UCI, Eat Your Heart Out.
More GoPro goodness from Christian Heule. This time, it’s from the World Cup at Hoogerheide, NED.
I was going to accuse Christian of playing this video slightly sped up, but then I would be an idiot.
Congratulations, Christian, your “Exclusive Access” footage has won you the Twitter battle. Send me Swiss Chocolate.
I Will Smash You Down For Ever.
Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld rider, Christian Heule, snuck a GoPro into the World Cup at Lievin this weekend.
The course looks surprisingly greasy in Christian’s footage. Many referred to this race as a “grass crit,” but this footage indicates it was a little more complicated than that…
As much as I hate to promote the Twitter account of Christian Heule (we have been in a heated battle for followers, until he posted this stupid video and has since run away in the race), my “love of the sport” leaves me no choice.
That, and he says things like this to me:
ROADTRIP
Five hours and 29 minutes from now, I will be getting in THE VAN.
After a brief stop in Jamaica Plain to pick up The Wilcox, we will point THE VAN west.
Destination: Madison.
Operation: #cxnats
Last time we did this, we drove 46 hours longer and we had a well-caffeinated Thom P to ease the burden. Thom has moved on to airplanes this year, but we know he misses the days of old.
He, too, will be missed.
Honestly, how hard can 19 hours be?
Ask The Wilcox after 19 hours.
Rumor has it he was a Peace Studies major in college. Time to put that degree to the test.
Updates are a coming, from the Ro Ad.
Shedd Park - My Side of the Story.
I feel it is only fair I defend myself after reading Colin’s outlandish claims regarding our Shedd Park Showdown on his BLOG.
I didn’t sleep Saturday night, at all. I had a sore throat. My dog got run over by a car the morning of the race. My BB30 sealed bearings were seized up. I wanted Carl Ring to have the opportunity to use his “clever” heckles. My right shoe was a little tight. I forgot to inflate my tires before the race. I didn’t get to warm up. I had no derailleur on my bike. I tore my groin running to registration. I didn’t care. I had diarrhea. My skinsuit was too tight. My hands were cold. I was hungry. I forgot to eat dinner. I’m allergic to everything, and had a reaction to it. I felt bad for Colin. I wanted my teammates to get the glory for once. I forgot to pedal. My handlebar tape didn’t feel tight enough. I had a little tuft of hair getting in my eyes.
So, take it for what it is, but I don’t really think anyone would have raced well under these conditions.
Upgrade?
I think it’s time to finally address the issue of upgrading here on the blog.
I have spent many a sleepless night thinking about this.
Like any good blog, I feel I need to list the Pros of staying a Cat 3 vs Upgrading.
Pros of Staying a Cat 3:
1. Paycheck.
2. CyclingDirt Interviews.
3. Photos all over Facebook.
4. Wife continues to idolize me like when we were in High School and I was awesome then, too.
5. Don’t have to train hard.
6. Front row start every weekend.
7. Feel awesome about myself Monday through Monday.
8. Hang out with the Juniors.
9. Lap 40 people at Gloucester.
10. Be friends with Tim Johnson.
Pros of Upgrading:
1. None.
So I think there is really only one answer to the question of “Will I upgrade?”
Maybe.
