Wednesday, July 22, 2009

can lance still win a 7th tour?

the last two days stages of the tdf promised some action, and of course, i was there to witness it first hand via french tv replay.
i was busy doing a little shopping.

anyway first gc shake up was the missed madison exchange btw lance spears, and some italian. d'oh! this allowed the schleckx to hold hands all the way to the top.

Lance Armstrong (Astana) congratulates Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) after crossing the finish line.

maybe track/madison racing is not lancey's forte? should he stick to cyclocross?
i think so. team radio shack would totally get mad blog hits if he raced 'cx'.
i think that 'cross' will be the next hot thing in cycling.

other big news on the day was pellis0tay's outfit was finally complete, and was complimented via matchy bicycle. well done. believe his ppl had seen thedispencer.blogspot.

Franco Pellizotti extended his mountains classification lead over Egoi Martinez.

not sure if the fact that the schlecks rode a tandem bicycle was uci legal, but i do know that it 'just looked kinda creepy'.

Fränk Schleck (Saxo Bank) wins stage 17.

there was another race today, but i didn't watch it.
seemed a little unimportant.
not really into 'dudes in funny hats'.

but, perusing the photos on cyclingnews, best look of the day goes to liquigas' weird little truck.
<3 weird little trucks, y'all.
hope to own an iveco someday.

Daniele Bennati (Liquigas)

do you think lance will win on ventoux via cyclocross skillz?
what will happen when team radio shack tries to use their radios for the very first time in 2010?
will they be subject to the same fate as garmin's 'remote-controlled/photoshopped helicopter'?
how many more ugly bikes will lance unveil before the race ends?

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

beef?



settled.

garmin. raw like cocaine straight from columbia.

Monday, July 20, 2009

is mn bike racing authentic?


concerned that bicycles being raced in minnesota may not be authentic/relevant outside of mn/mpls/twitter.com.
ToGC was in St.Cloud this last weekend. I didn't go.
Heard it was not going to be 'the place to be' and that the cool kids were going to 'just chill' in the city.
would have possibly went for the bowling. was not aware that the was anything authentic to do in sterns county.

what can the ToGC do to be 'more authentic'?
move to wisconsin?
protour teams are racing in wiscompton right now.
while mn had 5 guys in the masters/oldschool/bitter field sunday.

would you buy tickets for the ToGC if lancearmstrongs/gregslemond/greenday were racing?
if there was a event t-shirt/clownsuit/handbag for purchase [via the internet] would you buy one to feel like you were 'part of the movement' in sterns county?


[man in backgrd points/laughs at old man inflitrating the #tdf.
where is the badger when you need him?]

feel like opus is 'very relevant' while races sterns county get treated like 'total shit'.
feel conflicted about the scene y'all.
someone tell me what to buy. i need to be authentic.

think i will go to the tuff ride to purchase some street cred before the next meatyard criterium.

is cyclocross going to catch on and be the 'next big thing', or will it fade away into obscurity like cadel evans?
will bicycles ever be accepted as real/tangible/authentic?
what protour kits do you buy to let drivers know you are a relevant cyclist?

Saturday, July 18, 2009

does tdf = blog relevence?

starting to feel like blogspot might be 'the next big thing' now that twitters.com has failed to grasp the attention of the internet/public/@lancearmstrong.

blogspot will soon shove tweeter.com off the podium like the badger would a union man or random pale guy.

Bernard Hinault shoves a spectator off the podium.

the badger knows that no french team could possibly be on the tour podium, let alone be in the 'mellow johnny'.

feel like the tour is also inspiring me to 'blog more'. feel like there are many injustices that need to be righted, and that i can help. just need to keep cycle-blogging (clogging?) about important issues. feel like one day the world/uci/levi may start to 'get it' and learn a little something about cycling as a hobby more than a sport.

polka dots = injustice.
injustice to polka dots = genocide?

Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) signs some autographs prior to stage 14.

pellis-o-tay may be italian but he is clearly not as gay as most italians. fashion-wise.
wtf. omfg. idk. puk.e.dots.

in local news, i raced the track this thursday, and i hate to say it y'all, but cx season is here.
feel like blogging about cyclocross = mad hits.
feel like blogging about track racing = blog suicide.

was reading super-rookiesdotcom the other day too.
feel like being super rookie = career suicide. (via soccer/arcitecture/timhayes)

do you think the
thedispencer.blogspot.com will bring tdf back into revelence?
do you hope the french get to win a stage of the tdf this year?
are you glad super rookie is semi-quiet these days?

pictoimages are plagerized from cylingnews. like usual.