has got to be the most retarded thing i have ever heard...
as cycling's foremost libertarian i am against compulsory dna gathering of any kind...
Saturday, October 28
Thursday, October 26
McLane is back...
just when i was going to post a rant about the nrc...
what the hell... its still valid...
i love the nrc thing... its such a shitty deal that i cant believe it... you pay all this money and you have all this stuff you have to do and the your race gets on the super cool nrc.. and what do you get?... nothing really.. some pros maybe might come cuz they can get some points... and we all know that pro bikers are so cool that if they come to your race then your race must be cool by association of all these cool pro bikers...
i dont mind the concept of paying to be in the nrc but i just dont think you get much for it at all... you will get more out of being a cyclesafe.org race... so lets have a cyclesafe.org calendar where you have to go to be cool...
blah blah blah...
if we i want pro bikers to come to my race i would rather just put that money i pay to the nrc into paying teams to come and waiving entries and working a deal on free lodging... make it for the up and comers and the small teams who dont have opportunities to race some events... our race is maybe gonna be nrc next year the day after b of a... we will see... for me i am more concerned about the overall competitiveness of the event and an even field with more riders who can possibly win than with trying to lure one or two bigger teams to stomp everone... that time of the year the nrc gets thin for participation... its gonna be one of those things that we might just do... but it wont stop me from thinking its stupid... or from pushing usa cycling to provide more of a return to us who are puttin gon the events...
that alone wont buy us legitimacy i dont think... and i would rather see an event thats a community event for the people... i dont think that we need nrc status to do that... and i think that the pro race this past year we had was plenty exciting without nrc points...
what the hell... its still valid...
i love the nrc thing... its such a shitty deal that i cant believe it... you pay all this money and you have all this stuff you have to do and the your race gets on the super cool nrc.. and what do you get?... nothing really.. some pros maybe might come cuz they can get some points... and we all know that pro bikers are so cool that if they come to your race then your race must be cool by association of all these cool pro bikers...
i dont mind the concept of paying to be in the nrc but i just dont think you get much for it at all... you will get more out of being a cyclesafe.org race... so lets have a cyclesafe.org calendar where you have to go to be cool...
blah blah blah...
if we i want pro bikers to come to my race i would rather just put that money i pay to the nrc into paying teams to come and waiving entries and working a deal on free lodging... make it for the up and comers and the small teams who dont have opportunities to race some events... our race is maybe gonna be nrc next year the day after b of a... we will see... for me i am more concerned about the overall competitiveness of the event and an even field with more riders who can possibly win than with trying to lure one or two bigger teams to stomp everone... that time of the year the nrc gets thin for participation... its gonna be one of those things that we might just do... but it wont stop me from thinking its stupid... or from pushing usa cycling to provide more of a return to us who are puttin gon the events...
that alone wont buy us legitimacy i dont think... and i would rather see an event thats a community event for the people... i dont think that we need nrc status to do that... and i think that the pro race this past year we had was plenty exciting without nrc points...
Wednesday, October 25
Human species may split in two
Human species 'may split in two
Different human sub-species predicted by Dr Oliver Curry
Humanity may split into an elite and an underclass, says Dr Curry
Humanity may split into two sub-species in 100,000 years' time as predicted by HG Wells, an expert has said.
Evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry of the London School of Economics expects a genetic upper class and a dim-witted underclass to emerge.
The human race would peak in the year 3000, he said - before a decline due to dependence on technology.
People would become choosier about their sexual partners, causing humanity to divide into sub-species, he added.
The descendants of the genetic upper class would be tall, slim, healthy, attractive, intelligent, and creative and a far cry from the "underclass" humans who would have evolved into dim-witted, ugly, squat goblin-like creatures.
Race 'ironed out'
But in the nearer future, humans will evolve in 1,000 years into giants between 6ft and 7ft tall, he predicts, while life-spans will have extended to 120 years, Dr Curry claims.
Physical appearance, driven by indicators of health, youth and fertility, will improve, he says, while men will exhibit symmetrical facial features, look athletic, and have squarer jaws, deeper voices and bigger penises.
Women, on the other hand, will develop lighter, smooth, hairless skin, large clear eyes, pert breasts, glossy hair, and even features, he adds. Racial differences will be ironed out by interbreeding, producing a uniform race of coffee-coloured people.
However, Dr Curry warns, in 10,000 years time humans may have paid a genetic price for relying on technology.
Spoiled by gadgets designed to meet their every need, they could come to resemble domesticated animals.
Receding chins
Social skills, such as communicating and interacting with others, could be lost, along with emotions such as love, sympathy, trust and respect. People would become less able to care for others, or perform in teams.
