Well it's not crap

But it's silly to have so many different contests in one event

And one's admiration for the athleticism involved is, I'm afraid, tempered by cynical thoughts

Posted By: Old Git on July 16th 2009 at 17:33:47

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and the winner of today's stage in the Tour of France is... (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 16, 16:43:59
- So Cavendish not the greatest sprinter in the world after all then? (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 16, 17:22:53
  - that's like saying football is crap because they have the FA cup and League cup (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 16, 18:39:32
  - Cavendish winning the sprint today doesn't really prove he's not the best sprinter (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 16, 17:27:27
    - Well it's not crap (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 16, 17:33:47
      - genuiniely don't see why you think it's silly. It's the whole point (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 16, 17:42:21
        
        It does seem silly to me (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jul 16, 17:50:08
        
        Not silly (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 16, 17:59:52
        
        incidentally, it's definitely not true to say (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 16, 18:04:21
- how many points for 8th (and 9th...)? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 16, 16:51:41
  - 18 for 8th (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 16, 16:54:55
    - right. And was there any action between them on the intermediate sprints? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 16, 16:56:07
      - you assume correctly (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 16, 16:58:11

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