After what seemed an eternity of hot, damp weather the furnace clicked on this morning.
“It’s not even Labor Day yet. Am I gonna have to start wearing pants already?” I thought as I pushed pixels for investment capitalists who think “velo” is the French for “EBITDA.”
Nope. I closed a couple windows and surrendered to the urge for socks, but the pants remain in the closet for now. Real Coloradans don’t pull on their trousers until the snow flies, and sometimes not even then.
The heat was on during today’s Vuelta stage, too. It always is when the peloton tackles the Angliru. Bradley Wiggins collapsed like a cheap clincher full of goatheads and Juanjo Cobo peeled the red shirt right off his back with a performance that some skeptical types quickly dubbed extraterrestrial.
Who knows? As many dipshit fools as there were lining the climb today, Cobo could have been getting Madison slings that entire last 5km. At least two motos went down in the melee, including the camera bike watching the GC group, and Eurosport’s house Limey was peeing his pants trying to get word of Wiggo’s whereabouts as Cobalt blew up the Vuelta.
Meanwhile, Boom-boom Boonen hit the deck again and broke his left hand, which probably means there will be one less Belgian at the worlds in Copenhagen. Dude must think some ex-girlfriend put the mojo on his ass. He’s spent more time on the tarmac lately than the entire Euskaltel-Euskadi team, guys who are spastics without peer on anything other than a solo flyer up a 28-percent grade.
I bet Boom-boom could fall into a barrel of tits and come out sucking his thumb. Only way he’s gonna see a rainbow anytime soon is if Monaco hosts a gay-pride parade.
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After a hot smokey summer here in No NM were didn’t even crack 75 yesterday. But the rain was very very nice. Looking at a lovely peachy-pink sky this morning and wondering if I should stick a rain cape in my jersey pocket. I may even need to find find arm warmers.
Patrick, your account is hilarious! Every day, the Vuelta seems better than this year’s Tour and Giro. Only following the headlines – no Universal Sports available and not following online, either.
Boonen’s having a bad-luck period for sure, suffering through the saddle sore issue only to bust his hand. Meanwhile the RadioSchleck rumors continue to pick up steam. Could be a dream team for that Wisconsin bike company, having the former BigTex machine combine with the current darlings of TV’s Heckyl and Jeckyl. Ya gotta wonder about the current leader of the Vuelta…he’s not a guy who appears to be “clean” based on past associations…but can he pass the dope tests anyway? Pro cycling will continue to look stupid if the “winner” of the 2011 Giro gets a two-year vacation while the Vuelta winner trips the dope-o-meter.
A good Labor Day to everyone!!!
I’m hoping that Cobo isn’t doping, but it’s entirely possible. Better pedaling through chemistry certainly may still have it’s allure for the less gifted in the peloton to move up the board. Dan Jenkins used to say that professional baseball players were the dumbest athletes, but he didn’t cover cycling. To dope now has to be the definition of insanity……….
Granted Wiggo did not keep the Jersey but he is not a specialist climber has never won a grand tour or even been top 3 but still managed 5th on this brutal stage, is still in the top 3 GC and was beaten by exactly one (as DZ would say) “Little Spanish dude”. I am not sure I see the “Collapse”, “Struggle”, “Slinking” that the press is heaping on WIggins narrow shoulders. Chapeau Cobo (I hope) and Sky go down swinging.
I think the SKY “the worst team a lot of money can buy” stuff is based on the hype surrounding the team, including the big euros paid out to buy Wiggo. They promised a lot and have delivered (so far) not much. Now with Cavendish all this may change though I think Wiggo’s “sell-by-date” will come sooner with the Manx Missile coming onboard. Meanwhile “RadioSchleck” has been confirmed, making nightmares for “Il Pistolero”and some others. Can Frandy Shleck be doped up enough to do a decent time trial ala Marco Pantani? It will be interesting to see what happens at next year’s Beeg Shew.
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Can’t say the economy isn’t at least sputtering along when these folks have a job.