Levi and George: My Boys

by ZoeRochelle on Jun 10, 2008 2:45 PM EDT

I have been too busy with work and family to post much but I have watched all the races "As Live" on Cyclingtv. 5am PDT is just too early for me when I need to work all day too. So instead of commenting on old live race threads here is my support for the US boys.

Today I accidentally saw the results of Dolphin Stage 2 against my will before I watched it. I was looking for news on Boonen's cocaine story and there it was, "Hincapie wins Stage 2 of the Dauphine Libere." Which meant that another of my boys had won the day! Despite knowing who won it was still fantastic to watch. I didn't know how he won, just that he did.

(And before crashdan says George won by crossing the line first - duh - or any other such silly comment. That's obvious but was it a breakaway or a sprint or did a pack of wild dogs take down the rest of the peloton? I had no idea.)

George was so awesome today! That last corner where he pulled away was so exciting I screamed on the inside and did a dance in my chair! I was watching at work so that's all the celebration I could get away with.

Not to say that I was any less excited when Levi killed the prologue just when Thor looked unbeatable! I love seeing a smile on Levi's face. I was at home so I screamed out loud for Levi.

Ohhhhh yeahhhhh.

P.S. (Note to Levi - update your site! It still says you are on the Discovery Cycling Team. Not cool. Either keep it updated or take it down.)

P.S.S. I named my cat after George Hincapie? His name is Georgie. Awwwww. Only a true fan names their kitten after a cyclist. Right? My friends think I am weird. Whatever.

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There's a joke just waiting

but I so can’t do it as that is one cute kitty and George, well he is the man. :-) Go George!

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

by nikki on Jun 10, 2008 3:13 PM EDT 0 recs

must....control....self.....

by bethie on Jun 10, 2008 4:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

Either of you could do it

and get away with it. Me? Chris would be forced to shun me.

All jokes aside for a moment, that is a cute cat. We used to have two just like him. And I fully respect Zoe for naming him after a cyclist. If I had the room I’d get two mastiffs and name them Coppi and Bartali.

"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

by Drew... on Jun 10, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

He is the most adorable thing ever. He has an orange stripy tail but is all white elsewhere. We got him from a shelter last July, hence the cyclign themed named. I was in the middle of my three week TdF jag at the time.

by ZoeRochelle on Jun 10, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

Seriously though...

... those are absolutely the cutest paws in the world.

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 10, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

Orange stripey tail?

How is his name not CSF Navigare?

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jun 10, 2008 6:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

Green

Dying its hair green would be wrong, right? Didn’t I read someplace about a lady who dyed her poodle pink and got in trouble with the animal police?

Which Italian Pro Tour Team rides the Cannondale SystemSix?

by Jimbo... on Jun 11, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

Why yes you did.

Here’s the article.

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

by nikki on Jun 11, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

I knew it

right or wrong, I hereby pledge $100 towards the payment of any fines that Zoe gets as a consequence of dying little ~~Georgie~~ “CSF Navigare” green.

Which Italian Pro Tour Team rides the Cannondale SystemSix?

by Jimbo... on Jun 11, 2008 11:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Reply...

... ok big guy… how’d you do that strikethrough fonty HTML type thing?

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 12, 2008 7:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Uhh Dan...

It’s the little ~~frickin icon~~ thingy when you are typing a comment. The one between italics and quotes.

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

by nikki on Jun 12, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

Oh well that isn't...

... ~~nearly as dramatic as I’d hoped~~. I’ve been trying to post tables and DIV tags and various other HTML type balderdash and haven’t had the ability to force it into the PdC system in an intelligible fashion.

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 13, 2008 5:49 AM EDT up 0 recs

Dear... if you figure out the fly over thingy you've

been looking at for google earth like dreamness. We will so take care of you with stuff here. :-)

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

by nikki on Jun 13, 2008 9:26 AM EDT up 0 recs

Mastifs rock!

