Riccardo Ricco: “What I’d like to ask Sella and (Domenico) Pozzovivo if they’d thought they would win the Giro? Contador always finds someone like that who helps him. No one ever helps me.”
Well Mr. Pissy Pants I guess you are finding out that being a douche is its own reward.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sprinters are nice people...really.
I am sure that Greipel wouldn't want us to think that he was given the stage especially after doing that much work to put the hurt on the front of the pack. However it happened, Cavendish is definitely a list member of my favorite sprinters: Super Mario, Phinney, Robbie, Zabel, Petacchi, Haedo, Cavendish and when he's having an identity crisis and feeling sneaky, Bettini.
05:18 PM: No change in GC
but an exciting finish to a sprinters' stage. 1. Andre Greipel (GER), High Road2. Mark Cavendish (GB) High Road3. Daniele Bennati (ITA), Liquigas4. Erik Zabel (G), Milram5. Assan Bazayev (KAZ), Astana
05:15 PM: Nice teamwork
That was a class act on Cavendish's part, folks. He could have easily taken the sprint. Bennati was on Cavendish's wheel, but no one was gonna beat him. Then he eases off and lets his leadout man, Andre Greipel take the win. Cavendish comes through in second and Bennati third. Nice work by the High Road team.
05:11 PM: Final turn
and the High Roaders are still leading... Cavendish is getting a great lead, but he eases off and lets Greipel get the sprint! Bennati was right on Cavendish's wheel, but he wasn't the right one. The High Roaders cross the line one, two and both have their arms raised. Nice work.
05:10 PM: 1km to go
High Road
05:09 PM: Wiggins
is driving hard at the front of the field. Cavendish is getting a great lead-out and Bennati is fighting to get on his wheel... Bettini is in there, too.
05:18 PM: No change in GC
but an exciting finish to a sprinters' stage. 1. Andre Greipel (GER), High Road2. Mark Cavendish (GB) High Road3. Daniele Bennati (ITA), Liquigas4. Erik Zabel (G), Milram5. Assan Bazayev (KAZ), Astana
05:15 PM: Nice teamwork
That was a class act on Cavendish's part, folks. He could have easily taken the sprint. Bennati was on Cavendish's wheel, but no one was gonna beat him. Then he eases off and lets his leadout man, Andre Greipel take the win. Cavendish comes through in second and Bennati third. Nice work by the High Road team.
05:11 PM: Final turn
and the High Roaders are still leading... Cavendish is getting a great lead, but he eases off and lets Greipel get the sprint! Bennati was right on Cavendish's wheel, but he wasn't the right one. The High Roaders cross the line one, two and both have their arms raised. Nice work.
05:10 PM: 1km to go
High Road
05:09 PM: Wiggins
is driving hard at the front of the field. Cavendish is getting a great lead-out and Bennati is fighting to get on his wheel... Bettini is in there, too.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
PseudoMead aka CSP Table Mountain Crit
Wow, the wind was angry last night and I sucked it up hard. It was a good reminder for me of the difference between your basic Cat 3 race and the Cat 1 and 2/ 35+ guys.
35+ in this state and probably most others is one solid torture fest. Sometimes I can hang and many times I have a lot of trouble. The first 20 minutes is the defining moment of whether or not I will survive for a pack-fill finish. The 3s are generally much easier to deal with. No real strung-out, guttered single line stuff with those guys just a lot of start and stop which is manageable if you stay towards the front. Having my ass handed to me consistently by the masters is good for me and reminds me of how much room I have for improvement.
35+ in this state and probably most others is one solid torture fest. Sometimes I can hang and many times I have a lot of trouble. The first 20 minutes is the defining moment of whether or not I will survive for a pack-fill finish. The 3s are generally much easier to deal with. No real strung-out, guttered single line stuff with those guys just a lot of start and stop which is manageable if you stay towards the front. Having my ass handed to me consistently by the masters is good for me and reminds me of how much room I have for improvement.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Holy Melting!
Wow...Ice Boating in Summit
Boats are in the Dillon Marina and the lake is still mostly frozen. Time to open the Tiki Bar!
Rode up to Copper today for the first time this year. The path still has not been plowed but it was passable up to about 400 yards from the parking lot. I only had to ride through 4 or 5 sections of snow. What the hell's the hold up with plowing this year? I want my damn snoozy Vail Pass rides you sons o' bitches! There's nothing like communing with nature on a nice mountain ride listening to Megadeth. Aaaaahhhh, relaxing.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Wheels of Thunder
Oh yeah baby, the 3s never let you down when it comes to crashing. Wheels of Thunder's new course, out on the wide open, undeveloped office park plains of Centennial, had wide roads, no really difficult turns and nice rollie terrain. When I say wide roads, I mean freakin hugely wide. Our race was 60 minutes at an average of a little less than 4 minute laps(1.6 miles per lap). The wind was pretty strong all over the course and was in our face up the little hill to the start/finish and through the long straight that followed. No real chance a break was going to succeed without serious cooperation.
