STATSNAME: Fausto Coppi
GENDER: male
LENGTH: 13 CM
WEIGHT: really light
Pretty awesome little dude...
Thursday, August 19, 2010
day one
STATSNAME: Fausto Coppi
GENDER: male
LENGTH: 13 CM
WEIGHT: really light
Pretty awesome little dude...
Thursday, August 12, 2010
2011 ZRAMOC
****THIS JUST IN*****
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/21334332/
Beta MMR has some great elevation stats
22,428 feet of climbing.
Category break down:
cat 5: 24
cat 4: 4
cat 3: 4
cat 2: 3
HC : 14!!!!!!!!!
here is a link to the proposed route.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/or/medford/841128163726841755
513 miles from Medford, OR to San Fransisco, CA. Not sure of the elevation gain yet I am having some problems loading it but there should be a lot.
I am planning on 14 days total with 12 days riding (2 days are flying in and flying out). This means an average of 42 miles a day to make it which should be no sweat so there is should be some really good rest days or if the mood strikes bust ass to San Fransisco and hang out for a few days.
Anyone is welcome to join it will be a good tour. There will be stunning scenery, fun time, good beer, good burgers, camp fires, wittling, pipe tobacco, woods, dirt, camping, coffee, food, pretty much anything you can think of that is good in life should be there.
Planning on leaving first weekend of May 2011.
http://beta.mapmyride.com/route/detail/21334332/
Beta MMR has some great elevation stats
22,428 feet of climbing.
Category break down:
cat 5: 24
cat 4: 4
cat 3: 4
cat 2: 3
HC : 14!!!!!!!!!
here is a link to the proposed route.
http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/or/medford/841128163726841755
513 miles from Medford, OR to San Fransisco, CA. Not sure of the elevation gain yet I am having some problems loading it but there should be a lot.
I am planning on 14 days total with 12 days riding (2 days are flying in and flying out). This means an average of 42 miles a day to make it which should be no sweat so there is should be some really good rest days or if the mood strikes bust ass to San Fransisco and hang out for a few days.
Anyone is welcome to join it will be a good tour. There will be stunning scenery, fun time, good beer, good burgers, camp fires, wittling, pipe tobacco, woods, dirt, camping, coffee, food, pretty much anything you can think of that is good in life should be there.
Planning on leaving first weekend of May 2011.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Manx Missile
Ok so Mark Cavendish.....As much as I really don't like the guy there is no denying his pure speed. Last year the boy racer was killing every sprint in Le Tour with his amazing lead out train. When watching these sprints I never really felt he was the fastest sprinter, he was just on the fastest sprint team.
Well this year comes around, I knew HTC lost a few of there main lead out men before the season and than the head butt incident happens, there goes Renshaw. There it is little Mark lost his team and now he is done...nope wrong on this one.
Now tactically there were a few blunders in his sprints, as well as a previous race (which I think you know what I am speaking of) but that dude knows how to get up front and when he does there isn't much that can stop him
For example, in this video you see a great side shot of the final 400 meters or so. Thor and his team Cervelo has the front of the peleton other than that there really is no other teams up front. For a second I am thinking Thor has a good chance, maybe not winning the stage but placing really well and more importantly in front of Pettachi. Well I think his mechanics put the motor in backwards because that boys legs fell off with 400 meters to go. Pettachi comes around and a good 5 mph faster and is looking good to win....nope. Cavendish comes on the outside at least 15 mph faster than the rest of the field!
Now as I said before I don't like the guy, he is arrogant and has a big mouth and with out the style of cippo, but watching this video makes you respect the guy. It looks as if Cavendish decided to do RMR missed the A and B flight so he sat in the C's.
So all I can say is Mark listen to Zabel, watch Zabel, be Zabel. Shut your mouth and ride your bike, fast... So maybe my hatred for Cavendish is changing, if Mark does learn some things from the great Eric Zabel we may have a great cyclist coming up instead of just a great sprinter.
Well this year comes around, I knew HTC lost a few of there main lead out men before the season and than the head butt incident happens, there goes Renshaw. There it is little Mark lost his team and now he is done...nope wrong on this one.
Now tactically there were a few blunders in his sprints, as well as a previous race (which I think you know what I am speaking of) but that dude knows how to get up front and when he does there isn't much that can stop him
For example, in this video you see a great side shot of the final 400 meters or so. Thor and his team Cervelo has the front of the peleton other than that there really is no other teams up front. For a second I am thinking Thor has a good chance, maybe not winning the stage but placing really well and more importantly in front of Pettachi. Well I think his mechanics put the motor in backwards because that boys legs fell off with 400 meters to go. Pettachi comes around and a good 5 mph faster and is looking good to win....nope. Cavendish comes on the outside at least 15 mph faster than the rest of the field!
Now as I said before I don't like the guy, he is arrogant and has a big mouth and with out the style of cippo, but watching this video makes you respect the guy. It looks as if Cavendish decided to do RMR missed the A and B flight so he sat in the C's.
So all I can say is Mark listen to Zabel, watch Zabel, be Zabel. Shut your mouth and ride your bike, fast... So maybe my hatred for Cavendish is changing, if Mark does learn some things from the great Eric Zabel we may have a great cyclist coming up instead of just a great sprinter.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Le Tour
Well Le Tour de France is over...
So far this is the best Tour I have witnessed since I started following road racing (which is not all that long) and it was really nice to see. Mr. Armstong was not dominating like past races and this time there was actually 2 contenders!
Now what am I supposed to do with my mornings? I guess it is spent scouring the regular cycling web devices hoping for some new cycling gossip, enjoying the rantings and antics of Greg LeMond. I also discovered the awesomness of "Map My Ride" it is like a coloring book for bicycle tourists except in this book you get to live out the pages.
Speaking of touring...it is really awesome. Looooong days spent on the bike looking at beautiful and ugly scenery, smelling the best and worst smells, feeling more pleasure and more pain that I ever feel.
it is not racing it is surviving. cliche? yes, awesome? hell yes.
So far this is the best Tour I have witnessed since I started following road racing (which is not all that long) and it was really nice to see. Mr. Armstong was not dominating like past races and this time there was actually 2 contenders!
Now what am I supposed to do with my mornings? I guess it is spent scouring the regular cycling web devices hoping for some new cycling gossip, enjoying the rantings and antics of Greg LeMond. I also discovered the awesomness of "Map My Ride" it is like a coloring book for bicycle tourists except in this book you get to live out the pages.
Speaking of touring...it is really awesome. Looooong days spent on the bike looking at beautiful and ugly scenery, smelling the best and worst smells, feeling more pleasure and more pain that I ever feel.
it is not racing it is surviving. cliche? yes, awesome? hell yes.
The wheel
A wheel is a circular device that is capable of rotating on an axle through its center, facilitating movement or transportation while supporting a load, or performing labor in machines.
It is a beautiful thing...so simple, so complicated, it can be heavy, it can be light, it can be fast, it can be strong. So many things it can be.
Riding bicycles opens your head up to many things, most of which you will forget about on the next steep grade or when you finally get to stop and drink your arrival beer, but for other thoughts they will stay in your mind through out eternity.
Maybe I will share some of those with you, maybe I will post non sense from the adventures in the world a mine......we will have to wait and see.
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