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Old September 27th 09, 02:50 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Bob Schwartz[_3_]
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I guess if you wanted to see the US team in action
at Worlds you needed to get up early. Or watch the
Womens race.
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Old September 27th 09, 03:38 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Bob Schwartz[_3_]
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Bob Schwartz wrote:
I guess if you wanted to see the US team in action
at Worlds you needed to get up early. Or watch the
Womens race.


A couple of US jerseys at the back... Lewis and
Bookwalter? Hard to make out the numbers.

Looks like DNF will not be the top result. Still
a couple of laps to go though.

Bob Schwartz
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Old September 27th 09, 05:08 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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On Sep 27, 10:38*am, Bob Schwartz
wrote:
Bob Schwartz wrote:
I guess if you wanted to see the US team in action
at Worlds you needed to get up early. Or watch the
Womens race.


A couple of US jerseys at the back... Lewis and
Bookwalter? Hard to make out the numbers.

Looks like DNF will not be the top result. Still
a couple of laps to go though.

Bob Schwartz


59 Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20

79 Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)

94 Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)

98 Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)

DNF Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)
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Old September 27th 09, 06:37 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Susan Walker
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bar wrote:
59 [THR] Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20
79 [GRM] Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)
94 [GRM] Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)
98 [SAX] Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF [KBS] Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF [BMC] Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)


Added the teams. Columbia beats Garmin again.
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Old September 27th 09, 08:20 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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On Sep 27, 12:37*pm, Susan Walker
wrote:
bar wrote:
59 * * * * [THR] Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20
79 * * * * [GRM] Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)
94 * * * * [GRM] Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)
98 * * * * [SAX] Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[GRM] Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[GRM] Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[KBS] Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[BMC] Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)


Added the teams. Columbia beats Garmin again.


After spending the last few weeks in France, Belgium and the
Netherlands it's a wonder that USA can even get these results. The
larger pool of athletes might have something to do with it but we
don't have even a fraction of the infrastructure that Belgium has.

If you kids are thinking about racing you should move your ass to
Belgium toot suite.
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Old September 28th 09, 01:34 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Mike Jacoubowsky
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"Anton Berlin" wrote in message
...
On Sep 27, 12:37 pm, Susan Walker
wrote:
bar wrote:
59 [THR] Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20
79 [GRM] Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)
94 [GRM] Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)
98 [SAX] Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF [KBS] Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF [BMC] Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)


Added the teams. Columbia beats Garmin again.

========
After spending the last few weeks in France, Belgium and the
Netherlands it's a wonder that USA can even get these results. The
larger pool of athletes might have something to do with it but we
don't have even a fraction of the infrastructure that Belgium has.

If you kids are thinking about racing you should move your ass to
Belgium toot suite.
========

Is living the $12k dream in the US all that much different from living
the $12k euro dream in Belgium?

I don't think the issue is so much infrastructure as it is a willingness
to see cycling as a desirable blue-collar type of job, which simply
doesn't appeal to a lot of potential US cyclists. There are a small
number willing to race for a hand-to-mouth paycheck, but most do so
because of a personality defect that allows them to believe they could
be the next Lance Armstrong if only things would work out the right way.

You'd have to move the Belgium cycling infrastructure to the US, and
even then, you likely wouldn't get much of a draw. Some argue that this
is the reason French cycling has been on the skids... that people have
bought into the "good life" and cycling is simply too much hard physical
labor and rules and restrictions, with too few benefits.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com


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Old September 28th 09, 04:11 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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On Sep 27, 10:37*am, Susan Walker
wrote:
bar wrote:
59 * * * * [THR] Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20
79 * * * * [GRM] Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)
94 * * * * [GRM] Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)
98 * * * * [SAX] Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[GRM] Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[GRM] Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[KBS] Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF * * * *[BMC] Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)


Added the teams. Columbia beats Garmin again.


Craig Lewis is the guy who got run over by an SUV
in the TT in the Tour of Georgia several years ago
(in more or less his first major race, I think). Punctured
lungs, broken bones, etc. Good for him.

Ben
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Old September 28th 09, 04:43 AM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
Joe King[_2_]
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" wrote in message
...
On Sep 27, 10:37 am, Susan Walker
wrote:
bar wrote:
59 [THR] Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20
79 [GRM] Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)
94 [GRM] Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)
98 [SAX] Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF [KBS] Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF [BMC] Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)


Added the teams. Columbia beats Garmin again.


Craig Lewis is the guy who got run over by an SUV
in the TT in the Tour of Georgia several years ago
(in more or less his first major race, I think). Punctured
lungs, broken bones, etc. Good for him.

Ben


http://www.highroadsports.com/team/23-Craig-Lewis


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Old September 28th 09, 01:31 PM posted to rec.bicycles.racing
P. Chisholm
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On Sep 27, 6:34*pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
"Anton Berlin" wrote in message

...
On Sep 27, 12:37 pm, Susan Walker
wrote: bar wrote:
59 [THR] Craig Lewis (United States Of America) 0:05:20
79 [GRM] Timothy Duggan (United States Of America)
94 [GRM] Thomas Peterson (United States Of America)
98 [SAX] Mccartney Jason (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Thomas Danielson (United States Of America)
DNF [GRM] Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)
DNF [KBS] Andrew Bajadali (United States Of America)
DNF [BMC] Brent Bookwalter (United States Of America)


Added the teams. Columbia beats Garmin again.


========
After spending the last few weeks in France, Belgium and the
Netherlands it's a wonder that USA can even get these results. *The
larger pool of athletes might have something to do with it but we
don't have even a fraction of the infrastructure that Belgium has.

If you kids are thinking about racing you should move your ass to
Belgium toot suite.
========

Is living the $12k dream in the US all that much different from living
the $12k euro dream in Belgium?

I don't think the issue is so much infrastructure as it is a willingness
to see cycling as a desirable blue-collar type of job, which simply
doesn't appeal to a lot of potential US cyclists. There are a small
number willing to race for a hand-to-mouth paycheck, but most do so
because of a personality defect that allows them to believe they could
be the next Lance Armstrong if only things would work out the right way.

You'd have to move the Belgium cycling infrastructure to the US, and
even then, you likely wouldn't get much of a draw. Some argue that this
is the reason French cycling has been on the skids... that people have
bought into the "good life" and cycling is simply too much hard physical
labor and rules and restrictions, with too few benefits.

--Mike-- * * Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com


Hear, hear!

Too many video games, not enough cycling programs.
 




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