Memorable Moment: Nominations, Please!
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 19, 2009 1:46 PM EDT
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PrintUnlike the other two categories, this one is utterly subjective. Pick one moment that you savored, or laughed about, or screamed at your computer, etc. What was your favorite cycling memory from 2009? If this is the same as your race of the year, no harm done, but I suspect it won't be in most cases. The only rule is that it have to do with the races and racers themselves, not the Cafe. We will have some separate chatter on that score later.
Again, voting starts next Monday.
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I will start this one
Thor’s crash in Paris-Roubaix. I may be swayed to vote for something else, but that race was already nailbiting high drama, and when Thor went down, everything suddenly changed. I’m not sure it’s appropriate to weep for Pippo Pozzato, but that was a tough way to lose. Same for Hushovd, who might very well have scored the upset of the year that day.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 19, 2009 1:48 PM EDT reply actions
Wouldn't Thor's mountain rampage
be more applicable? Jumping ahead in time, it’s hard to imagine anybody crashing at Roubaix standing out as memorable. The green jersey on the attack over multiple cols and showing Cav the level of his class, though, that will be hard for me to forget.
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Should have read down farther
Willj beat me to it.
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Menchow 's crash in the Giro
and the brilliant save by his car support mechanic.
When he crashed on the last mile of the last day I almost had a heart attack
Moo
Ah yes
I suppose that one will be hard to beat.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 19, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point.
That is probably the one memory of the season that my wife would retain, for what it’s worth.
Jens Voigt doesn’t know where you live, but he knows exactly where you will die.
Evans winning Worlds
Probably a case of picking something that was recent enough that I actually remember it, but seeing him win Worlds really made an impression. The guy had a terrible year, had horrible luck in Le Tour and the Vuelta despite his tremendous skills and lack of team support, not to mention the amount of crap he gets around these parts, from myself included. Good on ya, Cadel. Disclaimer: I am not Australian.
Well I am and I agree
but Menchov’s TT at the Giro is a mighty close second.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ditto
Thinking hard - really hard - of something witty to say....
1. Menchov final TT crash + save
2. Cpt. Cavman beating Barbie by a tyre width in MSR
3. Rabobank riding off the front w/ 4 man on the Taaienberg in OHN (and accomplishing absolutely nothing for the entire spring)
I'm tempted to go for the crosswind-actions too
Paris-Nice, OHN and the Tour. The mayhem that ensued. None of it was decisive in the end but I just loved the pure racing of it. I’m going to use my favourite quote again:
“It’s about putting a brick through the other guys windshield. It’s about taking it out and chopping it up.”
A Ride of the year that people might forget:
Thor’s brilliant attack from the start on stage 17 of TdF to sweep up Green points on one of the hardest / steepest stages of the Tour. Proving that he wouldn’t win the green just because of a Cavendish DQ.
Moo
My top three moments...
1. Paris-Nice, Stage 7: Bert looks human, and get completely worked over by strong group of six, featuring LuLu, Colom, F Schleck, Sylvain Chavenel and Jens Voigt. Not only does Contador lose the overall this day, but he finished 33rd place after having one of the most impressive bonks since Floyd. Seeing him pedaling squares up the small uphill finish was shocking, especially after groups who were way behind him with 15k left, catch and pass him like he’s standing still.
2. Menchov Time Trial crash
3. A Schleck wins L-B-L: Attacks on the penultimate climb and solos for the win. That is how you win a monument.
+1 A. Schleck
My 2 yr old watched with me. Now whenever he watches a race he says “Where’s Andy Schleck?”
"The road is our agony, but also our daily bread; and at night, when it is deserted and the moon glistens on the asphalt, the ridiculous dreams of racers like us pass up and down it."
--Dino Buzzati
Faians chain coming off at - Ohhh the disappointment.....I can still fell that pain!!! Flanders..
Screaming….. arghhhhh
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Kind of a Russian year
- Milan San Remo Cav coming “bloody fast”.
- Menchov’s recovery – my favorite, actually the guy jumping from the moving car and having the bike ready it seemed by the time the car stopped.
- Ivanov’s smiles after Amstel. You could tell he wanted to win that baby.
Menchov
Definitely the video of Menchov crawling back to his TT bike in slo-mo on youtube followed by his outpouring of emotion when he won.
