"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Olympia Tour
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The Olympia Tour (http://www.olympiastour2009.nl/) kicked off tonight, with a Team Time Trial starting in, and ending outside of, appropriately enough, Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium.
A slew of pics will be posted on the blog, but for now here's two.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/olymp_01.jpg
"our" guys.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/podium_10.jpg
"the" guy.
Is Tejay there with Rabo Conti?
He's coming off a big win at http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2009/may09/anjou09/anjou094
mike9903
05-19-09, 07:44 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/podium_10.jpg
"the" guy.
Is that Roger Ebert interviewing him??????
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/mike9903/RogerEbert.jpg
Is Tejay there with Rabo Conti?
He's coming off a big win at ht tp://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2009/may09/anjou09/anjou09 4
he is indeed.
btw - you might recognize this guy. i'm sure classic1 will.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/JB.jpg
more pics from last night are posted here (http://www.myshavedlegs.com/2009/05/olympia-goes-olympic.html).
classic1
05-20-09, 05:22 AM
he is indeed.
btw - you might recognize this guy. i'm sure classic1 will.
Jerome 'Slugger' Blijlevens.
Do I win a prize?
http://www.secretsofthepeloton.com/My%20Images/jan_comp1.jpg
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2000/jul00/tdf4/bobbyvjeroen.jpg
bingo!
btw - the guy in the light blue shirt, on the right in the fight pic... is it me, or does he look like this geezer in the dark blue fleece?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/olymp_20.jpg
classic1
05-20-09, 05:35 AM
Could be. IIRC light blue shirt geezer in the Blijlevens vs Julich heavyweight showdown photo was chief commissaire on the Tour that year and was a Dutchman. They interviewed him on Australian TV over some altercation during the Tour, may even have been over that incident. Highly likely it is the same bloke.
So Theo Bos just keeps on rolling.
Guess he is trying to snag as many wins as possible before they boot him for a spell.
Ever since the Turkey "incident", he's been on fire.
Didn't speak to him, but every time a fan went up to him to say hello, he took a moment to chat.
^^^
best behavior is his best option
he's a media darling in NL.
the amount of press following him, and blanking the other racers, echoed the circus around LA.
am i casting pearls to swine, or what?
bdcheung
05-20-09, 02:18 PM
being the neophyte that I am, I didn't even know what the Olympia Tour is. Thought it was some local stage race until I clicked in here.
being the neophyte that I am, I didn't even know what the Olympia Tour is. Thought it was some local stage race until I clicked in here.
it's not exactly the biggest show on the road, but it's not small beer either.
wanders
05-20-09, 02:24 PM
am i casting pearls to swine, or what?
I can't see the photos or access your blog at work but in my case, yes.
no results on cn yet, but i see that Bos won today's stage.
am i casting pearls to swine, or what?
What did you expect?
The Olympia Tour is not a cat5 crit and it has nothing to do with 20' intervals.
Want to predict which year Rabo will bring Tejay out of AAA?
What did you expect?
The Olympia Tour is not a cat5 crit and it has nothing to do with 20' intervals.
:D
Want to predict which year Rabo will bring Tejay out of AAA?
when he's ready? :innocent:
CrimsonKarter21
05-20-09, 10:07 PM
wow, that brunette on the podium sure was a steal for whoever found her.
Theo is 3 for 3
today's stage was a stone's throw from amsterdam.
just checked the route, and it covered a bunch of the same roads i do.
hardly a surprise that bos won. they're f.l.a.t. :D
Ih8lucky13
05-21-09, 02:28 PM
am i casting pearls to swine, or what?
I don't feel that I can add anything substantive to this thread, but I am appreciative.
I don't feel that I can add anything substantive to this thread, but I am appreciative.
Humbleness? That's not very bike racing of you.
Thanks for joining in on our elite discussion anyhoo ;)
a bonus pic (for crimsonk).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/podium_13.jpg
Ih8lucky13
05-21-09, 03:31 PM
a bonus pic (for crimsonk).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/olympia/podium_13.jpg
When did they start paying the podium girls with vouchers to a buffet.
enjoi07
05-21-09, 03:50 PM
oh my...that makes it look like the girls won
CrimsonKarter21
05-21-09, 04:06 PM
the blonde isn't bad, but the brunette.... They must all be stoned blind in Amsterdam.
enjoi07
05-21-09, 04:27 PM
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Chateau/3511/Quasi/wave1.jpg
Tejay won the final stage and ended 3rd overall, with one of his Rabo Conti teammates winning the overall.
He's coming off a big win two weeks ago at another stage race, so things are really rolling right now.
You'll notice another USA rider Caleb Fairly got 2nd on the stage and 6th overall.
btw for all you Lance chasers, The Olympia's Tour is a real race .
Tejay won the final stage and ended 3rd overall, with one of his Rabo Conti teammates winning the overall.
He's coming off a big win two weeks ago at another stage race, so things are really rolling right now.
You'll notice another USA rider Caleb Fairly got 2nd on the stage and 6th overall.
btw for all you Lance chasers, The Olympia's Tour is a real race .
thank you, squire. meant to post that.
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