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All athletes struggle at times. He is the winningest SX rider the last two years and has three wins this year which is second most.
Clearly, his issues right now seem mental. He proved at Detroit and Daytona he could dominate and he did not show signs of fatigue at those races. So how to explain that the last three races it seems like he can't ride even ten minutes without fading? Not flowing, holding on too tight, trying too hard, feeling pressure, etc. All those things can explain what we are seeing. He still has the speed to be in front.
Not everyone can handle the pressure like RC, RD, RV2 etc. Heck, they all quit right around the point Tomac is at right now because of the pressure. Personally, I give the guy some slack. I raced for many years and you always have times that you struggle. He is still dammed good!
This won't be an easy quick fix for Eli. The best route may be a different team and he may have already decided that part. I just hope he does not decide to retire early like so many seem to do. When he is on I think he is the most exciting rider we have.
If Musquin and Webb replicate the Roczen/Webb incident and take each other out, guess who's in the cat-bird seat Ricky always tells us about?
The Shop
Now 500guy states a couple of other factors that could explain Tomacs first race problems and now you think that is a good point,.. What is your point.. ? Tomac is not winning, he is not stamping his authority.
Do you really think his old man would approve of his bad rides?.Eli 's a great rider,whatever's going on with him i hope he gets it sorted out.
People here can't see past the bike, the MX dream, the lifestyle etc.
Some guys have huge egos that feel disgusted by losing a race other don't, Tomac strikes me as a man who's too smart to be riding supercross as an adult, he doesn't have the ego like the others either.
This is a random guess so take it for a grain of salt, I think he's either over it or burnt out, he doesn't want to disappoint his fans nor his team and cracks and sabotages himself under this pressure of his fans and team.
He's not riding for himself, that's the main problem, there's a different between "Oh I better do well because my boss might sack me" to "I better win because Webb will laugh and think I'm shit and laugh at me, Ill smoke the cocksucker"
People just assume that these dudes have the best job in the world and they're lucky because they "talented" and should give their souls up to please their fans, the only riders who succeed in this trade are the ones who do it for their own ego and absolute fear of losing, not everyone has that, if people had the same mindset as Stewart/RC/Herlings for example there would be A LOT more faster guys out there.
Tomac is kinda like a better version of Josh Hansen, all the talent in the world but does not want it enough which is completely fine and understandable.
Just wait for the MX where Tomac loves to use his momentum by swinging wide around corners WOT, that's his natural groove that's where he feels less pressure thats when he will get results and possibly the championship.
Although comparing him to josh Hansen is a strrrrrrreeeeeeetttttch.
Pit Row
He said he didn’t feel like himself the first few Moro’s but then we hear from family it’s the bike it and then a mechanic up and quits. It leaves us fans speculating which is what fans do.
The people that run the board are in tight with the riders and community so they get offended with fan comments at times but we are just home watching on tv.
The last two years, he was strong in turns and whoops. This year, most of the time, he is bad.
Are questions out of the question now?
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