Physically, they would start to appear more juvenile. Chins would recede, as a result of having to chew less on processed food.
There could also be health problems caused by reliance on medicine, resulting in weak immune systems. Preventing deaths would also help to preserve the genetic defects that cause cancer.
Further into the future, sexual selection - being choosy about one's partner - was likely to create more and more genetic inequality, said Dr Curry.
The logical outcome would be two sub-species, "gracile" and "robust" humans similar to the Eloi and Morlocks foretold by HG Wells in his 1895 novel The Time Machine.
"While science and technology have the potential to create an ideal habitat for humanity over the next millennium, there is a possibility of a monumental genetic hangover over the subsequent millennia due to an over-reliance on technology reducing our natural capacity to resist disease, or our evolved ability to get along with each other, said Dr Curry.
Sunday, October 22
Thursday, October 19
Wednesday, October 18
jeffery wins project runway?!
what a rip... i cant believe that shit.. ULI was seriously robbed... but yeah... whatever... i dont like much of anything in his final collection and i can tell you that if he talked to my mom the way he did that other chicks mom then i would punch his teeth in...
i am not such a fan of this show anymore...
i am not such a fan of this show anymore...
Tuesday, October 17
eriksaunders.com officially calls for the freedom of royd flandis!
i believe that the case against you should be dropped all together... but i will not stop making fun of the situation... and i will also not stop using the name "royd flandis (TM)" in regards to this issue... because its funny to me and i have the right to amuse myself...
i will never know what really went down with you and your medical program.. and i dont too much care.. same as i said to joey dantoni when i saw him a few years back... he started to get into his whole thing with me and i go "dude.. i dont care..." because its true that i care in general about this kind of thing but i dont really care to have specific beefs with people over this shit because life is too short...
so whatever... tell your story.. blah blah blah... no worries... i believe in procedure and juriceprudence (sp?.. albers?)... i also have no problem with the OJ verdict because in the end when you get this kind of thing rolling you had better have your shit straight and above reproach.. cuz when i get caight up in some sloppy mess i would just rather not be in it to begin with... so more power to people who get into some shit like this to call the powers that be on this mess so they tighten their game up and i dont have to bother with it... dig?
i will never know what really went down with you and your medical program.. and i dont too much care.. same as i said to joey dantoni when i saw him a few years back... he started to get into his whole thing with me and i go "dude.. i dont care..." because its true that i care in general about this kind of thing but i dont really care to have specific beefs with people over this shit because life is too short...
so whatever... tell your story.. blah blah blah... no worries... i believe in procedure and juriceprudence (sp?.. albers?)... i also have no problem with the OJ verdict because in the end when you get this kind of thing rolling you had better have your shit straight and above reproach.. cuz when i get caight up in some sloppy mess i would just rather not be in it to begin with... so more power to people who get into some shit like this to call the powers that be on this mess so they tighten their game up and i dont have to bother with it... dig?
Sunday, October 15
this is what a bunch of fucknuts USADA is
months ago i called usada and left a message asking how we could fund more tests in cycling... this is in the long term plan of cyclesafe (my npo)and i began to gather info on what we can do to dontae funds to this end and to make it more affordable to events in the southeast... I NEVER GOT A CALL BACK...
so i called them again 2 months later and finally got to talk to somebody... first off i lambasted those idiots for not calling back... then i explained what we were looking to do... anf the lady said something like "we dont have any kind of way to do anything like that".. and i go well dont you have a way to come test if a promoter requests testing?... "oh yeah.. we can do that.." well thats what we are thinking of... i explain that we are woirking with events in other aspects anyway and we would also like to include dope testing in that and if there were any way to work this out we want to discuss it.. being as that there actually IS a way it can happen easily through promoter requests then lets talk about THAT... the USADA lady was UNINTERESTED...
so we left it that she would gather info on the existing protocol for drug testing through individual promoters that request it and how we could help that program to do more testing in the southeast and 2 and a half months later i have heard nothing.. i never got the impression that thery were at all interested... these people just arent serious... USADA my ass...
so i called them again 2 months later and finally got to talk to somebody... first off i lambasted those idiots for not calling back... then i explained what we were looking to do... anf the lady said something like "we dont have any kind of way to do anything like that".. and i go well dont you have a way to come test if a promoter requests testing?... "oh yeah.. we can do that.." well thats what we are thinking of... i explain that we are woirking with events in other aspects anyway and we would also like to include dope testing in that and if there were any way to work this out we want to discuss it.. being as that there actually IS a way it can happen easily through promoter requests then lets talk about THAT... the USADA lady was UNINTERESTED...
