Noted at San Francisco Grand Prix - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

09-17-2004, 12:20 PM

The Campagnolo neutral support car had Klein Q-pros with (I think)
compact carbon cranks and muted paint jobs. The bikes also had
chunky-looking water bottle cages with "CHAIN REACTION BICYCLES" written
in big bold letters (Nice coup Mike, do you sell those or were they
one-offs?)

Phil Liggett returned my wave with almost as much enthusiasm as I had
given it; what a likeable chap. John Eustice seemed to know he was
playing second fiddle, and that unknown guy in the middle knew that he
was outclassed on both sides.

I brought my 4y.o. daughter and her sidewalk chalk, and I wrote in the
middle of Broadway "¿NO VUELTA? SHAME ON OLN!", clearly visible in some
of the helicopter shots, watch for it when OLN covers the race next
month - ha!

I scored a water bottle tossed from the Peloton - "San Ramon Cycling
Classic" all scuffed up and gross, but a better souvenier than any of
the cheap schwag being given away at the Expo.

I saw Nicole Cook just past her finish line victory and I called out
"THREE-PEAT" and then she nodded and winked at me.

The best photographs and video shots were on the gradual descent into
the fog, heading straight for the TransAmerica building.

The news stories made a big deal about how the crowds were smaller than
in years past - didn't seem that way to me, seemed like the news wanted
it to be true for some reason.

Saw some impromput bike messenger races up side street cul de sacs off
of Broadway that were even steeper than Filmore... very impressive.
Also saw a Sierra Nevada guy off the back riding next to a MTBer who
decided to get in the race for a couple blocks... everybody got a good
laugh out of that including the racer (he grabbed the kid's T-shirt to
pull him back).

Only 51 more weeks til the next one!

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09-19-2004, 01:17 PM

Diablo Scott wrote:

>
> I saw Nicole Cook just past her finish line victory and I called out
> "THREE-PEAT" and then she nodded and winked at me.
>

It's love.

=-Luigi
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09-19-2004, 01:17 PM

Diablo Scott wrote:

>
> I saw Nicole Cook just past her finish line victory and I called out
> "THREE-PEAT" and then she nodded and winked at me.
>

It's love.

=-Luigi
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09-19-2004, 01:17 PM

Diablo Scott wrote:

>
> I saw Nicole Cook just past her finish line victory and I called out
> "THREE-PEAT" and then she nodded and winked at me.
>

It's love.

=-Luigi
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09-19-2004, 01:17 PM

Diablo Scott wrote:

>
> I saw Nicole Cook just past her finish line victory and I called out
> "THREE-PEAT" and then she nodded and winked at me.
>

It's love.

=-Luigi
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