"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Brasstown Bald pictures

Here's some pics I took today at Brasstown Bald...

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and a few others.

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Nice pics. Real nice.

looks like it was damn hot out.

Anyone know why Creed got DQed?

Tyler is a pitiful shadow of his old self......

I attempted to climb Brasstown after riding a 50 mile 4 gap route on Thursday......I didn't make it up but I sure as hell gave it my best shot :)

Great photos.
I think I might need to spend my Saturdays at the races!

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Marky Mark is on CSC?

The mustachioed Zabriskie has a pretty decent Kevin Costner/American Flyers look going.

BTW, nice pics, thanks for posting.

and a few others.



Great pics. I guess baselayers aren't in this year.

What kind of camera did you use?

Thanks for the comments all.

garysol1 - way to go on the effort! It is a helluva climb...we walked it. :)

roq - I was thinking the same thing when taking the shots...As for camera - it's a Canon rebel xt w/ 70-200L glass.

For some reason I assumed everyone in the pro peloton shaved their chest, guess I was wrong!

How do you walk up Brasstown Bald in road shoes?

How do you walk up Brasstown Bald in road shoes?

You get back on your bike.

For some reason I assumed everyone in the pro peloton shaved their chest, guess I was wrong!
Mostly climbers. That way you stay aero when you unzip the jersey on mountain days.

Tyler is a pitiful shadow of his old self......

I'm hoping he shows to the Mt. Washington hillclimb. Preferably on a singlespeed 52X14. I'd like to beat an Olympic gold medalist.

great photos.



Tyler is a pitiful shadow of his old self......

Its harder w/o the extra blood I guess.:rolleyes:

Horner is actually Smiling!! Looks like Big George is riding sans power/speedometer.

Horner is actually Smiling!! Looks like Big George is riding sans power/speedometer.

Team High Road uses SRMs, if you look closely it is right in front of his stem.

That pic of creed is hilarious. I'll think of that next time he rips my legs off.

I attempted to climb Brasstown after riding a 50 mile 4 gap route on Thursday......I didn't make it up but I sure as hell gave it my best shot :)

I've done Brasstown Bald Buster Century twice. Finished 10th and 14th. Walked the wall both times.

The only times I've ridden up weren't after 100 miles.

very nice pics. z does not look like he wants his picture taken.

I've never seen a molestache in modern racing.

Whose the dude with the big porn'stache ?

Current US Time Trial Champ Dave Zabriskie

I've done Brasstown Bald Buster Century twice. Finished 10th and 14th. Walked the wall both times.

The only times I've ridden up weren't after 100 miles.

No doubt. Next time Ill throw a 27 on the back and see what happens. 39/25 just isn't working for me on that hill.

I'm hoping he shows to the Mt. Washington hillclimb. Preferably on a singlespeed 52X14. I'd like to beat an Olympic gold medalist.

Heh. Unfortunately I don't see him on the start list...

No doubt. Next time Ill throw a 27 on the back and see what happens. 39/25 just isn't working for me on that hill.

Cue the 'you're doing it wrong' pictures.

I'd been wondering why everyone *****es about Brasstown; I thought it was pretty easy. Now I know - I ran a 33/28.



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I was up higher on the stage - 2nd to last turn. Levi was still just ahead of Lowe. Here's some short vid clips (though not the leaders - was shooting stills then), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRY36UkmkGo.

I walked it up and down - the longest 7 miles I've ever walked, and after 35 miles of riding on the Circle the Bald ride.

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Ya know I've been thinking about this Mr. Hand, if I'm here and you're here doesn't it make it OUR time?

Nice shots! Here are the ones I took further up the hill...

Be sure to see all the pictures in full size here:
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Top of the world, Ma!
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The boy makes a friend ;)
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Talking race tactics with Frankie Andreau
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The view behind our spot 150m from the finish
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Switchback 500m from the top. Where the winning move happens.
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Those crazy race fans. :eek:
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Kanstantin Sivtsov is the first up the mountain.
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Levi Leipheimer and Trent Lowe follow just a little too late.
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Bobby Julich and Scott Nydam
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George Hincapie group
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Chris Horner
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Dave Zabriskie looking a bit weary.
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Bobby Julich eases back down to the parking lot.
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more suffering
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Freddie driving the sufferbus
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I think he liked hearing it was almost over.
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The new race leader
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The long walk down the mountain
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my wife and i were about 475 meters from the line and got some amazing pics. i'll post em up when i get all 600 of em sorted out. After reviewing some of them i remeber that the high road rider that won almost slipped past us because of the crowd around levi and trent lowe. I was like WHO WAS THAT? i'll post the pics when i can

The mustachioed Zabriskie has a pretty decent Kevin Costner/American Flyers look going.

BTW, nice pics, thanks for posting.

I thought that was Borat's brother

Ya know I've been thinking about this Mr. Hand, if I'm here and you're here doesn't it make it OUR time?

Your right Mr Spicolli, there's nothing wrong with a little lunch on our time....

Tyler-Dope=mid pack domestic.

Tyler-Dope=mid pack domestic.

He would be very happy with mid pack at this point. We were at the finish in Dahlonega on Friday. After the packs came through we started to mill around a bit. Tyler was a good 5 minutes behind 90% of the other riders. The only guys behind him were a few sprinters who's job's were done.

Tyler-Dope=mid pack domestic.

Back issues.. Apparently..

He would be very happy with mid pack at this point. We were at the finish in Dahlonega on Friday. After the packs came through we started to mill around a bit. Tyler was a good 5 minutes behind 90% of the other riders. The only guys behind him were a few sprinters who's job's were done.

And he looked like crap coming into the bend to the last stretch to the finish - about like a wrung out $2 hooker. I was surprised to see him finish as well as he did on Brasstown Bald.

Some of my stills...

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Leipheimer still ahead of Lowe
Julich seems a bit more relaxes than others on the climb
Written on the arm of a Symmetrics rider - anticipating not coming next year?
Sivtsov in the lead
Just before getting his Yellow Jersey, talking to Stapleton
Hincapie comes back down the bald.

Some of my stills...

(Can't figure out how to type between the photos)
Leipheimer still ahead of Lowe
Julich seems a bit more relaxes than others on the climb
Written on the arm of a Symmetrics rider - anticipating not coming next year?
Sivtsov in the lead
Just before getting his Yellow Jersey, talking to Stapleton
Hincapie comes back down the bald.

I believe the CSC rider is Brad McGee. I'm sure it's not Julich.

Back issues.. Apparently..

Yeah back when he doped he was faster.

Yeah back when he doped he was faster.

zing!

now that is one serious old school stash.

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later.

Looking Good, Dave Z.!

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I believe the CSC rider is Brad McGee. I'm sure it's not Julich.

Looks like JJ

Looks like JJ

I think Bluesdawg is right. Upon close examination of the hi-rez original, I see two Toyota United riders in the distance and McGee finished just ahead of 2 T-U boys. My photo just before it was a Gerolsteiner and a Symmetrics rider side-by-side and one of each finished just ahead of McGee. It's hard to catch who's who as they go by, then to try to remember each one when you can't see the bib #s to help.

You're right, it can be very hard to identify everyone. I got pictures of almost every rider as they came by me. I was able to ID most by looking at the finish order. Here is another shot of McGee and the 2 T-U riders behind him.
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Can someone please explain how Horner is managing to crack a smile?

Dave Z's moustache = awesome. Probably not very aero though.