Fabian Cancellara wins the Hell of the North

[the puerto rican feen]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/roubaix06/?id=results

Tough race on both men and machines, George Hincapie (Armstrong's former Deputy) snapped a steering tube.

[boshea]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/apr06/roubaix06/?id=results

Tough race on both men and machines, George Hincapie (Armstrong's former Deputy) snapped a steering tube.

was watching that last week as well.....was bizarre to watch hincapies accident.....that's the cobbles for you I suppose....bet Trek/Bontrager get a bollocking over that one.

nice to see the human side of boonen as well....people (especially the belgians) have so much pressure on him now to win all sorts of races, it was quite nice to see him blow up a little...maybe it'll lift the pressure of him a bit....or maybe it's the curse of the rainbow jersey at work again!

By the way, just to make the rest of you cyclists insanely jealous, I've been in the Pyrenees cycling for the past week and a bit :D un-fucking real is all I can say...I have died many a death cycling up the hills here.

[the puerto rican feen]

was watching that last week as well.....was bizarre to watch hincapies accident.....that's the cobbles for you I suppose....bet Trek/Bontrager get a bollocking over that one.

nice to see the human side of boonen as well....people (especially the belgians) have so much pressure on him now to win all sorts of races, it was quite nice to see him blow up a little...maybe it'll lift the pressure of him a bit....or maybe it's the curse of the rainbow jersey at work again!

By the way, just to make the rest of you cyclists insanely jealous, I've been in the Pyrenees cycling for the past week and a bit :D un-fucking real is all I can say...I have died many a death cycling up the hills here.


ya lucky bastard.

That bike is currently in lab analysing what the hell happened, maybe they will have a special product for paris roubaix by next year.

I can't see Boonen making any impact ie winning the giro, tour de france, etc.

What kind of bike do you have ?

[boshea]

ya lucky bastard.

That bike is currently in lab analysing what the hell happened, maybe they will have a special product for paris roubaix by next year.

I can't see Boonen making any impact ie winning the giro, tour de france, etc.

What kind of bike do you have ?

You're right about Boonen....he's even said himself that he's not built for stage race overall wins....he will win sprints, and a hell of a lot of the classics and one day races (like our own Sean Kelly), but unless he changes his body shape drastically over the coming years, he's not going to do the tour or anything like that.



This is my bike...
http://shop.devercycles.co. uk/images/prod_1933.jpg

The frame size is 52cm, but I'm going to get a 50cm....am eyeing up a Small sized Giant TCR carbon bike with ultegra again...will allow me to get more of a tucked position when I'm racing.
Components are as follows:

Frame - OCLV 120 Carbon Aero
Fork - Bontrager Race X Lite carbon
Gearing - Shimano Ultegra
Shifters - Shimano Ultegra STI 10 speed
Chainset - Shimano Ultegra 52/39/30 tooth chainrings
Brakes - Shimano Ultegra Shimano Ultegra STI levers
Wheels - Bontrager Race Lite
Tyres - Bontrager Race X Lite folding (I currently have winter tyres on the bike, but the Bontragers will come with the bike and have never been used)
Handlebars - Bontrager Race Lite
Stem - Bontrager Race Lite
Saddle - Bontrager Race Lite FIT Lux
Seatpost - Bontrager Race X Lite carbon

[the puerto rican feen]

You're right about Boonen....he's even said himself that he's not built for stage race overall wins....he will win sprints, and a hell of a lot of the classics and one day races (like our own Sean Kelly), but unless he changes his body shape drastically over the coming years, he's not going to do the tour or anything like that.



This is my bike...
http://shop.devercycles.co. uk/images/prod_1933.jpg

The frame size is 52cm, but I'm going to get a 50cm....am eyeing up a Small sized Giant TCR carbon bike with ultegra again...will allow me to get more of a tucked position when I'm racing.
Components are as follows:

Frame - OCLV 120 Carbon Aero
Fork - Bontrager Race X Lite carbon
Gearing - Shimano Ultegra
Shifters - Shimano Ultegra STI 10 speed
Chainset - Shimano Ultegra 52/39/30 tooth chainrings
Brakes - Shimano Ultegra Shimano Ultegra STI levers
Wheels - Bontrager Race Lite
Tyres - Bontrager Race X Lite folding (I currently have winter tyres on the bike, but the Bontragers will come with the bike and have never been used)
Handlebars - Bontrager Race Lite
Stem - Bontrager Race Lite
Saddle - Bontrager Race Lite FIT Lux
Seatpost - Bontrager Race X Lite carbon



Nice bike
I assume the racing is a short distance ?

[boshea]

Nice bike
I assume the racing is a short distance ?

All triathlon/duathlon at the moment....mostly sprint/olympic distance, but I'll be doing a 1/2 Ironman later this year, and hopefully a full ironman race the year after next.

I'm lucky in that I'm quite flexible and have strong core muscles, so I can hold an aero position comfortably for a while without any major problems.....obvious ly in longer races, I take a few breaks and come onto the drop bars for a little while...more so in the last few km where I can start to loosen out the back/legs before the run starts.

[the puerto rican feen]

All triathlon/duathlon at the moment....mostly sprint/olympic distance, but I'll be doing a 1/2 Ironman later this year, and hopefully a full ironman race the year after next.

I'm lucky in that I'm quite flexible and have strong core muscles, so I can hold an aero position comfortably for a while without any major problems.....obvious ly in longer races, I take a few breaks and come onto the drop bars for a little while...more so in the last few km where I can start to loosen out the back/legs before the run starts.

ah the dreaded brick, getting off the bike to the road is the worst !!

