Nine-year-old cycles up the Col du Galibier

Steve Earl wrote:

The good news is Alfie truly doesn't give a sh@t (not that I'd let him use that word..)

 

Excellent. And I'm glad you don't give a shit either. So indifferent in fact that you wouldn't even bother to comment on it on an internet forum.

Smashing.

Steve Earl wrote:

Yes othello they were his quotes. Verbatim, actually.

Not quite contemperaneous, but within two hours of having ridden up a massive mountain. So authentic, if that was your point.

Steve, you rocking up on every story about Alfie and correcting opinions that don't fit the narrative... Well, it doesn't do much good for that claim to authenticity. Smacks a tad of PR.

Either let Alfie crack on with zero publicity, or accept that strangers are going to think and post whatever strangers will think - and that that's beyond your control.

Or maybe use a different login. But not beatnik69: that one's too obvious now

davel wrote:

Steve Earl wrote:

Yes othello they were his quotes. Verbatim, actually.

Not quite contemperaneous, but within two hours of having ridden up a massive mountain. So authentic, if that was your point.

Steve, you rocking up on every story about Alfie and correcting opinions that don't fit the narrative... Well, it doesn't do much good for that claim to authenticity. Smacks a tad of PR.

Either let Alfie crack on with zero publicity, or accept that strangers are going to think and post whatever strangers will think - and that that's beyond your control.

Or maybe use a different login. But not beatnik69: that one's too obvious now

If I was Steve I'd be there protecting my son from ill based opinions like yours too. He doesn't seem to be hiding himself behind a pseudonym on here as you are.

Methinks you protest too much, jealous perhaps?

Why not celebrate the lads achievements and applaud the fact he has a family that let him do these things instead of sitting in front of a computer trolling like you seem to?

keirik wrote:

davel wrote:

Steve Earl wrote:

Yes othello they were his quotes. Verbatim, actually.

Not quite contemperaneous, but within two hours of having ridden up a massive mountain. So authentic, if that was your point.

Steve, you rocking up on every story about Alfie and correcting opinions that don't fit the narrative... Well, it doesn't do much good for that claim to authenticity. Smacks a tad of PR. Either let Alfie crack on with zero publicity, or accept that strangers are going to think and post whatever strangers will think - and that that's beyond your control. Or maybe use a different login. But not beatnik69: that one's too obvious now

If I was Steve I'd be there protecting my son from ill based opinions like yours too. He doesn't seem to be hiding himself behind a pseudonym on here as you are. Methinks you protest too much, jealous perhaps? Why not celebrate the lads achievements and applaud the fact he has a family that let him do these things instead of sitting in front of a computer trolling like you seem to?

Tell me how I'm trolling? I didn't have a pop at the lad at all, and if you're taking my comments as trolling I'd back away from the internet.

You seem to be making way more accusations about me than I am about anyone else. I'd guess that davel is closer to my real name than keirik is to yours too - or perhaps that means 'Pointless White Knight' in another language.

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Tell me how I'm trolling? I didn't have a pop at the lad at all,

How about your comment questioning the authenticity of the story, how is that not having a pop?

As for my name, I've been known as Keirik for more than 30 years. No I wasn't christened that, but it's what all my mates know me as.

Now what else would you like to have a go at to deflect the fact you're jealous of a little kid who's a better cyclist than you? 

keirik wrote:

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Tell me how I'm trolling? I didn't have a pop at the lad at all,

How about your comment questioning the authenticity of the story, how is that not having a pop?

 

As for my name, I've been known as Keirik for more than 30 years. No I wasn't christened that, but it's what all my mates know me as.

Now what else would you like to have a go at to deflect the fact you're jealous of a little kid who's a better cyclist than you? 

Only one of us is trolling, petal.

I didn't make the point about the authenticity... but I did add to it. I'll clarify:

I don't think it didn't happen, or that this story isn't authentic. I just think that this is the internet, and some people will be cycnical, and some people will post stuff ranging from 'didn't happen' to 'pushy parents - let him be a kid' or maybe even outright trolling where people post nasty stuff.

My own angle: your kid does great stuff - fantastic. The whole internet doesn't need to know, but if you're going to make that happen (and I'd guess road.cc didn't hear the stuff via the Galibier Daily), to then police any cynicism in the comments looks a little bit PRey and managed. That is not the same as saying it didn't happen.

Just for the record: being jealous of a 9 year-old really didn't occur to me, so now I know for a fact that you're such a poor one yourself that I could beat you at a 10, 25, 50 or 100TT and any distance triathlon spinning on my cock*.

*Literally spinning on it throughout the entire event. Fact.

davel wrote:

Steve Earl wrote:

Yes othello they were his quotes. Verbatim, actually.

Not quite contemperaneous, but within two hours of having ridden up a massive mountain. So authentic, if that was your point.

Steve, you rocking up on every story about Alfie and correcting opinions that don't fit the narrative... Well, it doesn't do much good for that claim to authenticity. Smacks a tad of PR. Either let Alfie crack on with zero publicity, or accept that strangers are going to think and post whatever strangers will think - and that that's beyond your control. Or maybe use a different login. But not beatnik69: that one's too obvious now

Sorry to burst your bubble davel, but my name's Gary. I was congratulating Alfie on a cracking achievement - somethnig i would struggle to do. I've been posting on here for a while and use the same alias on a number of other sites.

Beatnik69 wrote:

davel wrote:

Steve Earl wrote:

Yes othello they were his quotes. Verbatim, actually.

Not quite contemperaneous, but within two hours of having ridden up a massive mountain. So authentic, if that was your point.

Steve, you rocking up on every story about Alfie and correcting opinions that don't fit the narrative... Well, it doesn't do much good for that claim to authenticity. Smacks a tad of PR. Either let Alfie crack on with zero publicity, or accept that strangers are going to think and post whatever strangers will think - and that that's beyond your control. Or maybe use a different login. But not beatnik69: that one's too obvious now

Sorry to burst your bubble davel, but my name's Gary. I was congratulating Alfie on a cracking achievement - somethnig i would struggle to do. I've been posting on here for a while and use the same alias on a number of other sites.

Jesus, am I the only one who can see the fucking obvious winky smiley.

othello wrote:

Is he really saying those quotes, because they don't sound like the types of things a 9 year old would say...

 

All a bit too much too young IMHO

I reckon putting all your energies into something when you are young is a receipe for success in later life.  Whether it be sports, arts, science, etc.  I just suggest that he should also gets as much brain excercise as physical so he has something to fall back on if he does not want to be or does not make it as an athelete.