so we left it that she would gather info on the existing protocol for drug testing through individual promoters that request it and how we could help that program to do more testing in the southeast and 2 and a half months later i have heard nothing.. i never got the impression that thery were at all interested... these people just arent serious... USADA my ass...
thinking more on back in the days... the french had a nice program called sport net that was a big anti-doping education program... it was EVERYWHERE in sports...like serious business... and in the USA we have NOTHING... no member of the federation or USADA has ever come to my teams or sent me anything about doping or made any effort to have any presence as an organization educating riders on teh problems of drug use... sport net was like a typical teen anti-drug thing for sports and i think it was effective in starting early with athletes to form a bad opinion of doping...
in my new team we will make a strong effort to educate riders on the dangers of drug use and to make it clear to them that they will have to make a choice in their lives and careers... its like the teen drinking or weed smoking ads.. at some point you are going ot have people offer you beer when you are 15 or they are are going to say try this weed or smoke this meth or have some e or something and you have to know what you are going to say ahead of time... ostensibly you say no... yeah... but this sport net thing was to say to people- you will have to make a choice at some point, and chose against it... i will say that to my riders... at some point, the better you get and the longer you stay in, you will come to a place where you can choose to take drugs or to not take drugs... and it is very true... there does come a point where you have this presented to you as an option.. even if you dont seek it out...
it a responsibility of everyone who works with young athletes to address the doping issue... its irresponsible to fill peoples heads with all this of whats possible in the sport and how they can be these great riders if they train hard and all that crap and then you dont even say a word to them about doping... maybe people just dont understand that doping is a reality and that the opportunities that a rider has to go that route are many and easy to come by... these people maybe dont know a damed thing about sports and maybe they should just be a boy scout troop leader... in putting together this young team i am more and more aware of other programs that are attempting what i am doing... and i dont know that they are run in a professional manner and i dont either think that they have anybody who really knows what the hell is going on in a bike race to tell you the truth.. but i hope that they at least are able to talk frankly about doping in their team... because if they dont then they should just forget about the whole thing... they arent the right people to be invovled...
in my new team we will make a strong effort to educate riders on the dangers of drug use and to make it clear to them that they will have to make a choice in their lives and careers... its like the teen drinking or weed smoking ads.. at some point you are going ot have people offer you beer when you are 15 or they are are going to say try this weed or smoke this meth or have some e or something and you have to know what you are going to say ahead of time... ostensibly you say no... yeah... but this sport net thing was to say to people- you will have to make a choice at some point, and chose against it... i will say that to my riders... at some point, the better you get and the longer you stay in, you will come to a place where you can choose to take drugs or to not take drugs... and it is very true... there does come a point where you have this presented to you as an option.. even if you dont seek it out...
it a responsibility of everyone who works with young athletes to address the doping issue... its irresponsible to fill peoples heads with all this of whats possible in the sport and how they can be these great riders if they train hard and all that crap and then you dont even say a word to them about doping... maybe people just dont understand that doping is a reality and that the opportunities that a rider has to go that route are many and easy to come by... these people maybe dont know a damed thing about sports and maybe they should just be a boy scout troop leader... in putting together this young team i am more and more aware of other programs that are attempting what i am doing... and i dont know that they are run in a professional manner and i dont either think that they have anybody who really knows what the hell is going on in a bike race to tell you the truth.. but i hope that they at least are able to talk frankly about doping in their team... because if they dont then they should just forget about the whole thing... they arent the right people to be invovled...
Andreu and Vaughters "gossiped" about US Postal's alleged doping practices?
no shit... of course they did... go read that shit in cyclingnews... i can say to you that this is the time that i was in france... and i was in the team of jean-rene bernadau and i know that his philosophy was definetly NO NEEDLES... this was just afer festina affair mind you...it was put to us that the french directors had come to an agreement that there would be no needles administered by the teams of any kind to avoid anything looking crazy... this is when it became common for journalists to go through garbage and all this... it was a bad time to have to explain needles... trust me... it was everywhere in the press everything that teams might be doing.. and guys were getting pulled over by the "flying" customs agents... our team got pulled over more than 5 times and was searched... so i can say that it is not odd to hear that CA had no needles...
the year before i came it was apparently common for needles to be all over... and even in my team there were needles they tell me... not neccessarily doping products, but vitamins and hydration IVs and things like this... it was called being "cared for"... a guy who was in the team said to me once... "yeah, even in this team there was a time that we were cared for.. but not now, things have changed"... so the french made a decision that the teams would not be involved in any kind of sytematic thing like festina had done... and i know at least JRB really believed in that and that times would have to change and so they all went in on the no needles bit... obviously, years later we see that cells of guys went out on theur own and did their thing... but the teams were no longer being a part... and this is also the time when JC Robin was making a lot of noise about "cycling at 2 speeds"... so it seems that the french were serious about not continuing with business as usual becasue it was dangerous for the sport... and most importantly dangerous for their business interests.. dont forget that the teams this big are money making ventures like any sports organization at the highest level...
