1. Those Hollywood showers
2. The most unassuming Metal head ever 
3. Ran over an elderly woman, and quite possibly killed her
4. Gave up 3 months of his life inhaling automobile fumes motor pacing for 100 miles 
5. Nearly died at the Mike Cool memorial race
6. Been known to eat the Chief Boyardee ravioli food service size cold out of a can... 
7. Backed over the The Black-Aces carbon wheel in Quebec 
8. Climbed inside a Ice cooler on one hot steamy ride
9. That thing he does to warm up..uno kicking his leg...etc
10. Those self massaging moments after a long ride
11. Has weak a bladder
12. Crashed by himself at the Hines park State Time trial...
13. In the mud....
14. Roadied for the Rollins band..
15. Ate 25 Krystal burgers in one sitting..
16. And later 17 Kryspy cremes 
17. Gave a up a win  at Cedar Creek RR just to stop and pee.....see weak bladder!!!
18. Still has yet to push Tyler Hamilton off his bike
19. His bachelor party nearly broke the Pony, and the Evil-Dude
20. The first have custom Michelin Dugast...
21. Can’t ride no handed
22. After partied with Jewel
23. Drank a gallon of pickle juice the night before an 8 hour endurance mountain bike race
24. Spent 45 minutes the morning before the race camped out  in a porta-John..
25. Leadville buckle winner
26. Nearly died getting it
27. Ran two ass Holes  off into a ditch on the way to a CX race for some hair brain shoulder move
28. Carries three coolers in his car at all times
29. Was a fat guy getting lapped at CX races one year...
30. Next year got skinny..started winning
31. Likes dogs
32. Forgoes the burger and onion rings the night before the Six gap century..orders rattlesnake pasta instead
33. Spends the wrest of the evening camped out on the toilet
34. Sent an over weight dog to the urgent care after hitting it bombing a decent at 30 mph
35. Has a bike with 7k paint job
36. Will never ever use Specialzed branded products ever again..
37.  Has scene more concerts than the Joe Louis arena 
38. Had his own podcast about metal
39. Has a thing for chicks with big noses
40. His CD collection is unrivaled 
41. Ran Mektronic
42. Once ordered 15 dollars worth of Taco Bell grub
43. "....in 1998
44. Played Hockey almost as good as he rode
45. Carries enough food and water on any ride to feed a fourth grade class for a week...
46. Carried a 50$ bill on a ride once
47. lost it bombing a decent
48. Has the cleanest bikes ever
49. Keeps his insurance company happy every year..
50. never known to half wheel...
51. etc...

 

 

 

Echelon Racing League launches virtual amateur race series

 

Project Echelon Racing, and the Project Echelon Domestic Racing Team, are teaming up with USA Cycling to launch a virtual amateur racing series to run alongside an already announced pro series.

The Echelon Racing League Amateur Series presented by USA Cycling will feature 11 days of virtual competition across eight events on the RGT platform, taking place in the run-up to the corresponding pro events.

The series will rely on a points-based omnium system with categorized races. The top 10 finishers from each Category 1 amateur race will earn invites to the subsequent pro races.

In a press release announcing the news, Echelon Racing Promotions said that the amateur events would feature broadcast livestreams. All races will run at 2pm Eastern Time.

Echelon Racing has already organized other virtual events so far this year, including the virtual Tour of the Gila and the virtual Redlands Classic. The upcoming Echelon Racing League Amateur Series (and the Pro Series) will also feature Tour of the Gila and Redlands races.

The series gets underway in November with the RGT Real Roads Stage Race and runs into the new year, concluding with two days of virtual Tour of America’s Dairyland races, which will also feature a para-cycling category.

 

 

 All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.

 

The Way We Were

 Roddage.........Waterford........

New York City street in 1976.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puck

 

Vuelta a España stage 4: Sam Bennett muscles to win fast sprint

 

On the first day for sprinters at the Vuelta a España, Deceuninck-Quick-Step set up their sprinter Sam Bennett and the Irishman delivered in a fast, downhill finish, just nipping Jasper Philipsen (UAE) at the line.

After a high-speed set-up on wide-open highways — the peloton was averaging

  well over 60kph in the final 10km

— the finish was technical, with two hard turns inside the last 500m.

With 2km to go, Deceuninck-Quick-Step took the reins, and commanded the front until a righthand turn at 500m. At a lefthand turn at 300m, Philipsen blazed through the inside of the corner and jumped hard, getting a gap on Bennett and the rest of the sprinters. It was only in the final meters that Bennett was able to get on his wheel and then come around at the line, with Jakub Mareczko (CCC) third.

“It was so fast in the run-in, a bit nervous,” Bennett said. “It was fast all day, but a bit sketchy at the end.”

indeed, the riders covered the 192km stage in 3:53.

“In the final, we weren’t all together yet,” Bennett said of his teammates. “We said we needed to be together at one point, and at that point we all came together perfectly. We just asked three guys to be there, but the entire team was there. When we went into the last left hander it looked a bit dirty, and we weren’t sure how much grip there was. I saw 300 meters to go, and Jasper came up in the inside and got a jump. I didn’t think I would be able to get him.”

But get him he did, and the Bennett was all smiles and congratulations for his teammates at the end.

Tell me again how fast your ride was today.....................