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  • May 13, 2015 at 7:34 pm #916839
    Powerful Pete
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    Anyone watching the Giro this year? So far quite entertaining… with the added benefit that Sporza (Belgium) has live streaming that can be watched in the office… and why not? Commute to work, answer emails, and keep a window open in Chrome/Safari/etc to see what is happening in the fight for the pink jersey!

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  • May 21, 2015 at 11:38 am #1030628
    mstone
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    @Powerful Pete 116178 wrote:

    Another great stage. And today’s stage winner is the oldest ever winner of a stage at the Giro. 37 y.o. – so remember guys, its not your age!

    If your age is news…it’s your age.

    May 21, 2015 at 1:10 pm #1030630
    Anonymous
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    @mstone 116454 wrote:

    If your age is news…it’s your age.

    And when 37 = “the oldest ever“, I think those of us over 37 are fair in blaming our age…

    May 21, 2015 at 1:38 pm #1030631
    PotomacCyclist
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    Chris Horner won the Vuelta a Espana in 2013, a few months shy of his 42nd birthday.

    In other endurance sports, Ed Whitlock ran a marathon in under 2 hr 59 min., at the age of 74. He has run a sub-3:16 marathon in his 80s. I think he’s still running. He won’t beat the pro 20 and 30-somethings, but he is beating the vast majority of 20 and 30-somethings out there.

    May 22, 2015 at 5:16 pm #1030737
    Powerful Pete
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    Well, coming back to the race, don’t want to spoil things, but in a grand tour you always have to pay attention to what is happening in the pack!

    Happy to see the new pink jersey, less happy at how it happened. Tomorrow is the time trial, will be interesting to see the likes of Contador (who has not been fantastic in TT’s lately) and a youngster like Aru (let us remember he is battling for pink but is also wearing the white jersey of the best young rider)…

    First video I found that shows it all… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9DUNA8WKrQ

    May 22, 2015 at 5:24 pm #1030739
    Powerful Pete
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    Oh, and stumbled across this video… a nice way to waste three-odd minutes in your workday. ;)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAXgVKxD1TI

    Always impressed to see the riding from within the group. Fast riding (as it should be at the Giro) despite the conditions. Oh, and views of Campagnolo shifters (10 seconds in). Remember kids, Campagnolo makes everything better.

    If you are not into the music, fast forward to 2’15” when it goes to ambient sounds – I love the bit when they pass the school and you hear the cheering kids (the principal in my school back in the home country excused us all from class to see a pro race – the Giro del Lazio – go by and it is still one of my fondest memories from school… although I did get in trouble for getting my smock dirty that day… but I digress!).

    And for those on this side of the pond who didn’t have to wear a smock to school, here’s the look (first pic that came up thanks to mr. Google). Up to you to imagine me wearing this in elementary schools. It was so cool… no really.

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