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Comment on The New “Stop Lance” Shirt by Martin

Martin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:12:47 +0000

10x for sharing and curating this story for us!

Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by cosmo

cosmo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:51:37 +0000

Thanks Amy! I fixed it.

Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by Amy G

Amy G — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:33:17 +0000

you spelled “winner” wrong. love you!

Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by cosmo

cosmo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:39:02 +0000

@Drew: up on a ridge between Weaverville and Barnardsville NC. @Fat chance, todd: Kooka cranks it is. For future reference, you can click on any picture on this blog and it will link to the original work with information on the image and photographer. The pictures I use are, with very few exceptions, all Creative Commons licensed images from Flickr.

Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by todd

todd — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:54:58 +0000

those are kooka cranks

Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:26:24 +0000

I *thought* that twittered picture looked an awfully lot like the BRP. “Road Closed” is the best time to hit it. No motorcycles.

Comment on Politics Between The Races by jayz

jayz — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:26:30 +0000

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Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by Drew

Drew — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:02:13 +0000

Any chance your in Boone?

Comment on We Are Currently Experiencing Technical Difficulties by Fat chance

Fat chance — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:18:32 +0000

The cranks? Sampson?
Nice post- I always dig the insight.

Comment on QuickStep vs. Lotto – A Classic Rivalry by Julius

Julius — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:35:22 +0000

@Psychlist: The issue in the 03 Flanders is not how the sprint was played out, but rather how nothing happened between the Kappel on the Muur and the sprint at the finish. In this view, I tend to agree with Lefevere’s assessment that VDB didn’t try hard enough (or one may even argue that he wasn’t riding to win).

It’s not just a simple flat straightaway between the descent off the Muur and the finish line, and a strong rider can make a huge difference there (see cf. Tafi in 02 and Boonen in 05). Sure, the tactical advantage does increase with more contenders in the front group.

But increasing the scope beyond just one race, Lefevere really destroyed VDB’s morale. Maybe VDB was just too happy to be competitive again and being assured a podium spot. Maybe he didn’t want to risk it all by being too aggressive. But rather than nurturing what little bit of confidence that was growing in him, Lefevere decided to crack the whip a bit too hard.