New Link to Blogroll: Service Course Blog
24 Jun 2009, written by moto 1 CommentsCorrection: I originally posted that Service Course was Dylan Casey’s blog, but it is not. He was only mentioned in the post. My apologies to the editor’s of Service Course, a great blog, so we are keeping our post here and links intact.
I picked this up via Twitter from Marty Jemison (@MartyJemison), who is over in Europe running his cycling tours. It must be absolutely electric to be in Europe right now, with all the buzz about the upcoming Tour. Despite the usual Juice News which we like to comment on, there seems to be a lot of speculation about a possible duel between Lance and Contador. Marty forwarded this link to a blog post on Service Course speculating that Contador had one foot out the door and was headed to Garmin. Interesting speculation on what it would do to the dynamic of Vaughters’ outfit. Read for your self and decide. What do you think? Will there be an Armstrong vs. Contador internal battle, like the LeMond vs. Hinault feud? It could be the most exciting thing that has happened in a long time.
A Bike Racing Poem By Emanuel Betz
26 May 2009, written by moto 0 CommentsChasing Greg LeMond
The bike
two wheels of bliss taking me through dying towns.
Rooster primes in Breton
with old bent pros
going for gypsy carnival bells,
Muddy buckets in Belgium, behind the barn.
wiping down the gutter grime
Foaming at the mouth
they are running from the factory door,
doing whatever it takes
in a square in a place,
where old men in hats
click a silver stopwatch each time you pass by
and chant allez allez
Joe Parkin Interview
25 Apr 2009, written by 0 CommentsAfter a glorious week of spring weather, we’re back to snow on the rooftops here in Park City, Utah. Which means I am sitting at the computer, slugging back yet another cup of coffee, trying to figure out a motivational strategy for bundling up and doing some sort of bike ride today. It also means procrastination turns to justification for catching up on some online reading, including this revealing sit-down with Joe Parkin. I agree with Joe on Greg LeMond. I disagree with Joe on Master of Puppets. I agree with Joe on Tyler. Disagree on Floyd. And hell, everyone loves Tim Johnson. Happy reading.