My goal was to survive. I have been nursing a head cold and sore throat for a few days. I figured I was going to hide in the pack and have a headache for an hour. I was right. All was well throughout the race and since I am super lazy when it comes to sprinting for 30th I sat up after the first hill on the last lap and popped off the back for a last lap cool down spin. Let the 20 year-olds contest 30th. I also figured that since there hadn't been a pile up yet, fate would catch up to us. From about 3/4 mile from the finish the carnage started to appear. Two guys on the right hit the only speed limit sign within a few miles and bent it over. I don't blame the organizers for not padding it. The thing was on the outside of a giant sweeper, up a slight hill, and on a road that is easily 3 lanes wide. I had to look twice to get it to register in my brain what I was seeing. As I rounded the last corner the walking wounded were limping up the hill to the finish on both sides of the road. Apparently the Ambulances were out on the course tending to fallen for most of the 4s race. Anyone who says that being a 3 makes you a better rider than a 4 is high. You might be faster but in general the same shit happens in both categories. Stay in front, stay alive.
My goal was to survive. I have been nursing a head cold and sore throat for a few days. I figured I was going to hide in the pack and have a headache for an hour. I was right. All was well throughout the race and since I am super lazy when it comes to sprinting for 30th I sat up after the first hill on the last lap and popped off the back for a last lap cool down spin. Let the 20 year-olds contest 30th. I also figured that since there hadn't been a pile up yet, fate would catch up to us. From about 3/4 mile from the finish the carnage started to appear. Two guys on the right hit the only speed limit sign within a few miles and bent it over. I don't blame the organizers for not padding it. The thing was on the outside of a giant sweeper, up a slight hill, and on a road that is easily 3 lanes wide. I had to look twice to get it to register in my brain what I was seeing. As I rounded the last corner the walking wounded were limping up the hill to the finish on both sides of the road. Apparently the Ambulances were out on the course tending to fallen for most of the 4s race. Anyone who says that being a 3 makes you a better rider than a 4 is high. You might be faster but in general the same shit happens in both categories. Stay in front, stay alive.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Slow Ride to Nowhere
The Wanker, Aussie Dave, and I went out for a creaping death slow ride. Mr. Old Saggy-Pants with the rearview mirror could have stuck it to us today. All we did was ride slow and rant obscenities. F*ing fantastic time.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Exploding Relief
Somehow I got a saddle sore this week. It has been festering for a while and today erupted in a spewage of puss offering great relief. Yummy.
I don't get these fantastic little reminders of mileage and suspect hygiene very often. Maybe riding around town in street clothes the last few weeks has irritated the region. Anyway, I got rid of it the old fashioned way: ichthemol and a questionably sanitized safety pin.
Procedure: apply puss-sucking charcoal paste, wait for giant crotch zit to form, sterilize poking devise, put one foot on bathroom counter (added bonus of increased flexibility), apply pressure, poke, squeeze, cry.
Post-op: apply anti-bacterial paste (preferably with some sort of anesthetic), find a way to keep region dry like duct taping a fan to your knees.
I don't get these fantastic little reminders of mileage and suspect hygiene very often. Maybe riding around town in street clothes the last few weeks has irritated the region. Anyway, I got rid of it the old fashioned way: ichthemol and a questionably sanitized safety pin.
Procedure: apply puss-sucking charcoal paste, wait for giant crotch zit to form, sterilize poking devise, put one foot on bathroom counter (added bonus of increased flexibility), apply pressure, poke, squeeze, cry.
Post-op: apply anti-bacterial paste (preferably with some sort of anesthetic), find a way to keep region dry like duct taping a fan to your knees.
Monday, May 12, 2008
New bike bench
Climb-o-gasm Part Duh.
Jaime and I went to Boulder early yesterday for the Title 9k, annual Mother's Day run. Jaime's job was to pass out chocolate 1 k from the finish. Nice assignment. Rosebud and I hit the dog park for some quality pooing and sniffing. Then we went out for quick-casual dining experience at Pei Wei, also known and PF Chang's Jr.
