So for all you riders out there that scrape and scramble just to get in the race, Alexey, who is paid to do it, just can’t stand it.
I’ll always remember being in Emporia before that race & just happening to be in a pre-race ride with a well known diet-specific influencer. They were all talking about how they didn’t like riding in the area. They had some choice things to say about people in the area. ‘but the views are so good…’
So, to all you pro riders and influencers who don’t like Unbound, can you do the rest of us a favor? DO NOT RIDE IT. We like it and we’re trying to get in. And for sure, if somebody lets us ride for free, we will not bitch about it.
I assume this comment comes from the recent podcast with Alexey?
I don’t know if this was your intention, but this post implies that Alexey was complaining about Unbound, but the exact context was me asking him which race he liked the most in the LTGP, and which he liked the least, and he selected Unbound for the latter.
I don’t think a pro or a few influencers skipping the race is going to open slots for amatuers.
People riding their bike for a living whether as pro racers or journalists/influecers, gotta put food on the table. If someone’s paying them to be there, I’d expect them to be there and be positive about the race even if its not their favorite race.
Its not any different than a pro riding their sponsors gear even if that wouldn’t have been their 1st choice given all the options.
That race is a lot of the GP riders least favorite race. And it is some other’s favorite. He’s allowed to have an opinion and the pro spots have nothing to do with the age grouper spots so one grand prix rider sitting it out or being injured or whatever doesn’t get one more age group athlete in.
@Jonathan i don’t agree with OPs take. But with that out of the way….
I did just listen to this episode on the commute home. When you ask which LifeTime race is “best” vs “worst” I did have the thought that a better way to ask the question is which race is your least and most favorite. It may be my own personal pet peeve, but I dislike best and worst questions or rankings that pervade the click bait on the internet.
I never would have brought it up. But since OP here can’t understand the implied nuance of the question or the nuance of the response, I thought it was worth mentioning. (Alexi did say something along the lines of “I’m not sure there’s a bad one, but….” so even more nuance over the head of OP)
Anyway. I’m about halfway thru the episode and it’s a good one. Keep them coming.
When I heard it I thought “which race is he gonna throw under the bus?” It was a tough question and I appreciate the honest answer. He could have bobbed and weaved but he didn’t. Blame Johnathon if you’ve gotta blame somebody. (Just kidding don’t blame him either!)
I haven’t ridden sea otter or unbound but clearly sea otter is my least favorite.
