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« Reply #945 on: September 03, 2011, 03:45:59 PM »
The bike shop where I bought my Felt roadie is also a very large Giant dealer.

The Rabobank team has been hanging around Boulder since the USAPCC ended doing a little training before a race next weekend in Canada.

Apparently, the team contacted the store yesterday about organizing a group ride for today. 

Emails and Facebook postings went out.

I rolled up there today and joined a 30something mile ride with them.

The Rabobank riders were: Robert Gesink, Stef Clement, Dennis Van Winden and Pieter Weening.  All four were super cool guys. 

Stef got a flat 10 minutes into the ride - no fun on tubulars and no team car.

About that time, Timmy Duggan from Liquigas/Cannondale rolled by (he's a local) and he joined the ride.

Once we got out on the open road, the team riders and a few of the hard core locals dropped a few of us like rocks. 

I missed a turn and had to make my way back, not knowing the route they took.

Was fun and a good ride, nonetheless.
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« Reply #946 on: September 03, 2011, 03:56:10 PM »
That's pretty cool. waytogo
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« Reply #947 on: September 03, 2011, 06:24:00 PM »
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on September 03, 2011, 03:45:59 PM
Once we got out on the open road, the team riders and a few of the hard core locals dropped a few of us like rocks.

Pretty amazing the sorts of accelerations those guys can put on, isn't it?  I've never had the chance to ride with someone of the caliber of a pro team, but I have been humbled by some fast local guys often enough.  Must have been pretty cool to turn gears with them. 
 
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« Reply #948 on: September 04, 2011, 09:43:30 AM »
Quote from: DRKWNG on September 03, 2011, 06:24:00 PM
Pretty amazing the sorts of accelerations those guys can put on, isn't it?  I've never had the chance to ride with someone of the caliber of a pro team, but I have been humbled by some fast local guys often enough.  Must have been pretty cool to turn gears with them. 
 
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Yeah, it's pretty crazy.  Gesink is 6'2" and 150#.  His power to weight ratio is a lot better than mine.  Grin

Team Saxo Bank did a ride with another bike shop in Boulder last week too. 

It's really cool to see the teams & riders doing stuff like this.  waytogo
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« Reply #949 on: September 14, 2011, 08:21:16 PM »
Added another 2 wheeler to the stable:



Got it cheap enough, as the local shop needed to make room for winter clothing!
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« Reply #950 on: September 25, 2011, 01:32:30 PM »
No spoilers here, but did anyone see the men's Professional World Championship road race today from Copenhagen Denmark? Pretty damn awesome!! waytogo I won't spoil it with results but the guy who won it is the guy I wanted to win it so I was pretty happy. applause popcorn bow down
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« Reply #951 on: September 27, 2011, 08:54:47 PM »
I got drafted into doing the 24hrs of Moab on a 5 man team. (no pun intended, but happy with the outcome regardless)

2 weeks before the race.

Fitness level? It requires fitness?  Grin

Should be fun anyway.
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« Reply #952 on: September 28, 2011, 06:22:24 AM »
You can do it!

With a 5-man team, how much riding is there each?!

I thought the toughest part when I did it years ago (when I was young and fit), on a 4-man team was the down time.  By the time your lap came around you are cooled down.  Taking a trainer may be a good idea!
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« Reply #953 on: September 28, 2011, 08:31:22 AM »
Have fun & go fast! There's something wonderfully surreal about racing hard at 3 a.m. 
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« Reply #954 on: September 28, 2011, 12:23:32 PM »
Quote from: Bick on September 28, 2011, 06:22:24 AM
You can do it!

With a 5-man team, how much riding is there each?!

I thought the toughest part when I did it years ago (when I was young and fit), on a 4-man team was the down time.  By the time your lap came around you are cooled down.  Taking a trainer may be a good idea!

Der, I think we're hoping for 4 laps each, but I'm thinking that's pretty optimistic.
We'll see when we pre-ride on Friday (next week).
I don't think I'm not serious enough to bring the trainer along though.

Quote from: triangleforge on September 28, 2011, 08:31:22 AM
Have fun & go fast! There's something wonderfully surreal about racing hard at 3 a.m. 

We're out there to have fun (I think).

I can't wait to be all bleary eyed and pedaling in a little tunnel of light.
Going out tonight to do a night practice ride on-trail.

Look out bunnies!
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« Reply #955 on: September 28, 2011, 03:03:34 PM »
This could be a derby.. but oh well....
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201109/craziest-bike-race-earth?page=1#sT

Anybody see this one? Now that would be insane.
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« Reply #956 on: October 10, 2011, 10:12:17 AM »
That's gonna leave a mark...

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« Reply #957 on: October 10, 2011, 02:20:52 PM »
Holy shit! It went straight for him! Must be friends of the wild turkey that attacked me!! laughingdp
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I have flying honey badgers and I'm not afraid to use them!

The fact that flame throwers exist is proof that someone somewhere said "I'd sure like to set those people over there on fire but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

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« Reply #958 on: October 11, 2011, 04:14:56 PM »
Luckily we had no animals like that in Moab.

I saw a little mouse peek its head out to see what was going on at 2:00 AM, but not much else.
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« Reply #959 on: October 12, 2011, 08:16:23 AM »
Quote from: Fresh Pants on October 11, 2011, 04:14:56 PM
Luckily we had no animals like that in Moab.

I saw a little mouse peek its head out to see what was going on at 2:00 AM, but not much else.


The main wildlife I've had to worry about during 24 Hour race night laps were the blue hippos and other hallucinations out at the edges of the light...

I did have a bobcat cross my path one night during the 24 Hours of Snowshoe in West Virginia; I'm relatively certain that one was real.
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