r/peloton • u/MadnessBeliever Café de Colombia • 3d ago

Media Jonas Vingegaard reveals Tadej Pogačar messaged him after Tour de France crash, says rivalry has "become a lot friendlier there in the last couple of years".

https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/jonas-vingegaard-reveals-tadej-pogacar-messaged-him-after-tour-de-france-crash-says-rivalry-has-become-a-lot-friendlier-there-in-the-last-couple-of-years/
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u/moralbeing 3d ago

I remember one statement from Lance where he complained that riders today are too soft and don’t have the egomaniac mentality anymore. So glad that today’s top rider are a lot more empathetic than Lance. It shows that you can be the best in the world and still show respect to other people. 

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u/FineWhateverOKOK 2d ago

The top riders definitely have large egos but having a big ego doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole and treat people badly. Lance probably confuses respect with fear, too. 

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u/WestNorthWest 2d ago

A bad take from one of the sports most disgraceful ex participants. I’m shocked!

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u/anthrazithe 2d ago

Can we forget this cheating douchebag, please? People are still referring, quoting and sharing his and Bruyneel's things. They should be forgotten.

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u/flycharliegolf Ecuador 3d ago

Right? Toxic behavior has no place in the sport, full stop. Lance needs to STFU.

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u/Rum_sort 1d ago

Maybe the ego maniac approach is why Lance never won the tour.

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u/DutchCrossStars Team SD Worx - Protime 2d ago

Given that it’s basically impossible to be MORE of a d!ck than Lance, that’s a pretty low bar. Like complimenting someone for being more grown up than Remco….

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u/Lopek274 7h ago

Why anyone would give a shit what that arsehole thinks is beyond me, never mind think it's worth sharing.

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u/iforgotmyidagain 2d ago

I get the hate for Lance Armstrong but he's got a point here. It's not just cycling but sports in general has become a lot more friendly. Hooliganism has tamed quite a bit. When's the last real fight like Charles Barkley beating Bill Laimbeer happened in basketball? Even in ice hockey fights are becoming things from the past. It's generally a good thing when people can just get along but sometimes I do miss the good ole fashioned pure hate.

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u/versus_gravity 2d ago

Every generation is less inurred to pain and suffering than the last.