One eye open and dreaming; were the building on fire, I suspect this shell of a man could hardly be bothered to move from his bench.
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@Chris
+1 Great call... has McCullen all over it.... I know we aren't supposed to draw military parallels (for obvious reasons) but, Jesus... LeMond is clearly over the edge.... That is a 2,000 yard stare
Fucken great strip too... I LOVE the Z strip
Wow! What a photo.
I suggest a photo contest for those of you going on the Keepers' Tour. Best attempt to emulate this photo.. you may swap out the Coca-cola for beer.
@Roadslave525
Very carefully didn't go there, there's no comparison between war and racing bikes but there's certainly comparison in the mastery of the photography.
Are you watching the track racing? Swift was awesome in the elimination?
When are we going for a beer?
Another great thing about this photo is that in this day and age, the showers at Roubaix are primitive to say the least. In other sports the organizers, or more likely the riders, would demand state-of-the-art facilities. Not here. The showers are part of the hell of the North deal. You ride the race, you take a shower - and if you win, you get a cobblestone trophy and a shower stall named after you. It's about tradition, history and putting yourself up against those who came before you. You're on the same stones as Hinault, RdV, Merckx, Coppi, van Looy et al. Riders come and go, the cobbles - and the pain - stay the same.
Mind you, if you've just done the kind of ride GL has done, you probably don't care what the showers look like - the suffering is over.
@chris. Starting new job on Monday... Let the dust settle, let me get feet under desk and build cover story... Then we shall drink, and talk about @frank's Diva tendencies
BTW FUCK ME.... Track senSATional this evening... I thought WRs were rare.... But, wow! I *heart* Pendleton
@wiscot
Absolutely, the showers remind me of shit school sports changing rooms in the eighties. You wouldn't find any nimby pamby footballer slumming it like that!
@Roadslave525
Hang your jacket over the back of your chair! They'll think your elsewhere in the building. Not this week though! He'll of Ashdown next weekend.
" It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better,
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, who's face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
Teddy Roosevelt.
@Roadslave525
The start of a job is the only chance you have to set the bar. Go for an eight hour V session on Sunday followed by a good piss up. Work will think a limp, glazed corneas, and whiskey cologne is normal. Smooth sailing from then on.
Rockin on RockShox!