why do i say all of this?... because some people no doubt will think that JV is full of crap about CA... i dont know what went on there... but i know that this is consistent with what i KNOW the philosophy of the period was in french teams... and according to saul there still are no needles in the bags of CA staff members that are used under specific top down directives as a part of the teams' modus operandus...
as for the implications on lance and flandis.. i dont care too much... because as far as i am concerned none of those guys ever bought me any beers... but neither too has JV or frankie... so screw those guys as well...
the year before i came it was apparently common for needles to be all over... and even in my team there were needles they tell me... not neccessarily doping products, but vitamins and hydration IVs and things like this... it was called being "cared for"... a guy who was in the team said to me once... "yeah, even in this team there was a time that we were cared for.. but not now, things have changed"... so the french made a decision that the teams would not be involved in any kind of sytematic thing like festina had done... and i know at least JRB really believed in that and that times would have to change and so they all went in on the no needles bit... obviously, years later we see that cells of guys went out on theur own and did their thing... but the teams were no longer being a part... and this is also the time when JC Robin was making a lot of noise about "cycling at 2 speeds"... so it seems that the french were serious about not continuing with business as usual becasue it was dangerous for the sport... and most importantly dangerous for their business interests.. dont forget that the teams this big are money making ventures like any sports organization at the highest level...
why do i say all of this?... because some people no doubt will think that JV is full of crap about CA... i dont know what went on there... but i know that this is consistent with what i KNOW the philosophy of the period was in french teams... and according to saul there still are no needles in the bags of CA staff members that are used under specific top down directives as a part of the teams' modus operandus...
as for the implications on lance and flandis.. i dont care too much... because as far as i am concerned none of those guys ever bought me any beers... but neither too has JV or frankie... so screw those guys as well...
Saturday, October 14
Microlending wins the nobel prize
yahooooooo news...
i heard about this concept a few years ago and i thought it made a lot of sense... and then i forgot all about it... but then i saw this guy... and i read all about what he has been doing and its about the coolest thing i have seen anyone do...
look also at the wikepedia article for a complete overview of the microlending concept... you can see how ridiculous this thing can get... there is no particular virtue in microlending.. just virtuous people who use it to make a positive impact...
its like helping a guy to learn to fish...
i heard about this concept a few years ago and i thought it made a lot of sense... and then i forgot all about it... but then i saw this guy... and i read all about what he has been doing and its about the coolest thing i have seen anyone do...
look also at the wikepedia article for a complete overview of the microlending concept... you can see how ridiculous this thing can get... there is no particular virtue in microlending.. just virtuous people who use it to make a positive impact...
its like helping a guy to learn to fish...
Friday, October 13
royd flandis's big truck
it appears that that royd flandis has his big fat murrietta red neck truck ready to drive through the hole in his case... fresh from "trick my truck" on CMT he will give the final "fuck you" to authorities a la "convoy" and either come away clean or forever be elevated to folk hero status... check it on his website or wherever...
Sunday, October 8
Hey, I'm just this guy...
I'm not bad-ass or anything. I just train hard, ride my bike, and try to be a nice guy. Don't know if succeed or not, but I try.
Time standard for the talent pool is 1:04.16 - I was a little slow. Doubt the Fed will want to take a slow 40-year-old to a World cup, but hey, if you guys want to petition Pat McDonough, I know I have a better kilo than that in me. Of course, tell Pat I'll need to know soon, as right now I'm just sitting around getting fatter. I would have to get the bike back out and actually train.
I'm really just satisfied right now. I have busted my ass for three years. This year I missed a total of 4 workouts, and only 2 due to illness or laziness. One of those was because I couldn't breathe for all the coughing I was doing (in February). So, I guess I was really lucky, not being sick when it counted, having a great coach, and having a great training partner. I'm not lucky to have a great wife - I chose well there.
In closing, I'll just say that if you chose a non-olympic event that few or none seem to care about, pick the right time to show up, do a decent time, yes, you too can be an elite national champion, just like me. But I AM and Elite National Champion, and no one can ever take that away.
And I don't smell like chamois cream. And I don't use product. My flattop stands proud all by itself.
