Hello Gang,
I am finally back in Vegas from my trip to Bend and the Eastern Sierra with
my kids. The Tour is in full flight and it has been one of the most
exciting ever. Tomorrows stage to Le Alpe has set the stage for a battle
royal. I can not wait to see if the climbers can put any time into the TT
specialists before the last TT stage. I have never ridden the 21 hairpin
turns but the stories that Jay told me about this mythic climb only wet my
appetite for what is to come.
This is the time of year that we all start to think about the end of the
season and the cooler months in fall for riding here in Vegas. Lots on the
horizon with the Bike Show in September and the Vegas Century in October.
Before that we have the ever impossible Everest Challenge and the Mt
Charleston Hill climb. Myself and Kircher are also doing Lotoja so lots of
climbing in store for the next two months.
What is going on wih Luv2Bike?? I have not been able to get into any of
the web pages except the home page. Hey Bill, did you forget to pay the
bills???
TNW:
Since I was out of town I did not get any reports on the race last week.
Drop me a note and let me know who the current champion is.
Team Allegiant is out at Superweek. I have been getting some reports from
Danny Kam. he has finished top 30 in a couple of races with Andy, Ryan,
and Tony doing a lot of work to finish in the fields. Danny told me the
racing is faster and harder than the SoCal scene and he is doing everying
he can to break into the top 20. The weather has been predicted to be rain
all week so I wish those guys the best of luck and keep the skinny side
down.
Junior State Champs
Vegas we well represented this weekend put at Sisquoc with Big Nathan
Williams taking his second consecutive state title in the 15-16 class.
Kristopher Maile was 12th in his category and his sister, Nicloe was 4th in
her category. Keep on eye on these kids as this is the future of the
sport. I am sure Nathan will look resplendent (borrowed that from Paul
Sherwin) in his state jersey.
I did not get any other results from the CBR race on Sunday so if you were
out to represent, send me a note.
Random Thoughts:
Holy Shit I am in love with the Tour once again. These last Alpine stages
have been epic. Thank the lord that they have it on TV cause reading about
it while I was in the mountains was not the same,
Danny Pate was ohhhhh sooooo close. I do not think I have screemed at my
TV that loud in a long time. That is why we break away, because on any
given day even us domestiques can have a day to shine. Long live the
Gregarios!!!
Nathan with a repeat at State. Nice Job!!!! Lets hope he is on track for
Junior Nats.
How about Piepoli coming out and confessing to taking "whatever Ricco
took". It sickens me that these idiots with natural talent that I could
not dream of, feel the need to jeapordize the sport I love by trying to
augment the abilities that they already have. Is it not enough to be able
to get paid a large salary to race. I have spent a small fortune traveling
and racing this year and could not imagine doping!! At least I can take
solace that the "Cobra" will probably get his just reward and it will be
quite a while before he gets to look in the eye of his opponents.
Barloworld pulls their sponsorship because of a positive on their team.
The very existence of big time pro racing is on the verge of collapse if we
lose more sponsors. Lets hope that the UCI and ASO can solve their
differences and continue the positve movement that some of the teams have
created.
Chicken has a new TT bike!! Rumor has it that he was going to take his new
Cervelo out on Sunday to dial it in. Did anyone see him out riding?? I
know he was hydrating on Saturday night to be prepared for his ride.
There is a meeting July 30th at the RTC at 6PM for anyone that would like
to have a voice in the upcoming Vegas Century in October. If you are
interested in going send me a note and I will forward the E-mail. It looks
like they are looking for input on the route and how they can make the
event bigger and better.
See all of you tonight or this weekend.
Jim Robbins
I am finally back in Vegas from my trip to Bend and the Eastern Sierra with
my kids. The Tour is in full flight and it has been one of the most
exciting ever. Tomorrows stage to Le Alpe has set the stage for a battle
royal. I can not wait to see if the climbers can put any time into the TT
specialists before the last TT stage. I have never ridden the 21 hairpin
turns but the stories that Jay told me about this mythic climb only wet my
appetite for what is to come.
This is the time of year that we all start to think about the end of the
season and the cooler months in fall for riding here in Vegas. Lots on the
horizon with the Bike Show in September and the Vegas Century in October.
Before that we have the ever impossible Everest Challenge and the Mt
Charleston Hill climb. Myself and Kircher are also doing Lotoja so lots of
climbing in store for the next two months.
What is going on wih Luv2Bike?? I have not been able to get into any of
the web pages except the home page. Hey Bill, did you forget to pay the
bills???
TNW:
Since I was out of town I did not get any reports on the race last week.
Drop me a note and let me know who the current champion is.
Team Allegiant is out at Superweek. I have been getting some reports from
Danny Kam. he has finished top 30 in a couple of races with Andy, Ryan,
and Tony doing a lot of work to finish in the fields. Danny told me the
racing is faster and harder than the SoCal scene and he is doing everying
he can to break into the top 20. The weather has been predicted to be rain
all week so I wish those guys the best of luck and keep the skinny side
down.
Junior State Champs
Vegas we well represented this weekend put at Sisquoc with Big Nathan
Williams taking his second consecutive state title in the 15-16 class.
Kristopher Maile was 12th in his category and his sister, Nicloe was 4th in
her category. Keep on eye on these kids as this is the future of the
sport. I am sure Nathan will look resplendent (borrowed that from Paul
Sherwin) in his state jersey.
I did not get any other results from the CBR race on Sunday so if you were
out to represent, send me a note.
Random Thoughts:
Holy Shit I am in love with the Tour once again. These last Alpine stages
have been epic. Thank the lord that they have it on TV cause reading about
it while I was in the mountains was not the same,
Danny Pate was ohhhhh sooooo close. I do not think I have screemed at my
TV that loud in a long time. That is why we break away, because on any
given day even us domestiques can have a day to shine. Long live the
Gregarios!!!
Nathan with a repeat at State. Nice Job!!!! Lets hope he is on track for
Junior Nats.
How about Piepoli coming out and confessing to taking "whatever Ricco
took". It sickens me that these idiots with natural talent that I could
not dream of, feel the need to jeapordize the sport I love by trying to
augment the abilities that they already have. Is it not enough to be able
to get paid a large salary to race. I have spent a small fortune traveling
and racing this year and could not imagine doping!! At least I can take
solace that the "Cobra" will probably get his just reward and it will be
quite a while before he gets to look in the eye of his opponents.
Barloworld pulls their sponsorship because of a positive on their team.
The very existence of big time pro racing is on the verge of collapse if we
lose more sponsors. Lets hope that the UCI and ASO can solve their
differences and continue the positve movement that some of the teams have
created.
Chicken has a new TT bike!! Rumor has it that he was going to take his new
Cervelo out on Sunday to dial it in. Did anyone see him out riding?? I
know he was hydrating on Saturday night to be prepared for his ride.
There is a meeting July 30th at the RTC at 6PM for anyone that would like
to have a voice in the upcoming Vegas Century in October. If you are
interested in going send me a note and I will forward the E-mail. It looks
like they are looking for input on the route and how they can make the
event bigger and better.
See all of you tonight or this weekend.
Jim Robbins
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