Go Sandy!

[Simon Brooke]

Isn't it nice to have a good bit of racing to talk about, after all the
****e? Go Sandy! That was a perfectly executed move, off the back and down
the inside of the traffic island, giving him enough room to get a clear
gap. Yes, Boogerd pulled him back in the end, but then didn't have enough
left in the tank to sprint. Clever, wily, exciting racing. And then in his
post race interview, giving credit and thanks to all his breakaway
partners. Chapeau! An excellent example of grace in victory.

Frankly, today, I'd have been pleased to see any of Casar, Boogerd or Mercx
win - they're all great cyclists. Nothing against Lefevre, either, but the
others are all people I've watched and enjoyed watching over the years.

--
simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; 'I think we should trust our president in every decision
;; that he makes and we should just support that'
;; Britney Spears of George W Bush, CNN 04:09:03

[Davey Crockett]

Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk> writes:

> Isn't it nice to have a good bit of racing to talk about, after all the
> ****e? Go Sandy! That was a perfectly executed move, off the back and down
> the inside of the traffic island, giving him enough room to get a clear
> gap. Yes, Boogerd pulled him back in the end, but then didn't have enough
> left in the tank to sprint. Clever, wily, exciting racing. And then in his
> post race interview, giving credit and thanks to all his breakaway
> partners. Chapeau! An excellent example of grace in victory.
>
> Frankly, today, I'd have been pleased to see any of Casar, Boogerd or Mercx
> win - they're all great cyclists. Nothing against Lefevre, either, but the
> others are all people I've watched and enjoyed watching over the years.
>


Right on Simon

--
Davey Crockett - No 4Q to Reply

[joseph.santaniello@gmail.com]

On Jul 27, 9:21 pm, Simon Brooke <si...@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
> Isn't it nice to have a good bit of racing to talk about, after all the
> ****e? Go Sandy! That was a perfectly executed move, off the back and down
> the inside of the traffic island, giving him enough room to get a clear
> gap. Yes, Boogerd pulled him back in the end, but then didn't have enough
> left in the tank to sprint. Clever, wily, exciting racing. And then in his
> post race interview, giving credit and thanks to all his breakaway
> partners. Chapeau! An excellent example of grace in victory.
>
> Frankly, today, I'd have been pleased to see any of Casar, Boogerd or Mercx
> win - they're all great cyclists. Nothing against Lefevre, either, but the
> others are all people I've watched and enjoyed watching over the years.
>
> --
> si...@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke)http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
>
> ;; 'I think we should trust our president in every decision
> ;; that he makes and we should just support that'
> ;; Britney Spears of George W Bush, CNN 04:09:03

It was beautiful. You could see the millisecond when he saw his
oppurtunity when they approached the island, and despite getting
caught and sitting in front he kept his cool, waited til he had a tiny
gap, knew they were just as wasted as he was and pulled it off. And
after a nasty spill earlier too!

Joseph

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <1185570140.155319.316430@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.c om>,
"joseph.santaniello@gmail.com" <joseph.santaniello@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jul 27, 9:21 pm, Simon Brooke <si...@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
> > Isn't it nice to have a good bit of racing to talk about, after all the
> > ****e? Go Sandy! That was a perfectly executed move, off the back and down
> > the inside of the traffic island, giving him enough room to get a clear
> > gap. Yes, Boogerd pulled him back in the end, but then didn't have enough
> > left in the tank to sprint. Clever, wily, exciting racing. And then in his
> > post race interview, giving credit and thanks to all his breakaway
> > partners. Chapeau! An excellent example of grace in victory.
> >
> > Frankly, today, I'd have been pleased to see any of Casar, Boogerd or Mercx
> > win - they're all great cyclists. Nothing against Lefevre, either, but the
> > others are all people I've watched and enjoyed watching over the years.
> >
> > --
> > si...@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke)http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
> >
> > ;; 'I think we should trust our president in every decision
> > ;; that he makes and we should just support that'
> > ;; Britney Spears of George W Bush, CNN 04:09:03
>
> It was beautiful. You could see the millisecond when he saw his
> oppurtunity when they approached the island, and despite getting
> caught and sitting in front he kept his cool, waited til he had a tiny
> gap, knew they were just as wasted as he was and pulled it off. And
> after a nasty spill earlier too!
>
> Joseph

No, the spill helped. Remember Lance on the Musette Stage? It was
established then on rbr that a well-timed crash gives you a
performance-enhancing boost.

It's true, I see the Master's Fatties doing it all the time,

--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

[G.T.]

"Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in message
news:rcousine-258D08.17560027072007@news.telus.net...
>
> No, the spill helped. Remember Lance on the Musette Stage? It was
> established then on rbr that a well-timed crash gives you a
> performance-enhancing boost.

I didn't agree then, and don't now.

>
> It's true, I see the Master's Fatties doing it all the time,
>

Before I was a Master Fatty crashing was definitely detrimental to my
performance. Now that I am a Master Fatty it would probably kill me.

Greg
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