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Anybody else got a lame photo caption? Go ahead... make my day...

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speaking of worldwide losers...

Kayle Leogrande has demonstrated his doping skills by soaping his wrist and urine. then Michael Ball comments that

Leogrande will not be on the 2009 team roster, but said the decision was performance based and not due to the doping case.

CN

there oughta be a few captions in there somewhere…

by nickel17 on Dec 2, 2008 10:44 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Woops, brain fart....

I’ve just realised Jaen is the finishing town of the stage! As you were….

by Albertina on Dec 2, 2008 10:56 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, but if you don't know cycling ...

You might want who Jaen is.

Today, I raced à la Chavanel, and I succeeded.

by callmecayce on Dec 2, 2008 11:15 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Beautiful qoute from Ullrich

about LA in CN

“He runs marathons, changes women and still can’t find what he is looking for. I can imagine that he needs cycling again, to find his fulfilment. He certainly won’t return to finish second.”

Jan seems to have a ton of respect fo LA so it surely wasn’t meant in an insulting way, but the way it came out was funny.

"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt

by Phil H. on Dec 2, 2008 12:17 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jan playing amateur psychologist?

Man, is that fraught with irony. Still, I don’t disagree.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris... on Dec 2, 2008 1:29 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i liked this too

and it seems to be accurate commentary on the face of it…

by nickel17 on Dec 2, 2008 6:18 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

(small) rant of the day

I went to Peets to have a coffee and settle in for a serious blogging session. Because, you know, blogging is serious. First, there weren’t any tables, though fortunately, a nice guy in a tie (usually a sign of un-creepyness around here) was willing to share. But then, disaster struck. No internet. What?! The internet isn’t working? Gaaaah. So I poured my coffee into a to go cup, yum paper, hopped on my townie, and rode back home, with my laptop in my wicker basket and carrying a full cup of coffee.

Mission so not accomplished.

by gavia on Dec 2, 2008 2:02 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Man

that is horrible. Hopefully karma will send some raging surf your way.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris... on Dec 2, 2008 3:05 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

disastrous, really ;-)

should have some gossip later.

by gavia on Dec 2, 2008 3:13 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Weird...

as soon as I read “wicker basket”, I pictured flying monkeys in my head (and, of course, the accompanying flying monkey theme).

by itswells on Dec 2, 2008 3:35 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The horror

After riding her bike all the way to Peet’s to blog, Gav is rewarded with no internet… and now, cold coffee?… how does she endure such atrocities? I will tell you how…. one word… “character”. And here’s another word… “moxie”. Not sure what that one means, but she’s got it in spades… Gav, you are truly an inspiration to us all.

by Jimbo... on Dec 2, 2008 3:35 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's true

I don’t like to throw around the word “hero” too loosely, but come on.

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris... on Dec 2, 2008 4:12 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you forgot

it was foggy and cold. and uphill both ways.

lol, actually there is a climb to the gav shack which is just enough to be challenging riding the townie one-handed with a cup of coffee.

such oppression ;-)

by gavia on Dec 2, 2008 5:37 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Funny how your story includes "foggy and cold"

where any of us in the midwest, or maybe anyone in the northern states have stories that include 10 feet of snow with no shoes, up hills, both ways. ha ha.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Dec 2, 2008 5:50 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

brilliant

think we can get it written into our contracts for 2009?

by gavia on Dec 2, 2008 6:52 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heh heh

no

CQRanking.com, you complete me.

by Chris... on Dec 2, 2008 7:37 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heh

collective bargaining?

by gavia on Dec 2, 2008 7:59 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sit down strike?

wait…

i’m already sitting down.

by gavia on Dec 2, 2008 8:13 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gav = Worst Union-Organizer EVER

Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets

by Jens on Dec 3, 2008 2:19 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If it is at all possible, yes

Also, don’t attempt to negotiate any payraises by yourself, unless you can live on less than what you are currently earning.

Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets

by Jens on Dec 3, 2008 1:09 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oops missed it

I was looking for cardboard to write on …. (to make a sign)

by lyne on Dec 3, 2008 3:08 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hello?

Is this AS-dot-com? Bueno! I’ve been trying to get through to you for, like, two months now. You see, way back on October 2nd, you published an article about Frank Schleck and his payment to Fuentes? Remember? Yeah, well, the photo accompanying the piece is not of Frank Schleck.…Yes, I know, it was labeled “Schleck” in your archives, but it’s actually of the other…How many cyclists named “Schleck” can there be? Two. There are two. And it’s really not fair to picture Andy with this story when he’s not the one who…Yes, there’s some resemblance, but you really can tell them apart if you…Yes, I did leave a comment on the page, but it apparently was never approved for…Yes, I know I left a comment, because when I tried to do it again later I got a message saying I could only leave a comment one…Oh, come on—in two months you couldn’t find anyone to pull the picture and replace it with one of Frank?

Hello? Hello?

by majope on Dec 3, 2008 8:29 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ha!

Majope, Official Caption Enforcer, Professional Cycling

by gavia on Dec 3, 2008 11:52 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Phodo capshud

By dose hurts because I haddud operation on by sebtub

by Steno on Dec 3, 2008 4:27 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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