Monday Initial O/T
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 22, 2008 12:39 AM EST
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PrintOut of the blizzard and into the storm. We're where we're supposed to be this week, narrowly missing a winter howler in Seattle that DS Little Bear would have spent his adult life retelling in outsized memories: "They called it 11 inches, but we had to climb out of the second story windows..." Anyway, my travels don't represent much more than two slices of America, but after the last week it's getting harder and harder to picture, you know, actual road cycling. Which is too bad, because I sure could stand to burn 4,000 calories right now.
I know a lot of us are getting ready for the TdU, but it's worth noting that the Cyclocross season is about to hit its peak in Europe. Large Bomb announced his presence with authority today in Nommay, France, beating out Sven Nys -- a sentence you don't read very often. Boom is coming back after missing or barely competing in the first five rounds of the World Cup, which Nys leads handily over Bart Wellens. There are three rounds remaining, in such Cycling hotbeds as Zolder, Roubaix, and Milan, sandwiched around the various national championships on January 11. Finally, on January 31, it all comes to a head in Hoogerheide, Holland at the World Championships. Game on.
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Speaking of TDU
Liquigas just announced their team, Bummer about no Benna or Basso(as if), but hey we did get the HOT looking Cladio CORIONI though!!
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
He'll have to wear his lid
All i wanna know is how Monsieur Gilbert is going to prepare for the classics without his annual pilgramage down-under….and how will CycleGirl survive without him?? When are we going to get the CSC SaxoBank line-up to confirm the rumour!! Are you doing the Challenge ms CycleGirl?
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
I know,very upset about no Philippe...But i'll see him in April :-))
That is how i’m surviving next TDU…
I’m checking the line-up everyday, c’mon SaxoBank.. I’m checking with my contacts too..
No challenge for me at TDU 09, i’ll do it in 10, well there will be challenges at the TDU, but not the racing type…
c’mon and have a drink at the Hilton with me if you like…
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
If you want to see what M. Gilbert will be wearing and riding next year
Pics are up on the Silence-Lotto website. The kit has more purple this year.
Google is my domestique.
Oh I like it
Now let’s wait for Dekker and Gilbert shot’s…
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Don't think I'll have time
Thanks for the invite cycle girl….I may just do that.
My timetable is Vets Crit Sunday morning, Picnic in the park while watching the race Sunday nite.
Open Crit Monday night at Norwood (c’mon and watch me clean up in D Grade), Ride to KOM and then to finish on Tues(about 100km), about 120km in search of photo opportunuities then beers in Hahndorf on Wednesday, charity ride in aid of sick Star Force Officer (136km) ride to watch KOM….back to finish (another 40km) on Thursday, Challenge Tour (156km) again ride to KOM at Menglers and to finish (another 40km) on Friday, Vets Time Trial Saturday (56km), ride to Willunga….do about 80km in search of photo’s and freebies and perhaps even ride home…..Sunday DRIVE to race, then DRIVE home and indulge in post tour pool party with mates
All up between 750 and 900km….suck that Armstrong!!!
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Holy Crap
Thats awesome, well done, I arrive in adelaide on the Tues 20th, going to the races everyday from stage 2 to finish, I’m staying at the Hilton from the 22nd, so if you get time i’ll be there in the afternoons. And yes i’ll be looking for photo ops and freebies too, hehehe.. Plus hopefully catch up with a few friends who are coming over..
Let me know and we can catch up..
I’m sure i’ll see you on the road.. Look out for the HOT chick with the riders, thats me, LMAO only joking… see ya there.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
errrr probably better to tell me what kind of bike you'll be riding
Shame you’re missing the Monday night Crits. I’ll be the skinny old guy with well developed legs on the Trek 6.3 Madone…red, like my arse will be!!
