Team Sky Official Thread

JeffK - 2011-07-03 1:35 AM Hi! I'm Jeff (if you couldn't guess). I just finished my (personal) "Run every day in June" challenge, so I'm going to try for a "Ride each day of a TdF stage." As far as distance, I decided to divide each _real_ stage by ten, and then do that distance, but in miles - I know, kinda goofy. Anyway, that works out to 343 miles. Since I've been tri-ing, I've only hit 300 in a month three times, so this will be cool if I can make it! Good luck Team Sky!!

Hi Jeff! Congratulations!

And ... OH LOOK HERE'S A SKY PIGLET FOR US!!!!! <3 <3 <3

Don't mind me, I'm inappropriately enthusiastic but (more or less) harmless ...

I'm Yanti.

I'm an attention ho.

I'm completely insane.

That explains why I'm doing 15 stages, 16.5 hours. Okay, that's not a lot, but I that's more than the TOTAL riding I've done in the last year ...

but it is Tour de Piglets time and I am ready to RIDE with my T.I.T.S. outside!

Actually, I'll be on a trainer due to the concussion, but it just sounded good.

SO SO SO SO happy to see a bunch of Crushers here (SKY CRUSHERS!!! sounds great) and the addition of wonderful piglets Casie, Jeff, and Chad.

Spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=tPNiMIiDvD1BbyJU... YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING TO GET IN***

Username: [email protected]

Password: challengeforum

owl_girl - 2011-07-03 5:45 AM One stage and 50 mile done! 

50 miles for starters? That's it?

You really are a hard-core biker chick! But I always knew that ...

Shoot, I was supposed to pound an hour out, but I accidentally fell into disco clothes and leather strappy hooker heels and the next thing I knew I was at a club at midnight ...

I'm gonna be screaming tomorrow.

sniff...  sniff...  I'll miss you Crusher chicks... 

Seems like a good chance for some inter team banter

Im sure they will let you visit... I do whether Im wanted or not

A marathon? That's IT???

Hahaha, I think that's going to be my standard reply for anything really whopping anyone posts

Congratulations and recover well. In the meantime, please hang around and banter. We would miss you otherwise!

Hello All! I'm Rachel - a bit late to this because I ran the GC half marathon yesterday. Casie did you run the full on the GC by any chance...?

Anyway, goals....I guess lets go with 15 stages, 600 km. I'll get to that spreadsheet now....

Hey! Sorry I am late, I was camping until last night. I set my goal at 12 hours/15 stages. My steed is a Specialized Dolce Elite but I have an injured wrist and have been riding indoors on my spinner. Hopefully I will be riding outside again before the challenge is over!

-Melissa

Don't worry about being late to the party, Melissa, as I'm showing up even later than you.

For those lucky enough to not know me already, I'm sorry that your day has now been ruined.  Just look what knowing me has done to poor Yanti.  She's now mocking marathoners for only running 26.2, and planning to swim a bit of water that's considered "unswimmable" in the near future.

Anyhow.

I'm in for 18 stages, 11.1 miles per stage, totaling ~200 miles.

Congratulations! You get Scooby Doo'ed again?

and Casie is a great candidate for the Australasian Mafia!!! Go Antipodes!

Hahaha dear sweet Chowder. It's so good to see you. Hey I was mocking marathoners long before you or even Casie showed up (mainly because I have a habit of getting lost on them, to the tune of running an ultra ... what? I don't get ultra cred for losing my way? BAH)

Near future is 2013, I think. Also my recordbreaking swim piglet is really struggling with CFS so I may be on my own on this one.

It's one scary piece of water, and that's when you're on a boat. He's tried twice and had to ditch. But I'm more buoyant, insulated, with better nutrition stores ( = fat) so that would all actually be a distinct advantage.