2013 Pro-cycling season thread

It might be down to some impossibly high standards that exist only in my head, but to me representing your country at the World Championships, or the Olympics for that matter, is more than just another race, in a season of races. Can we not just leave it at that, and agree to disagree? Essentially I'm not expecting you or anyone else to share my opinion, for that is all is, my opinion.

People have been lynched for opinions like that.