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Wow I've really hit some nerves. I'm not against grass roots participation or especially sponsorship, I've been all the way through the band circuit.
I know what it means to hold down a full time job, have 5 hour band practice 4 times a week and then spend all weekend in a studio in the middle of nowhere on repeat.
What I'm now really confused about is that it seems to be totally fine for people to slag off Specialized who have a team made of riders that have worked their way up from the bottom like everyone else. I bet that makes them feel great.
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Thing is Strickland isn't even the most 'pro' guy in the race. He's an environmental scientist - wasn't there a Cofidis pro and the Romanian Road race champion also racing?
Specialized use team tactics to win the race. They're a team of two - how many riders have Cinelli Chrome got? One of the Cinelli guys who came to the Nottingham Crit a couple of years ago spent the afternoon after the race smoking cigarettes!
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It's this but that really makes you sound like a bitter cunt.
Are you really that against grassroots participation that you slag off everyone involved?
Surprisingly enough, lots of the riders in smaller teams do it for the same reason lots of people went there - it's fun. If you can get someone to pay for your sunglasses and energy drinks while you're doing something you love, why wouldn't you?