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Will our sport continue growing in the public psyche
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No we'll always be a minority sport in this country
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The third was, yeah maybe on the back of more olympic success in 2012.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:26 pm    Post subject: will our sport continue growing in the public psyche? Reply with quote

On the back of our Olympic and world cup and TDF successes will our sport continue to flourish and grow in the public psyche, so much so that it becomes as ingrained in our culture as much as in other european countries?


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:28 pm    Post subject: Re: will our sport continue growing in the public psyche? Reply with quote

Wozza wrote:
On the back of our Olympic and world cup and TDF successes will our sport continue to flourish and grow in the public psyche,


Yeah, a bit

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so much so that it becomes as ingrained in our culture as much as in other european countries?


Nope
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was sposed to be three poll options Confused

The third was, yeah maybe on the back of more olympic success in 2012.

Can it be modded?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think we will always be a minority sport, but I think we will have far more credibility than in the past and be less of a minority (or to be honest joke) than we have been in the past.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think many civilians connect seeing track cycling with seeing a rider out trraining on the road, or even a domestic RR. In fact they'd mostly be astonished if you pointed out the world champions in a normal E/1/2/3 holding up their drive to B&Q.
Maybe the evening crit series next series will make a bit more impression on the public of road events. To really establish road cycling (and that is, after all, 99% of competitive cycling) in the public psyche will take some prolonged and aggressive marketting and promoting in the public's face. Probably against their wishes. Until they get used to the idea.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wozza wrote:
There was sposed to be three poll options Confused

The third was, yeah maybe on the back of more olympic success in 2012.

Can it be modded?

You can edit it yourself, if you haven't voted Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John McC wrote:
Wozza wrote:
There was sposed to be three poll options Confused

The third was, yeah maybe on the back of more olympic success in 2012.

Can it be modded?

You can edit it yourself, if you haven't voted Rolling Eyes


If you were any more ignorant and unhelpful John, you could probably work for PC World
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John McC wrote:
Wozza wrote:
There was sposed to be three poll options Confused

The third was, yeah maybe on the back of more olympic success in 2012.

Can it be modded?

You can edit it yourself, if you haven't voted Rolling Eyes


i tried that m8 and it wouldn't have it Mad
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why don't you PM me with exactly what you would like the third option to read.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hans Datdodishes wrote:
If you were any more ignorant and unhelpful John, you could probably work for PC World

In a strop cos you made yourself look like a twat in the Gerry Adams thread I see Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

racyrich2 wrote:
I don't think many civilians connect seeing track cycling with seeing a rider out trraining on the road, or even a domestic RR. In fact they'd mostly be astonished if you pointed out the world champions in a normal E/1/2/3 holding up their drive to B&Q.
Maybe the evening crit series next series will make a bit more impression on the public of road events. To really establish road cycling (and that is, after all, 99% of competitive cycling) in the public psyche will take some prolonged and aggressive marketting and promoting in the public's face. Probably against their wishes. Until they get used to the idea.


Cracking statement. The average joe does not think ooh look a cyclist he might be a world champion. NO he thinks look at that Wan**ker... My
other thought is things might be slightly different if a British rider won the Tour.

By the way cycling is a minority sport in every country not just ours.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wozza wrote:
There was sposed to be three poll options Confused

The third was, yeah maybe on the back of more olympic success in 2012.

Can it be modded?

Done
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Thankyou Elaina. Smile .
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