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Good money, no team tactics and cute dogs: the rise of pro cycling freelancers

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28 points PaulHoule | 4 comments | 22 Oct 24 02:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jdietrich ◴[22 Oct 24 04:16 UTC] No.41911137[source]▶
US riders and promoters have created a parallel racing circuit with no drug testing. Many of the biggest and most lucrative events in American cycling aren't sanctioned by any sporting body and aren't subject to any form of external oversight. I don't want to cast aspersions on any individual rider, but the incentives at play are very obvious.
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earnesti ◴[22 Oct 24 05:59 UTC] No.41911584[source]▶
I like it. I always wanted these sports where the competitors can kill them freely with dope.
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1. Ekaros ◴[22 Oct 24 07:03 UTC] No.41911896[source]▶
I too. The other thing is a motorsport with rules of something like at least 3 wheels.

Let us see best and worst humanity can do. Despite the consequences.

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2. fragmede ◴[22 Oct 24 07:11 UTC] No.41911936[source]▶
Why three? The world's fastest monowheel would be something.
3. dagw ◴[22 Oct 24 08:22 UTC] No.41912286[source]▶
Why not cut out the middle men and pretences and just go back to classic gladiator style fights to the death?
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4. Ekaros ◴[22 Oct 24 08:31 UTC] No.41912328[source]▶
Motorsports do bring something extra. Just how fast machine can we build.

Gladiator fights is different thing and modern weapons make them rather boring. And somethings like biological weapons could take too long time to be effective, so you only see one person keeling over...