Velominatus: Gianni
Order: Keeper of the Cog
Social: Website
Gianni bought a champagne gold Peugeot with sew-up tires in 1976. That was the beginning of the Troubles. Think Magnus Backstead without the big engine or rugged Swedish good looks. He has a small altar in his crawlspace containing smaller photos of Francesco Moser, Eros Poli and Gianni Bugno.
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@Pedale.Forchetta Interesting. I don’t know why Di Luca got any respect. Italy seems to do very well with their riders who dope but Di Luca got some special treatment. It’s a good point you make, he hurts his team, the staff, Acquarone, everyone gets hu… »
“It’s true,” Scinto said in a quiet, sad voice. “He’s mad, he’s a cretino, he needs treatment.” A cretino indeed, FFS, he should not have been racing, that’s for sure. »
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@Ron You have been warned Ron, don’t expect a second one to be so nice. Bin the black ones asap. No one ever needs to see a man’s crack up close especially for a long time. There is a Rule about this but I can’t find it. I will and point it out. Much be… »
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@Deakus Yes, he was a voice in the wilderness. For the next year it was just the other Keepers and Jarvis commenting. We start slow. »
You tell ‘em Frank. Six years later and that little twat is still racing, despite at least two drug offenses. He should have had his license revoked and made redundant, as the brits say. »
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@Sauterelle No need, those magazine pages are all stuck together. »
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@Vanbrudenrijden I think we have more than blurred the definitions, we have redefined them. And confused everyone in the process. Let’s say stickers are what you might put on your car’s fender, often paper or plastic, rectangular in shape, in support of… »
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@RedRanger Oh good, let the obsessing begin… »
God Damn It! That dutch monkey sound at the end of the clip drove our dog insane. And god damn it again, Carbone aero wheels and tubs, do I have to? Really? OK. If you insist. Will they make me faster? Maybe. Look more ‘core, hell yes. And I get to sniff… »
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@VeloVita I’m feeling slightly better about Delgadoing my way off the Giro VSP. I think I would be at 1 point for having His Nibs in the top 5. »
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I love articles like these as they express a problem seen all over the world. How did the YJA become ubiquitous? And why embraced by the same people? What does the lowly Wall Street Journal have to say about that, FFS? I don’t mind the loud kit. If it ma… »
@ten B Hell yes. If you are a pro and you are Italian. I think it kills. @Adrian blessed are the cheese makers. »
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@snoov Let’s see. You are right, no R sounds. It means house of the sun. In Hawaiian the word Hale is house. And the accent/elongation is on the last syllable so it might sound like Ha lay a ka laaa. One would only know that when the word is written c… »
@PT L .Zinn has addressed high speed wobble with larger riders. I believe most of it is a function of frame stiffness. Larger frames get floppier unless they increase the tubing diameter which they never did in the old days. Your Carbone frame should b… »
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@Jay Good lad, another convert. I am the speedplay missionary. “Why did I wait so long?” I ask myself that same question. I finally got my wife on them and her knee problem has backed way off, she is in love, with them. »
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@Rigid This photo ran a very close second place for this article. I couldn’t really think of a photo that contrasted the Giro and the Tour but this photo seemed to fit the Giro. Riders and tifosi, an easier mix than in France. And this tifosi is wearing… »
@Jay Hell yes, me too. I actually found a channel buried in a “sports package” that carried some of each day’s Giro. Oh, I’m ready, $8 a month. Sign me up. Of course nine of the ten channels all work but the one I need. I could watch collegate softball … »
@wiscot Yes, you are correct, that’s what I meant to write. Giro is the younger sibling, jumping up and down. That’s perfect. Absolutely, FFS! Is there a better paint job? Pearlescent pink. Yes please. I’m man enough to ride that bike. »
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@pakrat Fuck me, that @adrian introduction and KitCarson’s Yoda replies are too damn funny, Jarvis too. We are a funny bunch when an Adrian stumbles into the room. Gold I say! »
Hmmmm, that was a fantastic stage. I remember watching that. DiLuca in his all white kit. I liked him back then. He must have been well “prepared” that day. This is what separates the Giro from the Tour, epic stages like this one, festooned with fans righ… »
@RedRanger Very soon, I was waiting for my new bitchin’ saddle which has arrived. It shall appear in the Bikes soon enough. »
@roger That would have saved me a lot of time and writing. You are wise. Thanks R. And yes, I think I’m better sorted now, sweating with Mauibike again, taking pleasure in the riding and suffering. »