Hinault on Race Radios

[paczki]

From Velonews:

“I am against them. It is just a ‘Game Boy’ that has a gigolo attached at the end telling the racer when to take a piss.”

[johnnymossville]

would that be a gigilo attached to the other end or a pimp? LOL Hinault really went off on that rant. I wonder if he had been drinking.

[fjaws]

If they would have given him an advantage, the Badger would have used them back in the day.......without a doubt.

Easy to be critical when you never had the option.

[Gothard]

Hinault has always been point blank and harsh.
He won Paris-Roubaix then told the world he thought that it was a very dangerous race, and he would not do it again.
Diplomacy has never been his forte.

[JeffS]

If they would have given him an advantage, the Badger would have used them back in the day.......without a doubt.

Easy to be critical when you never had the option.


It doesn't give you an advantage if everyone is using them. It changes the nature of the sport, and not for the better.

[bronk]

Whether you agree with him or not, whether he had too much wine or not, it's refreshing to hear someone speak his mind and not be so damn PC.

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On whether the Tour is too hard: “The Tour is not too hard. It is necessary to stop complaining. Cycling is a hard profession, but it’s better than going to the factory. A racer who wins is never paid too much. If you really want to win, you fight until your last breath.”

On Armstrong’s comeback: “I hope he will not be there. Is he afraid of France? Nobody forced him to come, he only has to stay home! He cannot win the Tour. I hope that Contador gives him a beating.”

On doping: “The French have taken as much as the others. What is not normal is that they are not treated in the same manner as other sportsmen.”

[Dekonick]

Amen! I don't like them as I feel they make break away groups less exciting. The peleton just methodically pulls them back


Whether you agree with him or not, whether he had too much wine or not, it's refreshing to hear someone speak his mind and not be so damn PC.

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On whether the Tour is too hard: “The Tour is not too hard. It is necessary to stop complaining. Cycling is a hard profession, but it’s better than going to the factory. A racer who wins is never paid too much. If you really want to win, you fight until your last breath.”

On Armstrong’s comeback: “I hope he will not be there. Is he afraid of France? Nobody forced him to come, he only has to stay home! He cannot win the Tour. I hope that Contador gives him a beating.”

On doping: “The French have taken as much as the others. What is not normal is that they are not treated in the same manner as other sportsmen.”

[jhcakilmer]

Amen! I don't like them as I feel they make break away groups less exciting. The peleton just methodically pulls them back

Even if they didn't have race radios, they would still have that mavic guy on the motorcycles giving the peleton time checks. They could still judge when they need to start realing them back.

[steelrider]

It doesn't give you an advantage if everyone is using them. It changes the nature of the sport, and not for the better.

+1! Well stated.

[merckx]

I love Hinault. I wish he would come out of retirement. Really.

[steelrider]

It's all about The Badger, baby!