AMEN... every sport needs athletes like sam at the highest level forthe sport to progress.
every once in a while a rider comes around who rises above to another level, which in turn causes others to try harder, and once they catch up the who sport progresses
look at moto cross for example... there was mcgrath, then RC, and now stewart
in F1 there was ferrari/schumaker that forced all other drivers and teams to step up, etc
in dh for those who have followed long enough... there was gachet, then vouilloz who destroyed everyone until peat got up to speed and gave him an honest run for it, now there is sam.... who single handedly has forced the bar to be raised even higher... even the chausson giove donovan rivalry steped up the womens then, as the mosely, atherton, sabrina rivalry is doing so now.
these riders are what make a sport exciting, new winners all the time, lots of guys who can perform at the top keep things exciting, and keep people hungry for competition.
unfortunately for hill, it seems (as was the same for nico and chausson) that it is only news when he losses rather than wins
it cant be argued that sam, on his day can destroy a WC field like no one else... he is the only one who has proven he can be THAT much better... pretty sure most of the top guys (and for sure their coaches) all have their eye on sam at every race he enters... they all know he is capable of domination.
defending 2 time world champ, current uci points leader, and world cup seris leader... he is still the man to beat on every course and at every race, and you can bet every rider, coach, team manager, etc are worried what an angry sam hill might do on the gnarly and steep track being run for worlds.
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You´re kind of pissing in head wind by responding.
