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So, it now seems standard journalistic/PR practice to describe any Polish rider as a "Polish sensation".

What adjectives should now be adopted to describe riders of other nationalities?

 

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1 hour ago, Gemini said:

Rubbishio. 

Sadly some are not, but a load of them do not even reach Rubbishio!

 

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German genius?

Danish phenomenon?

Swedish breathtaker?

Australian monstrosity?

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No matter nationality, performance level or age - they are all 'stars' when it comes to reporting.

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18 minutes ago, TonyE said:

No matter nationality, performance level or age - they are all 'stars' when it comes to reporting.

Agreed.

Youth with a bike = talented youngster

Rider under 25 = rising hot shot

Rider over 25 = experienced professional

Any rider who has any success at any point will constantly be referenced e.g former 3 legged race runner up

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They are all heroes for their racing exploits but few are worthy of the tag "star" which is overused, as is the word legend ( of riders currently racing ). 

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Heroes is another devalued word. 

Today, people are heroes if they walk 10 miles to work in the snow. Years ago you were in trouble if you didn't get to work. I can remember walking 5 miles to work in deep snow and being told off for being late because I should have realised that public transport wouldn't be running and got up earlier.

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Just like ' Brazilian wonderkid' in football.

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It's how the press hype up their stories. Let's face it. who reads stories about "Ordianry Joe"?

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I was once described in an in-house works magazine story as a “stalwart”, which I felt was a precise indicator of my lowly status in the organisation!

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7 hours ago, Fourentee said:

I was once described in an in-house works magazine story as a “stalwart”, which I felt was a precise indicator of my lowly status in the organisation!

We always reckoned that anyone described as a stalwart was about to die.

 

Sorry - but that was the view of a (young) newsroom.

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11 hours ago, Richard Weston said:

We always reckoned that anyone described as a stalwart was about to die.

 

Sorry - but that was the view of a (young) newsroom.

‘Wow, that’s a bit har” — thud.

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