Photos courtesy John Pierce, Photosport International
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garnet
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As always, great stuff. Nice to see so many young fans trying to get autographs, too.
I crashed on a 40 mph descent today, and have road rash like you won't believe. Since I'm not getting on bike for a little while, I'll be enjoying the season vicariously through the site for a while. Keep the good stuff comin'!
Get well soon Garnet. We're sorry to hear about the asphalt surfing.
Johnny Pierce tells us his moto driver wasn't too attentive yesterday and put them on the deck. Sounds like he lost most of his camera gear, and he says he has one very sore arm.
That`s actually good since the camera coverage in the US sucks ass in such a big way compared to europe. I especially loved the commentators '' Trent can let the Russian go, no one cares about him since he is not a thread to his standing'' idiots, all of them !
For many professional cyclists the Spring campaign is the toughest of the season; it means training from October until March in the worst, character-building weather conditions Europe can dish out. This weather and the suffering that is bicycle racing breed characters known as "hardmen".
Select cyclists tackle these conditions in shorts, long sleeve jerseys or short sleeve jerseys with arm warmers, wind vests, and shoe covers. A true hardman opts to forego the knee or leg warmers and instead chooses an embrocation to cover the knees. The liniment provides warmth for the legs and keeps the blood circulating and muscles supple. Embrocation and the sheen created is affectionately known as "Belgium knee warmers". The hardest of cyclists will sport bare legs in the most ruthless of conditions.
Belgium Knee Warmers are indicitive of the many subtleties that make professional cycling so enthralling.
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As always, great stuff. Nice to see so many young fans trying to get autographs, too.
I crashed on a 40 mph descent today, and have road rash like you won't believe. Since I'm not getting on bike for a little while, I'll be enjoying the season vicariously through the site for a while. Keep the good stuff comin'!
Get well soon Garnet. We're sorry to hear about the asphalt surfing.
Johnny Pierce tells us his moto driver wasn't too attentive yesterday and put them on the deck. Sounds like he lost most of his camera gear, and he says he has one very sore arm.
We'll lift a pint of Newcastle to you both.
That`s actually good since the camera coverage in the US sucks ass in such a big way compared to europe. I especially loved the commentators '' Trent can let the Russian go, no one cares about him since he is not a thread to his standing'' idiots, all of them !
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