Comments on: All Other Countries Have Inferior Potassium http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/all-other-countries-have-inferior-potassium/ Pro Cycling News, Commentary and Special Features Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Sebastian http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/all-other-countries-have-inferior-potassium/#comment-2525 Sebastian Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:58:09 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/all-other-countries-have-inferior-potassium/#comment-2525 I knew this particular line had to come up sooner or later in this context. Thanks for breaking the ice! Regarding the ProTour: it seems like there are enough important, established races in western Europe for them not to need to make up new ones like Eneco, the TTT, etc. The only really good rationale for including newfangled races would be to expand top-level cycling's territory -- the Tour Down Under or the Tour of California. I knew this particular line had to come up sooner or later in this context. Thanks for breaking the ice!

Regarding the ProTour: it seems like there are enough important, established races in western Europe for them not to need to make up new ones like Eneco, the TTT, etc. The only really good rationale for including newfangled races would be to expand top-level cycling’s territory — the Tour Down Under or the Tour of California.

]]> By: Damien http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/all-other-countries-have-inferior-potassium/#comment-2526 Damien Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:02:55 +0000 http://cyclocosm.com/2007/08/all-other-countries-have-inferior-potassium/#comment-2526 Reading the whole "Kashechkin's blood test was negative" story was like entering the Twilight Zone. It seems that every time a Kazakh cycling official opens his mouth it's only to exchange feet. I had to go over this story a couple of times, particularly the bit about Kloden's chances at the Vuelta! Reading the whole “Kashechkin’s blood test was negative” story was like entering the Twilight Zone. It seems that every time a Kazakh cycling official opens his mouth it’s only to exchange feet. I had to go over this story a couple of times, particularly the bit about Kloden’s chances at the Vuelta!

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