Emma Pooley to return to cycling
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pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
Great news
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
As a lightweight she should suit the Rio course with plenty of climbing
e-rider
Banned member
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- South West
Although Emma Pooley is clearly a quality rider, I have never warmed to her when I've seen her talking on TV - I'm not that happy that she's coming back!
oldroadman
Veteran
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- Ubique
Not all riders are great PR purveyors. Sometimes the most intelligent (e.g. E Pooley, PhD) seem to be the worst at interview, quite uncompromising in their views and not "media friendly. But this lady can ride a bit and has nothing to prove, everything to lose by returning to the road. She can climb and TT a bit. Rio is a difficult parcours and could well suit her abilities, either as a potential leaders in RR or super domestique, and certainly in TT as a potential podium. The way the track riders have been going their medal potential looks much lower than before apart from TP and maybe omnium, (where ARE the sprinters?), so a likely medal or two on the road would be more than useful to BC when they go looking for funding, I would think. You have to have something to sell, after all.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Pooley is one of my favourite riders for precisely the reasons oldroadman sets out. Pooley does her talking out on the course and is not some media darling. Very pleased to see her come back. And her Ironman triathlon results have been frankly, amazing. I don't think people here realise how tough it is to move from cycling to tri, as opposed to say, running to tri. Those are some seriously good results for a new Ironman triathlete.
