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Why do many consider road cycling to be a beautiful sport?
Road Cycling is a beautiful sport?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion centers around the perception of road cycling as a beautiful sport, exploring subjective views on beauty in sports, comparisons with other sports, and personal experiences related to cycling.
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Main Points Raised
- Some participants question why road cycling is considered beautiful, suggesting enjoyment as a primary reason.
- Others argue that not all sports are labeled beautiful, even by their practitioners.
- A participant expresses a preference for women's volleyball as a beautiful sport over cycling.
- Several participants propose different sports they consider beautiful, including football, chess, and soccer.
- One participant describes the aesthetic appeal of road bikes, emphasizing the beauty of the mechanics and the physicality of cyclists.
- There is mention of the strategic elements in cycling races, likening them to chess and mathematics.
- Another participant brings up the negative aspects of competitive cycling, referencing the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the Tour de France.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants express a variety of opinions on what constitutes a beautiful sport, with no consensus reached on road cycling specifically. Multiple competing views on beauty in sports remain present throughout the discussion.
Contextual Notes
Participants' definitions of beauty in sports appear to be subjective and vary widely, with some focusing on aesthetics, while others emphasize enjoyment or strategy.
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Because they enjoy it, why else?
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Not all sports are labeled beautiful even by its practitioners.
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Cyrus
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lol, I've never heard someone call cycling 'beautiful'. Its fun, but not beautiful.
Womens volleyball, now that's a beautiful sport.
Womens volleyball, now that's a beautiful sport.
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Bouncy, bouncy, so bouncy...
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JasonRox
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I never heard that saying either.
What sport is beautiful anyways?
What sport is beautiful anyways?
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JasonRox said:
Football!
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Chess is a beautiful sport.
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I've heard soccer to be a beautiful sport as well.
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pivoxa15 said:
That's what I meant as well. Apart from a few countries, the rest of the world calls it football.
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Mathematics??JasonRox said:
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Well I consider a road bike especially a time trial bike to be quite satisfying. I love to watch the chains go around the gears and hearing the noise of smooth chain rolling along. The fact that its all man power and a primitive machine powered by man only, makes it more pure and more asethetically pleasing
The fact that it's a non contact sport apart from accidents is good.
Another is that a lot of strategy is involved in a race like chess and maths.
I have to admit that the muscular and thin legs of some cyclists are 'nice'. They look better than marathoner's legs.
The scenary that bike races like the Tour de France is attractive.
There is a lot of heart that goes into winning a Tour de France.
A lot of team work in a big race including sacrificing one's chances for someone else.
Its an awesome feeling pedaling well on a smooth road or dancing on your pedals on a steep uphill
Can be followed easily at home watching it on TV. Soccer can also be watched clearly on a TV but other sports are not as well like tennis because the ball is too small.
The fact that it's a non contact sport apart from accidents is good.
Another is that a lot of strategy is involved in a race like chess and maths.
I have to admit that the muscular and thin legs of some cyclists are 'nice'. They look better than marathoner's legs.
The scenary that bike races like the Tour de France is attractive.
There is a lot of heart that goes into winning a Tour de France.
A lot of team work in a big race including sacrificing one's chances for someone else.
Its an awesome feeling pedaling well on a smooth road or dancing on your pedals on a steep uphill
Can be followed easily at home watching it on TV. Soccer can also be watched clearly on a TV but other sports are not as well like tennis because the ball is too small.
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If anything, there's allot of muscle altering drugs that go into winning a Tour de France. Anyway, I find Tennis to be a beautiful sport.
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chroot said:
I think your seat post is too low.
