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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Virtual Directeur Sportif 2008 ResultsThanks to PodiumCafe.com At the beginning of the Cycling Racing season, I decided to participate in a virtual cycling competition. I picked 15 cyclist to form my team. Each cyclists was assigned a value and I had 150 points to spend. Exactly 150 points. My stragey was to concentrate on three teams - Astana, CSC and Slipstream. I did diversify somewhat by filling in the balance from other teams. While I was researching my team, ASO announced that Astana would not parcipate in the Tour de France, but I decided not to revise my picks and keep Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner. Also, I when out on a limb by picking Oscar Sevilla hoping that Rock Racing could somehow get a UCI license. Another factor in my results was things I could not control. Maqnus Backstedt fell and broke a collar bone early in the season and Tome Danielson also had an early season injury. Also, one of my cyclists, Paolo Bossini, tested positive for drug doping. How did I do? Well, Podium Cafe is still calculating the final results, but I did finish outside of the bottom third!
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