Time standard for the talent pool is 1:04.16 - I was a little slow. Doubt the Fed will want to take a slow 40-year-old to a World cup, but hey, if you guys want to petition Pat McDonough, I know I have a better kilo than that in me. Of course, tell Pat I'll need to know soon, as right now I'm just sitting around getting fatter. I would have to get the bike back out and actually train.
I'm really just satisfied right now. I have busted my ass for three years. This year I missed a total of 4 workouts, and only 2 due to illness or laziness. One of those was because I couldn't breathe for all the coughing I was doing (in February). So, I guess I was really lucky, not being sick when it counted, having a great coach, and having a great training partner. I'm not lucky to have a great wife - I chose well there.
In closing, I'll just say that if you chose a non-olympic event that few or none seem to care about, pick the right time to show up, do a decent time, yes, you too can be an elite national champion, just like me. But I AM and Elite National Champion, and no one can ever take that away.
And I don't smell like chamois cream. And I don't use product. My flattop stands proud all by itself.
Landis positive for US Cycling!
the whole good upshoot of the Landis positive is that andy rhis doesnt have to spend all that money on Phonak team anymore and so now he can mount the BMC USA Team...
jackson and moninger are in this team, with scmatz also i believe.. and also big timer alexandre moos will be here as well...
so all this talk of the Landis business being bad for cycling in the US is BS... as a direct result of this we will have a NEW MILLION DOLLAR BIKE TEAM!!!...
ROCK ON!...
these guys should all go thank floyd for their jobs...
jackson and moninger are in this team, with scmatz also i believe.. and also big timer alexandre moos will be here as well...
so all this talk of the Landis business being bad for cycling in the US is BS... as a direct result of this we will have a NEW MILLION DOLLAR BIKE TEAM!!!...
ROCK ON!...
these guys should all go thank floyd for their jobs...
Friday, October 6
tomorrow is national take a kid mountain biking day...
are you taking any kids mountain biking?... i am...
steve hill is the kilo champion of the usa
the old man wins it...
"it speaks to the sad state of US track cycling that a 40 year old fat ass can win the kilo at elite nats"- STEVE HILL HIMSELF...
shit... thats nice...
so we got all these kids training in the fed program and a 42 year old guy with a wife and dogs and a more than full time job wins the kilo...
it helps that he is actually fast...
congrats to steve... maybe you can make a post and tell me about how bad ass you are...
what was the time standard for world cup?
"it speaks to the sad state of US track cycling that a 40 year old fat ass can win the kilo at elite nats"- STEVE HILL HIMSELF...
shit... thats nice...
so we got all these kids training in the fed program and a 42 year old guy with a wife and dogs and a more than full time job wins the kilo...
it helps that he is actually fast...
congrats to steve... maybe you can make a post and tell me about how bad ass you are...
what was the time standard for world cup?
Thursday, October 5
USA Cycling Professional Tour announced for 2007?
finally we some progress!.. thank you so much... steve johnson must read my website... now lets work on some TV rights and a media blitz in the mainstream sports world... starting with just maybe some results in major dailys...
what i really like about this is that it removes these races from the nrc (seemingly) making this more of a pro am series.. its has always been unfair to small teams that cannot start ToC or TdG and thusly lose out on a TON of points...
i would like to now see USA Cycling develop a NATIONAL tier of teams below the continental team rung... this could be cheaper than continental status and still offer some garanteed selection to top events... in order to make cycling a viable advertising option there needs to be some area for these smallish "pro" teams to exist successfully... half these teams shouldnt be pro anyway... but still if they could be a part of something organized and special they could continue in a more realistic way rather than trying always to get into these USA PRO TOUR races where they get spanked...
we talked about doing the TIME team as a continental team but we diecided against it for a number of reasons... but i would register with USA Cycling if there were an intermediate step between "pro" and the club level... the money we pay to do this could go directly to admin and to help promote and bolster the NRC where we would be garanteed to compete...
think about it...
here it is from cyclingnews.com:
On Wednesday, USA Cycling announced the creation of the USA Cycling Professional Tour, in an aim to recognise the top international-caliber UCI professional teams and riders. The series of 15 races will include all races on the current UCI calendar, plus three USA Cycling professional national championships for a total of 40 days of racing.
The goal of the Professional Tour is to acknowledge international competition in the USA and the events that have made the commitment to host UCI-sanctioned races that feature UCI-registered professional teams and riders. To that end, the USA Cycling Professional Tour will crown an overall champion based on points at the end of the 2007 series.
"We're thrilled that with the growth of world-class cycling in the United States, we're now able to recognize a season-long calendar of major international events," commented Steve Johnson, chief executive officer of USA Cycling. "The creation of this calendar signifies a major step forward in the evolution of our sport at the highest level within our own borders."
