patentcad
05-12-09, 07:51 PM
Classic must-read (http://www.velonews.com/article/92003/michael-barry-s-diary---we-will-surely-fight-until-the-end).
"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - View from the Giro Peloton
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wideAMG
05-12-09, 08:05 PM
excellent read.
a well writen perspective from the front of the pack.
micheal's my homeboy. and the only canadian at the giro.
"There is a momentary panic. Inevitably crashes occur. Tires skid, carbon snaps, and people yell. Narrowly avoiding a crash, we look at the pile on the ground...":)
a well writen perspective from the front of the pack.
micheal's my homeboy. and the only canadian at the giro.
"There is a momentary panic. Inevitably crashes occur. Tires skid, carbon snaps, and people yell. Narrowly avoiding a crash, we look at the pile on the ground...":)
El Diablo Rojo
05-13-09, 05:20 AM
excellent read.
a well writen perspective from the front of the pack.
micheal's my homeboy. and the only canadian at the giro.
"There is a momentary panic. Inevitably crashes occur. Tires skid, carbon snaps, and people yell. Narrowly avoiding a crash, we look at the pile on the ground...":)
Crashes, yelling, broken carbon? Is he in a cat 5 race? Cause everyone knows only cat 5's crash.
a well writen perspective from the front of the pack.
micheal's my homeboy. and the only canadian at the giro.
"There is a momentary panic. Inevitably crashes occur. Tires skid, carbon snaps, and people yell. Narrowly avoiding a crash, we look at the pile on the ground...":)
Crashes, yelling, broken carbon? Is he in a cat 5 race? Cause everyone knows only cat 5's crash.
RockyMtnMerlin
05-13-09, 06:30 AM
I, too, thought it was particularly well written and agree with Pcad that you should all read it.
kensuf
05-13-09, 09:58 AM
Whenever I read anything by Michael Barry, I think back to a story I heard about his housekeeper in Girona and a Tió log (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%B3_de_Nadal).
"Who made a big poopy?" Hilarious.
I guess you had to have been there.
"Who made a big poopy?" Hilarious.
I guess you had to have been there.