Oy Velo http://oyvelo.com/blog The Chosen Blog For The Chosen Cyclists Sat, 02 May 2009 00:59:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Lance Spotting http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/05/02/lance-spotting/ http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/05/02/lance-spotting/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 00:59:25 +0000 Administrator http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/05/02/lance-spotting/ fuji-aloha-tt-bike-011.JPG

He rode by my car on his way to the TT, then proceeded to beat me by 10:21. Obviously his wind tunnel training is paying off.

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Maybe my tent isn’t so bad.

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Some performance art on the TT course.

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Maybe Home Depot sold these toilets in the home and garden section and this person got confused.

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I almost collided with this at 35 mph. Crashing into a wolf and getting mauled would make a great vacation story.

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Amongst all that beautiful scenery, that decapitated doll’s head stuck out at me. I think it’s a shiksah

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You know you’re in a college town when you see a $2 beer being siphoned.

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That is a Texas license plate with Lance Armstrong saying “Share the Road Y’all.”

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Texas is taking that “everything is bigger here” too far. That’s a 20 serving Rice Crispy Treat. Too bad it doesn’t fit in the pocket of my bike jersey.

]]> http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/23/austin-texas-2/feed/ 0 In Case You Missed Monday’s Epoch Times http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/22/in-case-you-missed-mondays-epoch-times/ http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/22/in-case-you-missed-mondays-epoch-times/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:19:51 +0000 Administrator http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/22/in-case-you-missed-mondays-epoch-times/ I couldn’t find a podium picture, but there is one of me racing here.

]]> http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/22/in-case-you-missed-mondays-epoch-times/feed/ 0 En Route to Tour of the Gila http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/21/en-route-to-tour-of-the-gila/ http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/21/en-route-to-tour-of-the-gila/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:16:16 +0000 Administrator http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/21/en-route-to-tour-of-the-gila/ I stayed with a friend in Tallahassee last night and in the morning stopped by Walmart on my bike ride to get new head phones (I left mine in Tampa). On the way out, the door greeter asked me if I had a receipt for my bike. I don’t think she’s a cyclist.

I drove into New Orleans today – here’s a photo of a guy I met at a bar and the most beautiful waterfall in the world:

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Eric, I decided to give you credit instead of a free jersey.

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]]> http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/10/austin-texas/feed/ 0 Segal Bike Weight and Tour of the Gila http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/08/segal-bike-weight-and-tour-of-the-gila/ http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/08/segal-bike-weight-and-tour-of-the-gila/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:53:16 +0000 Administrator http://oyvelo.com/blog/2009/04/08/segal-bike-weight-and-tour-of-the-gila/ I weighed my bike race ready – It is a size 50 with full SRAM Red and Zipp 303 wheels. Including pedals, bike computer and bottle cages, it weighs 13.8 pounds.

Still looking for housing for Tour of the Gila in Silver City, New Mexico. . . Anyone. . . Bueller. . .

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