alpinerabbit: I'm so glad to know I'm not the only person who's begun to think that way (about the doping, but, yeah, Fabian is cute, too).
Even though I knew Fabian was likely to win, I was still rooting for Dave Z. Gotta wonder, was it the back injury that slowed him down, or the fact that he shaved off his super-duper pr0n-star 'stache?
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08-13-2008, 11:33 AM #1
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"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."
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08-13-2008, 12:08 PM #2
Did you see THAT??
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Was anybody else kinda creeped out about the lack of fans and the accompanying noise?
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08-13-2008, 04:18 PM #3
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They just showed a bit of the time trial (taped) on the NBC night time coverage. I guess about 10 mins. is all we get...
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08-14-2008, 06:11 AM #4
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One day around the water cooler
My non riding, not bike race fan, not even aware that the Tour de CA happens right here coworkers watched the road races. They were amazed at the distance and got it that this is flat out racing at speeds and distances they find hard to imagine even riding.
Originally Posted by Lifesgreat
They asked why do riders go off the front and I explained a little about strategy, teams and why one would do that even though those riders rarely win.
They were amazed that they race on the open road. Where do you think we'd do 100+ miles? Track?
But kept commenting "they are right on the freeway .... did you see? They ...."
I explained my, and really the cycling worlds shock that there are no spectators they commented "yes, we saw some along the road". I explained that traditionally for rides of this caliper there is a solid screaming wall of fans within a hands reach of the riders. Imagine the Super Bowl with the stadium allowed to get right down and mingle on the field, that's world class cycling. Then showed them footage online of fans of TdF in the mountain stages and explained that people go up there, camp out for weeks to be right there.
Well, 2012 is in London? That'll be right.Last edited by Trek420; 08-14-2008 at 06:14 AM.
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08-14-2008, 11:12 AM #5
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Well done you.
Glad you could show them some TdF footage to give an idea of the following, the passion... and as I write this, I realise that its passion that is missing from these Olympics...
Fantastic organisation... but too crisp and not enough messiness - like bystanders yelling and shouting and crying and cheering...
Lifesgreat... good observation... I hadn't registered that missing element...Last edited by RoadRaven; 08-14-2008 at 11:14 AM.
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08-14-2008, 06:34 PM #6
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Stuart O'Grady has described the race as "silent murder".
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/olympics/...aspx?id=611959The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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08-15-2008, 07:14 AM #7
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Wow. Originally Posted by Trekhawk
I found that article strangely moving... and really saddening.
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08-16-2008, 01:27 AM #8
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Ah... he makes such a good point. I feel so sad that no one was there to cheer them on.
When I do a time trial, and someone calls out my name (usually a marshall or someone of a lower grade as I pass them, occasionally someone of a higher grade as they pass me)... when someone calls my name it makes me dig a bit deeper.
I understand his point... at that level, and with the precedent of having come from le Tour, it must have been really tough.
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