UCI: "Of course we didn't take bribes to protect our business interests. We have integrity!"
Typical Four-nicator: "A real man rocks 53:39, on an 11-23 cassette. Compacts are for old men and only a woozie runs 34:26 gearing, I don't care if you're on the Zoncolan."
German Pro Cyclist: "Of course alcohol was involved in my car crash. I am a German pro cyclist and drinking heavily and crashing Porsches is what we do to soothe our existential dread. Now if I was Belgian, it'd be X and a 14 year-old girl...."
Mark Cavendish: "You stay classy, San Diego!"
Giro Organizer: Uphill 10 mile dirt road time trial? Sure! Starting the race on another continent and having a cruel 9 hour transfer? Why the hell not! Y'know, I've been thinking about including a cyclocross stage in the race... maybe a downhill four-cross stage too. Hey, pass that Dutchy on the *left* hand side, Stefano..."
[Ed. I actually like Angelo Zomegnan. He's the reason the Giro is such
a compelling race each year... ]
3 comments:
you joke, but remember a couple (maybe 5+) years back the idiot old-school DS for one of the teams basically said that very same thing and forced his team to climb the Angliaru in the Velta on 39x23 (he may have let them have a 25). He literally made some remark about "you're not cyclo-tourists." So as a result, Roberto Heras spun away on his triple crank set and there were pictures of the then "big deal" Oscar Savilla nearly falling over trying to turn over the cranks on his 39x23.
I recall that. As I said before, thinking like a stereotypical Cat 4 isn't at all limited to actual Cat 4's. I've figured out that the only standard that really matters is who crosses the line first, and that means if you do it on a flat bar cruiser with internal hubs, so be it; then a flat bar cruiser with internal hubs is the way to go for you.
It's good to see that the pro peloton is catching up with the latest technology of 500BC, in which levers and basic ratios were explored.
OK, I laughed. Well done.
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