11-08-2021, 10:44
That's an easy one Theo. To win the top events you have to concentrate on them. You can then mop-up a couple of others as Sir Chris Hoy did, but you only win the sprint titles and big pursuits on fresh legs and clear minds.
Henry Cecil didn't enter Frankel up at Bath and Brighton when he was going for the 2,000 Guineas.
We aren't as good as we were. In pursuit events GB teams were feared by everyone. Now we'll struggle to beat Denmark. We are still first rate, but the rest of the world isn't now looking at us and asking how the fcku are they doing it. We are at a point on a slow decline at which we can either recover & sprint clear of the field or the peloton will swallow us up. My opinion.
Henry Cecil didn't enter Frankel up at Bath and Brighton when he was going for the 2,000 Guineas.
We aren't as good as we were. In pursuit events GB teams were feared by everyone. Now we'll struggle to beat Denmark. We are still first rate, but the rest of the world isn't now looking at us and asking how the fcku are they doing it. We are at a point on a slow decline at which we can either recover & sprint clear of the field or the peloton will swallow us up. My opinion.