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Comments - 2011 Year End Awards, Part I
January 03, 2012
+1 for Greg and COTY! His career was inspiring, spectacular and seminal. Turns out he was right all along but unfortunately didn't always use prudence in how he conveyed his concerns. Great choice!
- Steve, Rochester
January 02, 2012
Fans of Lemond and 80s cycling may enjoy chickasmith's YouTube channel.
- Matthew, Kippax
January 01, 2012
I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day because you have interesting
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December 29, 2011
will not just be sufficient, for the exceptional clarity in your writing. I will immediately grab your rss feed to stay privy of any updates.
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December 28, 2011
ask me to select, in reality transforming into a really troublesome component for me to choose.
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December 27, 2011
Sorry to be a detail person, but it wasn't ABC, it was CBS Sports with John Tesh and Phil Liggett. This is important because I had just turned 15 and I had decided that cycling was my new sport of choice and those Sunday afternoons changed my life. Tesh wrote, performed and produced all the music in those days and just hearing them brings back many memories of my early cycling days. While I think LeMond is way too thin skinned, he was my hero and remains an icon of cycling. I kept two posters from that era and had them framed: 1) Avocet Cyclo computers with a shot of LeMond and Hinault and 2) LeMond on the Champs-Élysées in 89. I have my LeMond road bike still in use as a fixed gear. LeMond is the man.
- Randy, Columbia MD
December 27, 2011
How about brand? Or branding? Even worse when it''s used to describe a person.
- Mary, Rochester, NY
December 27, 2011
My most hated buzzword: "I know" and the ever so youthful "I know, right?"
- Mit, IN
December 27, 2011
I like how, immediately after posting that wildly over-inclusive "The Most Hated Buzzword" list, the blog's author unironically uses the phrase "went viral."
- Brian, SLC
December 27, 2011
Greg LeMond is my hero, period. He is the reason I ever started riding. Although not yet a cyclist, I thought he was just about the coolest thing I had ever seen when (through my good fortune) I watched as ABC televised the 1985 Paris-Roubaix. In a post race interview, his face was totally covered with mud but that huge smile beaming through! I was hooked! By the way, he finished 4th !!
- Tom, Basking Ridge, NJ
December 24, 2011
Heard Phil White approached Brendan Quirk about selling Cervélo, but ran into backcountry veto. Really hope there bikes don't suffer with 'Pon Holdings' acquisition. LOVE my R3, S2 and P4. Best bikes on Earth with Lifetime warranty!
- Josh, Canberra AU
December 24, 2011
Sad to see you trying to pimp Jered, but perhaps not since Competitive is the place for posers - all words and no PRO, in your own parlance. Jered is quite above this. Now send him some $$$ for posting his photo here. I doubt you did that, right?
How many tours did Lance win is the CAPTCHA? Gimmeabreak. Zero.
- Whatever, Colorado
December 23, 2011
To be clear, Creed was referencing Vino and LBL not so much Doping directly. Your response makes it sound like he is primarily tackling doping.
- Aaron, Chicago
December 21, 2011
Before there was the Internet and Mike Creed, however, there was Clark Sheehan - THE nicest guy in the US domestic peloton (and abroad) back in his day. If you have no idea who I'm talking about, here is a late-career profile: (oops - CC apparently censors weblinks - just Google "Clark Sheehan" and pick the cyclingnews dot com autobus profile link).
Seriously though - he was one of the nicest guys, the most under-rated of talents, and certainly one of the unluckiest. If only his chassis hadn't taken so many knocks, we could've seen what that motor truly was capable of putting out!
- Jim, Mt. Lebanon
December 21, 2011
Lemond? Whiney, bitter, litigious, shady Lemond? Really? For 2011? A quarter of a century ago, sure but feels like misplaced nostalgia today given the many other, credible candidates.
Brilliant mention of the "Eating Spain" article. Absolutely amazing food options in cycling paradise.
- Next Spring in Girona, NYC
December 21, 2011
Creed.....don't let him fool you, still a very competitive cyclist despite his bad back and hip. Raced against him for years as a Pro. I've never seen a guy that loves to attack as much as he does, he drove us guys nutz when he was younger. He hates to lose and when he is feeling good he can rip your legs off. He really loves cycling if you've ever had the chance to talk to him you would how much loves the sport.
- Clark S, Boulder
December 21, 2011
That's the Taco Bell Commercial we used to call "Get The Runs At The Border."
- Max, Toad Suck, AR
December 21, 2011
What can CC do to get ERIC is his freakin' medal?!
