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03/17/2009 04:01:39 AM · #26 |
| I think the support for the foundation is huge. Way back in the good ol' days, when Armstrong first started the Ride for the Roses in Austin, the average Joe could fork over the entry fee and/or bug friends for donations. Last I heard, though, the entry fee was $500 or more - seems a bit more elite than it used to be. It has expanded to include more locations which is good, and is indeed targeting those with more money to give, which is good for the foundation, but it has lost its grass roots feel and participation - particularly from those directly affected by cancer. I recall seeing a rider on a tandem with no one on the second seat - as you got closer, he had a sign saying he was riding for his wife, who normally occupied that seat, but was in chemo and unable to particpate directly. Quite poignant and a great reminder why we were there that day. |
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03/17/2009 11:09:43 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
So did you work as PM for a large chain or a small shop? |
A pretty good size single shop. We did a lot of high-end bikes, especially tandems
Originally posted by snaffles:
Did you ever race, Chip? |
Yes. Very badly! I did "race" Lance once though. His first race after cancer was a mountain bike race in Warda, Texas. He got off to a very fast start and finished 4th. After the start, I only saw him once and finished mid-pack :)
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03/17/2009 11:14:28 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
When Armstrong first started the Ride for the Roses in Austin, the average Joe could fork over the entry fee and/or bug friends for donations. Last I heard, though, the entry fee was $500 or more - seems a bit more elite than it used to be. |
It's actually $50 for the entry and you have to raise $250. The MS 150's require that you raise $300 and have a $40 entry fee, so it's about average for a disease ride :) |
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03/17/2009 12:45:40 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by chip_k:
Originally posted by Melethia:
When Armstrong first started the Ride for the Roses in Austin, the average Joe could fork over the entry fee and/or bug friends for donations. Last I heard, though, the entry fee was $500 or more - seems a bit more elite than it used to be. |
It's actually $50 for the entry and you have to raise $250. The MS 150's require that you raise $300 and have a $40 entry fee, so it's about average for a disease ride :) |
Then it's come down from the last year I was there - at the time I left you had the $50 entry fee but had to raise $500 to ride. I think when I rode the MS 150 last they wanted everyone to raise $300 but would let you ride if you raised less. Of course, it got so crowded (the SA to CC one) that perhaps they changed that. It was fairly easy for us to raise a fair amount for that one, though - we had a team from our office and several of our coworkers had MS. |
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03/17/2009 01:10:37 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
You folks might want to hook a dynamo to that resistance-wheel thingie and recharge some batteries at the same time you recharge yourselves. :-) |
Lol now there's an idea! Could well work too. |
Well, I wish I could claim it as original, but I saw something similar in a book called Design For The Real World by Victor Papanek, a design professor at CalTech who also did a lot of work for UNESCO -- he and his students designed a bike rack which could be converted easily into a stand with rollers, with which any rotary/belt-driven machinery (mill, saw, generator, etc.) could be driven. The book may be hard to find now, as it came out in the 1970s. |
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03/17/2009 02:03:00 PM · #31 |
| Great idea for a thread. I am an endurance rider, not a racer, but enjoy watching the racing and this years TofC was great, and Contador's recent bonk was heartbreaking to watch. A few of my cycling compatriots are too cool for Lance, but I still love the guy and it should be a very interesting TdF this year with him back in the mix. |
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03/17/2009 02:56:33 PM · #32 |
Re:Contador. Looks like Lance is now starting the public process of intimidating Contador. He did this to Ulrich as well! (Sorry Deb!!!) Seems clear that we will be treated to a replay of the 1986 LeMond/Hinault battle at the TdF.
Lance Armstrong knows what Contador's problem is: he is too nervous! In an interivew on L'Equipe he again said that Contador still had a lot to learn, and „with much respect, he is too nervous! He is too strong to be nervous!“
Is Contador nervous, and why? He certainly didn't have the strongest team at Paris-Nice to support him.
Or is he lacking self-confidence for some other reason? Like not knowing whether he will be captain at the Tour?
Armstrong also said that he wants to ride a good Giro but doesn't plan to peak until the TdF
Full Story
eta: fixed link
Message edited by author 2009-03-17 14:57:15. |
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03/19/2009 01:55:00 AM · #33 |
I see where the French have drug tested Lance again! This time they took hair along with blood and urine. He said it's the 24th drug test he's been subjected to since announcing his comeback in August of '08. I believe he is the most drug tested athlete on this planet. I know that Lance isn't everyone's favorite, but sure looks like they're just out to get him. The French hate it that an American won their race seven years in a row.
I really like team Astana, and will support whoever has the "legs" in July. With Lance, Contador, and Levi, who knows...maybe they could own the podium.
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03/19/2009 02:46:15 AM · #34 |
I think Lance already is and has been the most drug-tested athlete on the planet.
I kinda feel for the domestiques on Astana - they're seriously going to have their work cut out for them in the TdF, aren't they? Might be a bit of a tense team to be on this year. :-) |
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03/22/2009 07:03:06 PM · #35 |
Hope I'm not seen as hijacking the thread, but my email isn't working so sending pms would be pointless. So my new bf, who rides on a team (and really is Belgian, btw) thinks I should try bike racing; he gives me an old stationary trainer, gets me to buy a cyclo computer, and after careful measurements jacks my bike saddle about 7 inches higher!
So I get out on the road a few times then blam, get downed by the flu bug. Today, day 5, was the first time I felt un-feverish enough to get on the bike, on the trainer though as it's pretty cold out. Bf had said to work on my cadence, figure out my rpms.
I get on and bike and count my rpms 3x during a very short (20 min) training ride...and they are respectively 93, 100 and 103. And this was without exertion.
Haven't yet told bf...wonder what he'll say when I do...
eta: LOL he gave me shit for getting on the trainer while still sick, and told me to not get on it for another week until my 'immunity system is better!' Maybe it's not such a good idea having my own Bruyneel! :-0
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03/23/2009 12:43:51 PM · #36 |
//www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510154,00.html
BALTANAS, Spain — Lance Armstrong was taken to a hospital Monday after falling during the first stage of the five-day Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race.
Armstrong fell in a rider pile-up about 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from the stage's finish. The seven-time Tour de France champion, who is making a comeback to cycling and is riding with the Astana team in the Castilla and Leon race, may have injured his collarbone.
Spokesman Philippe Maertens said the American rider was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and race organizers said he was being treated at the Rio Carrion hospital in Palencia.
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03/23/2009 12:49:14 PM · #37 |
| OW! Poor Lance, broken collarbones hurt like hell. |
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04/29/2009 08:18:33 PM · #38 |
So this is the first time in several years that I won't be at the Tour of the Gila held in Silver City, New Mexico. Of course, this is the year that Lance, Levi, Chris Horner, and Floyd Landis will be participating in the race! This will be Lance's first race since breaking his collarbone several weeks ago. I just couldn't get away from work this year, so will miss it. I'm thinking that Silver City will now be on the map!
The final stage of the race is called the Gila Monster, and is beyond tough. It has over 10,000 feet of climbing, and is about 110 miles long. Silver City is at approximately 6,000 feet elevation, so all of those miles are at altitude. I sure wish I could be there to see it!!! |
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