Tony approaching the line at the Worlds TT
(but y’all knew that, LOL).
Had me crying like a great big girlie. This will probably remain my PC wallpaper for a very long time. An appropriate finish to an absolutely stunning ride.
+1
There may one day be a way to catalog all the emotions felt that day but with Fabian we’re still discovering new ones.
Cyclovia: Bogota www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/
After all of the polemica at the TdF and Lance Armstrong's trash talking Contador,
the day (don’t remember which stage it was) that Contador rode away from the group with Lance in it is memorable. He only gained 20 seconds or so but kept Lance away from the yellow jersey. I loved that he supposedly “disobeyed” team orders. IMO that is the moment he won the Tour.
stage 7 to arcalis
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Verbier
My favorite moment was on Stage 15 right before AC takes off. He looks back at Andy Schleck two or three times and then takes off. And it wasn’t a violent acceleration where he jumped all over his bike or did a big wind up. He looked completely nonchalant when he pedaled away—like he was heading home after a weekend ride with his friends. A beautiful thing to see.
the side look he gave armstrong was cool too
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I’ll have to watch that again. I don’t recall him looking over at Lance, but enough people have said it that I’m doubting my own recollection.
Nice recap of Stage 15 by Cosmo
can be found here. Contador’s “look” is not just at Lance. He’s sussing up the entire group which also consisted of the Brothers Schleck and Wiggo.
This one is kind of a downer...
But if I’m honest about which moment I will truly recall a few years from now, I have to say…
Impey/Bos, Tour of Turkey. Ouch!
Not my FAVORITE moment (that would probably be Cadel’s attack at Mendrisio; and again, I’m not an Aussie) but the one that is burned into my retinas.
good one
Nobody said this was limited to fun stuff.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 19, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Emotions
Evans @ Worlds
Cav @ MSR
Menchov @ Giro
Schleck @ LBL (or when the Schleck Bros took Stage 17 in the TdF)
also have to say Watching Jens! Crash
Was a memory I never want to see again, The feeling of shock and the waiting!!!! Terrible………
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Maybe there could be an horrific moment sub-category...
Seriously, that probably is the moment that made my heart pound most… and not just because it was Jens!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Seeing HWMNBM in the flesh for the first time did it for me...
,,,I know it was way back in January, and I know he refused to come to my barbecue or even acknowledge my existence due to my lack of political pulling power….but I forgive him. For ten years I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the guy so actually breathing the same air as the demi-god at 1815 hours on 17/01/09 as he and big George rode past was a pretty big moment in my life I guess.
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
I'm going to be domestic and say that Kristian House winning the British national champs made me do a victory dance like nothing else this season.
He’d ridden so well all season and been really unlucky not to win anything, and was I think getting a bit frustrated at the lack of results. I spoke to him about 3 days before and he said it was a good course for him, but he really didn’t feel he had the form to win it. When I was told he had I thought people were pulling my leg….it meant so much to him and I think my screaming could be heard in Timbuktu.
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
good call :)
"well...you live in england so: you love the rain. loves the queen. hates cycling. based on mr bean had a tremendous amount of humour. all ride in a mini cooper. all getting drunk before the age of 12. getting drunk at least 3 times a day."- frinking, 7/9/09
The whole Hincapie vs Garmin gripe was utterly annoying yet quite memorable as well
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
I feel quite glad to have missed the whole thing while in a campervan in the middle of a field with no internet
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
One more possible
Kenny Van Hummel’s Ghislain Lambert performance at the Tour, especially with that great video made from the DS’ car in the Pyrenees.
Good call
I was in the mountains the day he withdrew and remember the disappointment we felt when we all realized he was done. If he had made it to the Ventoux stage (like Ghislain) then he might have won this vote.
And if he hadn’t crashed …. he might have (even unofficially)
Moo
Same here...we were gutted!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
+1
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 22, 2009 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, I can’t find the video! I think it was this stage: http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/LIVE/fr/800/etape_par_etape.html
this is it.
Bweeg-Box’s entire team riding off the road and eating it in the Tours TTT.
Oh gosh yes. That screen shot was the business.
