Taylor is looking the leanest and meanest I've seen for a long time. Hang on, he always looks mean!
Definitely a front markers final. Good to see the big fella have a win. He always has a go.

Word is nobody got start money either, including Kelly. No VIS riders inc Joel Leonard. Incredible!

EDIT - Did you go and have a look?

Try Amazon UK. That is where I got mine

Just finished helping pack Expats stuff, Lucky it we got it done in the morning because its getting pretty hot here and humid.

See ya Expat and thanks for ya help. Good luck back in the states. Ill send ya dvds of the cricket, and make sure you climb some hills

I can't imagine it being too comfortable getting all hot and steamy with Expat in a shipping container

Sorry kotter, couldn't resist.

Farewell Expat, Expat's Missus, Ti Tandem, and the dawg. Seeya in Utah

i think Peiper said it was only available on Amazon

Seahawks are gooooooorne.

He did the packing I carried shizzle out to him

We gunna have a 'hook up' ride in Utah? When?

Nah....wish I did though. A cupla mates were texting me from there after the heats.....I was getting toey in the lounge room!!

No start money....I remember chatting to Kel at Northcote one night and he was saying Rousseau's manager doesn't accept offers of less than 4 000 francs just to turn up to an event.

Did you guys read the Neiwand article in Good Weekend? Very sad.

my mate from the US just went over to Belgium and Holland etc. Friend of a friend got him a couple of cyclo-cross rides, he got 50 Euros appearance fee, parked next to Sven Nijs, signed on at the stage, raced in front of 20,000 screaming fans, was on the big screen, got crushed by the Euros and had the time of his life.

quote from cyclingnews.com :
.....The pace was very high, and after four laps, American Wade Hess (Team Beacon) was already doubled by the leading group.....

Cool....parked next to Nijs. Nice one.

In Roosendaal we parked next to Michel Zanoli (RIP) in '96. What a complete froot loop he was.

Blijlevens was the star back then.....his car was actually surrounded by fans before he could get out. But all really polite, repsectful, knowledgable Dutchies. I took a couple of photos like a groupie.

One of my mates did the job in the final.......for Ben Rix! Second. Still, there were only the two of them in, so he should do ok out of it. The racing was ok but I reckon Melbourne Cup night was a better nights racing.

Is 'Good Weekend' out of the Age or Hun? I can never remember.

Good Weekend is The Age. well written......the journo obviously understands bike racing, which is a welcome change.

Said that Neiwand finished his 17 year elite career with only two track bikes in his boot to show for it.....and the AIS wanted one of those back.

From missing Olympic gold in Sydney by a whisker, to pulling beers at the Beehive in Hawthorn at 115kg. Another victim of the "medal factory"...

Sprinters really seem to have trouble fitting back into society....

Pate
Hill
Dajka
Niewand

Thanks for that. I'll see if I can get a copy at the newagent at lunchtime.

What about Gordon Johnson or John Nicholson? They've been successful.

Nicko was my track coach when I was a kid!! I always thought he looked a bit like a chunky Art Garfunkel.


I've still got the paper at home....so if you can't find it, PM me and I'll scan it and e-mail it over to you.

I can remember seeing Nicko ride at Coburg in his rainbow jersey as a little kid. Damn I'm getting old.

Thanks for the offer on the article ed. I'll let you know how I go.

Coburg always made me dizzy at night. Lights, shadows swirling everywhere.....like riding in a nightclub.

At Blackburn I guess? Big fella now, not riding due to injuries from many moons ago, but I heard/saw somewhere recently that he was getting repaired so could possibly get back on the bike again. No idea in what capacity tho.

Beehive has a table tennis comp on Tuesday nites. It'd be like a caravan park rec room with a bar. Brilliant!

yeah...Blackburn all the way.

There were big posters of him and Don Allan looking down from the walls during our ergo sessions there....apparently Nicko had one of the first big sponsorships with Shimano, so they sent promotional crap out everywhere

Swag of old guy World Champs at DGV last night: Geoff Smith, Dave Willmott, Peter Barnard, Kieth Oliver, and Denis Fahey I think. Dunno about Geoff Stoker, if he was there he kinda got lost in the crowd

Should be some good times set in the NSW Masters Teams Pursuits on Saturday week.

How were the teams going?

Did you get Keith O to sign the raceline?

5+ team surprised themselves I think. Gary White left with a huge grin on his mug "Great time, did it easy". So they're still on target to challenge for bronze.

2+ team just rolled around getting the timing right on the changes, and smoothing out technical flaws. Back next Monday for one or two hitouts at 95%, and 2" more gearing all round.

Can't get over the difference in speed at DGV. A light warm-up was at >40kmh!! Was like dollying along at 28 on the Sat coffee run.



Duh, his signature is on every Raceline already. Besides I'm not a fan, he's just another old codger I have to beat when I line up against him.

Andrew Rule is the feature writer for the GoodWeekend. He broke the storey on the Geoff Clark's "alleged rapes" (ATSIC leader).

Good journo. not a dichotomy.

Two bikes and one needed to be returned... yes I read the article, a little apocryphal. I assume he was on the title of the Elwood home before he got divorced, and the CUB sponsorship enabled a mortgage. Not ecactly AFL money, but his personal incom would have been inline with the Australian average worker's wage. Add it to his wifes income and they afforded themselves a lifestyle that allowed him to be a full-time professional athlete.

Did not qualify him for retirement, but hopefully he finds his feet.

+1



PS-tought I'd seen Andrew Rule's name somewhere.

He writes alot of 'true crime' books and underworld stories

Good overview there Thunder.