bikes? heywoodu 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,164 Posted September 26, 2018 #56 Share Posted September 26, 2018 6 hours ago, bestmen said: in Netherlands they live with bicycle they eat bicycle they sleep with bicycle or what See, the Dutch are very good at cycling because during the summer they can't use the canals to get around, so they are forced to use their bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,477 Posted September 26, 2018 #57 Share Posted September 26, 2018 42 minutes ago, Nate River said: See, the Dutch are very good at cycling because during the summer they can't use the canals to get around, so they are forced to use their bikes. Now you sound like our NBC hosts during the Winter Olympics “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,557 Posted September 26, 2018 #58 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Bit of an unfortunate headline by Dutch main broadcaster NOS in these times... https://nos.nl/artikel/2252132-accu-dumoulin-weer-opgeladen-zin-om-iets-van-wk-te-maken.html Loosely translated it says 'Dumoulin's battery has been recharged' If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 26, 2018 #59 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Cool, today's course is just 50km track, and not some multiple loops nonsense. Nobody wants to watch time trialing for 6 hours... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 783 Posted September 26, 2018 #60 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) vor 14 Stunden schrieb bestmen: in Netherlands they live with bicycle they eat bicycle they sleep with bicycle or what But apparently only on the womens side. I am still amazed that there are people who dont understand the importance of doping in cycling, just look what happened to british cycling in the last 10 years ... The Netherlands are dominant in speed skating, so noone should be surprised to see them that strong in another sport that is mostly about endurance. The Netherlands in general are more relaxed than other countries when it comes to drugs/doping. Algeria used to be much better than the Netherlands in distance running, but now the Netherlands clearly turned it around (at least on the womens side). You have to wonder how that was possible despite algerian people being more naturally gifted than dutch people when it comes to distance running ... Edited September 26, 2018 by OlympicsFan Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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