First off: Poor old Jens Voigt fell into 132nd after yesterday's lame-ass crash. I think someone owes him a Nica Roche style apology. It should go something like this: “Sorry Jens!!! For taking your down!!!”
Anyway, onto the race...
They don’t seem to ever want to show Tejay Van Garderen.
Is AToC just another take on Levi's Gran Fondo? He’s won it half the times it’s been on.
Well I’ll tell you what, don’t let yourself be seen at the back of the pelaton if you’re a GC contender.
Phil will mock you for it, as he did poor Andy Schleck: “Now surely he’s not made all this scene about a drinking bottle??” Meanwhile, Paul sees something darker, suggesting it’s all a bluff, part of the grander strategy of psychological warfare.
Is Ryder Hesjedal a giant? He looks like Johan Van Summeren on the bike.
Much nicer views today. Not that downtown Modesto wasn’t scenic.
Do you think someone is tasked with coming after the race to pick up all the litter? I mean guys are dropping bottles off really remote areas of mountainside here and I’m betting they’re not biodegradable.
Aww I’m feeling overly sentimental, Hesjedal’s hesitation when Paul Martens took that corner wrong touched my heart. Apparently Martens shouted to him in French “I’m alright!”
Shit that’s a treacherous corner. Two members of TheShack just took it wrong too. Andy’s smiling like he’s posing for something. He managed to navigate it.
“You don’t ride for Rabobank, one of the best teams in the world, if you’re no good.” True story Phil.
Hesjedal loves a lone breakaway. This is the exact same imagery of the time he did this in the Tour the other year.
Amazing crowd noise can be heard: “Hey George! C’mon man!”
Tejay!
Chris Horner is riding away like the little elf man that he is. I never thought a rider could look small next to Levi Leipheimer.
That was hysterical camera work, scanning the gap after Chris Horner looking for the next rider on the road… still looking… still looking… still look—ah, there’s Levi. An hour behind.
WHAT is with the names?? “Tommy D”?? His name is Tom Danielson. Phil and Paul simply cannot use normal names.
Well done Chris Horner! Hopefully this will not be the start of an intra-squad, Lance/Bertie style feud on TheShack.
Anyway, onto the race...
They don’t seem to ever want to show Tejay Van Garderen.
Is AToC just another take on Levi's Gran Fondo? He’s won it half the times it’s been on.
Well I’ll tell you what, don’t let yourself be seen at the back of the pelaton if you’re a GC contender.
Phil will mock you for it, as he did poor Andy Schleck: “Now surely he’s not made all this scene about a drinking bottle??” Meanwhile, Paul sees something darker, suggesting it’s all a bluff, part of the grander strategy of psychological warfare.
Is Ryder Hesjedal a giant? He looks like Johan Van Summeren on the bike.
Much nicer views today. Not that downtown Modesto wasn’t scenic.
Do you think someone is tasked with coming after the race to pick up all the litter? I mean guys are dropping bottles off really remote areas of mountainside here and I’m betting they’re not biodegradable.
Aww I’m feeling overly sentimental, Hesjedal’s hesitation when Paul Martens took that corner wrong touched my heart. Apparently Martens shouted to him in French “I’m alright!”
Shit that’s a treacherous corner. Two members of TheShack just took it wrong too. Andy’s smiling like he’s posing for something. He managed to navigate it.
“You don’t ride for Rabobank, one of the best teams in the world, if you’re no good.” True story Phil.
Hesjedal loves a lone breakaway. This is the exact same imagery of the time he did this in the Tour the other year.
Amazing crowd noise can be heard: “Hey George! C’mon man!”
Tejay!
Chris Horner is riding away like the little elf man that he is. I never thought a rider could look small next to Levi Leipheimer.
That was hysterical camera work, scanning the gap after Chris Horner looking for the next rider on the road… still looking… still looking… still look—ah, there’s Levi. An hour behind.
WHAT is with the names?? “Tommy D”?? His name is Tom Danielson. Phil and Paul simply cannot use normal names.
Well done Chris Horner! Hopefully this will not be the start of an intra-squad, Lance/Bertie style feud on TheShack.
There is too much good about this that can be contained in a single Comment.
ReplyDeleteI love the entire concept.