Recent content by scoot'n

Maybe he was pulling back the breaks at the behest of friends or members of a team he's jockeying to get on. Maybe he was sort of doing a job interview?

Wait a minute, are you saying all those carbon offsets I bought aren't really helping? ;)

Rising sea levels??

They're not necessarily trying to get cyclists to invest in Sky dishes. They're using the support of cycling related events to get their name in front of everyone. Doing so while supporting such a healthy activity, especially one aimed at getting and keeping kids involved will be well received...

Yes, but that's a UK company trying to improve it's market share in the UK. Completely irrelevant to the issue of the Discovery Channel, or USPS before them, trying to expand market share in Europe.

At the ProTour level, US based sponsors are primarily interested in getting exposure in the European market. In many regards, the mere name recognition from having a team in the TdF is all they need to justify their involvement in terms of ROI. What would you have expected Discovery Channel to...

He was guilty of subsection (b) only, and even then only if you actually believe that a logo on a cycling jersey constitutes 'advertising'. Ask any ad sales rep about the ROI for logos on jerseys and you wouldn't have any trouble whatsoever convincing a judge or jury that wearing a jersey with...

Yes, presuming that the team actually exists. If he's riding unattached, he could've just as properly worn an old Molteni jersey. As I understand it, OUCH doesn't exist as a team anymore, either. It's lame, but it's not against the rules.

You're right, it's not written in the first person, so it certainly reads like someone else is responsible for it.

My, aren't we judgmental? Who made you the arbiter of all issues re: appropriate auto size? And why do you feel compelled to lob insults at the people who drive cars you don't like? Funny, but I bet you probably think of yourself as a pretty enlightened, tolerant person. Tolerant of...

My bad, I assumed you'd be flying in, like any other non-UK-based tour participant would. When I'd seen that info on the shorter weekend-only trips driving over from the UK, it made me quite jealous to think that from the UK you could get over to watch the classics pretty darn easily. Me...

No, but it's still a month out, so I'm not too concerned. My guess is that they'll wait until they get the flight details for all the participants before determining the best schedule to pick everyone up w/ the minimum number of trips to the airport. So, are you taking your bike or renting...

+1 I'm signed up for the full Flanders/Roubaix trip, and I assume that the folks doing either the short Flanders or short Roubaix weekends will intermingle a bit with the folks doing the full 11 days. If so, look forward to riding with you. Scott