Talk about PRO TTT win no helmets! Well PRO or stupid but hey it looks cool! Andy is just the man first American to with the Giro, and the way he did it...PRO!!
...that was a defining & validating ttt for the 7/11's & other american teams of the future...
...lotta younger readers may know the basic history of americans racing in europe but it took a lotta effort before north americans were accepted as valid...
...show up n' race ???...sure...be considered as an actual threat to the hierarchy ???...not so much... ...lotta those guys worked hard for a long time before that acceptance was ever made...
...now it's a very different & exciting cycling world...much more universal...
For many professional cyclists the Spring campaign is the toughest of the season; it means training from October until March in the worst, character-building weather conditions Europe can dish out. This weather and the suffering that is bicycle racing breed characters known as "hardmen".
Select cyclists tackle these conditions in shorts, long sleeve jerseys or short sleeve jerseys with arm warmers, wind vests, and shoe covers. A true hardman opts to forego the knee or leg warmers and instead chooses an embrocation to cover the knees. The liniment provides warmth for the legs and keeps the blood circulating and muscles supple. Embrocation and the sheen created is affectionately known as "Belgium knee warmers". The hardest of cyclists will sport bare legs in the most ruthless of conditions.
Belgium Knee Warmers are indicitive of the many subtleties that make professional cycling so enthralling.
I spent 20 years of my life working in the bicycle industry, turning wrenches and selling bikes for some of the industry's best shops. I have extensive experience designing and constructing frames in both steel and titanium and have performed thousands of bike fits. I am passionate about bicycles in all forms. The bicycle provides me with physical and mental health and taps me into a social pipeline that allows me to share my passion with others. I ride as often as possible and love the flow of a hard group ride. Check back for musings about all things road cycling and, especially, the Spring Classics. The devil is in the details and I am an expert in the useless minutia that makes up our discipline.
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Talk about PRO TTT win no helmets! Well PRO or stupid but hey it looks cool! Andy is just the man first American to with the Giro, and the way he did it...PRO!!
and those styling Oakley's, sweet!
Nice shot of Bobke being Bobke there at the end.
...that was a defining & validating ttt for the 7/11's & other american teams of the future...
...lotta younger readers may know the basic history of americans racing in europe but it took a lotta effort before north americans were accepted as valid...
...show up n' race ???...sure...be considered as an actual threat to the hierarchy ???...not so much...
...lotta those guys worked hard for a long time before that acceptance was ever made...
...now it's a very different & exciting cycling world...much more universal...
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