Heckuva Job Brownie
by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 2:07 PM EDT
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PrintToday's results from Nokere Koerse:
1 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
2 Ben Swift (GBr) Katusha
3 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux
This is Brown's fourth win of the young season. For further evidence as to why you should never listen to me, go here.
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I couldn't resist
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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, i'm sure you could
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
yeah my compliments on the headline as well
I have a buddy in NOLA, apparently coffee shops there have started selling “heckuva job” brownies, how’s that for gallows humour
by plinytheelder on Mar 18, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That's too funny.
I’ll bet they are very expensive! I do hope they use the profits to move to someplace, anyplace, which is not below sea level in a hurricane zone. This is why I never thought it a good idea to build a house inside the rim of Mt St Helens Volcano, even though heating would be free.
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Mar 18, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Go, Ben!
Now, just get on the podium of a race that earns me points.
Bennati went but I was able to get past him quite easily.--Mark Cavendish, Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7
Best cycling name
since Marco Velo…
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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
don't forget the Vicious Angel!
not exactly cycling-related maybe but still awesome. Well maybe for l’enfer du nord, this guy should win at least one P-R just for his name
by plinytheelder on Mar 18, 2009 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
I’ve been saying this for years.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
also
who was it who said that Flanders was “the way of the cross”? V.A. gotta win that one too ;)
by plinytheelder on Mar 18, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oohh
mixed religious iconnery. My head hurts.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 18, 2009 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
you mean this one doesn't count either?
WTF? maybe I should have looked at the schedule to see which races are on the VDS calendar
Hmmm, that is an unfortunate picture of Swift
ahem, look at the champagne bottle location to see what I mean.
Jay Cutler is an ungrateful punk....but please don't trade him!
Remember, he's on Team Red Shorts
Motto: Let us show you what we’ve got!
Bennati went but I was able to get past him quite easily.--Mark Cavendish, Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7
you make me wish
i had stuck to the “young and restless” theme in my selections this year, as i did with the Vuelta last fall. i’m all for the young talent moving up!
You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.
for Swift too if that bottle's any indication!
(see comments immediately above)
by plinytheelder on Mar 18, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Must say, Chavanel looks pretty good in the FdJ kit!!
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
i'm glad i didn't listen to you on this one, Chris... :)
You may very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment.
You're not alone.
Brownie has always struck me as someone yet to live up to his potential, and for 1 point, well hard to go past.
The fact that he is on Rabobank doesn’t hurt either, means that at some point in time in each race he’s going to have team mates driving the front. Hopefully it is at the right point!
He's on 42 teams, so a lot of folks got their money's worth there.
Bennati went but I was able to get past him quite easily.--Mark Cavendish, Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7
emphasizing...
that two Murcia stages aren’t worth much, and his TdU and Nokere Koerse wins didn’t score VDS points. The fact that I missed taking him in no way motivated this comment…
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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 19, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
But he's already earned out--80 returned for one point spent.
Brown can kick back and enjoy the rest of the season now—or, if he chooses, fill in a few points for guys who aren’t pulling their weight.
Bennati went but I was able to get past him quite easily.--Mark Cavendish, Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 7
VDS aside
I like that Rabobank is not yet subjecting him to try and beat the A-list sprinters. Let him handle the Henderson’s and Haedo’s and Swift’s and Chavanel’s. They are in his league. Let him go to C&L to get Freire up to speed. Ster Electrotoer, 4 days of Dunkirk, etc.
Giro
Rabo seemed to expect quite a lot from him at last year’s Giro. And Breukink in his erm, frank, style, was very critical of Brown’s performance last year.
Hard to know what they expect, though this win should help him with team management.
Yeah I remember that hyper critical Breukink last year.
And Brownie’s season went down the tubes after that. Sems like they are tryiong a different tack this year, though I wouldn’t be surprised to see Browne at the Giro again.
totally :-(
It always seems to take him a while to come back from injury. Hopefully, he’s back soon.
Sentjes complained about Brown.. He would have cut the corner of the guy for him so Sentjes had to brake… Judge yourself.. (It’s early!)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
georestricted?
Some message about Beegen in Nederland…
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by Chris Fontecchio on Mar 20, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
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