Forget Lance Armstrong! Carla and Henriette Hochdorfer, German Artistic Cycling champions, certainly take bicycling to a whole new level ...- via carla-henriette
It´s the ugly sister of street bmx. Ridiculous suits, dutch town bikes and horrid music. Great athletes, just so uncool. Like volleyball and beach volleyball.
Very talented people, I'm sure...but sometimes it feels like people just make up stupid new "sports" because there's too much competition in other ones. This belongs in a circus or at a busker festival.
"make up stupid new 'sports' because there’s too much competition in other ones"
Even our 'established sports' are always evolving (basketball 3-point line, etc.). New sports have been appearing, evolving, and radiating into others since the dawn of history, and presumably, before--for many complex reasons. Some 'serious' reasons for this can be easily guessed at, but for many modern sports, I think joie de vivre, human curiosity and an interested, enthusiastic community is sufficient to 'sport' as one likes.
It appears to me that these girls have the skills be good at a good many sports besides 'bike dancing'. They don't need to apologize or make excuses to anybody for what they do. They will reap the benefits of achievement in sport just as many millions of other young people do.
Even our 'established sports' are always evolving (basketball 3-point line, etc.). New sports have been appearing, evolving, and radiating into others since the dawn of history, and presumably, before--for many complex reasons. Some 'serious' reasons for this can be easily guessed at, but for many modern sports, I think joie de vivre, human curiosity and an interested, enthusiastic community is sufficient to 'sport' as one likes.
It appears to me that these girls have the skills be good at a good many sports besides 'bike dancing'. They don't need to apologize or make excuses to anybody for what they do. They will reap the benefits of achievement in sport just as many millions of other young people do.
You're right about curling, though.
Just read a piece about RAD that you might get a kick out of over at The Largesse.
http://thelargesse.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-totally-awesome-largesse-recommends-rad/#more-209
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