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Ohhh happy to check out shaved legs... no matter what age :-))))
I’’ll look out for you
He send a PM and we can organise a catch up, PdC Cafe in Australia deserves a photo Op… HiltonHotel will look good, or us grabbing Lance even better LOL, or Us grabbin Jens!!! for Photo perfect… I can make it happen i’m sure… Saxobank and me are old friends….
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
am I allowed to wear my cleats in the foyer?
….I think I’m gonna be sleeping in them!!
how do i send a PM….is this a PM?
I feel as if I’m chatting with someone i’ve already met. How did you know my legs are shaven? How are you friends with a Danish Banking organisation? Hey guys am I safe to meet this lady or are there rumours? :-)
Final Q….how much is a pint of Pale in the Hilton?
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Rumors? Nah.... becareful of the soft spoken whispers though. ha ha!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Cleats welcome LOL
PM- I think my email address shows up in my profile, not sure i’ll check …
With the legs, it’s a guess, i supose with all that riding you will be euro enough to shave… LOL
As for price, not sure i’m certain whatever the cost it will be worth it…
and yes, i’m safe…
As for Sexybank, “Soft Spoken Whispers” hehehehe…. No i’m very talented when it comes to meeting, chatting and making friends :-)
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Albertina can vouch for me too
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Can I now? ;-)
Yes, CycleGirl is very safe. But contrary to what she says, she is extremely good at introducing herself to cyclists people!
Such a good talent to have i say :-)))
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
My source say's Yes!
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
This is for Jens! attending TDU
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Yeah, he said in an interview with eurosport
that he is going to start his year there and ride in support for O’Grady. Then he’s going to go for his first win at the ToC. But he’s confirmed for the TdU.
"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
Well this has made my day, Can't wait to catch up with stuey and Jens!
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
There's a whole load of photos
from the Leakygas team camp over at Bettini Photo, just click on Team Professionisti 2009 then on Ritiro Liquigas Dolomito (there’s some funny stuff going on which stops direct linking). Here’s one for starters.
Why no mention of Katie Compton?
At least, and probably more, notable than Boom’s performance.
If I just had one more gear, I...
Have at it
Honestly, I’m out of my depth on anything other than European men’s road racing.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 22, 2008 8:39 AM EST up reply actions
When was the last time the US went 1, 3 at a World Cup? Never.
That’s what makes this such an awesome feat. If they go 1-2 at Worlds I will literally lose my mind for several minutes. If any of you are into cross I highly suggest watching the women as much as the men. Right now it’s incredibly competitive.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
if this was the wild west there'd be tumbleweeds rolling around in here
guess everyone is off doing the holiday traveling, shopping, pulling hair out thing. I feel so alone.
Hey Nikki, did you see the new rider portraits of the team on Slipstream’s Flickr? Quite humorous. Not all of the Garmen are photogenic. (Not naming any names.)
I see the team is calling them the 2009 headshots
by ZoeRochelle on Dec 22, 2008 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
Is it just me
or does Cozza and Friedman look like they just returned from a vacation in the backwoods splitting trees? Rocking the Lumberjack look.
"...The mind has to rule the body and tell the body, shut up and do what I tell you to do..." Jens!
I thought the same thing. They could do a remake of....
Beware... eyebleach required...
I bet Cozza could pull THIS off…
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.
I'm here Zoe! Yes, quiet isn't it?!
My computer won’t let me view the headshots for some reason. Bother.
here too - just back from the eye doc and he said that I have a beautiful retina! so there
oh my just looked at those headshots – er nice hair is the comment that came to me on a few of those lol
Maybe they need a new official photographer?
And a few of the PdC Fashion Brigade to help out with the grooming.
Google is my domestique.
It is Flickr. Try clearing your cache?
That is weird though.
by ZoeRochelle on Dec 23, 2008 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
he lives!
Glad you made it to your destination. Have fun with all that snow stuff :-)
Bartali is asleep on the couch, but Coppi barfed all over the Gossip Headquarters this morning. Yuck. He must have gotten into the egg nogg.
Cheers!
