Originally Posted by
Triguy
That sounds pretty cool Bob. I bet they appreciated being able to get some home cooked food away from home.
I'm not surprised at the amount of training, or at the fact that their social time was their easy rides.
I think that it's interesting how other countries devote national funds to sports that aren't as popular. Give them a gov't job and let em train.
We had about 50 friends, neighbors, and members of my cycling club, as well as the team and coaches. We went through a ton of food. The couldn't believe how much food the team ate. They got treated to a good ole fashioned 'Merian back-yard BBQ, complete with berger and dogs, salads, beans, and toasted marshmallows over the camp fire. The coaches kept an eye on the boys to make sure they didn't pig out on beer and marshmallows.
Originally Posted by transamman1999
very interesting. as a triathlete i'm confused by their shoe techniques. i always shoe up before moving my bike, although almost everyone will slip OUT of their shoes and run barefoot on the way in from the bike leg ("T2")
Not being a tri guy myself, I never thought to question the practice, and I never spoke to them about the sport. I'll ask some of the Tri folks in the club, and see if they "talked shop."
I noticed that not only did the coach do the same, but he rode w/o sox.