Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Randoms from Recovery

I've had some extra time to read, surf the web and watch the boob tube lately. Watched Monday Night Football last night for the first time in forever. Crazy game, I picked a good day to tune in.




Saw this add on CNBC yesterday...check it out if you haven't seen it yet. Made me pause.







Just finished reading Floyd's book. It was an entertaining quick read. If you've followed the case you won't learn much. There are some funny stories about Floyd's early career and some glimpses of the behind the scenes culture of pro cycling (not all flattering). The book probably won't change any minds but I found it entertaining.







This gem just came in the mail yesterday (Finally used that gift certificate...thanks Mom). It's a perfect addition to our growing bike nerd library. Chock full of great photos, stories and bios that put the the race and its history in perspective. It'll be fun to pick up and thumb through over and over.







Finally, I found this little snippet on Pez yesterday. Maybe old news for many of you but interesting anyway.

Modest American Pro team, Rock & Republic have really upped their game for 2008 by announcing a couple of big name signings in Unibet’s Victor Hugo Peña and fast Freddie Rodriguez (Predictor-Lotto). By signing the ex Lance Armsatrong domestique in Pena, the team now have someone capable of doing well in stage races, whereas Rodriguez is capable of winning anything from one day races, to short stage races and even bunch sprints and
criteriums.

Don't forget the debates tonight...got to learn about the opposition.


Ok, back to the grind.




4 comments:

Chris said...

With R&R and Slipstream beefing up the talent, American racing is going to be super strong in 2008.

Itinerant Rick said...

I saw pieces of the MNF game, too. The fact we both saw it might be an indication that the ladies were out at the shindig on Bryant that night, partying and carousing while we were excluded. Hear it was fun.

dblrider said...

Mike - Glad to hear you're all fixed up and moving around. A very good friend of mine had the same surgery a few years ago and he was out of commission for a couple months (probably because he spends most of his free time on the couch, not on a bike). Heal up quick!

EB said...

That ad...wish I'd seen it a couple years ago!