Crit Racin'

Crit Champs!!!!!

Crit racin’ this weekend. Crawfish on Saturday, OBRA Champs on Sunday. Friday would have been the PDX, HealthNet, Twilight, no streetlights so be careful Crit, but it got pushed back a few weeks this year. And moved, hopefully to a part of town where the streetlights go on.

Crawfish seems pretty wide open, I guess it depends who shows. I’m guessing Hartley(BMC) and Elken(Jittery Joe’s) will be at the big money crits out east. If so, watch for CMG/Alpine Mortgage and Rubicon to duke it out.

The OBRA Crit, in scenic Gresham, should have a strong local field. Bike Gallery usually represents for this one with solid old guy power. Rubicon will probably be there. Donald’s never won this one, as far as I can tell. Will it be CMG’s day again? Who’s gonna make the break to settle this one? Personally, I’d like to see Chris Hamilton (Casa Bruno/Adidas) take a big one.

Can Nick Skenzick(Hutch’s/OIC) repeat at Crawfish, or better yet, take the one he really wants.

If Zach’s reading, come out and race. It’ll be more fun with you there. Seriously, you’ve got a win in ya.

I don’t like the drugs, but the drugs like me…..
Another Kazakh goes down. Wait, you mean there’s not just this race of incredible cyclists being raised in a nearly third-world country with no development program or bike races? Whodathunk?

Seriously, the exact same thing (homologous blood transfusion) your biggest star went down for three weeks ago? Give the doctors a little time off, jeez.

End of an era
You think sponsors considering filling Discovery Channel’s shoes were thinking about all the wins Lance racked up, or the fact that basically everyone who was there killin’ it in the mountains at the Tour (Heras, Hamilton, Landis) got hit as soon as they left the team. And so did about everyone they raced against (Ulrich, Pantani, Mayo, Basso).

Best team in the world? Best at something.

I’m kind of surprised Nike didn’t step up and do it. Nike Pro Cycling, it’s got a ring to it.

Hats off to the guys at T-Mobile for fessin’ up and cleanin’ house. Also, Sliptream is getting VERY interesting. Millar, VDV, Backstedt, Zabriskie. Vaughters still says they will not be ProTour next year.

I’m getting some end of year stuff ready. I‘d like to do an awards post. I need nominations and some ideas for the categories. I’ve also been working on a touching and heartfelt state of cycling post. It’ll be all nice and stuff. Send some ideas to uzideth@gmail.com.

Booyah!
Jza




I don’t like the drugs, but the drugs like me…..
Another Kazakh goes down. Wait, you mean there’s not just this race of incredible cyclists being raised in a nearly third-world country with no development program or bike races? Whodathunk?

Seriously, the exact same thing (homologous blood transfusion) your biggest star went down for three weeks ago? Give the doctors a little time off, jeez.

End of an era
You think sponsors considering filling Discovery Channel’s shoes were thinking about all the wins Lance racked up, or the fact that basically everyone who was there killin’ it in the mountains at the Tour (Heras, Hamilton, Landis) got hit as soon as they left the team. And so did about everyone they raced against (Ulrich, Pantani, Mayo, Basso).

Best team in the world? Best at something.

I’m kind of surprised Nike didn’t step up and do it. Nike Pro Cycling, it’s got a ring to it.

Hats off to the guys at T-Mobile for fessin’ up and cleanin’ house. Also, Sliptream is getting VERY interesting. Millar, VDV, Backstedt, Zabriskie. Vaughters still says they will not be ProTour next year.

I’m getting some end of year stuff ready. I‘d like to do an awards post. I need nominations and some ideas for the categories. I’ve also been working on a touching and heartfelt state of cycling post. It’ll be all nice and stuff. Send some ideas to uzideth@gmail.com.

Booyah!
Jza