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05-31-02, 01:37 PM
Some of you may know that there is a big women's pro race in Montreal this weekend. The parcours is the exact same one that Merckx won the World Championship on in 1974.
My cycling buddies and I have been spotting women pros all week. We saw Genevieve Jeanson along the Lakeshore on Monday, which isn't such an unusual sight, since she actually lives in Montreal, and her dad, resplendant in Rona strip and riding a team-issue Colnago, rides the Lakeshore and Lachine quite frequently.
On Wednesday, I was seriously spanked by a couple of pros on the Camillien Houde Parkway, the main climb of the parcours. I was keeping a good steady pace of about 15 km/h, but redlining [Houde is a brute] when I heard a polite. German-accented voice give a pass warning in English and French. Two women in Saturn strip, riding team-issue Lemonds just rocketed by me at what must have been 30 km/h. I was impressed.
I did a cyclocross ride in the park today, during a rain storm. On my way out, I saw a group of riders talking strategy [I believe] in the parking lot. They were the CA-Mantes-la-Ville team from France. I introduced myself and wished them luck, and they seemed genuinely pleased to be recognized by a fan.
I've seen one team twice whose colours I don't recognize [Velo, can you help?]. Their jerseys are blue, white and red, but mainly white in the middle, with the blue and red on the side panels. I saw them on a ride the other day and again today on the parcours.
The weather looks like it's going to be good tomorrow and I'm planning to go watch the race at the top of the Houde climb. Should be great. I will, of course, file a report and take pictures... so stay tuned.
My cycling buddies and I have been spotting women pros all week. We saw Genevieve Jeanson along the Lakeshore on Monday, which isn't such an unusual sight, since she actually lives in Montreal, and her dad, resplendant in Rona strip and riding a team-issue Colnago, rides the Lakeshore and Lachine quite frequently.
On Wednesday, I was seriously spanked by a couple of pros on the Camillien Houde Parkway, the main climb of the parcours. I was keeping a good steady pace of about 15 km/h, but redlining [Houde is a brute] when I heard a polite. German-accented voice give a pass warning in English and French. Two women in Saturn strip, riding team-issue Lemonds just rocketed by me at what must have been 30 km/h. I was impressed.
I did a cyclocross ride in the park today, during a rain storm. On my way out, I saw a group of riders talking strategy [I believe] in the parking lot. They were the CA-Mantes-la-Ville team from France. I introduced myself and wished them luck, and they seemed genuinely pleased to be recognized by a fan.
I've seen one team twice whose colours I don't recognize [Velo, can you help?]. Their jerseys are blue, white and red, but mainly white in the middle, with the blue and red on the side panels. I saw them on a ride the other day and again today on the parcours.
The weather looks like it's going to be good tomorrow and I'm planning to go watch the race at the top of the Houde climb. Should be great. I will, of course, file a report and take pictures... so stay tuned.