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Could Dungey have won the championship with RV 's trainer????
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I believe it's RV's aggression that gets him to the front much faster, but it's his riding style that helps him the most out front. The way he stays on gas hard and the front end light it looks he's floating over bumps so much easier, it's really noticeably when he starts cruising on the last lap and the front starts slamming bumps more and becomes much less smooth. It's not Dungey isn't on the gas as well, but I think he's more forward on the bike. I believe RV's bike is setup better than anyone as well.
JMO
You could see his training routine pretty good. He does train, but not with the motivation and drive like Tomac I guess. He does a lot of training at home, for example sitting on the hometrainer/bicycle/however you call it and play Playstation next to it :D Or he goes biking with a bunch of friends or his dad instead of going with professionals so he actually reaches his limit. Or when he goes running he takes his dog with him.
Well I guess thats his problem but he knows that and he doesnt care, he said that often enough. I mean if Tomac had not stepped up to that insane level, Ken would still have had that title covered.
But I'mpretty sure next year when he races at P5-7 or something like that on regular basis, he's gonna step up a bit then (and if he does, he still has 2 more years until he's tomacs age, a lot can happen in 2 years if he trains like he should)
If anything it's Dungey who really improved and stepped it up. RV was a winner from the beginning, Dungey struggled to get that ball rolling outdoors.
Pit Row
As for RD and RV, they're both at the peak of their career and it sucks for Dungey that they have peaked at the same time. Both riders are very dominant but only one can be a winner. I have said this several times before but I think the KTM is the deal maker for RV. Dungey's bike isn't handling quite at the same level RV's is. You can see it on the track.
Last time I noticed, RD was working with some random black dude trainer at the local gym down in Tallahasse, FL.
I can't imagine some dude who is a personal trainer has the access and knowledge about how to use dope.
However...it did make the difference for RV. Another question to consider is:
Had RD hired Aldon when he became available & consequently kept RV from being able to work with him, would RV be what he is today?
I think the racing would be closer between the two if Dungey had Aldon. Yes, RV is faster, but fitness would come in to play at some point.
People are saying RV's using (Something I wouldn't doubt but who knows), but I could have swore I saw a video from SWATS on youtube in which MA800 was using deer antler velvet (the same brand of stuff Ray Lewis was accused of using before last years superbowl, a product which he and a bunch of other NFL players endorsed. This product is extremely hard to test, and it is now on the banded substances list.
I just wish we knew who was using and who wasn't...
What would people think if RV was using? What about RC? Not going to play the blame game but all these guys racing are professional athletes who want to win. If they think they can use this product or that product, and they're told the won't test positive for it, some are going to cheat.
Another important point: How many drugs tests did Lance fail out of the hundreds or thousands he took?
No offense but...RD works his ASSOFF and is one of the fittest riders out there...period. The fact of the matter is that RV is more intense / aggressive on the track, zero to do w/ fitness.
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