In the past, many of the events on the USA Cycling Professional Tour have been a part of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC), however with growing demand for inclusion on the NRC and the continued increase in the number of internationally-sanctioned events in the USA, two calendars with two distinct purposes are now viable. The NRC will remain open to both professional and club-level teams to feature a "Pro-Am" atmosphere.
The separation of UCI-sanctioned events and the National Racing Calendar is a change welcomed by pro team managers, race promoters and riders alike.
"The new model created by USA Cycling simplifies racing in America and creates a nice synergy between the two calendars," explained TIAA-CREF team manager Jonathan Vaughters. "The USA Cycling Professional Tour creates a simple way to determine the best rider that competes in the United States while the retention of the NRC allows for a team manager like myself to identify up and coming talent."
"To ensure the depth of talent here in the United States continues to grow," continued Johnson. "Our riders need to compete against world-class competitors from around the globe. Continued emphasis on top-level international competition on USA soil through the development of the USA Cycling Professional Tour will help to make this a reality."
2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour
February 18-25: AMGEN Tour of California - California
April 14: USA Cycling Open - Richmond, Va.
April 16-22: Tour de Georgia - Georgia
June 3: Commerce Bank Lancaster Classic - Lancaster, Pa.
June 7: Commerce Bank Reading Classic - Reading, Pa.
June 10: Commerce Bank International Championship - Philadelphia, Pa.
June 17: Austin Men's Invitational - Austin, Texas
June 23: Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium - Rochester, N.Y.
August 12-19: Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah - Utah
August 19: USA Cycling Professional Criterium Championships - Downer's Grove, Ill.
September 1: The Cliffs USA Cycling Professional Time Trial Championships - Greenville, S.C.
September 3: The Cliffs USA Cycling Professional Road Championships - Greenville, S.C.
September 8: Univest Grand Prix - Souderton, Pa.
September 11-16: Tour of Missouri - Missouri
September 15: Tour de Leelanau - Traverse, City, Mich
what i really like about this is that it removes these races from the nrc (seemingly) making this more of a pro am series.. its has always been unfair to small teams that cannot start ToC or TdG and thusly lose out on a TON of points...
i would like to now see USA Cycling develop a NATIONAL tier of teams below the continental team rung... this could be cheaper than continental status and still offer some garanteed selection to top events... in order to make cycling a viable advertising option there needs to be some area for these smallish "pro" teams to exist successfully... half these teams shouldnt be pro anyway... but still if they could be a part of something organized and special they could continue in a more realistic way rather than trying always to get into these USA PRO TOUR races where they get spanked...
we talked about doing the TIME team as a continental team but we diecided against it for a number of reasons... but i would register with USA Cycling if there were an intermediate step between "pro" and the club level... the money we pay to do this could go directly to admin and to help promote and bolster the NRC where we would be garanteed to compete...
think about it...
here it is from cyclingnews.com:
On Wednesday, USA Cycling announced the creation of the USA Cycling Professional Tour, in an aim to recognise the top international-caliber UCI professional teams and riders. The series of 15 races will include all races on the current UCI calendar, plus three USA Cycling professional national championships for a total of 40 days of racing.
The goal of the Professional Tour is to acknowledge international competition in the USA and the events that have made the commitment to host UCI-sanctioned races that feature UCI-registered professional teams and riders. To that end, the USA Cycling Professional Tour will crown an overall champion based on points at the end of the 2007 series.
"We're thrilled that with the growth of world-class cycling in the United States, we're now able to recognize a season-long calendar of major international events," commented Steve Johnson, chief executive officer of USA Cycling. "The creation of this calendar signifies a major step forward in the evolution of our sport at the highest level within our own borders."
In the past, many of the events on the USA Cycling Professional Tour have been a part of the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC), however with growing demand for inclusion on the NRC and the continued increase in the number of internationally-sanctioned events in the USA, two calendars with two distinct purposes are now viable. The NRC will remain open to both professional and club-level teams to feature a "Pro-Am" atmosphere.
The separation of UCI-sanctioned events and the National Racing Calendar is a change welcomed by pro team managers, race promoters and riders alike.
"The new model created by USA Cycling simplifies racing in America and creates a nice synergy between the two calendars," explained TIAA-CREF team manager Jonathan Vaughters. "The USA Cycling Professional Tour creates a simple way to determine the best rider that competes in the United States while the retention of the NRC allows for a team manager like myself to identify up and coming talent."
"To ensure the depth of talent here in the United States continues to grow," continued Johnson. "Our riders need to compete against world-class competitors from around the globe. Continued emphasis on top-level international competition on USA soil through the development of the USA Cycling Professional Tour will help to make this a reality."
