just poached this from D.C. and man, i gotta say, i had no idea that professional cyclists took TBS so seriously. i’m way impressed at this Boonen fellow’s staying power - if i’m out ridin’ and the urge strikes i dig out the mountain money and make a deposit.
That wa Gris on lap 5 @ 4:00 AM!
-M
that’s why the TBS racing kit should include black shorts. or white.
or depends for active adults.
racing stripe?
If he were a runner, that would be called “trots”. What do you call it with cycling?
What is the name of our blog?
-M
racing stripe, bacon strip, skid mark…
you know that dude’d be superhardcore if he was in an uber long race and actually just stopped, turned his shorts sticky-side-out and kept on rockin’!
I don’t think it gets much more hard core than Tom Boonen. If I had a fraction of his grit and skills I would be way faster and tougher.
~R
Someone needs to find his mailing address so I can send him a sticker. For that matter Someone needs to find Reedster’s mailing address so I can send him a sticker.
-M
ps Someone TBSd Nooner’s truck in the parking lot @ Cool. No one saw it happen…
i’ll deliver one to Reedster on June 23rd, if he can wait that long…
Boonen looks pretty committed to staying in the race. i imagine that could work pretty well for a breakaway strategy - no one will draft him
Yea, I could just see the guys try to follow Tornado Tom. “I had his wheel, but then there was this overpowering stench…”
I guess those cobbles really can pound the shit right out of you.
Mark, thanks for bringing a sticker down. We’re so excited that you are going to make it down.
~Reed
I watched the race on Verses, fairly pore coverage. Boonen was bustin’ his ass trying to shake some guys and bridge up to the lead group. Now I see he had to “Bust Ass” to do it. Seriously, could you hang on his wheel if shit was squirting out of his shorts every time he hit a bump.
GBG