@gilly

@gianni. I learned about judging  others in my first ( and only to date) TT. I was 19, fit lean and had muscles in my piss. I signed on in front of a guy the wrong side of 50 with a jersey on that looked like he did his ironing on an upturned wok. It was a serious beer belly. I smiled inside, safe in the knowledge that I wouldn’t come in last. He caught me for a minute at around the 10 k mark and I never saw him again. He could bang the 53 all day long, like a metronome. I came in last

I remember when I started racing I didn’t rate the older grey haired guys (been young and fit myself ) but I soon came to respect the wily and cunning riders they were. What they didn’t have in fitness they made up for in experience and doing just enough work in a bunch. I learned a lot watching how they rode (especially when I was the one being dropped)!

Luckily @kieran it’s a lesson that’s learned quickly!

@gianni. I learned about judging  others in my first ( and only to date) TT. I was 19, fit lean and had muscles in my piss. I signed on in front of a guy the wrong side of 50 with a jersey on that looked like he did his ironing on an upturned wok. It was a serious beer belly. I smiled inside, safe in the knowledge that I wouldn’t come in last. He caught me for a minute at around the 10 k mark and I never saw him again. He could bang the 53 all day long, like a metronome. I came in last

I remember when I started racing I didn’t rate the older grey haired guys (been young and fit myself ) but I soon came to respect the wily and cunning riders they were. What they didn’t have in fitness they made up for in experience and doing just enough work in a bunch. I learned a lot watching how they rode (especially when I was the one being dropped)!

It is good Boonen is out, QS has a few potential winners already.

When Tomke went down, I immediately said Stybar is smiling, he will win Roubaix now.

@Mikael Liddy

@Gianni

“We had Stijn in front but he never won a race [Vandenbergh won a stage and the overall in the Tour of Ireland in 2007]. In the next group we had Trentin, Stybar, Terpstra and Nikolas [Maes]. With Stijn we were chanceless. With Terpstra in the group our situation improved.

Source – http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/terpstra-makes-the-best-of-a-challenging-gent-wevelgem

Ouch. Doesn’t pull any punches.

Jesus, that is cold. I might have to rethink my bold VDB choice for the Ronde or P-R.

It is good Boonen is out, QS has a few potential winners already. It does confuse things when three guys on your team could win a classic. Trek needs to hire one. They are flat fucked now.

Another good article posted just precisely as when you intended it (of course). Visualize the vision, do the vision. I did move my saddle and seatpost this past Tuesday, 5mm up and 10mm forward. Feels as though I gained some unlocked potential energy — over the spindle. The rails are now at the max position line on the rear. I may evolve to 0 setback this year. Experiment.

@Gianni

“We had Stijn in front but he never won a race [Vandenbergh won a stage and the overall in the Tour of Ireland in 2007]. In the next group we had Trentin, Stybar, Terpstra and Nikolas [Maes]. With Stijn we were chanceless. With Terpstra in the group our situation improved.

Source – http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/terpstra-makes-the-best-of-a-challenging-gent-wevelgem

Ouch. Doesn’t pull any punches.

@ChrisO

As we were watching that race I said to my cycling buddy Tim that I’d come to the conclusion that even in a box of hammers Vandenbergh would not be the sharpest.

Seemingly…yet, I’m going to pick him to win either P-R or Ronde. He is always at the end of these races, maybe if all the other QS teammates are in the ditch and he gets the go-code. He might be better at crushing souls that puzzling out team tactics. He might just have the correct amount of Dumb. I like this guy.

Seems Lefevre doesn’t quite share your confidence in the big man, here’s what he had to say after Sunday’s race.

Lefevere didn’t feel comfortable with having only Vandenbergh in front. The giant Belgian isn’t known to be a strong finisher and Lefevere had other cards to play in the other groups.

“We had Stijn in front but he never won a race [Vandenbergh won a stage and the overall in the Tour of Ireland in 2007]. In the next group we had Trentin, Stybar, Terpstra and Nikolas [Maes]. With Stijn we were chanceless. With Terpstra in the group our situation improved.

Source – http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/terpstra-makes-the-best-of-a-challenging-gent-wevelgem

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

I must say that riding with you was a nice change for me, since most people I come across on the road (that aren’t my biological brothers) aren’t nearly big enough to poke a hole in the breeze for me (1.87m).

Also, how about Peeters and his huge head and slicked hair? That guy is looking more and more like he’s in the Belgian mob.

1.72 meters here, so I gotta love a win by Paolini. Or Gerrans, Pozzivivo, Nairo, or one of the other vertically challenged PROs. Coming from a childhood of mainly U.S. balls sports, where size was a big factor, I’m thrilled to now be a part of a sport where height isn’t a big deal. Oh, and I also love Paolini (and Cavendish!) because no matter how skinny they get, they always look a bit stout and barrel-chested. That’s me. No matter how slim my waist, I’m just not a skinny dude. Slim, maybe, but I’m never going to look like a Schleck or Wiggins.

