Well said.I think once the world stops teaching children to have faith in 'imaginary' beings (gods) and start looking to real human beings for guidance and heroes, the fantasies are gone and the world is suddenly more real.
Lance Armstrong never got to 185 pounds for the Olympics. Where this shit comes from, Ill never know. He was lucky if he tipped that scales at 172-175, and that was rare. Go see for yourself from the measurements Ed Coyle took, and graphed (bottom of page on link) http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coyle/armstrong.phpHe was bigger as a triathlete. I trained with Steve Bauer, Olympic silver medallist in LA, and Lances team mate. Lance and Steve were close in size, although Steve was a bit shorter. Bauer raced in the high 150's. That got him the yellow Jersey in the Tour one year. And he could climb decently in the mountains. No lightweight tho. Lance was never "grainy" lol. Lean yes. Grainy? You've got to be kidding me. I met Lance in Texas during his Tour days. He was less than imposing. But what an intense guy, thats for sure.As for 185 at 5'10 as a cyclist, that sure is NOT big. Crit riders always come in heavy. These are flat land road racers. No hill, no need to be mini-me. Im at 185 at 5'9"now and race USAC Cat 3. Im not dwarfing my fellow sprinters, Ill tell you that. True mountain riders are always lighter, like Greg Lemond, who I met and saw racing at the Tour Dupont. They look much bigger in pics, Ill tell you. Tour winners in the 5-8 to 5-10 range weight in the 145-160's. The only monstrous guys in the sport are track racers, who last all of 60 seconds at top end.
Interesting that the top man in their sport are all sociopaths who really don't have the ability to hide the fact that they're sociopaths. Tiger Woods, Roger Clemans and Lance Armstrong.
