When is a century not a century?

"Benjamin Weiner" wrote in message
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Kurgan Gringioni wrote:

I don't like eating a lot in the middle of a long ride. Food coma sets
in
(blood rushing to the stomach) and I wish I was home taking a nap
instead of
sitting on my bike.

Clearly this is where your training let you down. If you had
trained this weakness rather than accepting it, your results
in the Tour de Donuts might have been significantly better.


You are correct. What a dumbass I was (am).


On the other hand, maybe it's a limitation of your genetics,
who am I to say. You might never become a century winner
no matter how many PB&J sandwiches you consume in training.


Damn, you've been hanging out with The Pup haven't you?

With events like the Katy Flatland Century under your belt, it's no wonder
you think the TdF is no longer epic.

I guess it'd be time to break out that 62 front chainring then:-).


Don't forget the ever popular "Tour de Paris" (Paris, Tx) and the "Tour
de Italy" (Italy, Tx).

Yes, We have all of the "Big Rides"... heh

NS

"NS" wrote in message news:zc30b.141622$cF.52206@rwcrnsc53...
With events like the Katy Flatland Century under your belt, it's no wonder
you think the TdF is no longer epic.

I guess it'd be time to break out that 62 front chainring then:-).


Don't forget the ever popular "Tour de Paris" (Paris, Tx) and the "Tour
de Italy" (Italy, Tx).

Yes, We have all of the "Big Rides"... heh

NS

So if you want to complete a truly "epic" ride, try the RATS (Ride
Across Three States) that a friend of mine, Jim Rose, of Orono Maine
completes every year. Usually it's some weekend in July, and it's
just a loose collection of people (3-10 normally) who show out for it.
You start in Orono Maine, just North of Bangor Maine, and ride
straight across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont into Burlington.
There are a lot of mountains between Orono and Burlington. Here's the
kicker. The ride is completed normally in 24 hours or less, or just
slightly longer. The challenge is to ride it in less than one
complete day. It's a suffer fest. Distance is about 400 miles. Give
him a call at Rose Bicycle in Orono Maine to ask him when the next
ride is. Good training for those longer races.

Tom

From: (Tom Arsenault)

Usually it's some weekend in July, and it's
just a loose collection of people (3-10 normally) who show out for it.
You start in Orono Maine, just North of Bangor Maine, and ride
straight across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont into Burlington.
There are a lot of mountains between Orono and Burlington. Here's the
kicker. The ride is completed normally in 24 hours or less, or just
slightly longer.

OUCH! Saying that there's a few mountains in between is a slight
understatement. You go through, how many ski areas on that route?
Bill C

When Rosie Ruiz does it?

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
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"Robert Chung" wrote:

When Rosie Ruiz does it?

Who are you expecting to get that reference? Superannuated joggers?

Sorry. Okay, how about, "When Lynn Gaggioli does it?"

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
"Robert Chung" wrote:

When Rosie Ruiz does it?

Who are you expecting to get that reference? Superannuated joggers?

Geez, not everyone here is a wet-behind-the-ears crit monkey
like your good self. Most of this newsfroup is happy to argue
about Coppi and Bobet's domestiques. Half of them actually
either were Coppi and Bobet's domestiques, or at least go on
training rides with them.

Rosie Ruiz was major nationwide news at the time, and there wasn't
even any self-reflexive news cycle or Fox News Channel back then.
(On the crawl: "Coulter: Ruiz Incident Shows Lack of Morality Due
To Secular Education," etc.)

Ben
over the hill

In article , Ryan
Cousineau wrote:

In article ,
"Robert Chung" wrote:

When Rosie Ruiz does it?

Who are you expecting to get that reference? Superannuated joggers?

The Motsoeneng brothers?