[boshea]

ah the dreaded brick, getting off the bike to the road is the worst !!

yeah, it sure is...although, it never gets better...at least by practicing them, you get used to the feeling.

Read an article in a mag a few weeks ago that was pretty interesting...re. running off the bike.

Basically, after monitoring people cycling at the same intensity, but at different cadences (think it was 60, 70, 80, 90, 100)....they found that the people who were cycling at a cadence of 60 were able to keep a more consistent speed running off the bike....people who were cycling at higher cadences started off quicker, but slowed fairly quickly....whereas those at 60 kept a consistent pace early on, and were able to finish stronger.....worth thinking about...if you look at most people coming into T2, they tend to be spinning the legs, trying to loosen them out!......I suppose, in theory, by pushing a bigger gear over the last few km, you're preparing your legs for the harder work that they will do when you get off the bike....it's definitely something worth thinking about.

Are you racing in puerto rico, or am I being an idiot, and reading too much into your screen name? If not..what's the standard of racing like there....anything worth travelling to?

[the puerto rican feen]

yeah, it sure is...although, it never gets better...at least by practicing them, you get used to the feeling.

Read an article in a mag a few weeks ago that was pretty interesting...re. running off the bike.

Basically, after monitoring people cycling at the same intensity, but at different cadences (think it was 60, 70, 80, 90, 100)....they found that the people who were cycling at a cadence of 60 were able to keep a more consistent speed running off the bike....people who were cycling at higher cadences started off quicker, but slowed fairly quickly....whereas those at 60 kept a consistent pace early on, and were able to finish stronger.....worth thinking about...if you look at most people coming into T2, they tend to be spinning the legs, trying to loosen them out!......I suppose, in theory, by pushing a bigger gear over the last few km, you're preparing your legs for the harder work that they will do when you get off the bike....it's definitely something worth thinking about.

Are you racing in puerto rico, or am I being an idiot, and reading too much into your screen name? If not..what's the standard of racing like there....anything worth travelling to?

I am a rookie and not as in to it as you but I am not sure if there is a half ironman on the island, but in short no, I would look at the US sites instead.

http://www.trimalangos.com/ is a local website with details, all in spanish unfortunately.

[boshea]

I am a rookie and not as in to it as you but I am not sure if there is a half ironman on the island, but in short no, I would look at the US sites instead.

http://www.trimalangos.com/ is a local website with details, all in spanish unfortunately.

I'll have a look at that when I get to learn some spanish..

Panama City Ironman is something I might look at in a year or two....supposed to a nice 'easy' one (if there is such a thing) for a first ironman race according to a few lads in my club who've done it.

I'm looking at a few olympic/half im races in uk and france as well....more nice races to do as opposed to challenging ones....something that I could combine a long weekend with...maybe race on saturday, then drink the shit out of it for a day or two :D before coming home.

Have registered for the Lost Sheep Half IM in Kenmare in september..my first shot at that distance....the cycle goes from kenmare over the healy pass into glengarrif, and back over the caha pass into kenmare again.....56 miles with two Cat 1 climbs by tour de france standards...followed by a half marathon up the side of a mountain....and about 2 weeks bed rest.

[the puerto rican feen]

I'll have a look at that when I get to learn some spanish..

Panama City Ironman is something I might look at in a year or two....supposed to a nice 'easy' one (if there is such a thing) for a first ironman race according to a few lads in my club who've done it.

I'm looking at a few olympic/half im races in uk and france as well....more nice races to do as opposed to challenging ones....something that I could combine a long weekend with...maybe race on saturday, then drink the shit out of it for a day or two :D before coming home.

Have registered for the Lost Sheep Half IM in Kenmare in september..my first shot at that distance....the cycle goes from kenmare over the healy pass into glengarrif, and back over the caha pass into kenmare again.....56 miles with two Cat 1 climbs by tour de france standards...followed by a half marathon up the side of a mountain....and about 2 weeks bed rest.

Christ, that sounds tough.

[boshea]

Christ, that sounds tough.

yeah, it's a hard race alright......would hope to finish in 5 and a half to 6 hours....I'm interested to see how far I can push myself though....that's why I really wnat to do a full ironman....to see if I can take the pain.

[the puerto rican feen]

yeah, it's a hard race alright......would hope to finish in 5 and a half to 6 hours....I'm interested to see how far I can push myself though....that's why I really wnat to do a full ironman....to see if I can take the pain.


Was reading a tri magazine the other day and saw some 71 yr old finishing the Ironman in Hawaii.

[boshea]

Was reading a tri magazine the other day and saw some 71 yr old finishing the Ironman in Hawaii.

fair fucks to him......that's inspiring isn't it!!...if I can even walk when I'm 71 I'll be quite happy, never mind finish that race!

[the puerto rican feen]

fair fucks to him......that's inspiring isn't it!!...if I can even walk when I'm 71 I'll be quite happy, never mind finish that race!

Iron Man

1.5 mile swim
112 mile bike ride
26 mile run

in the heat of Kona, 71 years old, truly amazing.

[boshea]

Iron Man

1.5 mile swim
112 mile bike ride
26 mile run

in the heat of Kona, 71 years old, truly amazing.

whatever about kona...to do that anywhere at that age!!!!!

I'll have finished ony by this time 2 years hopefully.....it has to be done really...see how far I can push myself physically and mentally!!

I'm thinking of trying the Marathon Des Sables in a few years as well....6 marathons in 7 days across the Sahara desert.