Did you check to make sure they stayed away from the Christmas tree?
They tend to nibble and it can cause… well, umm.. you know.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
graz
Might even see the Drewd this week, along with Mr Van P. Oh, and riding in Manhattan looks like zero fun, I can now say. At least around Canal and Chinatown.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 22, 2008 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
LOL, sounds fun :-)
And no, I can’t really imagine NYC being any fun on a bikey. But I really don’t like cars.
Speaking again of the TDU
You Britfolk get a shot at a free trip there via a competition at Cycling Weekly. Only open to UK residents, dammit.
Google is my domestique.
Garmin And Its GPS Sales
The company is in the news for its sales in 2008.
by Chief Commissaire on Dec 22, 2008 3:59 PM EST reply actions
Freakin' REI...
20% of anything in REI… that DOESN’T have a GPS transceiver.
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.
Um
You buy electronics in person? There’s this inter-webs tube thing…
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 22, 2008 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
New team H2O jersey
I guess as a replacement for the horrible scary one with the skull
Photo from Micula de Matteis’ personal site
Snazzy
In a silly way. I’m voting yes.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 22, 2008 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
+1. That's exactly what I thought.
I feel sure they’ve been down to MotherCare. Defo better that the skull though!
do kids get subliminal water bottles on theirs, too?
[chortling]
With a globe providing a champaign-cork type effect?
Ah, well, it is cute.
And another for the fashion disaster collection
stolen as above from Cicloweb
Team A-Style Avionord at the Giro di Lombardia. Is that a home-made Viagra test in your pocket?
New term?
“crotch circles” — nobody knows how they got there.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Dec 22, 2008 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
When the hell does OUCH! present their team jerseys
with their good ol team leader Floyd Landis proudly sporting his new continental team look.
"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
Does anyone else recall Garmin saying their kits would be redone this year?
I thought that was the case and I even thought they were shown at the thingy in Boulder last month but I don’t recall any pics of anything different?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Came across this recipe and immediately thought of Dan
http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/
vegetarians might want to turn away
Listen Sonny Jim,
Sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie, but I’d never now cause I wouldn’t eat the filthy motherfucker.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
You know Tony Rockamora?
Is he that real fat guy?
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."
I wouldn't necessarily call the brutha fat...
but he definitely got a weight problem.
What’s he gonna do? He’s Samoan.
I'm thinking those retina's are like some hidden jewel.
Just wait till she get’s the Cafe team PdC going! Yeah! ha ha!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Gilbert is also doing the Giro next year
and also the Vuelta. Although he isn’t doing Flanders, but instead the Tour of Basque country and then the Ardennes. But the Giro keeps getting better and better. Link to sporza article
"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
Oh Gilbert better be doing Gent-W or P-R, or i will be pissed..
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Nope, nothing on cobbles outside of het volk
Basque country starts one day after Flanders and ends one day before P-R. So it runs through Gent and it ends too close to P-R for him to compete in either. Sorry
"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
Nooooooooooooooooo That is Crap.......
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Yeah Agree, But
CycleGirl is only going to be in Europe in april… They should be looking at my schedule..
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Ohhh a Dear Silence-Lotto Letter
Great idea…. now where to start…
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
OK Letter is up... It's been a long day, and needed abreak
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Beware...
Katusha has presented itself to the world. (http://www.proffsklungan.nu/artikel.php?subaction=showfull&id=1230064210&archive=)
Roberto Bettini will hopefully have close-up pictures so everyone can admire the lovely hairstyles of certain riders.
Pippo and Gert in Moscow,
trying not to look to cold in their matching coats and scarves….
http://www.corvospro.com/preview_image.aspx?rep=00012853&img=004&tp=004854
Pippo, Such a charmer..
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
Pippo-hair and Karpet-hair in the same picture?
Isn’t this like mixing matter and anti-matter? Is this not dangerous?
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
Kenny De Haes is looking Sweet :-))
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
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