[StabprimoMonkee]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cycling/29177068

Fuck IOC, Olympics and Gee Atherton along with them.

Do we really need more scumbags in this sport? Isn't Martin Whiteley enough of a douche? Do we really need more?

Discuss.

 

[epic]

What's wrong with Martin Whiteley?

 

[StabprimoMonkee]

See!? nobody gives a fuck about Gee or Olympics.

 

[Udi]

I was just about to post a thread asking "is anyone a Gee fan?"
Is there a secret fanclub that hides in an underground cave and quietly cheers when he wins?

There seems to be a generation of Nico fans, Peat fans, and Hill fans. Although I don't understand the first two, everyone knows worlds wins at Stromlo don't count, and Nico just didn't have any real competition.

 

[chillindrdude]

I'm no Gee hater, but the IOC and UCI should stay the fcuk out of DH and Enduro

 

[FlipFantasia]

the last thing we need is the goddamn IOC involved in downhill.

 

[jonKranked]

Lord Bummer is allowed to have his opinions.

 

[Horror Business]

I just read this article, I am not sure what is upsetting about it. Please explain.

 

[StabprimoMonkee]

IOC should stay out of mountain biking on any kind of surface. I do not want those scumbags anywhere near my sport.

Yes I pretend that XC doesn't exist. That's what has worked for me for the last 15 years.

 

[Bikael Molton]

well, riding XC on a Stab Primo would kinda suck.

 

[aenema]

If you want to hate somebody already, its easy to find reasons to do so. That being said, Olympics may or may not have a place with mtn biking but Gee could easily just be trying to grow the sport, which I am sure his sponsors are happy with him doing so...

 

[Kevin]

If you want to hate somebody already, its easy to find reasons to do so. That being said, Olympics may or may not have a place with mtn biking but Gee could easily just be trying to grow the sport, which I am sure his sponsors are happy with him doing so...

Because thats the most important part about mountainbiking.
Making your sponsors happy...

 

[iRider]

Because thats the most important part about mountainbiking.
Making your sponsors happy...

If you are a paid for riding your bike by someone, then yes!

 

[StabprimoMonkee]

If you want to hate somebody already, its easy to find reasons to do so. That being said, Olympics may or may not have a place with mtn biking but Gee could easily just be trying to grow the sport, which I am sure his sponsors are happy with him doing so...

The history has taught us time and again that people should be judged based on results of their actions, not on their intentions...

To me, what he is arguing is pretty much the same as going "Hey Sauron, would you come over and help us get rid of this bully that has been kicking our asses!?".

 

[epic]

We already have the UCI. What do you guys think the IOC could do that hasn't already been done? We already have homologation rules for the tracks, and people measuring the flappiness of rider's shirts.

 

[StabprimoMonkee]

We already have the UCI. What do you guys think the IOC could do that hasn't already been done? We already have homologation rules for the tracks, and people measuring the flappiness of rider's shirts.

Well IOC could definately help pharma industry get a bigger role in the gravity MTB.

 

[Kevin]

If you are a paid for riding your bike by someone, then yes!

So that would make this a matter of personal gain over public interest...
Which would still make Gee a dick.

Look at how the olympics messed up snowboarding. Downhill doesnt need that bs.
Its not all about the money for everyone...

 

[jstuhlman]

yes, snowboarding is terrible now. no one can do it for fun anymore.

 

[FlipSide]

What about BMX racing? I know I was absolutely stoked to watch BMX racing at the the Olympics. Did it have any bad effects to the BMX racing scene, like it apparently did for snowboarding? I'm not really aware of what going on in snowboarding TBH.

 

[dan-o]

I'm not really aware of what going on in snowboarding TBH.

People who thought they were societal outliers suddenly realized they were mainstream.
Butthurt ensued.

 

[Wetbed0]

What about BMX racing? I know I was absolutely stoked to watch BMX racing at the the Olympics. Did it have any bad effects to the BMX racing scene, like it apparently did for snowboarding? I'm not really aware of what going on in snowboarding TBH.

So, more rules, http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2011/11/snowboarding-and-olympics

And being controlled by people with no interest in downhill.

http://sports.espn.go.com/action/snowboarding/news/story?id=6040014

 

[Sandwich]

 

[Lions]

...the day RM realized mountain biking is a business just like any other.

