As many of you know, one of my specialties is examining events, imagining trends in them, and then predicting future events by painting with broad strokes based on those findings. I find this approach particularly effective when it pertains to topics of which I know less than nothing. In many ways, this is the same thing meteorologists do, so in that sense it is very fitting that my current prediction is for the weather of the 2013 Cobbled Classics.
I consider Het Volk to be a harbinger of what is to come for the major classics coming about a month later. By ignoring all data points that don’t support my assumptions, my study has conclusively demonstrated the following points:
In light of this, it was with great relief that I noticed that while the weather was cold for Het Volk, it was also dry. Which conclusively shows that the bergs in de Ronde and the trench in Roubaix will be coated in heaps of slippery mud. Thank Merckx, too; it’s been too many years of dry weather for my taste. For those of you smart enough to sign up for Keepers Tour, this will be epic. And yes, I know its not called Het Volk anymore. (We have a few open spots left on the Tour, so get in while the getting’s good.)
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nice to see that you refer to the race as Het Volk.
@frank I'm about to order Continental Gatorskin tubulars in 25mm for the KT. Does that pass?
http://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/continental-sprinter-gatorskin-tubular-tire
@Tobin and all, after a few strollers into the shop to check it out, in walks a fellow Velominatus, Tobin and thus becomes my first paying walk-in customer! A big thanks for that. We drank coffee and joked about peaking in two months, discussed a Calgary area Cogal, etc. Most people that dropped by got the idea of the place right away. The last customer of the day was a buddy from Edmonton on his way to the mountains, being a former national track champ, he was impressed. Great ways to start and end the day!
More hijinx to come as I have some fairly priceless bits of memorabilia coming in soon AND coming later in the day, a new personal link to - RdV! I just about gave birth to an ostrich. I don't know what that means, but giving birth to an OSTRICH!
@Dan_R Congrats, Dan!
@Gianni
If Faboo is in good health it's hard to look past him at that time of year he has proved to be devastating. Sagan is such a special rider if any one in the peloton can give those two, Tomeke & Boo, a run for the money come The Baix & the Ronde it will be him.
Hooray for a snow riddled slushy Roubaix! If only mainstream TV would televise this epic!
@G'rilla
A most grievous breach of Rule #58, my good man. Get thee to thy LBS!
Mud spackled warriors with goatees of filth and phlegm. Yes, please. For RVV, occasional hail will suffice.
In order to Look Pro in all aspects, the V Keepers on KT2013 will follow a Pro diet and will be drinking no beer.
Or maybe just one each in order to match the yearly consumption of Johnny Hoogerland.
Attendees will make up for the difference to keep the average up.
@G'rilla
Thanks - no bikes sold yet, but we have been getting a lot of positive reviews so far!