Recent content by crazykarl

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    Anyone going to watch the WC event in Belgium?

    I'm in the middle of a many-week visit to the UK and was thinking of visiting Belgium at the end of the month to watch the WC event. Does anyone with local knowledge want to pool resources for an adventure like this?
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    Amateurs racers vs professional cheats

    The Pro/1/2 field had been broken up by the climbs. There was one person riding solo off the front of the race. The rider drafting a vehicle was in between the 1st and 2nd chase groups. I did not see any mechanical or crash, and it was not obvious looking at the rider as they passed by if...
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    Amateurs racers vs professional cheats

    This is a question that goes out to any amateur level racers who compete against professional riders. This past weekend at the Steamboat Springs stage race in northern Colorado, I saw a rider with a Garmin kit drafting behind a motor vehicle during the circuit race stage. Being first among...
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    Taylor Phinney - just how good can he be?

    Oops, didn't see your latest reply. The numbers I posted are all true, though.
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    Taylor Phinney - just how good can he be?

    I suspect that Taylor's genetics will take him as far as his motivation will go. His performances in the mass start events in the Omnium reflect the relative inexperience in international level mass start racing compared to many of the competitors. Having rainbow stripes on his jersey will...