 

[joeg]

its a g0ddammed fat bike conspiracy is what it is

 

[Kevin]

...the day RM realized mountain biking is a business just like any other.

Thats cute.
I think everyone here realises that, but that doesnt mean people should endorse a shit show like the ioc becoming involved in the sport.

Beside the obvious political reasons there are plenty of reasons why you dont want a body like that to be involved in a sport. A few are mentioned in previous posts.

Do some research and google Terje Håkonsen and what he thinks about the olympics.

If Gee actually thinks the olympics would be a good thing to happen to downhill I think hes at least wrong.
If hes doing it because his sponsor wants it, hes an idiot imo.

 

[klunky]

Perhaps Gee just wants an Olympic medal?

 

[Mo(n)arch]

Gee Atherton wants sport in the Winter Olympics

LOL WUT?!
Was that interview made after the blackmetal aftershow party in Hafjell? That dude was definitely drunk during that interview.

Snowboarding was ruined by the Olympics. Seriously, I can't stand to watch any competition anymore. There are still a handful of enjoyable characters involved (Thorstein Horgmo, Danny "I do switch methods in the pipe" Davis), but the rest is just sh!tty spin to win. The only guys still respectable and followable are the backcountry guys a la Gigi Rüf, Nicolas Müller, Jussi Oksanen and others.

Wasn't IOC trying to get skateboarding into the Olympics and get it managed by the UCI, because skateboards "have wheels"?

 

[Mo(n)arch]

Perhaps Gee just wants an Olympic medal?

He wishes that Sam crashes again?

 

[dump]

its a g0ddammed fat bike conspiracy is what it is

I'm really looking forward to the Santa Cruz fatbike! Threaded bb of course.

 

[Gary]

pretty sure every british sportsperson wants an olympic gold medal.
if you understood the criteria BC (british cycling) use for funding athletes from different disciplines you might understand why DH becoming an olympic event would benefit EVERY UK downhill racer, event organiser and the sport in general.

its's f*cked but there you have it.

 

[Bikael Molton]

Seems like XC being in the Olympics for 18 years by now means that IOC is involved in mountain biking as a sport already.

I'm also going to propose that funding for junior development could get a little better here in the States if the Olympics was a goal for kids. I don't care about this, as I don't race and I don't have kids... but monkies sure seem to get worked up about the sport growing and Americans being more successful on the international stage. I will say that BMX is just about the only thing I watched at the last summer olympics, and it was definitely the only event where I bothered to look up the schedule in advance and make a point of watching.

Back to the original article though... putting DH in the Winter Olympics is a bizarre idea.

 

[jonKranked]

considering the issues with snowpack at the last two winter olympics, Lord Bummer may be on to something.

 

[TrumbullHucker]

he was 3 seconds up.........

 

[kickstand]

I hate riding my bike when it's cold out

 

[Mo(n)arch]

I'm really looking forward to the Santa Cruz fatbike! Threaded bb of course.

Et voilá:

 

[jackalope]

Gee's been in on this idea for awhile. I just hope his speed check has improved somewhat

[video]

 

[Bikael Molton]

Gee was 3rd at the ice patch speed trap.

 

[jackalope]

Et voilá:

 

[csermonet]

i can't stand Lord Bummer. i stand by Terj's thoughts on the Olympics, the IOC needs to stay out of it. the article says the UCI has to propose the discipline for IOC status, and everyone knows the UCI hates downhill, so I would say chances are slim to none. as far as having it during the Winter Olympics, that is nothing less than bizarre.

 

[marshalolson]

Do some research and google Terje Håkonsen and what he thinks about the olympics.

ah yes, the "that one guy's opinion is wrong because someone else has a different opinion" tactic. good luck with that!

the difference of course is that snowboarding is judged on style, and what got f'd by the olympics is how the runs were scored. it became figure skating in a half-pipe - spin to win, nowhere near the style as before.

i am willing to bet that most if not all the top-10 dh racers would be STOKED to race the olympics. why? not for immediate sponsorship, but for a much more durable career long after racing. "former pro downhill bike racer" will not get the motivational speaking engagements at large law offices the way "olympic silver medalist" will.

personally don't care either way. UCI is the DH world's worst enemy. can't see how being in the olympics changes that.