Rule #82 problem
Or as Bob Roll keeps calling him Bri-ann Holm?! I have three reasons right off the top of my head as to why Bri-ann Holm is a badass.
The first is he offered to cut off Dan Martin’s ears if he didn’t finish in the top ten of this year’s Tour de France. Martin finished 9th, ears intact, just. When I first saw the remark I thought Holm was saying he would cut his own ears off if something or other didn’t happen, which I liked even more. I admire a man ready to take a confident stand. But it was Dan Martin’s ears and Brian wanted him to really perform, obviously. He is an old school directeur sportif at Quick-Step and this relates to reason number two. In a Rouler article he said if one of his young riders crashes he will sometime send him to the front to work, to take his mind off the crash. In passing he said you can only hurt in one place at a time, maybe meaning get to the front and work and it might take your mind of the terrible crash you were just in.
This would normally be the kind of bold statement I would write off as nonsense but it fits my own long held theory exactly. I refer to the “resident evil” that floats around in my body that can only be in one place at a time. Warming up, the evil nestles into my left knee, eventually it floats somewhere else but never two locations at a time. It’s exactly what Bre-ann said.
Lastly, Mr Holm is awesome and an unwitting Velominatus (even though Brett hates him but Brett hates most things) because he gets IT. Please read this interview and discuss.
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Everything he says! Except long socks, I hate long socks. I hate too short socks too! 3 1/2" - 4" above the ankle bone, end.
Just curious, shouldn't your last sentence read...
Lastly, Mr Holm is an awesome and an unwitting Velominatus (even though Brett hates him but Brett hates most things because he gets IT).
What does his arm warmer say upside down? Upwarters? Bottom dollar sponsor, I'm guessing.
I am loving that position. Riders do not appreciate a long position like that anymore. Up until we got to the "Ahead" set, we went long to get our hips into the right position. Now with lower stems, we just drop the fuck out of that shit to get the length we used to get out of the top tube.
I'm actually pretty sure the lower bars are better than the long position because it gets the center of mass lower for bigger riders like me, but I love the look of those steel frames with the long top tube and long-ass stem.
Take, as example, Fignon's Bianchi. One of the most beautiful bikes ever.
Fact is, his position was so spectacular in general.
Not to prematurely close this conversation on the Maximum Possible Awesome, but...
@frank
Brilliant!
@Rob
You scared me, jaysus, Rob is correcting my blather now?
Hey brother, nice to hear from you.
For some reason the lead picture makes me want to go for a ride with my helmet off.
Then there is this..........
"In passing he said you can only hurt in one place at a time" there is apparently much conjecture about this and little scientific fact. The slight;y worrying part is that the inference is that there is a "pain priority" that is set by attending to the greatest pain first - the problem here that it's an ever escalating process - kinda where a scrape to your knee ends up with you sawing off your leg with a blunt saw and no anaesthetic..........
Being a follicularly challenged rider necessitates unique solutions to unique cycling problems. In the summer I sport an Il Pirata bandana under my helmet. This serves the purpose of keeping the sun off of my head and neck. This is preferable to having a helmet vent tan or perspiration delivering sunscreen into my eyes, which burns!
My wintertime kit includes a cycling hat under my helmet, which also serves a function. My preference is for a balaclava to keep the cold wind off of my neck and out of my jersey.The problem that I encountered with this type of garment was that my head got cold as cold air wafted through the vents of my giro. Enter the cycling cap,worn over the balaclava with the brim flipped up,to divert air flow away from the vents.
My head stays warmer and in this case form will continue to follow function. The cap stays under the helmet in cold weather regardless of the fashion police opinions.
Nice one, Gianni! For this Dutch expat and Dane-in-the-making, there's a lot to like about the article - and about that lead photo. Danish cycling icon on iconic Dutch bicycle. Excellent.
I have a strong feeling that yet another Dutch expat (now living in Switzerland) will chime in at some point, to express his joy about a Koga Miyata, finally, adorning the start page of Velominati. This calls for a celebration, @KogaLover. Mine will be a pint of some Danish artisan brew or other, to be imbibed later today. Cheers.