Hump day links
Apr 16
2008
2008
- » Registration for masters national criterium and road race championships, to be held June 30-July 6 in Louisville, Ky., opens April 29. Instead of field limits this year, qualifying heats will be employed to accommodate demand.
» Our friends at WDT-Allvoi have a shiny new Web site, just in time to celebrate some great results in Sunday’s Single Bong Time Trial: victory in the 40+ and 1-2-3 in the 3’s.
» Half Acre Cycling invites you to come watch Paris-Roubaix this Sunday at the Black Rock Pub & Kitchen, 3614 N. Damen Ave. A few lucky fans will go home with free Half Acre beer or swag. There’s no cover, but portions of each purchase go to support the team. Viewing starts at 4 p.m.
» I enjoyed this retrospective of UCVC jerseys, including this insight that could only come from Hyde Park: “The same qualities that go into a good essay are the same as should be used to design a cycling uniform. These qualities are: 1) All of the components must form a comprehensive unit; 2) Simpler is always better; 3) Fonts should be consistent, 4) Contrast, contrast, contrast; and 5) Proofread.”
» Trying racing for the first time? Bike Snob NYC has some advice for you. As usual, there is truth and wisdom underneath the snark. “Being in a breakaway is like going from a cushy job at a big company with a regular paycheck to a really hard job at a tiny company where you have to work 16-hour days on commission only and people are always yelling at you.”
» Here’s an interesting race report in which an entire field is relegated one spot after Steve Tilford (HRRC/Trek Stores) takes the centerline rule into his own hands. (Tilford would win nonethless.)
» Illinois’ junior senator paid a visit to the Little 500 this weekend but didn’t stick around to watch the Cutters prevail yet again. (Check out this photo of Mike Sherer, sporting the Pony Shop colors. His team would come in 3rd.)
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