- Barack, AMERICA
December 21, 2011
Hey Rick, Eric here and I'm the 95 state champ that never received my medal. The person who kept my medal shall remain nameless. How I miss the roads of LR, living in Virginia Beach currently, transferred from Memphis 5 years ago.
- Eric, LR
December 21, 2011
Greg LeMond............. You got that right! I would say Cyclist of the year for the next 100 years.
- John, USA
December 21, 2011
@Eric,Memphis, are you the same Eric that used to live here and went to the state RR with me in 95?
- Rick , LRAR-soon Memphis
December 21, 2011
In fact your creative writing skills have inspired me to get my own blog going now. Actually blogging is spreading wings and growing quickly. Your write up is a great example.
- yacht charter Italy, Lahore
December 20, 2011
@Rick Are you the same cool guy that built my bike at CC?? Heard you were a master mechanic!!
- Eric, Memphis
December 20, 2011
Hi Mr. Webmaster-Why did you delete the AMAZING deal being offered by CERVELO? Yes, I just saved $2000 buying two bikes! Thanks. h t t p : // cervelo . com/en_us/bikes/share-the-ride/
- Ben, El Paso
December 20, 2011
I've always wondered who "Chris, LRAR" is.
- Rick , LRAR
December 20, 2011
Nice column but how 'bout giving Greg the respect of spelling his name right? You wouldn't write Coppee, would you?
- jim, boston
December 20, 2011
How the heck did I miss a Greg LeMond Phineas and Ferb? Just watched it, very cool! Episode name Tour de Ferb.
- Scott, NoVa
December 20, 2011
@Santa, North Pole -- Andy Clark is now with Speedgoat, and BC will probably maintain both CC and RC. CC for people who get a rush out of paying a metric f*ckton for stuff and RC for people who want a better deal on the same stuff.
- Chris, LRAR
December 20, 2011
Jered Gruber is doing the best cycling shots I've ever seen. More impressive, his non-cycling photos are art: flickrDoTcom/photos/smashred/6121899764/in/photostream/
- adam, hamilton
December 20, 2011
When is dialogue going to be added to the most hated buzzwords list? Given the slew of corporate whore words on this one, dialogue would feel cozy and warm in such company(robust dialogue for double-bonus points).
- Ted, Rye
December 20, 2011
I haven’t checked in here for some time because I thought it was getting boring, but the last few posts a
- yacht charter Turkey, Lahore
December 19, 2011
Creed: ya, dopers and having a bad back. He did get called up to the bigs, Discovery IIRC. I think the word is: inconsequential.
- Jorge, Santa Clara
December 19, 2011
Greg Lemond cyclist of the year 2011? Interesting choice and rationale. He was a phenomenal racer and a real pioneer. There's every reason to believe that he would have been the first American to win 5 Tours were it not for his hunting accident. Of course, the same could be said about Fignon and his injuries. Imagine 3, 4 or 5 Tours waged in the fashion of 1989. Thanks for doing these always-interesting Year End Awards. Looking forward to part 2.
- PawleeWalnutz, NYC
December 19, 2011
I want my money, snap!
- Francisco Mancebo, Domestic Pro
December 19, 2011
Likewise, eating with people you love at Can Roca is to use fork and knife to carve a peephole into Eden.
- amazed, literature
December 19, 2011
With just 6 shopping days left before Capitalist Day; aka Christmas, here's my short list: 1. Truth about CANYON bicycles 2. Whereabouts of infamous Andy Clark 3. Explanation of realcyclistDOTcom existence on Backcountry Corp. website, but not competitivecyclistDOTcom
- santa, north pole
December 19, 2011
Another good one. Thanks for the inspiration to get on the trainer. And thank you for reminding me of the joy of seeing a bike race on Wide World of Sports
- Andy, Durham
December 19, 2011
Somewhat related to The Jersey Project: Nice CC cycling team jersey. Clean look. So many jerseys are garish and cluttered. Less is more!
- Paul Smith, London
December 19, 2011
Right on every front.
And of course Greg Lemond is cyclist of the year!!
- matthew, new haven,ct
December 19, 2011
Keep the posts coming. Thank you!
As for Lemond, it's great to see people revisiting his past in the sport, and thus seeing his value, which perhaps was eclipsed by other(s), if only momentarily. It's time that many others re-evaluate his value to American cycling. Very much looking forward to him possibly reviving the bike company as well. We'll see.
- sleeper, PA
December 19, 2011
I like Greg's appearance in Phineas and Ferb (another delight of 40s fatherhood) especially the punchline.
- Matthew, Kippax
December 19, 2011
Great photo of the year! Agree on the cyclist of the year too. Thanks for keeping what's new alive too.
- Scott, NoVa
December 19, 2011
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- Hitman, Fayetteville
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