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
That's the one! Fantastic!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Another vote for Cadel/Worlds
1. Cadel wins worlds
2. Tour of Turkey crash with Bos and Impey
3. Cancellara winning world TT with hands raised
4. Cavendish winning MSR
The moment Columbia split the race in the crosswinds.
It turned out to not be that big of a deal, but it certainly had the potential with a pissed off Columbia train sticking it to the rest of the field. And it created a lot of drama in an stage that was pegged as boring. Btw, I hate when any stage is pegged as boring.
No horn, watch for finger.
In all seriousness...
besides the bweegdebacle- Cav pipping Haussler for the win at San Remo- best race of the year, nope. But that finale and the emotions afterwards make it my favorite moment.
many have mentioned
bert’s bonk at paris nice. I agree it was one of the memorable moments of the year. One thing i’ll always remember related to that was his reaction on the last day of the race. He had almost no chance to win, he was a 3-time grand tour winner and this was only paris-nice, but he went all out on a mad attack in the mountains on that last day. Of course it didn’t work but i loved that he gave it his all to win the race.
Same here. When he goes....wow!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
that 2nd i almost forgetting
it was beautifull race indeed, mainly because is rare to see.
by semprenaroda on Oct 20, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Not In A Race...
…but it sure was a memorable moment when Podium Cafe had the scoop on Tyler Hamilton’s positive test, then retracted it, only to find it was actually true.
by Chief Commissaire on Oct 19, 2009 10:25 PM EDT reply actions
I believe that's called
journamalism
"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 22, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Moments that broke my heart:
1)Pauwels being called back to help Sastre in the Giro…Some might call it taking one for the team but he didn’t deserve what happened to him.
2) McEwen crashing at Tour of Belgium and fracturing his tibia…Thought a career was going to be done right there while I was watching.
3)Both times that Tom Boonen mistimed his sprint in E3 Prijs and Paris-Tours. We all know that you can sprint fast Tom but you can’t win when you start out 10m back.
i remember just hoping wiggins could get back when he kept getting dropped on ventoux in the tour
i remember furiously texting my friend to try and predict the outcome, especially after the fantasic tour he had.
Have to agree with all those people that said
Menchov’s final TT at the Giro. My heart seriously did not stop pounding for 15 minutes.
The slide, followed by the amazing bike change, followed by the barbaric yawp. It was all just amazing.
+1
And I loved the video inside the Rabo bus when all his team mates were watching it….classic footage!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
I loved Menchov's unalloyed joy when he won.
It changed me into a fan ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Me too I have to say...the man has emotions, in bucket loads!
Who knew?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Not me until then, but it made me cry :(
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I love that reaction.... Wahooo awesome..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Surely the world's win...
Both men’s races gave me goosebumps
Evans gets a reward for tilting at windmills
Spartacus riding the best TT in the history of the sport (perhaps slight hyperbole, but not hugely) – when the fun is around how many of his minute me he can catch, that’s some ride
But both men were beautiful tilting at their windmills. Good call ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
didn't devolder
have a great attack on the koppenberg in tour of flanders? I know it wasn’t raining, but at least an honorable mention?
haussler winning his first tour stage
was a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL moment. rarely have i felt so happy for someone in sport…other stuff i won’t forget- bos v impey, thor crashing in roubaix, cav winning milan san remo, i could go on…it’s been a great season
"well...you live in england so: you love the rain. loves the queen. hates cycling. based on mr bean had a tremendous amount of humour. all ride in a mini cooper. all getting drunk before the age of 12. getting drunk at least 3 times a day."- frinking, 7/9/09
yes to HH
i was about as choked up as he was in that moment when he crossed the line – as you say, one of those rare times…
i had a similar thrill when Barredo crossed the line at San Sebastian and when Chavanel took Stage 3 and both jerseys at Paris-Nice.
I was strangely thrilled by Thomas Voeckler when he won his stage
He can be very trying, but he also tries… and he was so thrilled, but also more humble than I expected. It was great.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Totally agree with that
The amount of times I’ve watched him jump out of the pack with 8km to go, only to get swallowed up at 4km…
This time, my smug “that’ll never work” turned out to be complete wrongo – great!
I was lying on my bed watching that on my laptop, screaming the house down
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
That's one of mine too. Said it above but didn't know which stage.
