Saw Lance Armstrong on Latigo Cyn. [Archive]

awiner

01-03-07, 12:17 PM

A week ago I was riding my motorcycle up Latigo Cyn. and passed a cyclist that looked like Lance. He had the Lance haircut, black socks, yellow jersey and was wearing no helmet. Actually the helmet was on his handlebars.

I figured, nah, it can't be.

Then I read this morning that Lance and Matthew McConaughey had rented a house over the holidays on Latigo and that they both would ride Latigo frequently.

Lance would descend Latigo, then climb Latigo to the top, then descend it again and re-climb it again in the time it took McConaughey to go down and back up once.

merider1

01-03-07, 12:42 PM

A week ago I was riding my motorcycle up Latigo Cyn. and passed a cyclist that looked like Lance.
Don't you wish you had been on your bike? :D

bbp

01-03-07, 12:45 PM

Where is Latigo Cyn?

voltman

01-03-07, 12:46 PM

I wonder how many of us Lance has passed where he's thought "Is that a Bike Forumer?"

Rick@OCRR

01-03-07, 12:49 PM

Latigo Canyon is off of PCH north of Malibu. Lovely climb, but since people have houses on Latigo Canyon Road there's a lot more traffic than on GMR, for example.

Best Regs,
Rick / OCRR

herbm

01-03-07, 12:49 PM

I wonder how many of us Lance has passed where he's thought "Is that a Bike Forumer?"

:roflmao: I am think he was wondering where he can get one of those stylin' jerseys!!!:lol:

merider1

01-03-07, 12:49 PM

I wonder how many of us Lance has passed where he's thought "Is that a Bike Forumer?"
:roflmao: Sure, why not. And my theory is he is a lurker on here but too shy to join on one of our rides. :p

maximan1

01-03-07, 12:50 PM

Lucky.
I would have asked him to autograph my head :D

Brandy

01-03-07, 12:52 PM

:roflmao: Sure, why not. And my theory is he is a lurker on here but too shy to join on one of our rides. :p

Lance can't handle us. ;)

merider1

01-03-07, 12:54 PM

Lance can't handle us. ;)
Well, I don't know about you, Brandy, but he could handle me any day...;) What time of day did you say you saw him, Adam? :D

voltman

01-03-07, 12:56 PM

Lance doesn't want to get dropped by Brandy.

Cassave

01-03-07, 12:56 PM

Latigo Canyon is off of PCH north of Malibu. Lovely climb, but since people have houses on Latigo Canyon Road there's a lot more traffic than on GMR, for example.

Best Regs,
Rick / OCRR

Latigo is usually quite deserted except for the sportbike (moto) guys. I rode it Xmas day and saw exactly
1 car and 2 cyclists, all going the opposite way.

I did notice a number of angels hovering over one of the houses along the way. Must have been the one Lance rented.

awiner

01-03-07, 12:56 PM

Well, I don't know about you, Brandy, but he could handle me any day...;) What time of day did you say you saw him, Adam? :D

Early Morning..... I would guess he may still be out here.... Want to go hit up Latigo ?

Extort

01-03-07, 12:56 PM

Lance can't handle us. ;)

Oh, he could handle us, but Brandy would drop him going up to the lifts....

it has been like 18 months since his last Mr. 'Serious' ride... maybe we could get him to come down on Saturday....

merider1

01-03-07, 12:57 PM

Early Morning..... I would guess he may still be out here.... Want to go hit up Latigo ?

No. I want to go hit up Lance...:p But, yeah, let's go!

awiner

01-03-07, 12:58 PM

No. I want to go hit up Lance...:p But, yeah, let's go!

Can I at least watch ;)

merider1

01-03-07, 12:59 PM

maybe we could get him to come down on Saturday....

Forget it. I'd be dropped for sure with you, George Vargas and Lance along. Although, the view from the back would be unbelievably sweet. :D

ravenmore

01-03-07, 12:59 PM

I've passed him a few times I think. (one of the things about living in Austin). One of my teammates rode with him solo for 10 miles or so last year. Just ran into him on the road and said he'd always wanted to meet him. Everyone I've said who has met him says he's very approachable and pretty friendly. Which is nice because a lot of what we hear about him portrays him as such a major jerk.

Also I'm fairly certain I rode past team Disco going the other way a couple weeks ago. Wimps were going with the wind. ;D

dangerman

01-03-07, 12:59 PM

Where is Latigo Cyn?

runs between the PCH and Kannan Dume Rd. One of the greatest roads in the Santa Monicas. Wish they'd repave it though. The rains were harsh last winter, and washed out a few sections.

