Live Chat Tuesday! Phil Zajicek comes to the Cafe
by Jen See on Jun 21, 2010 4:00 PM EDT
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Phil Z, far right, on the front at the Tour of Utah Criterium.
It's a live chat!
Bet you thought we'd forgotten all about these fab things. Not at all, my friends. This Tuesday, 22 June, we will host a live chat with Phil Zajicek of Fly V Australia. Phil will be here from 12.00-1.00 pm PDT. That's 3.00 pm for you East Coast people and 9.00 pm for the continental Europeans. You should all come! It'll be fun!
Phil Z is a climber-stage racer here in the U.S, and he's ridden for some of the big teams on the North American circuit: Saturn, Navigators Insurance, and HealthNet-Maxxis. His major results have come in the hilly stage races like Mount Hood and Cascade Classic. Zajicek has also won the silly hilly Ironhorse Classic one day race (Just look at that scrumptious mountainy profile.). His most recent claim to fame came last season at the Tour of Gila when he out-sprinted Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer to win the final "Gila Monster" stage. This year, he was on, then off the podium at Gila, swapping spots with Dave Zabriskie after the officials miscalculated the results.
When Zajicek isn't racing, he roasts his own coffee beans. (This, I have to know more about.) He also has an English mastiff named Lucy. And he likes to shoot photos (We have no one here at the Cafe like that.) Check out his profile over on the Fly V Australia site for more infos, including four people he'd like to join for dinner. He's on Twitter, too. Okay, is anyone not on Twitter? Catch up with him @philzajicek.
Want more? Check out the recent interview over at Fair Wheel Bikes. You can also some scrumptious photos of his team bike. DeRosa, yum! And certainly give Lyne Lamoureux's 2008 interview in Roadbike Review a read.
See you Tuesday!
Photo copyright Christopher See. Thanks bro!
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alright!
nice work gav.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Sounds great
he was quite impressive in the AToC, definitely interested in hearing from him.
"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"
I hate pm and am notation!
But yeah for Zajicek. One of my dark horses over at cyclingfever for ToC!
More of an Anglophone thing, I suspect
The Aussies and the Poms and the Kiwis also use am/pm notation. Unless they’re in the military, etc.
It’s not so silly, either. My watch says it’s 10 past 5. I think my watch is right.
Looking forward to it! At the moment I’m more looking forward to finishing up Nature Valley though. Not enjoying myself up here!
Be prepared for some good time insanity!
Anyone who has every thought a working Photojournalist had a glam job needs to rethink...
by Christopher See on Jun 20, 2010 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Dinner party companions
Howard Hughes at dinner: what would he be doing? Hiding under the tablecloth? Running away from from a germ? Perving at Jane Goodall?
It would certainly make for a war story later.
Who knew there was an American on the team?
Amazing… even on this team, an american is being interviewed.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yeah, strange
I mean, there are also one from Italy, one from Canada and two South Africans.
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Jun 22, 2010 6:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Out of a team that size.. amazing... perhaps he was the only one who could speak 'acceptable' English..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
and 10 Australians..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
with all their faults we love them still
by Drongo on Jun 22, 2010 8:01 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Ever the peacemaker..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
well
It was also an ‘Advance Australia Fair’ reference.
by Drongo on Jun 22, 2010 8:47 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I got that bit ;)
I was worried that in the old days at least the line ended with ‘Britannia rules the waves’ ..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
as is customary to say here
This is our concern.
by Drongo on Jun 22, 2010 8:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Exactly...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well
if there is a rider on the team, you’d like to see brought to the site, let me know. It’s not like I looked at the Fly V roster and hmm, look, there’s an American I think I’ll invite him for a live chat. Sheesh. I picked a rider who has had some good results, has done some interesting things in the sport, is articulate, and is willing to come type for an hour. Nationality is mostly beside the point, though native English speakers will obviously have an easier time with the live chats.
It's actually not Frinking. Think about it.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'd have opted for Cantwell, but i didn't know I could make requests...
Seriously, it was exciting to think that someone from Fly V was coming here, and yes, it was disappointing that given the makeup of the team that it wasn’t an Australian. I’d be really interested in things like what it’s like to live and race in the US. This is no reflection on Phil Zajicek.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well
Later in the season, I’ll ask Cantwell, if you like. They are an easy team to work with for us, so it’s no big deal.
I’m happy to take requests, though not all of them are realistic or doable. It’s not at all helpful to jump to the conclusion that I’m only going to ask Americans because I’m American. That’s just stupid. There are a lot of bike racers out there, and I don’t pretend to know them all. For live chats, I’m working from riders I know, riders I know someone who knows, or riders I think are going to be accessible and interesting to as many people as possible. Good English skills are also necessary. Simple.
Sorry Gavia .. I'm thinking Tifosa might have a Richie Porte connection;)
Most Australians have okay English skills you know… I know, I know… it’s debatable.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Actually
It’s not quite the simple. Yes, Tifosa talked to Porte at the Giro, but that doesn’t mean we automatically can bring him to the site. Sorry, it just doesn’t work that easily. I’d like to try to interview him later in the season, but that isn’t going to happen right away. I only have so many hours in the day.
And I’ll choose to ignore the pointless provocation there, as if I don’t know Australians speak English. If you want me to put time into meeting your concerns, you probably shouldn’t condescend to me. Just sayin’
I know it's not simple.. I'm sorry this is tense for both of us. Truly
Good English skills are also necessary. Simple.
You mention this twice.. so I feel like you were also being condescending.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
just my 2 cents, but if you see condescension in that statement, taken in its original context, you must be looking really, really hard.
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jun 22, 2010 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just scimming here
but I thought you wrote: “…if you see ‘condensation’ in that statement”, and I thought how unique a phrase that was.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Skimming... yea that looks better
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
hehe
;)
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jun 22, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
If you offer to ship free whiskey to him for the rest of the year
Wiggo will gladly do a live chat for about 5 minutes..before he gets drunk.
Los Geht's Deutschland!!!!
Fuck you Alberto Undiano and Koman Coulibaly
Quitter's People United member # 42
Hearty thanks to Gavia for putting this together, must be a ton of work, esp. during season.
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Jun 22, 2010 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Can't make the live chat
Ask PZ if he knows if Landis is knocking on other teams doors for work. Like : “Hey Phil, I can really help you in some of these stage races, can you put in a good word for me with management? I’m speak fluent Aussie too”
Btw, how many times has he had to ask some of his teammates for an explanation of terms or phrases?
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
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