2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour
February 18-25: AMGEN Tour of California - California
April 14: USA Cycling Open - Richmond, Va.
April 16-22: Tour de Georgia - Georgia
June 3: Commerce Bank Lancaster Classic - Lancaster, Pa.
June 7: Commerce Bank Reading Classic - Reading, Pa.
June 10: Commerce Bank International Championship - Philadelphia, Pa.
June 17: Austin Men's Invitational - Austin, Texas
June 23: Saturn Rochester Twilight Criterium - Rochester, N.Y.
August 12-19: Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah - Utah
August 19: USA Cycling Professional Criterium Championships - Downer's Grove, Ill.
September 1: The Cliffs USA Cycling Professional Time Trial Championships - Greenville, S.C.
September 3: The Cliffs USA Cycling Professional Road Championships - Greenville, S.C.
September 8: Univest Grand Prix - Souderton, Pa.
September 11-16: Tour of Missouri - Missouri
September 15: Tour de Leelanau - Traverse, City, Mich
Wednesday, October 4
project runway
so right...
I havent been on this year much with the show... it appears to be not that great... More and more its seeming like its so much drama...
I havent been on this year much with the show... it appears to be not that great... More and more its seeming like its so much drama...
But i can tell you that the montage bit they put together on tim gun just put to point the declining level of american english vocabulary... As if words like "consternation" and "caucus" are three dollar words... "mitigate"?... Sorry for you if these words are confusing... It just blows me away the lack of ability of people to describe and convey concepts through language because they dont know words... Or worse yet the bits of knowledge and understanding that a person can lose because they fail to grasp the subtle intricacies of language...
Lost
Lost is back on... Nice... I might this time like jack... Hated michael and glad he is gone... Again... NOTHING HAPPENED... thats the thing with this show... You get excited and you watch an hour of it and nothing happens... But i cant stop watching it...
USA Cycling announce talent search?
sounds like a promo for RacerMate to me... but we will see what happens... the problem isnt ID.. we have a lot of strong athletes already... but what the hell do we do with these guys when we figure if they have any ability?... i see a lot of promo for RacerMate and the feds and a lot of other kids that will end up churned up and spit out by the feds...
but hey... what can you do... i have already put my money where my mouth is to do a team on my own... so we will see what kind of model will work out ok... i am not such a fan of top down...
the feds should be developing the sport nationaly with events and TV rights if they really want to do something for the sport...
but here it is from cyclingnews.com:
USA Cycling has announced a new program that will see the sporting body take a hands-on approach to the development of future competitive riders. The organisation has launched the USA Cycling Talent Search powered by RacerMate with the 2012 London Olympics in mind.
The initiative is aimed at training, testing and developing elite junior riders to ensure the nation's future competitiveness in the sport. "Young cyclists are the key to the future of our sport and it is critical we identify them early so we can carefully cultivate their talent and prepare them for competition," explained USA Cycling's CEO Steve Johnson. "RacerMate's national MultiRider network offers a unique opportunity to accurately test America's youth talent in a controlled setting, on a nationwide level. A critical aspect of this program is to search as far and wide as we can, and in Bicycling we are partnering with the nation's most-read cycling magazine."
Full details on the program are expected to be released later this month. For more information see www.usacycling.org
but hey... what can you do... i have already put my money where my mouth is to do a team on my own... so we will see what kind of model will work out ok... i am not such a fan of top down...
the feds should be developing the sport nationaly with events and TV rights if they really want to do something for the sport...
but here it is from cyclingnews.com:
USA Cycling has announced a new program that will see the sporting body take a hands-on approach to the development of future competitive riders. The organisation has launched the USA Cycling Talent Search powered by RacerMate with the 2012 London Olympics in mind.
The initiative is aimed at training, testing and developing elite junior riders to ensure the nation's future competitiveness in the sport. "Young cyclists are the key to the future of our sport and it is critical we identify them early so we can carefully cultivate their talent and prepare them for competition," explained USA Cycling's CEO Steve Johnson. "RacerMate's national MultiRider network offers a unique opportunity to accurately test America's youth talent in a controlled setting, on a nationwide level. A critical aspect of this program is to search as far and wide as we can, and in Bicycling we are partnering with the nation's most-read cycling magazine."
Full details on the program are expected to be released later this month. For more information see www.usacycling.org
Post vegas
now that i am at the bike show to work its not nearly as fun...
Because of people coming up to me saying how much they enjoy(ed) the site i will... Start doing it again...
