Obree - Athlete or Genius

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Originally Posted by Joxster

At the Athens World Cup when they decided to change the rules, Graeme was in the back of the bus with a hacksaw and 4 sets of bars, cutting bits here, triming there to get within the 'New' rules that changed on a daily basis. Each time they changed the rules Graeme adapted and this was in the space of a week. He also thought that the UCI were trying to poising him so only ate cornflakes and bottled water and burnt toast with 2 bottles of Guiness

^^ Well said.

The goal posts kept moving. It was frustrating to read about during that time. The UCI's behavior would have sent most round the bend.