(Source: cyclingnews.com)
(Source: velonews.competitor.com)
One day while I was training, a car coming out of a road saw me and did not stop, and I went flying. I got up and had no desire to talk with him or argue. I didn’t even looked at his face, he did not deserve it. And the one in the Tour didn’t even stopped to see what we had done! That’s the worst part, not stopping. I would have stopped.
How did you feel afterwards?
I had a moment of crying alone in the bus.
Juan Antonio Flecha, Team SKY rider who was clipped by a French TV car while in the breakaway on Stage 9 of the 2011 Tour de France.
oh, how we love those passionate Euro dudes.
(Source: podiumcafe.com)
aka “The Waddy Race” or “The Shelby County Race”
Cat 1/2 - Nate Cornelius / Texas Roadhouse
Cat 3 - Ray Smith / Lilly Gray Goat
Cat 4 - Doug Will Burton / Main Street Velo
Cat 5 - Cory Thorne
2011 Fat & Skinny Tire Festival Cat 4 Crit
Start from 2:20 or so and see TwinSpires.com rider David Whitney take off like he was Fabian Cancellara… he’d later go on to win solo.
There was a lot to like about this weekend’s Amstel. But I think my favorite part was when Fabian Cancellara and Bram Tankink put on dueling bike handling clinics on opposite ends of the peloton at 23km to go.
Tomorrow’s Fleche Wallone features the Mur de Huy - a pretty steep section of road. How steep? As Cyclocosm points out - it’s a-pro-does-it-at-7.3 MPH-steep.
PS: Despite Strava’s restrictive “free” plan, the “segments” feature is worth the price of admission. Upload your rides, and mark the climbs - and see who rode them faster.
ARGUE YOUR LIMITATIONS
PRO rider Koen de Kort’s @RoadID
via CyclingTips (in an excellent article about Road Rash care, no less)
As Ray pointed out, Velo Vivid has been shooting some fantastic shots at local/regional road and cross races. Do check ‘em out.
More: 2010 OVCX Races, Long Run, Lexington Spring Circuit and Hueston Woods photos.
I might be biased* but Twinspires’ David Whitney is blazing his way through the Cat 5 and 4 fields in his first season. 4 podiums in 3 weekends. Cat 3s should be on notice!
PS - Hueston Woods (OSRS #3) results are up!
Photo from the ever-present Jeffrey Jakucyk
* (but I don’t get paid, so it’s OK)
