If you are looking to be a New York City Racer this holiday weekend, your only option is to leave cosy confines of New York and venture out to where the "real" races happen; into the lands of maple syrup and Bon Jovi tribute bands—mine is named "Spawn Jovi"—starting a BJ tribute band is a local statute in the village I live in.
The Killington Stage Race takes place from Saturday to Monday in the green splendor of Vermont, providing ample opportunities for athletic achievement.
This weekend also bring s the beginning of the Jersey Kermesse season, with 4 consecutive days of circular madness. Friday is the Manville Madness race. Saturday brings the Saturday Classic. Sunday is the Bound Brook Criterium, and Monday brings the biggest of the Jersey Kermesses—the Tour of Somerville.
Any pics of my win up yet?
Awesome!
Classy, the way I took time to zip up my jersey before I crossed the line, huh?
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/industry-news/strava-and-inferno-racing-llc-partner-to-bring-the-world-the-first-everinternet-gps-based-competition-where-the-reward-is-a-real-spot-on-a-real-team_118936
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Hate on Cadel all you want, but the guy has a lot of heart
Heart or no heart its still easy to hate on Cadel, easy target.
Quote:
“Oh please let there be photos of USPS riders shooting up EPO while smiling into the camera and making funny hand gestures or pretending like they just did heroin, lol.”
ROTFLOL
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/05/news/taylor-phinney-makes-it-two-in-a-row-at-u23-paris-roubaix_119247
Sorry, but no dice. His parents are Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter (not that you would know how those people are). His genetics are custom fit to cycling like a Savile Row Suit. Face the music Chubby Cat 4, you’re just naturally slow.
Offspring of any riders from the mid 80’s under the Eddy B tutelage, all genetics. (yea right!) Probably eats horse meat too right?
Are you an idiot? Both mom and dad are huge dopers. From the days of little (Europe), to no (US) testing. Whether you want to believe, or not, 95% of “successful” cyclists are dopers–across all eras. Get your head out of the fucking sand already!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nd13ARuvVE&feature=player_embedded
Its very compelling and seems to point the finger at Cancellara’s classics campaign. I think it may be BS but in this sport nothing surprises me anymore!
Incredibly ingenious and I could totally see pro cyclists stooping to this level of unfair aid. There’s just one problem, that thing is loud as all hell. True, a peloton is not the quietest place but I find it hard to believe that someone pass that sound off as anything other than what it is and get away with it.
Pro Cyclist 1: What the hell is that noise, dude?
Pro Cyclist 2: Little people are having a formula 1 race in my seat tube.
Pro Cyclist 1: Oh, ok. Just checking.
Lee3! Woah, three things are interesting about this:
1. It sure doesn’t seem loud at all. What other rider could hear it over the sound of the crowds and their own exertion?
2. Fabian C’s acceleration seemed very “unnatural”. On the other hand, many great performances in cycling seem inhuman, particularly in the mountains.
3. These two guys put this video out there in public under their own names. Going out on a limb I’d say…all but accusing the greatest cyclist in the world right now. Maybe they know something. Or maybe not, but still ballsy.
yea it is pretty loud. It would seem that a cheating rider would use it when for sure no one could hear it. say after launching to bridge up or maybe catch back on after a mishap or whatever.
As far as cancellara – he’s friggen fabian cancellara. I think his performances are pretty consistant.
the motor would be an electric “power-assist”. like the ones already on some trek & giant hybrids for old folks, or those electric bikes chinese delivery guys use. little to no noise.
cancellara doesn’t need power assist anyway…he’s doped to the gills.
doped? come on what you never heard of drug testing? this is a new era dopers have been weeded out give us a break have some trust in the system!
Naive or stupid
you moralizers make me sick. go lance
clayton barrows 3rd at sommerville
How did Dave Jordan return as a Cat 1? Can you just ask for your old license category back? Realize his history (which is extensive) but not sure how he raced the Pro/1 at Somerville. How long did he last?
This just in: USDA will formally announce LA investigation tomorrow.
where did you see this?
Yeah, you just ask for your license back. I came back after 10 years and if I remember I could downgrade to a 3 or stay a 2.
I requested, 2 years ago, and was told…”win your way back up”…never mentioned it again. And, then my license did indeed come back this year (admittedly with no results or serious training to speak of) cat1 on the road. Mind you, they never asked me one way or the other…so be it.
I don’t travel, I don’t even race beyond a few here and there “local” events, and actually, I requested a downgrade 8 years ago when I was living in Seattle as no one there new anything of my results for whatever they were worth.
I put together my team, rider by rider: Tony Taylor, Lynn Murray, David Wiswell, Jermaine Burrowes, Horace Burrowes, Paul Burrowes over the winter and spring.
I wanted to race Somerville, as I like the race even if I never had the pure speed it requires to win. I wanted to ride with my team, see if I could see from a bird’s eye what’s what…so be it…
I lasted an hour, until 15 to go of 37 laps. It was way too hot today for me, as I am still way overweight compared to when I raced back in the day…so what…
I am proud of my team’s efforts and results today:
Jermaine was 13th, Tony was 24th…Horace and David were in some good looking breaks that weren’t meant to be…Paul and Murray rode great support…
See you at Harlem, and come over and say hello!
http://www.jordanzephyrcycling.com
DJ
USDA announces LA downgraded to Choice from Prime.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/devolder-happy-to-win-in-belgium-again/124010
I think it’s someone ele’s hand on his hip but it still looks funny.
Dave doesn’t need to explain himself at all, nor does anyone who has achieved a particular racing category, takes time off, then returns. Your racing category is yours to keep for as long as you wish.
Work it Sitjn, WORK IT!