No really, he does.
I was hanging out the side of the Astana car, getting ready to shoot Ivan when he sat up abruptly. I thought he was going to zip up his jersey, which seemed strange since there was still a few miles of climbing left.
Instead, he leaned back and gave me a little bit […]
The leaders had already come through when a moto approached me and said, "Get your camera ready - one hell of a shot is coming your way"
I readied.
30 seconds later, the form of a rider appeared up the road. Wait. A rider? Two riders? What the hell is that thing? As the form approached, I […]
Yesterday’s crit was phenomenal. In a Toyota v. Leipheimer/Horner battle, Toyota came out on top. Not to worry, Levi was showered with adoration afterward. The fan-lust was seriously impressive.
I’m under a time crunch here and my laptop is starting to go through death throes but I spent last night repairing critical errors so that […]
Kenji and I were humming along yesterday, headed to Bend, when we saw a Rock Racing car.
K smelled a race caravan.
A quick left onto an old country road and we were suddenly watching the Pro Mens field fly by - a break of 8-ish riders first, then a small chase group, then the peloton. […]
Don’t tell Sal, ok?
I know I’m a stage or two behind here, but I can’t keep quiet about this one. This is what I love about the tour - why I still love it. It isn’t necessarily the competition for the GC - it’s the smaller dramas like Frischkorn’s that make it magical.
An unknown […]
Don’t read this if you haven’t seen the stage coverage yet and plan on watching.
There, you’ve been warned. All the good stuff is after the break…
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Last week in my column for the Oregonian, I went public with my prediction for the Tour de France GC. And today in the opening stage, my boy did me proud.
Now, I’m not sure being in yellow from the get-go is necessarily the smartest strategy, and it will be interesting to see how […]
Cheap Chicken
I’ve been exercising my super-thrifty muscles lately, trying to scrape together the funds for my new superlight ‘cross bike. After last night’s short track race, I’m not even sure why I’m bothering, but that’s another story.
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Short track. PIR. My first mountain biking race. Seventh mountain biking ride.
I arrive late after a long debate as to whether or not I should even go. No pre-ride. 10 minute "warm up".
Go!
Gun. Pedal pedal pedal.
Since I don’t know the course, I want to be in front so I can see what’s coming at me.
Heartrate […]
You can always tell I’m swamped with work when I start allowing pictures to take the place of words.
While I was devising clever schemes for how I might keep some water or recovery drink down, the PV boys were busy killin’ it at the third and final Estacada Time Trial of the year. Mad props […]
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