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Pro Cycling News – 'Cross Worlds, Team Camps, Comebacks

Posted on 28 January 2006 by cosmo

Man, I was so excited by yesterday’s racing. Such a letdown to have none today. There’s some ‘Cross Worlds results, but it’s just juniors and U23s. News of ‘Cross Worlds is the course is fast with a lot of stairs, which, if the U23 results are any indication, are something lacking from ‘cross courses in the USA and Zimbabwe. Beyond that, there is a report from CSC camp that makes things sound a lot rainier than they actually were. Heck, I’ve got space to fill, why not throw in these photos from FdJ’s training camp in Brittany. Sure, it’s over a month-and-a-half old, but check out that foliage; winter comes a lot later to Northern France than you might expect. It certainly seems much nicer than “the sun”, where Sean Kelly’s team plans to train this spring, apparently unaware that they’ll be burned alive. And, to finish off the team news on a domestic note, HealthNet is apparently going all out for the Tour of California.

Moving on to rider stories, Iban Mayo is planning a comeback. I was told by the Orbea rep for the shop I worked at this summer that his salary is pretty much paid for by the people of the Pays Vasco, so he instead might want to consider a tax refund. Scott, meanwhile, continues to use Chris Horner’s image to try and sell their bikes, despite the fact that he no longer rides for them, which is probably illegal in some way or other. Scott ought to focus on current Saunier riders, like Gibo Simoni, who uses this interview to draw the Saunier Duval media frenzy on for yet another day. Over at VeloNews, Mad Dog has made some cartoons about Tyler Hamilton’s current plight, which for some reason prompted him to write a foaming rant that is anything but (he also bungled the name of The Twilight Zone host Rod Sterling). And finally, I feel like if someone dresses up as nutty as this guy, you really gotta reward that effort and let him ride with the team.

thoughts on “Pro Cycling News – 'Cross Worlds, Team Camps, Comebacks”

  1. Anonymous says:
    28 January 2006 at 3:50 pm

    Never heard of Rod S-T-erling myself. I do know about Rod Serling of Twilight Zone fame though… were you joking about that?

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  2. Liz says:
    29 January 2006 at 3:02 pm

    Thanks so much for your blog. Another terrific entry you have pulled together with your characteristic wit and style. You do dislike Simoni quite a bit? I’m a fan.

    I thought O’Grady’s cartoons as great as anything he’s ever done.
    Spot on, funny and sobering.

    The Cor Vos pic – thanks for the link – great photog but I rarely go to Pez. Vos positions himself just so and captures the repeated arcs of the wheels, hips and arms, the right angles of ankle, leg, knee, thigh opposed against those dizzying steps. It’s a clinic on creating something interesting and telling about a relatively banal undertaking (course look-see). Truly, his pic worth more than my words. Again thanks for another
    lively and informative entry.

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  3. Skibby says:
    30 January 2006 at 2:24 am

    “Just” the juniors? Well Hudson, WI, Racer Bjorn Selander took seventh, not bad IMHO…

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Best known for his How The Race Was Won® video series, Cosmo Catalano began blogging about pro cycling from a bike shop in 2005. Between then and now, he's designed cycling infographics, built cycling web apps, and supplied cycling content to print and broadcast media, all in the name of backing up his near-endless criticism with proof that it can be done better. He complains about cycling on Twitter at @Cyclocosm.

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