Barloworld Team Thread (Page 2)

Well I look really amature now! I had tried to post my new avatar last night, but it didn't work. After seeing the ctrl + F5 advice, I pressed it, and bam... instant embarassingly amature photo. Think I'll have to change that, but my wife is giving me dirty looks, so I better get off the computer.

REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF FIRST (but frivolous delightful stuff after!)

Deadline/changes for committed stages is TOMORROW, July 6, 2007 (11:59 p.m.)  So reply to the thread ASAP your # of rides or any changes.

Here's the lineup:

TriAya (Yanti) 20

Wurkit Gurl (Chrissy) 12

zipp1 (Judi) 10 

JoshKaptur (Josh) 10

sf_biggestloser (Josh v2.0) 10

DMarkSwan (Mark) 7     best of luck to Mark + wife in bringing a BarloBaby into the BarloWorld any day now!!!

DoloresM2 (Dolores) pick a number, any number

Okay, now for the fun/frivolous stuff ... those BarloDudes are the youngest, hottest, most succulent little piglets you have ever wanted to sink your teeth into.  JUST LIKE US!!!

http://www.teambarloworld.com/gallery_category.php?id=1&l1=2&l2=5&l=1

JoshKaptur - 2007-07-06 11:52 AM So, should we divvy up the other teams and go poo in their swimming pool... i.e. talk smack in their respective team threads?  Of should it just stay here and in the main thread.  IMHO it's kind of lame talking smack about them just amongst ourselves

Im gonna say one thing.... GO FOR IT!

If you make me one I will love you forever..

Various pics of me are available on my myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/sf_biggestloser

Josh, far bigger men than you have made the very same promise. Check your e-mail. You're stuck now!

And OMG ... great "drop" in T-Mobile's thread.  LOL

madcow - 2007-07-05 9:42 PM SF- if you are going to talk smack, you need to start riding your bike first.

 and then log it.....

wurkit_gurl - 2007-07-06 1:20 PM There is also some smack talk going down on the main challenge thread - but if we're gonna infiltrate the other team threads, that's cool too

OK - I have to say Im much impressed you guys are leading this whole smack talk stuff I love it!!! (Id say spread it EVERYWHERE)

JoshKaptur - 2007-07-06 5:00 AM TriAya - if I promose to talk lots of smack, will you switch me back to 10 rides (looks like I got misreported for 12 in the team leader thread). 

Wow. This thing hasn't even started yet and you guys are already trying to weasel out of it. tisk, tisk

Hi Barloworld - thought I would just drop in and share some information about the team you are representing from the Tour De France.

Their confirmed team line up for the Tour (at this stage) is a united nations of cycling:

Félix Cardeñas (Col)
Giampaolo Cheula (Ita)
Enrico Degano (Ita)
Alexander Efimkin (Rus)
Robert Hunter (RSA)
Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita)
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr)
Mauricio Soler (Col)
Geraint Thomas (GBr)

The rider that Cycling fans will know best is South African Robbie Hunter who was a former Phonak rider who won the Tour of Picardie in May.

To let the big man speak from himself:

"I have done five Tour de Frances in my career, this will be the 6th time. The Tour it is the biggest and most followed bicycle race in the world. With all of this it is obviously the hardest as well. This year doing it with a SA team is a very different experience but adds a lot of pressure being South African myself."

One of the oher guys to look out for, who I have already mentioned is the 21 year old (can you say fresh meat) Geraint Thomas who is probably in a panic right now!!! AND he will be the YOUNGEST rider in the Tour this year!!!

To quote him:

" It's quite surreal at the moment and I don't think I can imagine how big it will be especially starting in the UK with the thousands of home fans present". "I have had a good programme of races with Team Barloworld leading up to the Tour. I had 3 one days races at the beginning of June and then had a good gap to train on my TT bike in preparation for the prologue. I then had a stage race in Holland which finished 2 weeks before the tour. Then I was feet up and sat on the form: now I'm fresh and ready to go!"

Thomas will be aiming for a successful TT when this all kicks off in London in less than 24 hours!!!

Tthese little snippets of info can hopefully help you relate to your team, some of the riders and who you are representing.. I will be watching the whole tour live (between 10p and 2/3am here) so will drop in with any relevant updates (if you are interested)

BRING ON LE TOUR!! And have a great challenge

Cat

JoshKaptur - 2007-07-06 12:00 PM TriAya - if I promose to talk lots of smack, will you switch me back to 10 rides (looks like I got misreported for 12 in the team leader thread). 

Hi  Virginboy, maybe if you would smack a little less, and actually try to ride your bike from time to time, you would maybe have a chance of actually finishing a tri !!

ooooooh, care to make it 21???

Thought so