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Curse of the Tour of California
The Tour of California started in, what, February? And got the sort of
weather one would expect in Northern California during February. Rain and cold. A few epic stages here & there. So they moved it to April, to get nicer weather and the opportunity ride at higher altitudes. http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USCA1125 The relevant stage is Sunday, May 15th. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA |
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Curse of the Tour of California
On May 9, 8:09*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
The Tour of California started in, what, February? And got the sort of weather one would expect in Northern California during February. Rain and cold. A few epic stages here & there. So they moved it to April, to get nicer weather and the opportunity ride at higher altitudes. http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USCA1125 The relevant stage is Sunday, May 15th. Dreams and legends are made in such weather. There might be another Gavia in store for us. Or they could just freeze their balls off and have a lot of DNFs. Either or. R |
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Curse of the Tour of California
On May 9, 10:41*pm, RicodJour wrote:
Dreams and legends are made in such weather. *There might be another Gavia in store for us. * Another glorious mountain stage victory for the US awaits. |
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Sunday ToC forecast- High 38F, Snow
The forecast gets updated every couple of hours, and every couple of
hours it gets worse. High of 38 degree & snow. Low of 29 during the early morning. Rain the day prior, thus ice likely. If the stage were just three days earlier, the high would have been 66F. And sunny. As much as I enjoy the race beginning in Northern California (where I live), you gotta wonder if it makes sense. The weather in Southern California is absolutely better, hands down, during winter & spring than Northern California. Don't get me wrong; it's very nice here, and our idea of terrible weather is almost laughably nice compared to what most of the country gets. But for an epic bike race, it's just not predictable enough to count on, particularly if you want to include the Sierras. This isn't Italy; cycling and cycling fans are nowhere near as die-hard because we've always had it pretty easy. The "fun" of hiking up a long road into the mountains while it's snowing just isn't that appealing to most. We're wimps. We expect people to feel sorry for us when the richest of the rich have their houses washed into the Pacific Ocean while the rest of the country is dealing with tornados and floods. This year's ToC has already had two stages altered substantially due to landslides (one of which, admittedly, was in Southern California) and now I just gotta wonder what sort of contingency plans they have in place for the Lake Tahoe stage. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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There's a bike ride in California and Mike wants someone to knowabout it.
So if you're unable to watch the Giro there's an option for you just
slightly better than the local Tuesday night citizens race. |
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There's a bike ride in California and Mike wants someone to knowabout it.
They are even using images of douches not even in the race to promote it. Pathetic. http://i52.tinypic.com/2rqbv9h.jpg |
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There's a bike ride in California and Mike wants someone to knowabout it.
On May 11, 4:40*pm, Anton Berlin wrote:
They are even using images of douches not even in the race to promote it. * Pathetic. http://i52.tinypic.com/2rqbv9h.jpg That picture was selected by popular vote. I believe the dental twins voted several thousand times each. It's all about the good dentition. R |
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Curse of the Tour of California
On May 10, 1:41*am, RicodJour wrote:
On May 9, 8:09*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote: The Tour of California started in, what, February? And got the sort of weather one would expect in Northern California during February. Rain and cold. A few epic stages here & there. So they moved it to April, to get nicer weather and the opportunity ride at higher altitudes. http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USCA1125 The relevant stage is Sunday, May 15th. Dreams and legends are made in such weather. *There might be another Gavia in store for us. *Or they could just freeze their balls off and have a lot of DNFs. *Either or. Or....they could just bail on the day entirely. Sigh. R |
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