Author Topic: The Cycling Thread - 2012 Edition (Read 41086 times)

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #650:** June 29, 2012, 08:49:18 AM »

One good thing about super hot days is one pretty much has the CCT to yourself...people in Bethesda must be walking their dogs in Barnes & Noble.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #651:** July 01, 2012, 05:17:04 PM »

Love the dipcrap that decided to step out into the peloton today. Good luck finding your teeth bro.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #652:** July 01, 2012, 05:54:47 PM »

If he did that in the Tour of Georgia a few years ago, I'm thinking the Big Boss Man would have had a special interrogation for him.

Spartacus!

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #653:** July 01, 2012, 05:56:30 PM »

Pretty good start. Watched most of the prologue yesterday but was too doped up to remember any of it. Cadel Evans better get the DPO going if he wants to win.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #654:** July 01, 2012, 06:19:33 PM »

My dark horse is one of the Omega Pharma riders - Levi or Chavanel. I think they climb better than Cadel, and I think Wiggo and Cadel will shadow box and let them go on a hill stage. Omega Pharma has been pretty good this year.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #655:** July 02, 2012, 12:13:40 AM »

Tom Boonen == bad ass dude. I still think Cadel will take the overall but who knows. I do wonder who is going to test positive for DPO/PEDs first.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #656:** July 02, 2012, 09:05:03 AM »

Looks like this is going to be a full 15 dal DL stint for me now that my ear is starting to finally open up. Starting next Monday I'm going to start doing 25 miles a day. Time to start living up to my nickname - Suicidal.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #657:** July 04, 2012, 07:33:05 AM »

Warm-up ride (read: < 10mph) today to the stadium. Hearing is coming back but my ear is still clogged for all intensive purposes. Should make for a fun time.

blue911 · « **Reply #658:** July 04, 2012, 08:10:03 AM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on July 04, 2012, 07:33:05 AM

Warm-up ride (read: < 10mph) today to the stadium. Hearing is coming back but my ear is still clogged for all intensive purposes. Should make for a fun time.

I don't think that's the wisest thing you've ever done. Your equilibrium should be thrown off, couple that with high heat & humidity and your courting disaster.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #659:** July 04, 2012, 03:05:43 PM »

Quote from: blue911 on July 04, 2012, 08:10:03 AM

I don't think that's the wisest thing you've ever done. Your equilibrium should be thrown off, couple that with high heat & humidity and your courting disaster.

Drove over, made it through three innings and had to call it a day. Thank sweet Jesus H Flores we didnt bike over. Ear infections are a total fail.

tomterp · « **Reply #660:** July 04, 2012, 06:06:56 PM »

Got in a nice 50 minute ride today, checking out the neighborhood tree damage. Plenty of folks sporting the blue tarp of storm surrender.

Nathan · « **Reply #661:** July 04, 2012, 06:21:29 PM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on July 04, 2012, 07:33:05 AM

Warm-up ride (read: < 10mph) today to the stadium. Hearing is coming back but my ear is still clogged for all intensive purposes. Should make for a fun time.

Irregardless of that, at least you still have that deep seeded desire to ride.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #662:** July 04, 2012, 08:21:32 PM »

Nice try by my dark horse on stage 3, but Sagan kicks butt. Even threw in a bike switch, just like in Cali.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #663:** July 04, 2012, 08:31:52 PM »

Quote from: Nathan on July 04, 2012, 06:21:29 PM

Irregardless of that, at least you still have that deep seeded desire to ride.

I'm chopping at the bit to get back but I'm probably going to be on the DL for another week. This ear infection has been terrible.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #664:** July 04, 2012, 08:35:47 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 04, 2012, 08:21:32 PM

Nice try by my dark horse on stage 3, but Sagan kicks butt. Even threw in a bike switch, just like in Cali.

I like the guy that lost 45 seconds during a rear wheel switch. Why they didn't just switch the bike out is beyond me.

blue911 · « **Reply #665:** July 05, 2012, 08:15:52 AM »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on July 04, 2012, 08:35:47 PM

I like the guy that lost 45 seconds during a rear wheel switch. Why they didn't just switch the bike out is beyond me.

Is that Team Lerner?

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #666:** July 05, 2012, 09:12:58 AM »

Quote from: blue911 on July 05, 2012, 08:15:52 AM

Is that Team Lerner?

They definitely looked incompetent and were probably cheap. To be Lerners they were missing the third characteristic but I won't mention what this is here...

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #667:** July 05, 2012, 01:36:23 PM »

Another TDF crashfest today. I think Robbie Hunter has been in every crash of the race thus far.

I'm already pounding H2O for my ride home...piddly compared to what i just watched on TV, but 25 miles on a MTB in 100 degree heat is like a kick in the balls (especially with a steep uphill stretch at the very end).

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #668:** July 05, 2012, 01:55:55 PM »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on July 05, 2012, 01:36:23 PM

Another TDF crashfest today. I think Robbie Hunter has been in every crash of the race thus far.

Ouch, can't wait to watch the highlights tonight. Wasn't Cadel Evans in the crash yesterday at the end of the stage?

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on July 05, 2012, 01:36:23 PM

I'm already pounding H2O for my ride home...piddly compared to what i just watched on TV, but 25 miles on a MTB in 100 degree heat is like a kick in the balls (especially with a steep uphill stretch at the very end).

I'm quite jealous of you man. I'm getting a ride home with Mrs. Morse and will be off the bike for another week. Just ordered this so that I'm set to ride in style once I'm off the DL:

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #669:** July 05, 2012, 02:02:07 PM »

The final crash today was just brutal. Tyler Farrar went down hard right in front of Greipel (the guy who went on to win the stage shortly thereafter...after somehow recovering from having both feet out of the pedals).

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #670:** July 05, 2012, 02:05:56 PM »

Sprint crashes are always ugly. I look forward to my first one this time next year.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #671:** July 06, 2012, 09:41:51 AM »

Phil Liggett talking about Dave Zabriskie on the TdF today "he came up with this chamois cream to help soothe your sensitive areas called D Z Nuts. Funny guy that Dave."

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #672:** July 06, 2012, 10:46:46 AM »

WHAT A CRASH!

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #673:** July 06, 2012, 10:55:17 AM »

Man, that sucked

Blew the race wide open...

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #674:** July 06, 2012, 08:16:37 PM »

Looks like I'm good to go now. Ear is open, hearing is back to normal, balance is back, and the layoff seems to have not had much effect based on my 20 minutes of riding at lunch. Heading out in the morning, hopefully my jersey will be here before I head out.