Comments on the zen of cycling: So _that's_ how they do that !

C'mon, six days all expenses paid at plush redneck...

2009-09-14T11:04:25.031-07:00

C'mon, six days all expenses paid at plush redneck Holiday Inns and Motel Sixes? Any wonder why it's known as the "Tour of Misery" amongst the peloton?

I've been dissapointed with the whole ToM format. ...

2009-09-14T06:41:12.942-07:00

I've been dissapointed with the whole ToM format. I mean, it's basically whoever wins the TT wins the whole thing. Aside from the first year when they had that big 14 minute breakaway, the last two years have been the winner of the TT taking it. Even then, hincapie was the top TT time of the guys in that break, so he won the overall. They either need to really shorten the TT so the time gaps aren't so critical or start tking in some real hills somewhere. The way the race is now, it's just six consecutive easy race courses (for the pros, anyways, I'd get dropped in the first mile).

I think these tie-breakers are interesting. It is...

2009-09-14T06:26:24.790-07:00

I think these tie-breakers are interesting. It is neat how they already had it figured out that far.

I think they should just make them Indian Wrestle for it. That would be fun.

When I heard they were unveiling a Tour of Missour...

2009-09-12T03:40:12.662-07:00

When I heard they were unveiling a Tour of Missouri I thought "Man, that is gonna be ROUGH". Ya see, the only part of Missouri I'd ever ridden a bike (with a loaded trailer) through was The Ozarks. However they did not make it rough. Hence the splitting hairs GC business.

Too bad.

-t