How does one pronounce Merckx? - Page 11 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-24-2004, 07:58 AM

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:55:56 -0700, Ryan Cousineau <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>>
>> The next big thing-which, considering how the road racing scene seems
>> to be developing these days, we may never see--is a man winning all
>> three: the Giro, the Tour, and the Vuelta *in the same year*. So far
>> as I'm aware, that has never happened.
>
>The problem isn't the way the scene is developing, it's the sheer
>insanity of the task. For the GC riders, pushing through even one grand
>tour is a body-busting exercise. It leaves your body depleted and in
>severe need of recovery. There isn't enough time between races to get
>enough recovery.
>
>Compounding that is the issue of peaking. To take the well-known example
>of Lance, his training schedule has him starting to do serious racing
>around the middle or end of the Giro. It has him starting to turn into a
>ten-pounds-heavier non-racer around the start of the Vuelta. Changing
>either plan (and that's about the same plan most serious GC riders use)
>will probably hurt that rider.

So we'll never see the triple crown won in our lifetimes, alas.

Maybe Armstrong will do the Eddy thing and attempt a World Hour
Record. That would be cool.

>
>Next year, the Pro Tour is going to change things significantly. It will
>require Pro Tour teams to contest all three GTs (and other events
>totalling 140 days of racing) and to field at least 2 of their top 5
>riders at each event. I don't think this will lead to any one rider
>seriously attempting the triple crown, but it will mean USPS is going to
>the Giro!

That would be cool. Lance in Pink? Wonder what Miss Sheryl would have
to say about that.

-Luigi

07-24-2004, 08:38 AM

the black rose <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:YytMc.93796
$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com:

> LOL. I highly recommend to anyone, Never look in a mirror while wearing
> a helmet. You *will* be shocked. *snorfle*

Especially if you're forced, like me, to wear the special XXXL versions
like the Bell "Kinghead" or Giro "Atlas." I have a black Kinghead and I
look like that Dark Helmet guy in the Spaceballs movie, minus the flaps
around the back and sides.

--
Mike Barrs

07-24-2004, 08:38 AM

the black rose <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:YytMc.93796
$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com:

> LOL. I highly recommend to anyone, Never look in a mirror while wearing
> a helmet. You *will* be shocked. *snorfle*

Especially if you're forced, like me, to wear the special XXXL versions
like the Bell "Kinghead" or Giro "Atlas." I have a black Kinghead and I
look like that Dark Helmet guy in the Spaceballs movie, minus the flaps
around the back and sides.

--
Mike Barrs

07-24-2004, 08:38 AM

the black rose <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:YytMc.93796
$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com:

> LOL. I highly recommend to anyone, Never look in a mirror while wearing
> a helmet. You *will* be shocked. *snorfle*

Especially if you're forced, like me, to wear the special XXXL versions
like the Bell "Kinghead" or Giro "Atlas." I have a black Kinghead and I
look like that Dark Helmet guy in the Spaceballs movie, minus the flaps
around the back and sides.

--
Mike Barrs

07-24-2004, 08:38 AM

the black rose <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:YytMc.93796
$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com:

> LOL. I highly recommend to anyone, Never look in a mirror while wearing
> a helmet. You *will* be shocked. *snorfle*

Especially if you're forced, like me, to wear the special XXXL versions
like the Bell "Kinghead" or Giro "Atlas." I have a black Kinghead and I
look like that Dark Helmet guy in the Spaceballs movie, minus the flaps
around the back and sides.

--
Mike Barrs

07-24-2004, 08:38 AM

the black rose <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in news:YytMc.93796
$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com:

> LOL. I highly recommend to anyone, Never look in a mirror while wearing
> a helmet. You *will* be shocked. *snorfle*

Especially if you're forced, like me, to wear the special XXXL versions
like the Bell "Kinghead" or Giro "Atlas." I have a black Kinghead and I
look like that Dark Helmet guy in the Spaceballs movie, minus the flaps
around the back and sides.

--
Mike Barrs

07-24-2004, 09:05 AM

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:03:15 GMT, "bfd" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>You mean as in ARM-STRONG....

His name is misspelled and mispronounced. It's actually "Legstrong".
--
Rick Onanian

07-24-2004, 09:05 AM

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:03:15 GMT, "bfd" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>You mean as in ARM-STRONG....

His name is misspelled and mispronounced. It's actually "Legstrong".
--
Rick Onanian

07-24-2004, 09:05 AM

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:03:15 GMT, "bfd" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>You mean as in ARM-STRONG....

His name is misspelled and mispronounced. It's actually "Legstrong".
--
Rick Onanian

07-24-2004, 09:05 AM

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:03:15 GMT, "bfd" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>You mean as in ARM-STRONG....

His name is misspelled and mispronounced. It's actually "Legstrong".
--
Rick Onanian