Off Season. What now?

[SafeBet]

Depression time for me.

 

[Mongolian Torque]

Just gettin' fat now...

Here in Toronto the weather is foul, the roads are laden with wet leaves, my fendered cross bike has replaced my usual steed and there is no daylight to be had before or after work hours.

Suffice to say, the real battle is now winding down off season calorie consumption to prevent the "Ullrich Effect" come next April.

I already hate the trainer but know that it is the necessary evil to even show up at the races.

The only thing to look forward to in November is our team party at Blacksmith Cycles two weeks from now...

 

[Magnus]

On of the highlights of off-season just started:
Trivia Monday:
http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/
Yay!

 

[airstream]

Hey, airstream, at least there's only a couple of weeks until you can spend four months cheering Dasha on to what I would expect will be a bunch of victories if she doesn't get hurt.

True! I couldn't think that such a southerner like you follows biathlon. Without Neuner, victories will occur in abundance.

 

[Christophe]

Wine, not Alexandre

This poll really could use an 'Other / Vino' option.

 

[ebandit]

ale ok

watch soccer ( premier league / champions league etc ) drink lashings of ale

and dream of a perfect 2013 cycling season where only my favourites win

 

[avanti]

Watch cyclocross races, train for next year, and buy/sell cycling items on ebay.

 

[Tour_de_Calvados]

Trentino stage 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6p-HMxeMP8&feature=relmfu

This +100, what a stage!

Also waiting for my new bike to arrive and try to maintain summer form as much as possible...

 

[Matthijs]

Cyclocross!! I guess that is some form of pretending it's not over? It's like the last hour of a minor one day race: very exciting, almost no boring moments.
Go to this forum (during the season I never have the time), I even visited the Clinic yesterday.
I also check results of oversea races like Tahu/Colombia more oftenas long as I recognise some names or teams, so Beijing is in that categorie.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Train like a frigging monster

 

[42x16ss]

This morning my Mini-Mal got its first run since easter, need to get surf fit again as its looking like a great summer. The first cricket test against South Africa starts soon too

I feel sorry for many of you up in the Northern Hemisphere

 

[mr. tibbs]

I'll be writing my thesis this winter. Yay!

Actually, it'll be fun, if stressful. James Joyce, colonialism, and the Celtic Revival. What more does a cycling fan need between now and March?

Oh and my buddies are way into American football. I suppose I'll drink too much on Sundays and watch some of that. Training like Ulle.

Now I'm off to vote in polls...

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I am going hunting from next week.

 

[Eshnar]

I'll be writing my thesis this winter. Yay!

me too!
Yay...

 

[Kwibus]

Voted for the Clinic.

I actually forget going to the Professional road racing section most of the time last weeks.

It's always good the season ends, because I always notice my interest in cycling fades a bit during September. Normally I follow and try to see pretty much any race, but once September comes I only watch the big races and actually miss results of smaller races.

Once it's over though it won't take long before I start to miss it. I'm allready looking forward to the TDU. No kidding!

I try to watch cyclocross, but I always forget about it.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm so depressed I try to avoid this forum so I can try to forget that cycling actually exists.

 

[RedheadDane]

Reading about whatever crazy stuff the teams get up to on their big winter training camp/ first meeting with new guys is rather entertaining!

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Why not watching cross?