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Mark Fennell wrote:
I hate to use his name in a thread titled "lame fattie masters", but I'm reminded of an incident a few years ago that my friend Lindsay Blount had with Jeannie Longo. He was off the front in the Masters 40+ at the Visalia Road Race (R.I.P.) and he overtook the P12 women's field. He went right through on the climb but Jeannie latched on and got away from her field. Apparently she pulled really fast on the flat part and the two of them got a big gap. Soon the moto official came up and told them to separate. According to Lindsay, after talking it over in broken English/French, they decided to continue on together anyway. Lindsay was pretty sure he'd be DQ'ed but he thought the opportunity to ride with Jeannie was worth it. One can only wonder why Jeannie went along with it, considering she would have won a few hundred dollars easily. (BTW, they did stay away.) It's possible that the women's race was not challenging enough for her, and like like your buddy, it was worth a possible DQ to get in the effort she felt she needed for the day. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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"warren" wrote in message ... Yeah, that Larry Nolan weighs 210 lbs! How can he be one of the best 45-year old racers in the country and weigh that much? That's easy. Because his weight is very close to the mean in that group. |
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"Mark Fennell" wrote in message om... I hate to use his name in a thread titled "lame fattie masters", but I'm reminded of an incident a few years ago that my friend Lindsay Blount Why? It's a good title. had with Jeannie Longo. He was off the front in the Masters 40+ at the Visalia Road Race (R.I.P.) and he overtook the P12 women's field. He went right through on the climb but Jeannie latched on and got away from her field. Apparently she pulled really fast on the flat part and the two of them got a big gap. Soon the moto official came up and told them to separate. According to Lindsay, after talking it over in broken English/French, they decided to continue on together anyway. Lindsay was pretty sure he'd be DQ'ed but he thought the opportunity to ride with Jeannie was worth it. One can only wonder why Jeannie went along with it, considering she would have won a few hundred dollars easily. Some things are better than money. (BTW, they did stay away.) Like that. As much as some Masters Fatties would like to imagine they are only one step away from professional status with their winnings, what we really take with us from cycling in the long run are the memories. Props to your friend Lindsay. |
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Bret Wade wrote in message ink.net...
Ilan Vardi wrote: As for Masters racing, more intriguing is the drug question, as there is probably not too much doubt that a large percentage of the riders are high on all kinds of stuff, including the backmarkers. What makes you think you know anything about this? I'm right in the middle of it and I'm only certain about one guy, and that's based on circumstantial and 2nd hand evidence. There are a handful of guys I suspect, but I don't even have a good rumor to base that on. Are there expatriate fattie masters meeting you for rides at Vincennes, feeding you the inside scoop? I'm not so naive as to think there is no drug use in masters racing, but I believe the majority are clean. I've never seen any first hand evidence of drug use. -ilan P.S. "lame fattie master" = redundant twice over. What makes you think you know anything about this? Were you constantly dropping the USPS Masters guys on the morning ride while you were at Stanford? Did they suffer badly on your wheel until you popped them? If not, what makes you think you know anything about this? At least Kurgan has some experience upon which to base his odd notions. Bret does tequila count as a performance enhancer? |
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Kurgan Gringioni wrote: "warren" wrote in message ... Yeah, that Larry Nolan weighs 210 lbs! How can he be one of the best 45-year old racers in the country and weigh that much? That's easy. Because his weight is very close to the mean in that group. Perhaps his weight is indeed "high" -- I suppose I'll take Warren's word for it. But he isn't the prototypical fat guy you are thinking of. The dude is very muscular and powerfully built. You don't win Nevada City if you have a poor power-to-weight ratio; no, not even in the 45+ group. Nevada City Classic Nevada City, CA, 6/15/2003 Master 45+, Field 22 1 Lawrence Nolan US Postal Service Masters Cycling Team 2 Wayne Stetina US Postal Service Masters Cycling Team 3 Paul Wolfe 4 Glen Winkel US Postal Service Masters Cycling Team 5 Brian McGuire 6 Mark Caldwell 7 Roger Marquis 8 Kent Bostick 9 Stan Urban 10 David Covington crc/travelocity |
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"Suz" wrote in message ...
"Andy Coggan" wrote in message nk.net... "PedalChick" wrote in message om... I heard the same thing about the 40-44 group - apparently there was a smooth rotating paceline going on in that TT... when you look at the results, there's probably a group of guys significantly faster than everyone else, but 30 seconds apart, or thereabouts. Ya know, there are several guys who are close to 30 seconds apart! :-) Aside from road guards at one T-intersection and people at the turnaround, that was the only official presence I saw on the whole course. I think I saw 2 moto officials. I don't get the cheating thing either. It's not like the stakes are SO high, even if you win, all you get is a gold-colored medal and a jersey that will probably be on sale at Performance next year. (Still, it's nice to have, even though it's too big... :-) What did you guys think of the guy who brought his BIKE to the podium, and then proceeded to hold up the ceremonies while he got several extra pictures taken of him and his BIKE on the PODIUM. He didn't even win, I think he was 3rd. The winner had to step around the guy's BIKE to get to his spot on the podium. What a hoser. Hope that wasn't any of you guys. Suz Suz - where's the pic of YOU with the jersey on? The only pics I see on NWRaceReport are of you getting ready to start, then some old guy getting a jersey who I don't even know. Get Eric on it. -a |
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"K. J. Papai" wrote You're pretty much full of **** on this one Ilan. Talking out your ass without any way to back it up; being completely removed (academic) from the subject. Dumbass - The Tour is over. Get back to your closets before I lose my patience. Thanks, Ronde Gringioni |
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Davey Crockett wrote in message ...
Some wannabee, no-hoper, neverwozzer ****** that thinks Bobet was on Coppi's squad, and tries to con the RBR crowd into thinking he knows it all, wouldn't know Sh!t about Sh!t. -- le vent a Dos Speaking of which, what does "le vent a Dos" mean? -ilan |
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