I loved it when JB said Contador “disobeyed orders” and I thought, “Good for him!”
by ZoeRochelle on Oct 20, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
JB said on ES “Contador didn’t follow the orders”… What were they, drag LA all the way?
Contador pulled the radio out after he attacked. Was great to see.
First time I have ever heard of a head coach(so to say) tell their team/main guy...
NOT to try and win, it was so absurd I couldn’t believe JB was being serious. This was the incident which made me distaste JB so much.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
combined with
all the ensuing insults …..
JB wanted to do absolutely anything to see if it was possible for HWMNBN to win. AC’s tactics helped him dodge a few bullets
Moo
funny thing is i saw jb interviewed
immediately after the stage and he said nothing at all about berto disobeying orders. He said he had told the riders to see how they felt, discuss it and take their own decision. He clearly was not happy that contador had come so close to the yellow and said so. Odd that armstrong coming so close before hadn’t bothered him.
Of course all of this also didn’t fit with the whole, we’ll decide who the leader is based on what happens on the road. But every time berto made something happen on the road all we heard was “betrayal.”
But yeah, Arcalis was a great moment.
No women results mentioned yet?....that's a pity!!
1. I absolutely loved Kristen Armstrong regaining the world TT title and almost taking the road title too…(but for the crash….wah!)
2. Tina Pic…at 43 winning the US Crit Championship!! She will be DS at Colavita next year and is mentoring one of my fav sprinters Kelly Benjamin.
I am sad that these amazing women have officially retired from racing.
As for women results
Emma Pooley’s attack after 400m on the very first lap in the Montreal World Cup and holding the peloton back all the way to the end was really impressive. Ok, maybe it’s not worthy of rider of the year, but on that single day, it was a great achievment
Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill (F. Coppi)
I was going to put that but it's kind of weird not having seen it. But then that's par for the couse for women's racing.
There was also also her slightly shorter version of the same thing at Plouay, which I guess I’ll have to go for since I did see it. Plus, after Montreal her opponents expected it more but still couldn’t do too much about it (though I guess Vos & Johansson were more interested in their own little battle that day).
The not seeing it thing is a real problem
doubtless the Vos/Johansson battle had more than a few dramatic moments, but we hardly saw a thing.
The moments I remember most from this year were from Emma Pooley
She had a couple of similar long range attacks at GP Costa Etruria and at Plouay, but what sticks with me the most is the way she slowly lost the Giro on the long long downhill into S. Elena Sannita. She had done all the hard work on earlier days in the timetrial and the hard uphill finish on Monte Serra, but then she didn’t even lose out to a Savoldelli style downhiller, she just couldn’t keep up with everyone else.
Cancellara's Swiss Timing
Retaining the yellow jersey and holding his fingers just apart to measure the margin. Loved it!
Not one specific moment
but the way the cycling world has been using Twitter this season has been great. Even with TV coverage we usually only see the top riders and the front of the race. It’s been great to read about all the little struggles to get back after a wheel change/dropping a water bottle etc.
My Moment
Was at the USPRO Crit Champs. Watching Rahsaan Bahati come from 20 places back in the final lap, to be the first rider out of the final turn, only to lose traction on the wet pavement and slide into the barriers was incredibly exciting. I’d also include Thor’s crash at PR, Thor’s Stage 17 break to secure the Green Jersey, GHH’s Stage 13 victory, and Tony celebrating the last 200m in the Worlds TT.
Tickets are bought, Belgium here I come!
The Tour was not a classic this year, it has to be said.
But the Grand Bornand stage was a definite highiight.
Thor’s points escapade.
The Contador/Kloden incident (and subseqently Contador/Bruyneel/Armstrong incident)
VdV burying himself for Wiggins.
The stage win for the Schlecks.
And a brutal stage, all told.
I have some and there will be more coming me think.
1. Gesink’s attack on Valverde. I was sooooo hoping he could get it and he ended out having 200 meters. Too bad Valverde pulled Gesink back.
2. Last stage of the Tour. And than esp[ecially Renshaw. The last corner he(?) took and the failure of the Garmin was truly fenomonal.
3. Posthuma who fell during the last TT in the Eneco. I was there and sawq it on the big screen. It was facked up but beautifull.
