Last edited by SouthernBelle; 08-12-2007 at 12:19 PM.
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
Random babblings and some stuff to look at.
fatcyclist.com, one of the funniest cycling blogs going. He hasn't done very many spoof articles lately because he's had some serious family issues going on, but he's still quite funny. And the occasional guest-blogs from Dug, Kenny or Botched are usually worth a giggle (or at least a snicker), too.
He finally posted his Leadville saga. His friend Dean gave him a "Harden the F Up" bracelet before the race. I really need to get me one of those.
Last edited by Kalidurga; 08-13-2007 at 08:03 AM.
"How about if we all just try to follow these very simple rules of the road? Drive like the person ahead on the bike is your son/daughter. Ride like the cars are ambulances carrying your loved ones to the emergency room. This should cover everything, unless you are a complete sociopath."
David Desautels, in a letter to velonews.com
Random babblings and some stuff to look at.
I worked the finish line at the race, but managed to get a few pictures.
Dave Wiens, getting ready to cross the finish line:
Floyd Landis, just under 2 minutes later:
Both riders managed to beat the previous record of 7:05.
Landis crashed early in the race (and flatted at least once) - he lost some skin and some of the right side of his shorts:
It makes me wonder what would've happened if he hadn't crashed...
Thanks for the nifty pics! Didn't know about Floyd's woes. Does make you wonder.
Remember Dave Wiens may be older than Floyd, but he was a championship mountain biker in my time when I was first racing so he probably has the better bike handling skills and he is fast (as you can see). If you crash that is part of mountain bike racing so it does tend to make you slower. So, there is really no point in wondering what would have happened if he had not crashed! Bike handling is a big part of this kind of race![]()