For a while it was really difficult to concentrate on with all what i had going on... But now i think i need to get back on it... Thanks to slover and hamblen and parke and steve hill (world champion) and nate and all for keeping things going...
i have a team that i am getting off the ground... So i will have that to talk about... I plan to do a separate site for that but my own site is a good place to start with a lead in to info for the team...
we will be 6 riders to start... Me and pat raines to lead and teach... And then 3 young riders who are set to go but i wont name names for a while... I have one open spot in the team and i would like to have this one kid in particular but it remains to be decicded... for sure for 08 i will have him...
we will be racing almost exclusively in the southeast... Just because we are a devo team doesnt mean that our expectations will be low... i plan to be the top team in the region and if we are the best by the halfway point in the season then we will look to make some trips out of thearea to do some racing...
for the first year the gola is to win the big amateur events from md to ga... Some of the goals will be tour de moore and tour of shenanadoah... Rock hill... there are some nice nrc races that e can do as well and we want to make sure that we start those as well becase the selection for some of the events is competitive...
i talked with a lot of the team directors in the us about what we re doing and the initial response is very positive... Its a concept that i dont have sell them becuse they see instantly the value in a program that is turning out young twentysomethings that know what it is to be a bike racer and who can be counted on to show up everyday ready for work... Knowing what the job is and how it gets done...
my goal is to have a program that is so well respected that i can call any team and tell them to take a rider and they do... Because i have given teams nothing buut quality riders before...
it will go well
the team right now is supported by TIME and our npo cyclesafe.Org... There are a few other sponsors that will come on but the deals need to finalized...
Look for more on this in the start of the new year... But likely we will have some things to talk about just after thanksgiving
Tuesday, October 3
sometimes...
i cant get blogger to publish...
i think i might make legends into a blog of them all... but maybe not... so parke, and others... if you have a legendary story just e mail it to me and i will put it up...
i am going to add in the time i made menzies leave the country...
i think i might make legends into a blog of them all... but maybe not... so parke, and others... if you have a legendary story just e mail it to me and i will put it up...
i am going to add in the time i made menzies leave the country...
Monday, October 2
tomorrow the legends go back up...
and also the new legend about that fucking guy bjarne riis breaking my pump...
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
you know... its time to belly up and put stuff back where you got it from people...
my devo team is off the ground and running... by the end of the year we will have a site up for these guys...
typically guys who are good leave the sport and never come back.. but me and my main man have rounded up the funds to do a team that will give kids a degree in bike racing... in the US guys are strong but they have no idea what the hell they are doing in the bike race... so the goal of the program is to turn out young riders who can integrate seamlessly into any pro team and know what their job is... its the first step to being good i think... kowing what game you are playing... and so after 2 years in the program you will go out to the world.. either in a USA team or in europe...
this is the kind of thing that will take a lot of time to pull off and build momentum for... in the short term though the team managers that i talked to about the idea are really excited about it... so its looking good...
my devo team is off the ground and running... by the end of the year we will have a site up for these guys...
typically guys who are good leave the sport and never come back.. but me and my main man have rounded up the funds to do a team that will give kids a degree in bike racing... in the US guys are strong but they have no idea what the hell they are doing in the bike race... so the goal of the program is to turn out young riders who can integrate seamlessly into any pro team and know what their job is... its the first step to being good i think... kowing what game you are playing... and so after 2 years in the program you will go out to the world.. either in a USA team or in europe...
this is the kind of thing that will take a lot of time to pull off and build momentum for... in the short term though the team managers that i talked to about the idea are really excited about it... so its looking good...
you want to see some real accomplishment?.. this is it.. beanie doing pushups.. its pure athletisism... not like that farcical USPRO Champs where all the best riders colluded instead of racing against each other... my wife says not to call it out like that.. but i got a five star in PROCYCLING MAG so i have to TELL IT LIKE IT IS and go back to the roots... "just stop" she says.. but i have to give the people what they paid to see... thats right...
you can be friends with me on myspace... i am not very picky when it comes to myspace...
This is Sabine Olivia Saunders... i call her Beanie... she is my favorite girl in the whole world... besides maybe her mom who is ok too... she is why i quit biking.. the lamest sport in the world... yes.. its lame... but its fun too.. but for guys who want to be a good dad i cant see it... sorry to offend.. but i cant stand to travel around the whole place riding in circles to feel good about myself when my little beanie is at home doing stuff i cant see what it is... i went to vegas to do the bike show and she had a little tooth pop out and i missed it... thanks to PROCYCLING for making me big time...
now i have to post crap on this site.. i have been ignoring it for a while... but now i cant...
i should put those dang socks back up for sale...
i will have to come up with a history on me and all that soon.. as well as an archive to the ORIGINAL site... the smooth originator of shit talking and biking...
thats right...
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