In the US on the Fourth of July, we drink shit beer and grill loads of meat to celebrate our declaration of Independence from England. I think that’s supposed to be ironic, us being lazy and getting fat on this day, because my understanding of the Delcaration of Independence is that it said something to the effect of, “You guys are lazy and fat and suck. And we hate tea and taxes. That’s two more reasons than we need to be rid of you.” Personally, I like both the English and tea, but nobody asked me so here we are.
I’ve never made it a secret that I’m not a fan of Vaughters’ “sit in” tactics and, by association have soured on Gramin-Cervelo in general this year. But I have to admit, I’m coming back around to the boys after their stellar efforts in the opening stages of the Tour. In contrast to their Rule #67-violating standard-operating procedure, today they wrested control of the bunch away from a dominating HTC-Highroad train, chucked a Maillot-Juane into a leadout so strong it looked more like a breakaway than a bunch sprint, and delivered T-Bone to the line first on the Fourth of July.
I haven’t done the research to back this up, partly because I’m certain someone will correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe this represents the first American Tour stage win on this particular date. To top it off, we had an emotional win dedicated to Farrar’s fallen friend, Wouter Weylandt.
America, fuck yeah.
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@marko
That's about right :D
Oh joy! I have a little '3' inside my cog! Moving the labels on my tyres to be properly centred on my hubs was worth it!
@Ron
I've experienced that woozy feeling as I try to hold on to the rear wheel of my cycling companions as we get close to the end of our rides. I hadn't realised that everyone gets it - thought I hadn't eaten the correct combination of velocombustibles.
@Durishin
I'm sadly a loooong way in the wrong direction from being an adolescent, but I'm most definitely unsophisticated. I trust this assists in your understanding of the discussion.
We also need a lexicon list entry for the fear/feeling you get when it is the middle of summer and you see your winter riding gear.
When I see my winter tights at the back of my drawer in the middle of July, when it's 103*F out, I wonder how I ever manage to pull on all that junk - tights, cap, booties - and get out the door. The thought of having to pull on all that stuff makes me want to quit cycling.
@Ron
And, I'm having trouble picking Cavendish out in the pack. He's so skinny these days I don't recognize him.
That's because he is wearing a full Fedex sponsored Mark Renshaw Lookalike Fancy Dress Party Skinsuit, head, bike and all, which he bursts out of with about 15 metres to the line - hope that solves the riddle
And how awesome is that photo Frank used?
T-Bone flashes the W, Feillu clenches his fist, JJ Rojas adjusts his shoe tightness, Hinault hangs his head, Cav sits in, and Thor flashes the pearl whites...
Has anyone else seen the Scott commercial running on Eurosport?
Do they really mention increasing your average speed? If so, that's awesome...
I always choose my next bike based on my avg speed.
@Ron
Actually, that is Feillu wondering when he dropped his bottle of Tequila
regarding the Cav question, perhaps this diagram will give you a better understanding, albeit the Renshaw suit was originally a female draft
it's actually a little Manxman in there
Haha! Brilliant!