When we got back to Summit, I went out intending to see if I could get to Copper so I could do an up-and-over to East Vail but the path through the canyon is still snow covered a few miles up. According to "The Wanker" the Vail Pass path is plowed from Copper and pretty clear down to Vail. Since I was intending to climb (stop rolling your eyes Jared!), I road Three Peaks, Wildernest and Swan Mountain. On Wildernest I saw track evidence of Schilling on the dirt section. I could tell by the tracks that they were about a hour and half old. I am guessing there was one but like Sand People, Schillings travel in a line to hide their numbers.
When we got back to Summit, I went out intending to see if I could get to Copper so I could do an up-and-over to East Vail but the path through the canyon is still snow covered a few miles up. According to "The Wanker" the Vail Pass path is plowed from Copper and pretty clear down to Vail. Since I was intending to climb (stop rolling your eyes Jared!), I road Three Peaks, Wildernest and Swan Mountain. On Wildernest I saw track evidence of Schilling on the dirt section. I could tell by the tracks that they were about a hour and half old. I am guessing there was one but like Sand People, Schillings travel in a line to hide their numbers.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Cletis the Fetus
Jaime and I are expecting our first child in December. In case you are wondering, all Fetus are named Cletis despite gender. I was referring to our baby-to-be as "Zygote the Implanter" at first but I am not sure Jaime appreciated the extra-terrestrial, space hero designation. I am sure TomKat would have creamed themselves and shouted curses to Xenu, former evil ruler of the Galactic Confederacy responsible for unleashing bad, spiritual-essences mojo upon us. CURSE YOU XENU... YOU PSYCHIATRY-MANIPULATING, INCOME-TAX-FEAR-MONGERING ASTRO-DOUCHE-BAG!!!!! LONG LIVE A BODY-THETAN-FREE TEEGEEACK!!!!
Coming back to Earth and releeeeeeasing the demons...ahhhhh that's better. We are very happy and expect Cletis to arrive around Christmas. In the mean time, enjoy this picture taken today of Spwinter... I mean Spring in Summit County.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Woo Hoo!
Good week to have a cold. Pretty easy training week so I am riding around the lake everyday. Super exciting. The bike paths are finally snow-free.
Monday, May 5, 2008
"Run Ronnie Run" Videos
This is a funny movie. Check out the videos below but for God's sake don't do this at work with the speakers turned up. I am also not responsible for your f*ing sensibilities. You've been warned.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
County Ride
Went out for a good ride today with Michael Schilling, Cat2 Vitamin Cottage. Learned a new way to get up Wildernest for some additional pain and excitement. That's pretty much all I have to say about that. Rides like that force the fat out of my ass. I think I'll get a 12-27.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Bitching In Lieu Of Training
I am taking a day off of training today, due to snow, and focusing my attention on bitching. My HP laptop, which is a replacement for one that lasted a few weeks, is a piece of shit. Mated with MicroSucks Vista Sometimes-Operating System it sucks harder. This pile of junk only cost around $1500 but it is only a year old and frequently displays the blue screen of death. I should add that the HP printer, which was left homeless on my doorstep by a douche bag, is also lacking in quality. It is the crack baby equivalent of a leave-behind, nicely swaddled and cute but under the surface lies something better off under State supervision.
Bitching on: there is light at the end of my computer saga, the Mac Power Book. Highly expensive but a quality machine. If you haven't been to an Apple Store, go an test it out. I have an online database system which is supposedly "optimized" for MicroSuck's Explorer which of course works better using Apple Safari on an Apple computer. If you try to use it on the PC version of Safari, certain features do not work. WTF? PC = Piece of Crap. Apple = Apple. This whole issue is sort of the same as driving a BMW/Toyota/Mercedes or Kia/Chevrolet/Ford. PCs are for the masses who continually have to upgrade and replace and Macs are for those who like to drive a car which is known for quality but might be a little more expensive. Taking it in the ass once upfront might be better than being woefully surprised up the ass at random intervals.
Pro Cycling reminder from Matt Stein, Uber TTer: It's Pantani Day on Pez: link
Bitching on: there is light at the end of my computer saga, the Mac Power Book. Highly expensive but a quality machine. If you haven't been to an Apple Store, go an test it out. I have an online database system which is supposedly "optimized" for MicroSuck's Explorer which of course works better using Apple Safari on an Apple computer. If you try to use it on the PC version of Safari, certain features do not work. WTF? PC = Piece of Crap. Apple = Apple. This whole issue is sort of the same as driving a BMW/Toyota/Mercedes or Kia/Chevrolet/Ford. PCs are for the masses who continually have to upgrade and replace and Macs are for those who like to drive a car which is known for quality but might be a little more expensive. Taking it in the ass once upfront might be better than being woefully surprised up the ass at random intervals.
Pro Cycling reminder from Matt Stein, Uber TTer: It's Pantani Day on Pez: link
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