Super hero check. Don the spandex.
from: Bert O.
subject: Festivus AustraliusFruita Fat Tire festival has had a baby. Now in it’s third year in the shadow of the appropriately named Mt Remarkable in Melrose South Australia.
35kms of prime single track, two pubs, cool bike shop and great coffee, food and even wine for the civilized types. You can’t go wrong in Melrose.
Friday June till Monday June 8 2009
If only I was in Austrailia, I’d be attending.
Capt Krusty whispers sweet nothings of the impending Cock Racing implosion. Please, Krusty, say it ain’t so.
Rock Racing has fired domestic all-rounder Michael Creed, citing poor performance so far this season, and further reducing its roster following Friday’s announcement of Tyler Hamilton’s retirement.
source: velonews
What’s the adage? Fool me once? And what is the point of Rock Racing again? To be in awesome-defiance of Roof racks? Their intelligence weighs a ton. I get the impression that the pelican has a complete and utter disdain for them no matter their intentions. I think Creed senses that too..
“I was always the guy defending the team, to my friends and other racers, so it’s hard when you’ve been the one sticking up for the team, to be the one that gets flicked,” he told VeloNews on Saturday.”
It comes as no surprise that Cock Racing roll’s like that.
On the Euro front, Basso return’s from 2 years of doping detention to clean house @ Trentino.
The Liquigas captain out-dueled overnight leader Janez Brajkovic (Astana) in the fourth and final stage for his first victory since he was banned for links to the Operación Puerto blood doping ring.
Basso says he’s a reborn rider following his humiliating admissions in April 2007 that he worked with Puerto ringleader Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, though he stopped short of a full confession, saying he only intended to dope.
source: velonews
It’s all about rebirths these days isn’t it? Hell, I’m sure of it. I was beginning to worry there too, so its good to see Basso didn’t need the EPO he was never going to use anyway. Nice work man. I can once again trust cyclists.
Joe Parkin has opinions on the dope too. Considering he did Ghent-Wevelgem a hand full of times, that’s 2-legit in my book and suggests he probably has some accurate insight. I have yet to read his Dog in a Hat, but do believe this summer that will happen.
Wait, we have another biker down out of the S.F. area:
from: Ralph D.
subject: biker down hit & runWe have another hit and run in the SF area.
Hope people are on the look out for the vehicle. Perhaps body shops should have to report collision damage to local authorities…
Dave sent this link in that had the following images as well as others. I pulled these as my personal fav’s.
Dig. it.
Catching up from the Squealer, I finally pulled all my pics off the camera. Here’s the conditions and the start and Yod’s nephew bringing the A-game.
Why doesn’t it look that cold in this pic?
Jake’s Black Sheep is the most ridiculous blinglespeed I’ve ever seen. Thing weighed like 17 pounds and yea, it was a 29er. Unreal.
Tecate? Check. proper start.
Jake and Dejay chillen with the bunnies at the post ride award party.
I certainly did not do the event any justice with my efforts to document is photographically because, well, as many of you know I just suck. The only thing I can say is that you just gotta be there, and this year was hard. The past few years have been drenched in sun whereas this year it was all rain and cold.
What’s in store for the Munday? Who know’s. I’ve got another week of school and then I’m finally done and at this point I very much need to be. School, is just not that cool.
Happy Sunday. See you tomorrow.
April 26th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Whats the deal with the fork on the ti 29er?
April 26th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
full ti springer style. Most unusual. Mostly a work of very fast art. Black Sheep bikes
April 27th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Sweden…i like Sweden….
April 27th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
That Black Sheep is fucking sick. Probably a good thing I’m poor.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Yes,Oz.Some of the best ridin’ ever.An’ supernice folk as well.Did anyone ever mention the Chicken Down there?Beautiful…Did 88 days there this last Winter.Campin’ goofin’ ridin’ ever’day.Truly the Lucky Country…
April 30th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
someone mind telling us what the fuck is up with the blond and basso?
April 30th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
The blond has tits. Basso has skills.