Also, on the topic of Mr. Vandenbergh’s intelligence, can I bring up his camouflage station wagon? What would Clark Griswold think about a non-wood paneled family truckster?

I fucking love his station wagon! That’s what made think this guy was a badass.

As we were watching that race I said to my cycling buddy Tim that I’d come to the conclusion that even in a box of hammers Vandenbergh would not be the sharpest.

Seemingly…yet, I’m going to pick him to win either P-R or Ronde. He is always at the end of these races, maybe if all the other QS teammates are in the ditch and he gets the go-code. He might be better at crushing souls that puzzling out team tactics. He might just have the correct amount of Dumb. I like this guy.

Also, on the topic of Mr. Vandenbergh’s intelligence, can I bring up his camouflage station wagon? What would Clark Griswold think about a non-wood paneled family truckster?

Paolini was this fucking close (holds thumb and index finger 1mm apart and peers through the gap) to being dropped!  And the little shit held on to bring it back and then his move to break away from the group was just so slick – like a Michael Jordan stutter step followed by a drive through the lane.  Loved it!

@Teocalli

@frank

 Body type in cycling is no matter; it is all heart and mind.

Poetry.

If you ignore Paris-Roubaix, that is.

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton!

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

I used to have 2 riding buddies well over 6 foot and near 50% heavier than me.  Drafting them for me was great, for them drafting behind me was near useless.  Hills were my domain but in the wind it was a different matter.  I’d get blown all over the place like a fallen leaf and they would be rock solid (pun intended).

I’ve oft longed for deep-section wheels. They just look so pro. But with some of the crosswinds I have to put up with, some of my rides might end just like Hoogerland’s didn’t. I’ve finally found a sport where my (lack of) size is generally an asset, but riding in a crosswind is just no fun.

 Body type in cycling is no matter; it is all heart and mind.

Poetry.

If you ignore Paris-Roubaix, that is.

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton!

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

I used to have 2 riding buddies well over 6 foot and near 50% heavier than me.  Drafting them for me was great, for them drafting behind me was near useless.  Hills were my domain but in the wind it was a different matter.  I’d get blown all over the place like a fallen leaf and they would be rock solid (pun intended).

@Mikael Liddy

@frank

 Body type in cycling is no matter; it is all heart and mind.

Poetry.

If you ignore Paris-Roubaix, that is.

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton!

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

If you ever came to the right side of the equator I might have a chance!

Perfect time to get a commitment from @frank and @Gianni and all to come for the TDU and associated Cogals.  Of which there WILL be two.

Surely the KT2015 wouldn’t have sucked much cash out of the holiday budget !?!?

perhaps not, however the impending double arrival has ensured that the holiday budget doesn’t exist!

@frank

 Body type in cycling is no matter; it is all heart and mind.

Poetry.

If you ignore Paris-Roubaix, that is.

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton!

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

If you ever came to the right side of the equator I might have a chance!

Perfect time to get a commitment from @frank and @Gianni and all to come for the TDU and associated Cogals.  Of which there WILL be two.

Surely the KT2015 wouldn’t have sucked much cash out of the holiday budget !?!?

 Body type in cycling is no matter; it is all heart and mind.

Poetry.

If you ignore Paris-Roubaix, that is.

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton!

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

If you ever came to the right side of the equator I might have a chance!

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton! That’s the second classic EQS have botched where Terpstra has been their strongest rider in the selection, but he & VdB seem unable to work out how to win…not to mention his unfortunate timing when it comes to removing his radio earpiece.

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory !

 Body type in cycling is no matter; it is all heart and mind.

Poetry.

If you ignore Paris-Roubaix, that is.

Vandenbergh may be tall, but he’s got to be one of the least tactically adept riders in the peleton!

If you have ever ridden with me, you might start to draw a connection between being tall and being a moron tactically. Its because drafting makes fuck all difference to us (no use drafting a mouse) so we ride on the front all the time and get confused as soon as the pace changes.

We have all seen the highly unlikely cyclist disappear up the road ahead of us. I’ve learned the hard way to keep my mouth shut and judge no one by their short femurs. The same holds true for old bastards, but that is another article.

Went on a ride Sunday with some folks I know through work. Four in the group, 3 looking Mucho Pro and one in sneakers on flat pedals. One of the people asked him if he was riding or running.

Lets face it, we Keepers wrote the book on judging a book by its cover; but this kid rode like a storm. If he’d been on a bike anywhere near as amazeballs as our collective carbone di2’d-out states of the art (well, I was on Campa 10) he’s have been dropping our asses like yesterday’s paper.

Fucking kid could lay the hammer down. So fun to see. Judgement repealed.

Man that was a fun race to watch. I loved the shots of the peloton canted over like they were on an off camber slope and Poalini took home a great win.