They’d eat that cat though. They’d just swallow it like Belushi swallowing Jello, then they’d look at you with that really mellow expression of theirs that they give you after they accidentally smear drool on your khakis, that expression that always means, “Uh, what?”

Also, does anybody else think of Mel Blanc when they hear that Zoe has bought a kitten? “And I will love him and stroke him and, duh, I will name him George.”

Gosh, he really was a snowman.

by Tiki on Jun 11, 2008 7:37 AM EDT up 0 recs

That line is too funny!

We need to find a youtube clip for that!

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

by nikki on Jun 11, 2008 9:13 AM EDT up 0 recs

I didn't find a video

but here’s a wav file. Just crackin’ me up. Poor George. LOL!

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

by nikki on Jun 11, 2008 7:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

"On account of I luuv him!"

Nice find!

Now all we have to do is find the one with Bugs and the Irish policeman. “Officer, would I turn on the gas if my friend Rocky was hiding in this stove? Officer, would I light this match and throw it in the stove if my friend Rocky was in there?”

by Tiki on Jun 12, 2008 10:15 AM EDT up 0 recs

You might, Rabbit, You might.

I can’t figure out a way to type an Irish brogue. :)

by johnw on Jun 12, 2008 10:48 AM EDT up 0 recs

I got it!

Enjoy! Oh the days of Saturday morning cartoons!

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

by nikki on Jun 12, 2008 10:59 AM EDT up 0 recs

I don't know how much they paid the guy that played the Penny Whistle...

... at Warner Bro’s, but whatever it was, he earned every … penny!

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 12, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up 0 recs

Fausto

A buddy and his wife have some sort of tiny punt-dog thing. They named it Fausto. It just doesn’t seem right.

by johnw on Jun 11, 2008 12:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

I knew I just knew this post was just awaitin’ for a joke. You kids are so funny.

by ZoeRochelle on Jun 10, 2008 4:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

A question then

George is looking great. Levi will eventually need help. If High Road don’t contest the GC, does George work for Levi in the mtns in exchange for his turn in the nats jersey when they rendezvous in Greenville?

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jun 10, 2008 3:55 PM EDT 0 recs

Wasn't there ... well not bad blood... but raised eyebrows...

... during the US Champs last year between George and Levi?

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 10, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

I had thought there was

but then couldn’t remember if it was just all the jokes about George going to pink and them not wanting him to have the stars and stripes. I’m sure others have tons more useful info.

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

by nikki on Jun 10, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

If so

he’s stateside again. Problem solved!

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jun 10, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

With the fun flip of location with those two it should be exciting to see!

I liked George in the stars and stripes. So much going on in August/September!

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

by nikki on Jun 10, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Zoe, I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about...

... I would never make such a smart ass remark ;) Personally, I logged in late and haven’t seen the end of the race…

Head says: He won it powering away from the pack in the last 500m
Heart says: Wild dogs baby… ohhh please let it have been him racing away from a pack of wild dingoes…

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 10, 2008 4:03 PM EDT 0 recs

because then I Zoe could write a post titled

Dingoes Ate My Levi

and the world could be perfect, then.

by Sui Juris on Jun 10, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's one of those phrases...

... that sits around, in your head, waiting to be used, wanting an opportunity to be used. But you have to cradle it, cherish it, not squander it. “Dingoes At My Levi” is quite possibly, a multidimensional zen headline involving the triumvirate of Mad Max, Cycling and Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 10, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

I assume you mean

BTVS the series, and not the movie. If so, agreed.

As for Mad Max…...you had me at The Toe Cutter.

"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

by Drew... on Jun 10, 2008 4:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

That there is Cundalini... and Cundalini wants his hand back...

Now that is a name for a kitten… “The Toe Cutter”. And I fail to find much of a way to make a reference to BTVS the movie, despite the power cast of Donald Sutherland, Rutger Hauer and Pee Wee Herman.

When Leipheimer is done mating with his Time Trialing bike... does he bite its head off and eat it?

by crashdan on Jun 10, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 0 recs