If that’s not a cycling adage, it should be, because they do. Just ask Paolo Bettini. I got hit, hooded, and wind-shielded by a non-yielding left turner yesterday. The police declined to cite her, and I feel like she genuinely didn’t see me (thus the lack of brakes), but this will probably result in weeks…
Month: June 2007
Dauphine Wrap, Suisse Surprises
Ok, I’m back from what should be my last weekend departure for some time. I missed talking about a “surprise” overall win from Christophe Moreau at the Dauphine – though it’s not all that surprising, since he was right up there last year, too. I suppose I could also talk about the “surprise” performances of…
Short Post On Dauphine TT
Man, how about Astana in those TTs, yeah? 1-2 in arguably the biggest two time trials of the season. I wonder if Dave Zabriskie, the poor little 3rd place finisher in both instances, is remembering that Astana used to be the Liberty Seguros squad at the heart of the whole Operation Puerto thing when it…
VDB's Comeback, Moreau's Win, Men's Journal
You didn’t need a doctor to tell you this one, folks: doing drugs, even just performance enhancers, can really mess you up. Just take a look at poor VDB – attempts suicide, survives, kinda shrugs it off, then says he’s making a comeback. Sometimes I wish all that dope really had been for his dog….
The Pseudo-Season Contiues
You know it’s slow when Nude Bike Day grabs headlines on Cyclingnews. Well, at least it was slow this weekend – now people can pretend they care about the Dauphine Libere. I mean, Brad Wiggins winning the Dauphine prologue – I am Cosmo’s complete lack of surprise. We all know the real action was over…
2007 Great Falls Criterium Report
Ok, so despite the fact that I’m healing extremely well (basically by throwing calories at my wounds), I bet you’re all probably still wondering how I got so beat up this weekend. Well, the story begins in a tent in my teammate Stephanie’s backyard around 8 in the morning, when people were like “Hey, are…
False Alarms, Dauphine Li-boring
So I woke up this morning, rolled my battered carcass to the side of the bed, popped open the laptop and said “OMFG!’ Well, ok – I didn’t say that. But come on, look at these headlines: “Police Raid Quick Step” and “VDB Attempts Suicice” [sic]. Not to pick on Podium Cafe, but they’ve been…
Lake Auburn Road Race Report
So at the end of my last race report, I noted I was coming up to Auburn (home of the J-Bone) looking for results. But come race day, I was heading up to Maine looking mostly for a bathroom. Further complicating things, my chaffeur/domestic goddess was in extreme danger of missing her start after my…
I'm Back (Mostly)
Sorry not to have posted a bit. I have a road rash and other bits of pain distributed in small amounts all over my body. So if you’re wondering where my normal zest and vigor’s gone to, most it’s been reserved for forcing myself to shower, come to work, ascend stairs, etc. Not that anything…
Cyclonauts Racers Criterum Report
So after a weekend of being spoiled in New Hampshire with scenic, hilly rides, delicious food, fresh coffee, and all the other things a cyclist can be spoiled with, I figured I better even my karma out and do a criterium around a sunbaked race track. Twice. And that’s what I got. Believe me, the…