LeMond is lazy

Donald Munro wrote:
I used to have one of those Briko twinner helmets until I totally
totalled it in a crash and the section around the ear splintered and ended
up cutting off half my ear.

So you're saying the helmet made your head more aero?

Bob Schwartz

"Scott" wrote in message

Restated, I don't give a damn if he hits 300#, because it means nothing
to the relevancy of his cycling legacy. Doesn't really mean much about
how lazy, or not, he is, either.

Well, we've got a Lemond fan in the midst, and a rational one at that. I
remember reading in Velonews somebody complaining about how fat Merckx was.
I remember thinking "who the hell cares?" The man won nearly a third of all
races he entered as a pro, IIRC. Lemond was no Merckx, but he was awesome,
and that's all that matters.

Philip W. Moore, Jr. wrote:
"Scott" wrote in message

Restated, I don't give a damn if he hits 300#, because it means nothing
to the relevancy of his cycling legacy. Doesn't really mean much about
how lazy, or not, he is, either.

Well, we've got a Lemond fan in the midst, and a rational one at that. I
remember reading in Velonews somebody complaining about how fat Merckx was.
I remember thinking "who the hell cares?" The man won nearly a third of all
races he entered as a pro, IIRC. Lemond was no Merckx, but he was awesome,
and that's all that matters.
Damnit
You mean that you think it's OK to go ahead and relax, enjoy beer and
good food, and rest everything that aches and hurts after you got done
kicking ass for years? They're all supposed to stay focused, weigh and
plan all the food, maybe cut back to only 3 hours a day of training but
that's pushing it.
Living surrounded by great beer, pastries, food, and a culture based
on quality of life it's no real surprise that Eddy put on some pounds
for a while. What's more surprising to me is that more riders don't
struggle the way Jan does, especially right after retirement. After a
couple of decades of denying yourself all that stuff and working your
ass off it makes perfect sense to me that you would enjoy all the
things you'd missed, and so what if it packs on some pounds.
Bill C

Carl Sundquist wrote:

Are you actually blaming his wife for his girthiness?



I think he's just belly breathing in those photos.

"William Asher" wrote in message
...
William Asher wrote:

Phil Holman wrote:


snip

RAMROD is 154 miles for the "original" course up to Paradise and then
over Cayuse Pass. The idiot option includes a short side trip up
Chinook Pass once you get to the top of Cayuse. But it is not a
trivial one-day ride.

Besides, he doesn't look all that bad in some of the other pictures.


Phil:

After re-reading my post, I just want to make it clear I am agreeing
with
you, not arguing.

OK Bill. The year I did it the course was less than 150. IIRC the route
from the Enumclaw to the park was revised.

Phil H

Donald Munro wrote:
I used to have one of those Briko twinner helmets until I totally
totalled it in a crash and the section around the ear splintered and ended
up cutting off half my ear.

Bob Schwartz wrote:
So you're saying the helmet made your head more aero?

Only on one side. I considering adopting the Mancebo style to optimize
my
aerodynamics.

Bill C wrote:
Living surrounded by great beer, pastries, food, and a culture based
on quality of life it's no real surprise that Eddy put on some pounds
for a while.

You forgot the waffles and the freedom fries with mayonnaise.

Phil Holman wrote:


"William Asher" wrote in message
...
William Asher wrote:

Phil Holman wrote:


snip

RAMROD is 154 miles for the "original" course up to Paradise and then
over Cayuse Pass. The idiot option includes a short side trip up
Chinook Pass once you get to the top of Cayuse. But it is not a
trivial one-day ride.

Besides, he doesn't look all that bad in some of the other pictures.


Phil:

After re-reading my post, I just want to make it clear I am agreeing
with
you, not arguing.

OK Bill. The year I did it the course was less than 150. IIRC the route
from the Enumclaw to the park was revised.

Phil H




Yeah, every so often they diddle the route. For a couple of years 410 was
closed and those years it was around 190 miles and 160 miles. The standard
course, starting from Enumclaw, through Orting, up to Paradise, and then
over Chinook and past Mud Mountain dam, is 155 miles.

It also is no longer run as a timed event. There were too many bozos doing
things like taking craps in yards along the way and abusing the national
park because they felt it was important to finish in 11 hours 15 minutes
instead of 11 hours and 40 minutes.

Did you see the guy with the croquet mallet on the way up to Paradise?

--
Bill Asher

As I recall while Eddy DID put on a little weight it wasn't until he
hit his 50's that it got out of control and then his doctor stepped in
and he's a much smaller man now.

Greg will end up the same way. He's too much of an egotist to allow
himself to look like Porky Pig for too long.

In article . com,
wrote:

Donald Munro wrote:
I used to have one of those Briko twinner helmets until I totally
totalled it in a crash and the section around the ear splintered and ended
up cutting off half my ear.

Bob Schwartz wrote:
So you're saying the helmet made your head more aero?

Only on one side. I considering adopting the Mancebo style to optimize
my aerodynamics.

You're afraid to go the full Pantani, aren't you?

--
tanx,
Howard

The poodle bites, the poodle chews it.

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