@Marko,

@Steampunk
Awesome site. This is also kind of a cool short:
http://www.rapha.cc/a-throw-of-the-dice

Yep: some good history and interesting articles. Gangrene? Pfff!

In Cambridge last week, I got my first close-up look at Museeuw’s line of bikes at ATA Cycle. I didn’t get to ride, but that’s a beautiful frame and I could feel the flahute emanating from the name.

I really like that site. It’s a bit weird to navigate but those dudes really know their history. I really liked this article: http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/Mar10/Mar_feature10_MenofMan.html
Interesting read for those on either side of the CavenisreallystartingtogarnermyrespectandIjustmightbecomeafanifhecontinuestoemployappropriatesalutesdish debate.

http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/april05/cover.html

But it’s a big slice of Rule #5 needed

@guycollier
What you fail to mention is that you’re also doing L’Etape this year!

Me, too. There’s a better than decent chance that next year we’ll move to Ireland for 10-12 months. Which had me thinking Tour of Flanders Sportive. Safe at the computer, on the other side of the Atlantic, with summer setting in, I’d love to try it…

Oh, me neither. I find myself still having to impose Cognoscenti principles into my riding some days. No: this is Elysian Fields stuff, not for us mere mortals. But we can appreciate the precious few who qualify as the hardest of the hardmen.

I miss spring and ‘the hardmen’

Marko :@john
Just read a rad article last night in CycleSport America on the ’90 edition of Roubaix. The Planckaert/Bauer photo finish. Epic.

Bauer was a tough nut and one of the nicest guys too. I had the real pleasure to be soundly thrashed by him in quite a few amateur races early in his career. He was always in front and usually by minutes. That story and his reaction to 2nd was classic and classy.

Steampunk to true but I for one would need much better palmeres before I begin to see myself in that circle.

And I would like to nominate an easy to pronounce name to the “Flahute of Flahutes” list – Kelly.

found this over at cyclingrevealed. cool article

http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/Mar10/Mar_feature10_MenofMan.html

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/BEXX0003

@Marko

I can’t imagine a more excrutiating scenario than to loose Paris-Roubaix by the little. Figure in his various mishaps at the Worlds and other big races and I think Bauer must be the least lucky rider that I’m aware of.

Speaking of the imminent Cobbled Classics: assuming that the weather in Flanders and Northern France is identical to the weather in Seattle, it’s looking like a good, muddy couple of weeks. It’s been too dry for too many years!

Just read a rad article last night in CycleSport America on the ’90 edition of Roubaix. The Planckaert/Bauer photo finish. Epic.

I am a little bit embarrassed that I don’t.

We never tried to change gear. It was a matter of pride. Just ride and ride in the 14 or 15 sprocket. If there was a hill or a headwind you pressed harder instead of changing gear, it was the way then. It made me strong though, and strength is everything in Belgian racing

-Cyclesport April 2010, p.99

And I reckon he was not talking about the small front chainring either…

There is something wrong with those who love the stones and thrive when they are covered in mud. Lets hope that’s what happens for the next two Sundays.