Up or down, its a great road. Very twisty. There's a 180 hairpin that drops two stories. We enter that at almost 40mph on skates, and slide the turn to slow. Its pretty intense. Two days ago, two of us trained up (like a roller coaster) and shaved 25 seconds off a single skater time trial time.

latigo hairpin (http://homepage.mac.com/timothyhuber/downhill/iMovieTheater68.html)

Lance, if you're out on Sundays after 2pm, we're out there.

merider1

01-03-07, 01:00 PM

Can I at least watch ;)
And laugh when he does? No. :rolleyes: I try to only make a fool of myself when no one is looking. :p

VelodromePhoeni

01-03-07, 01:03 PM

:roflmao: Sure, why not. And my theory is he is a lurker on here but too shy to join on one of our rides. :p

Maybe THAT'S why we've never seen the mysterious "ovoleg" . . . .

voltman

01-03-07, 01:04 PM

Lance, if you're reading this, can you score me an Equinox TTX?

merider1

01-03-07, 01:04 PM

Maybe THAT'S why we've never seen the mysterious "ovoleg" . . . .
:roflmao:

merider1

01-03-07, 01:06 PM

Lance, if you're reading this, can you score me an Equinox TTX?
Lance, if you're reading this can I come rub your tired shoulders and quads with baby oil? Oh, and can you score me a WSD Madone 5.2?

bbp

01-03-07, 01:23 PM

Lance, if you're reading this can I come rub your tired shoulders and quads with baby oil? Oh, and can you score me a WSD Madone 5.2?

Lance wants you to get a trainer :P

merider1

01-03-07, 01:26 PM

Lance wants you to get a trainer :P
:roflmao: Uh-huh. And Lance wants you to pop your "century cherry" with us. :eek: Oh...oopsie. Did I just let that slip? :D

bbp

01-03-07, 01:29 PM

:roflmao: Uh-huh. And Lance wants you to pop your "century cherry" with us. :eek: Oh...oopsie. Did I just let that slip? :D

What's a century? Never heard of such a thing.

Brandy

01-03-07, 01:31 PM

Oh, he could handle us, but Brandy would drop him going up to the lifts....

it has been like 18 months since his last Mr. 'Serious' ride... maybe we could get him to come down on Saturday....

Maybe he'll map the route for me. :roflmao: <~~~still hasn't mapped the route...obviously. :o

merider1

01-03-07, 01:31 PM

What's a century? Never heard of such a thing.
Which is precisely why you MUST come out on a BF ride. There's one this Saturday that I'm sure you'd really enjoy. :D

bbp

01-03-07, 01:32 PM

Where?

merider1

01-03-07, 01:34 PM

still hasn't mapped the route...obviously:o

I think "ride with ocean on right, go 62.5 miles out, turn around, ride with ocean on left, end at same spot you started" should suffice. (oh, and bring ID for base entry and beer purchases).

There, I did it for you. :p

Brandy

01-03-07, 01:35 PM

I think "ride with ocean on right, go 62.5 miles out, turn around, ride with ocean on left, end at same spot you started" should suffice. (oh, and bring ID for base entry and beer purchases).

There, I did it for you. :p

ME has spoken! No mapping duties for me!! :p

merider1

01-03-07, 01:36 PM

Where?

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=252317

Although, you'll have to read my last post in this thread to get a route/map for the ride. ;) :p

ronjon10

01-03-07, 01:37 PM

What's a century? Never heard of such a thing.

It's where you ride a bike for 100 miles, and then look in the rulebook to see if the ride meets the criteria to be a century. The rulebook is floating around here somewhere.

merider1

01-03-07, 01:38 PM

It's where you ride a bike for 100 miles, and then look in the rulebook to see if the ride meets the criteria to be a century. The rulebook is floating around here somewhere.
:lol: :rolleyes: Wise-guy...and DON'T start that all over again. You might scare Lance off...:p

bbp

01-03-07, 01:41 PM

It's a 2 hour drive for me to get to OC. Sans traffic. :( Living in Nor Socal sux.

merider1

01-03-07, 01:52 PM

It's a 2 hour drive for me to get to OC. Sans traffic. :( Living in Nor Socal sux.
:( But maybe Cali will organize another Joshua Tree ride.

bbp

01-03-07, 01:57 PM

:( But maybe Cali will organize another Joshua Tree ride.

Thats also like 2 hours away :( I live 40 miles north of Pasadena on the other side of the mountains.

ronjon10

01-03-07, 02:01 PM

It's a 2 hour drive for me to get to OC. Sans traffic. :( Living in Nor Socal sux.

There won't be any traffic at that time of the morning :)

merider1

01-03-07, 02:06 PM

Thats also like 2 hours away :( I live 40 miles north of Pasadena on the other side of the mountains.
Then come to Baldy? :o

bbp

01-03-07, 02:07 PM

Then come to Baldy? :o

That I might do. When's the next Baldy ride?

merider1

01-03-07, 02:11 PM

That I might do. When's the next Baldy ride?

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=257008 :D

cyclezealot

01-03-07, 02:16 PM

Lance should have been wearing a helmet and sunglasses. Celebrities like their privacy? They say a cyclist can't be recognized as long as they wear helmets and shades. We all look alike, as long as we are in good shape.

big john

01-03-07, 02:25 PM

He posts on here, at least I think it's him. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=18992

bbp

01-03-07, 02:34 PM

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=257008 :D

I'll be in big bear that weekend :(

nesdog

01-03-07, 05:49 PM

Lance can only join our forum if he promises not to sandbag, as per our New Year's resolution.

Lance: "Yeah, I won the Tour but I'm really so slow going up Rock Store"
Socal BFer: "uh huh."

Sheldon