4. The Rabo train. As mentioned above
5. The attack of HH 30km(?) for the finish when he was in a gropu with Boonen, Devolder and an other QST-epper. Somebody can catch the race now I hope? The pain on the faces of the QST-epper when they tried to bridge the gap was incroytable
6. Attack of Gresink in AMG.. Here was hoping!
7. Voeckler who won the Etoile de Bessèges. Saw it ;ive and was a very happy men
8. Garate who won on the Alpe d’Huez. One of the first stage of the Tour I saw live. Nice to see him win
9. Comeback of Vino.
10. Stagewin of Booooom! in the Vuelta
bravo frinkster
I think that sprint on the champs—and the perfect execution by Columbia combined with Farrar’s lack of trust in Dean’s line through the corner—might be the best moment of the year for me.
I've seen it a couple of times and it was truly stunning.
For me, if you have to catch the mastery of Colombia in one shot this year it’s that moment.. How much I dislike Cav btw
Elegantly said...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
It was a signature moment
The blue ribband for sprinters…
Teams having had 3 weeks to work out what to do…
Garmin rocking skinsuits…
And no-one else was in the picture from 300m out. It put the stamp on just how good the Cav / Col combination is, and how much he has his opposition pschologically beaten
Even my girlfriend highlighted that moment with an OU!!!
She is learning some cycling…and using clipless pedals now….but still….even someone who is not addicted could tell it was amazing
Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!
i was also happy for voekler
but did anyone else get the sense that the other 2 riders just quit at the end? As in it was agreed, or maybe just in sympathy for the old guy …. Just looked odd to me for his last attack and no response from the others.
That was the TdF stage?
Don’t remember that one.It was de Tour du Haut-Var btw. Somewhere in february there was suddenly a stream and at the end Voeckler won.. Well it made my day! Although it was not so much of a victory
Brice Feillu and his brother Romain
after Brice’s stage win.
Oh, those Kodak moments!
1 – Menchov’s Emo-scream in Rome. (Giro)
2 – Haussler’s winning cry in the rain. (Le Tour)
3 – Cancellara’s mad downhill skills. (Le Tour)
4 – Cavendish’s dash to the line. (Milano-Sanremo)
5 – Schleck-Contador-Schleck skinny guy finish. (Le Tour)
6 – “ZOMG!” Farrar beats Cavendish. (Tirreno-Adriatico)
7 – Armstrong, the Kristin one, wins at Worlds. (Worlds, duh!)
8 – The Contador Bonk. (Paris-Nice)
9 – Cancellara zooms by Kreuziger. (Tour de Suisse)
"As you can imagine, there are better places to have your birthday party than in some village called Mushny Mush Mishme." --The Wisdom of Jens
My nomination goes to:
Frinkster and his post: Meeting Crashdan. Huahuahua
Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!
Absolutely!
It still makes me laugh :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Haha thanx. But as the head says:
he only rule is that it have to do with the races and racers themselves, not the Cafe. We will have some separate chatter on that score later
You may nominate me later (:
The nomination may not have been in the 'correct' place
but it’s no less valuable ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Dude, totally forgot about Lance pushing anti-doping fan in California.
"As you can imagine, there are better places to have your birthday party than in some village called Mushny Mush Mishme." --The Wisdom of Jens
I did too! (I suppose, then, it can't be too memorable.)
Most telling moment, perhaps? [ducks flying objects]
'Dickhead' is a word designed for an idiot like this...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Syringe boy deserved to be pushed and should have been arrested.
Not a fan of idiots running beside the riders …. and targeting one is even worse IMHO
Moo
So long as he's not blocking, it's free speech, and pushing is an assault.
Once he gets in the fricking way, it’s obstruction, and he should be at least threatened with arrest—even if he’s not in a silly suit, and not holding crap in his hands. But in that case, they’d need to arrest a lot of delirious drunk fans on the GT climbs, too.
One (admittedly minor) memorable moment to add
I got a huge kick out of Arashiro keeping his TT bike upright, offroad, when the TTT turned ugly for Bbox. That was just oddly cool.
Verrrry big bunny hop
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Gargh, it's after 2pm....can't watch it :(
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Aaah. Sadly YouTube in any form is on The Banned List
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Yes, it's in our contracts: misery is a requirement
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
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