[Other Sport] Cycling geeks

[Stat Brother]

Yes that is one hell of a little climb! I've achieved rear wheel spin there after picking up water from the little bridge. Crazy gradient.

My mates bike slide right out from under him he cracked his head (with helmet on, that shattered), at the top, behind me.
I stopped 2/3rds of the way down, then obviously couldn't cycle back up.
So hopped off, but then had to try and 'run' to the top in cleats saying don't worry I'm coming.
By the time I'd got there he was conscious and laughing at me, fookin hilarious.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Well, this made me chuckle, some elements of truth perhaps!?

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

I quite liked rule 11:
Rule #11 // Family does not come first. The bike does.
Sean Kelly, being interviewed after the ’84 Amstel Gold Race, spots his wife leaning against his Citroën AX. He interrupts the interview to tell her to get off the paintwork, to which she shrugs, “In your life the car comes first, then the bike, then me.” Instinctively, he snaps back, “You got the order wrong. The bike comes first.”

 

[Bold Seagull]

On another note, I was just out for a ride and overtook a bloke who must have been about 17 stone on a spanking new bianchi with, what looked like, super record eps (and celeste bar tape, Stat! ). He was doing about 10 miles an hour on it! The worst part though was that he was wearing sky team shorts and a sky world champion's jersey!

Wearing world or national champions jerseys is a big no-no in my book!

Talking of idiots on Bianchi's, please meet my first extramarital affair, I'm genuinely in love...

Just been out for a Shoreham-Fulking-Devils Dyke loop - glorious day!

p.s. I'm 13.5st, and definitely not in full team kit!

 

[Stat Brother]

Well done, we all knew you'd buy it!

Change the bar tape and you're away.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

You've opened up a complete can of worms with this one. There has been an explosion in people cycling since I was racing but I'm still of the opinion that wearing a complete trade team kit is extremely naff. Plain shorts and a trade jersey can be just about got away with. Better to stick with something cool and retro (e.g Z, Reynolds etc.) but again not matching (colour co-ordination allowed). Matching kit only allowed when wearing your own team's kit.

Basically, the amount of matching kit should be proportional to how much of it you are paid to wear.

This is a good, if slightly American-biased, article. Its like having a 2 page summary of my Dad's many rants about 'new age' cyclists! -

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

No. 51 is brilliant.

As you can see, I disagree with the second part of rule 17! I agree with 27, but disagree with 28 - black socks are just wrong!

Well, this made me chuckle, some elements of truth perhaps!?

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

I quite liked rule 11:
Rule #11 // Family does not come first. The bike does.
Sean Kelly, being interviewed after the ’84 Amstel Gold Race, spots his wife leaning against his Citroën AX. He interrupts the interview to tell her to get off the paintwork, to which she shrugs, “In your life the car comes first, then the bike, then me.” Instinctively, he snaps back, “You got the order wrong. The bike comes first.”

We had the trade team kit discussion little while ago, as you can see!

51 still makes me chuckle, especially given recent events!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

BBC's cycling road world championships coverage http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19609053

BBC TV and the BBC Sport website will have live coverage of the 2012 Cycling Road World Championships elite races.

Sunday 16 September: Men and women's team time trial, live on red button and BBC Sport website 13:55-16:00

Tuesday 18 September: Women's individual time trial, live on red button and BBC Sport website 14:00-16:15

Wednesday 19 September: Men's individual time trial, live on red button and BBC Sport website 13:55-16:00

Saturday 22 September: Women's road race, Live on red button 13:20-17:00 & BBC1 15:30-16:30

Sunday 23 September: Men's road race, Live on red button 09:35-16:15 & red button & BBC2 15:15-17:00

Thats from the BBC Website.

Must admit I have gone for Contador over Martin as the course looks to suit him better, would have preferred 6 DS riders for this race as struggling to pick 4 affordable stars to go with my Domestiques.

Thats a pain, working everyday bar weekend when I am at New Den for the footy. Still should get the mens road race in on Sunday. Hopefully BBC will have highlights on without banners stating the results.

 

[Bold Seagull]

We had the trade team kit discussion little while ago, as you can see!

51 still makes me chuckle, especially given recent events!

I had a feeling it probably did, made me chuckle, think I may have to remove the pump given rule no.30...

 

[Stat Brother]

I had a feeling it probably did, made me chuckle, think I may have to remove the pump given rule no.30...

So off to Quality Cycle Clothing Delivered Direct: Prendas Ciclismo to get some new clobber.

There's got to be a colour, somewhere, in this classic that matches your new baby.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

I had a feeling it probably did, made me chuckle, think I may have to remove the pump given rule no.30...

I ignore that rule, otherwise I'll go out one day without it!

 

[Stat Brother]

I ignore that rule, otherwise I'll go out one day without it!

It is asking for trouble.

 

[Stat Brother]

Talking of idiots on Bianchi's, please meet my first extramarital affair, I'm genuinely in love...

Oh don't forget you need a proper track pump with gauge.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Live coverage of Mens TT at the mo, not sure if Dowsett has gone out yet

BBC Sport - Sportsday - breaking sports news

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Answers me own question

Britain's Alex Dowsett has just crossed the line in second spot in the men's individual time trial event at the Road Cycling World Championships. The Briton finished nearly 30 seconds behind current leader Dmitriy Gruzdev of Kazakhstan. The three favourites for the title - Alberto Contador, Taylor Phinney and Tony Martin - are all out on the course

 

[Stat Brother]

Oh arse biscuits

I forgot to check, this morning, although I did last night, for late withdraws.
I'm now down to 7.

Have just turned it on to see Pinotti scratch, making 6.

Martin & Chavanel, will probably still mean I'll get more points than the Olympic road race

 

[teaboy]

Absolutely gutted for Taylor Phinney. 5 seconds down over 47km is a horrible way to come 2nd. GB's 3rd best TTer in 8th makes you wonder what Brad would've done today.

 

[Stat Brother]

1st 5th, 8th & 15th.
With an annoying 21st.

 

[Pantani]

1, 2, 4, 15, 19 and 20 plus 5 points for Gretsch being German, 129 points. Pretty happy with that.

 

[Cranky]

2,4,5,9 and a bonus 5 for having a German I think.

Doubly annoying 21st and 22nd too.

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

Very tight at the top, missed out by one point!

Thank god I made a last minute decision to take out contador for Martin.

Mmm. RR is tricky though.

 

[Stat Brother]

Absolutely gutted for Taylor Phinney. 5 seconds down over 47km is a horrible way to come 2nd. GB's 3rd best TTer in 8th makes you wonder what Brad would've done today.

Judging by the way Martin slogged up to the finish (which when I know see such a pained finish, my mind goes straight back to Tommy V's stage win, in Le Tour) I think Brad would have had to have brought his A game, to win.

Brad waved goodbye to that a few weeks ago.