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You're seeing it now people. The Reed and Stewart era is ending right before our eyes. Watching Reed today made me want to cry and punch babies at the same time. 8th place start, then got caught and passed by the nobodies (compared to Reed) of the sport. That's just depressing. I watched my childhood hero get decimated by Mitchell Oldenburg and Ben Lamay today.
And Stew, never mind the PED business, he hasn't been the same for a long time anyways. And ever since high point he's been a mess. I think he hit his boiling point today. Bubbalicious is about to go buh-buh-bye.
And to add to all this - Villo is likely done. The landscape is about look very different in our sport.
Enjoy seeing Reed and Stew on a track while you can folks, these legends are on their last legs. Father Time spares no one. Tomac and Roczen are the future and the future is here.
EDIT: Ellie Reed replied to my tweet saying Chad was puking in his helmet today so maybe I was being a little harsh.
And Stew, never mind the PED business, he hasn't been the same for a long time anyways. And ever since high point he's been a mess. I think he hit his boiling point today. Bubbalicious is about to go buh-buh-bye.
And to add to all this - Villo is likely done. The landscape is about look very different in our sport.
Enjoy seeing Reed and Stew on a track while you can folks, these legends are on their last legs. Father Time spares no one. Tomac and Roczen are the future and the future is here.
EDIT: Ellie Reed replied to my tweet saying Chad was puking in his helmet today so maybe I was being a little harsh.
The Shop
If they are done the sports in good hands with Tomac, Roczen, Dungey etc...
I like to look at the glass half full. Look who is out there racing!
Agree with rcr28 that we will still have some great riders to watch in Roczen, Tomac, Dungey, Canard, Babbitt, Marvin, Malcom, Peick, Hahn.
All riders retire at somepoint - DeCoster, Hannah, Baily, O'Mara, Ward, McGrath, Stanton, KW, Ricky and many others and the racing is still great.
New blood is good!
the last of which is short, tedesco, wey, and maybe 1 or 2 more
Pit Row
2014:
JS7 has won Supercross & Nationals this year.
CR22 has won Supercross races and was a serious title contender until he got hurt.
I've learned to never bet against either of them.
As they say, style makes fights.
Reed obviously showed this year if he's prepared he can do it, just seems like outdoors of an injury is too much again... and realistically Bubba could still blast a couple wins this season if he gets out of the right side of bed.
And sheesh! Reed is coming back from a nasty injury. He was killing it in SX until his crash. If his heart is in it he has wins and possibly another C-ship. The dude is tough as nails. If he can get healthy and keep it on 2 wheels he'll be right there in SX2015. I can see him running the pace with anyone. I don't see him slowing down. When he feels he can't keep the pace he'll retire straight up. He's injured. Cut him some slack.
And I don't believe Tomac or Roczen could hang with RV if he was racing this year.
Have a nice day!
Radical
Watch clips from Tomac today...and watch Stew in the same sections. Not the turns...not the jumps...just the random choppy rough stuff. Those guys are just going faster. ET was hitting stuff harder...and just seeing what happens. That is the confident reckless abandon I am talking about. I think that as riders get older...they have accumulated the bad experiences...they know what can go wrong...and at a certain age...they just can not go as fast unless they are really feeling it.
SX is a much more technical and controlled discipline...and less of that pin it and hope for the best mentality exists. That is why I think Jame and Chad can compete at a higher level there than in MX.
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