Best cycling job ever?
10-29-09, 06:32 PM
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Yep, that looks like fun.
10-29-09, 06:46 PM
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In Missouri, I was 10 cars out in front. Fun, but nothing like this one.
10-29-09, 06:48 PM
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I always thought that it was the person in charge of selecting the podium girls. This job looks pretty good, too.
10-29-09, 06:54 PM
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Wow. That's awesome. I'm so jealous. Nice job on the bike handling by the moto too. See him dive into the grass at 3 minutes when he gets squeezed? Can't be easy handling a bike in the mud with a guy on the back.
10-30-09, 07:18 AM
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Put a little rain and sleet into the mix then tell me how much ya like it 
Yeah that looks like fun!
Yeah that looks like fun!
10-30-09, 09:16 AM
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- selling / being a rep for various product lines
Each of these is readily available. Check the classifieds here:
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/
10-30-09, 11:50 AM
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I got to ride on the back of a moto at the Philly Commerce Bank race a few years ago, it was awesome.
10-30-09, 11:55 AM
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Holy carp! Do the motos "interact" with the peleton like that all of the time? It's a wonder we don't see more moto/bicycle crashes.
10-30-09, 08:00 PM
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10-30-09, 11:30 PM
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Jon constantly looks for decent scenery to shoot. When he sees something he likes, they stop and wait for the riders to come by. Then they zoom through the field again.
Each time they approach the back of the pack, they need permission from Comm One to pass, but it's never more than a quick wave. They may ask motos not to do that during feeding because that's when team cars are trying to get to their riders and will use both lanes.
At Missouri, we had four or five camera motos like tis one, plus two or three of the video motos.
The best job is NOT selecting the podium girls. The best job is driving Comm One (immediately behind) or Comm Two (immediately in front of the peloton). Those guys see everything.
10-31-09, 10:40 AM
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You'd be surprised how much of a pain in the royal ass podium girl's can be, I had that displeasure two years ago at the Tour Of Pennsylvania. Wanted to stab myself in the eyes. Good looks only get you so far.
10-31-09, 11:01 AM
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I always thought Bicycling Magazine product testing was the best job.
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10-31-09, 11:44 AM
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As I recall watching "Cycling News" videos' , their cameramen/photographers ride real bikes.. Bicycles.. That would be the job for me.
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10-31-09, 03:49 PM
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10-31-09, 08:44 PM
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Think of all the other jobs you'd have to work to make up for being a journalist.
11-01-09, 07:20 AM
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The motos zoom through the field several times per stage.
Jon constantly looks for decent scenery to shoot. When he sees something he likes, they stop and wait for the riders to come by. Then they zoom through the field again.
Each time they approach the back of the pack, they need permission from Comm One to pass, but it's never more than a quick wave. They may ask motos not to do that during feeding because that's when team cars are trying to get to their riders and will use both lanes.
At Missouri, we had four or five camera motos like tis one, plus two or three of the video motos.
The best job is NOT selecting the podium girls. The best job is driving Comm One (immediately behind) or Comm Two (immediately in front of the peloton). Those guys see everything.
Jon constantly looks for decent scenery to shoot. When he sees something he likes, they stop and wait for the riders to come by. Then they zoom through the field again.
Each time they approach the back of the pack, they need permission from Comm One to pass, but it's never more than a quick wave. They may ask motos not to do that during feeding because that's when team cars are trying to get to their riders and will use both lanes.
At Missouri, we had four or five camera motos like tis one, plus two or three of the video motos.
The best job is NOT selecting the podium girls. The best job is driving Comm One (immediately behind) or Comm Two (immediately in front of the peloton). Those guys see everything.
11-01-09, 09:19 AM
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This video is from Comm 4 in the 2006 AToC.
Comm 4 usually stays out of the mix, except when things bust apart on the climbs.
The photog at the end of the clip is VN's Casey Gibson.
Comm 4 usually stays out of the mix, except when things bust apart on the climbs.
The photog at the end of the clip is VN's Casey Gibson.
11-01-09, 01:35 PM
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