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TDF; allegiance to rider nationality or bike brand??

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  • July 4, 2015 at 8:56 am #24359
    Lee170

    I’ve just bought a cannondale road bike yesterday, which I’m smitten with, had a few dale mountain bikes and loved them to.
    So what’s the general consensus on who to support at TDF?

    Obviously I’ll be routing for Chris froome, but I would also like cannondale to do well,
    Is it wrong to want a cannondale bike to win? Even if the rider isn’t British!
    I wish froome was on a dale!

    What do people generally do in terms of support?

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  • July 10, 2015 at 8:35 am #852253
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    Danger Dicko

    2 of my riders are out.
    Maybe
    2 of my riders are out.

    Maybe I should’ve said I love Astana?

    July 6, 2015 at 9:26 am #852251
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    Danger Dicko

    I support riders who I like
    I support riders who I like regardless of nationality.

    I ride a Ridley so I like to see Lotto-Soudal do well.
    I like Tony Martin, I like Simon Gerrans, I like Turbo Durbo!

    I’m British so love to see any of the Brits do well but have most affection for G.

    I hate anything Astana.

    July 6, 2015 at 9:04 am #852249
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    Jimbomitch

    Chasseur Patate wrote: I

    Chasseur Patate wrote:
    I personally find the ‘allegiance’ to bike brands, arbitrary borders or corporately owned teams bizarre though.

    And yet in other sports it is the norm, I’m thinking motorsports mainly, the Ferrari Tifosi, the Ford/Holden rivalry in Australia, root for whoever you want for whatever reason you want, just don’t pick a team with a bad kit. đŸ˜€ đŸ˜€

    July 5, 2015 at 10:51 pm #852247
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    Chasseur Patate

    Support whoever you want, I
    Support whoever you want, I personally find the ‘allegiance’ to bike brands, arbitrary borders or corporately owned teams bizarre though. Ride with panache, class, buckle some swashes and don’t be a douchebag. Those are my criteria.

    July 5, 2015 at 4:21 pm #852245
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    HarryTrauts

    You really need to be told
    You really need to be told who to support? There’s your first problem.

    July 4, 2015 at 6:24 pm #852243
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    crikey

    I enjoy it as a spectacle,
    I enjoy it as a spectacle, and have had fingers burned by following or supporting riders in the past.

    Pro cycling is like Game of Thrones; don’t get too attached to any of the main characters…

    July 4, 2015 at 6:21 pm #852241
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    Adam Hansen all the way coz
    Adam Hansen all the way coz he’s a lad and seems like he’d actually be a laugh in real life

    July 4, 2015 at 2:16 pm #852239
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    ianrobo

    My only rule is I can not
    My only rule is I can not excited about proven dopers. hello Mr Contador … I always look out for Roman Bardet of all the top riders.

    July 4, 2015 at 1:59 pm #852237
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    Quince

    There are no hard and fast
    There are no hard and fast rules about support in Cyclesport. People tend to root for an eclectic mix of riders on a variety of teams, and even that varies from day-to-day, depending on the course, and what classification each rider is targeting.

    All in all, I think people just want to watch people do cool stuff on bikes, and the more hotly contested the better. It’s uniquely egalitarian in that manner. Or… maybe just inconsistent. Either way, support who you want, although I think supporting the people themselves is probably more interesting that supporting the machines they’re riding.

    July 4, 2015 at 11:47 am #852235
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    mattsccm

    Support is a rather strong
    Support is a rather strong word which to my mind means going along and joining many others shouting at your chosen team. đŸ™‚
    Show an interest is more the phrase I use. (each to their own of course). Anyway, I suppose its a national interest I have but sadly Froome is as uninteresting as they come. Him rather than the other Gc contenders I suppose but would happily see any other Brit win first. After individual Brits I suppose its riders I like the style of really eg those who can do anything.
    Team loyalty is pointless, its pure marketing so has no national or regional value. Supporting manufactures of kit had never crossed my mind, that’s like supporting a car maker to win a GP or a boat maker to win the Boat race. Why?
    As I said each to their own.

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