Barloworld Team Thread (Page 9)

Here's a novel idea for the virginia group ride on the 21st... SKYLINE DRIVE.  I google mapped it, and Richmond and Tysons are less than 2 hours from the Northern Part of Shannendoah National Park, and I'm 2 hours and 22 minutes... and I've always heard what a spectacular place to ride it is... and it's always been something I wanted to do.  What say you?

Info:

http://www.cibaride.org/articles/features/bluerdge.html

Top 10 places to bike: http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/biking/features/bik_rdu6.htm

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/bik_blue.htm

Josh

I see your mate Mauricio Soler did well last night for Team Barloworld. I wouldn't be too worried about apologising for bragging in other team threads, that's all part of the challenge. I say brag away!!!!

Did you see the dog that ran out onto the race course and caused one of my T-Mobile guys to crash?? The dog was fine but you should have seen the front wheel of this guy’s bike. It was a crumpled mess. If we’re not crashing into road barriers, we’re crashing into animals, unbelievable.

GO GO T-Mobile!!!

Hi - there has been a few requests in the last 24 hours to STOP posting live TDF updates in team threads. This is due to a lot of people wanting to watch the action later in the day WITHOUT knowing the results. (thanks TriAya for the heads up)

Would enough people be interested in taking the live action related discussions to another thread out of the team threads to avoid this issue? Team leaders can you please let me know?

I must admit Im probably the most guilty of this as I genuinely want teams to know whats happening with their pro counterparts to really get into it... and with me watching it live til 2am then heading straight it bed I get REALLY excited and post results...

But... its more a time difference related head spin. I totally understand having to delay watching the action... I know not everyone can devote their whole life to TDF action for a month!

So my suggestion... is this....

1) No results from the previous nights stage will be posted in any Team thread until the next days stage starts... giving everyone 24 hours to watch the action or at least KNOW what to expect

2) Set up a seperate TDF Challenge - Live Action thread for teams to talk about their pro riders... (if there is enough interest)

3) If teams are happy to have stage updates posted in their Team thread let me know and I will continue - otherwise 24 hour code of silence applies to EVERYONE taking part in the challenge

What do you all think?

Where did anyone make a comment about you being new and that causing a problem?  No one was like "OMG...you newbs suck and shouldn't be allowed here."  It doesn't have anything to do with you being new and other people being "real" cyclists.  It has to do with people honestly not wanting to know and hoping others will be courteous enough to respect that. 

Ok as I mentioned earlier I have set up a thread to discuss the results of your team in the tour... its in the challenge forum and I suggest you use it to talk about the teams successes and make sure everyone else see's it!!

As I suggested earlier there is to be no talking about the previous stage in team threads UNTIL the next stage commences....

Please get in on the action its been very entertaining so far, and remember to take it in the spirit of fun and team spirit it is intended.

Happy Cycling 

Cat 

The GOOD thing though is that wasnt the most exciting part of the stage!!!! (in case you still havent seen it I will keep my trap shut for another 2 hours)   

Totally right, I enjoyed every second! Its funny to hear the announcers forget about someone you already know is going to win.

I saw a headline about Mcwen crashing and winning his stage before I watched it and doubted what I had read. It was very exciting waiting for him to come through and not knowing how it was possible.

This time there was plenty of excitement in the overall, but I'll stay away from the new thread anyway.

That crumpled wheel was amazing, I guess they are not built to be strong that way.

WAY TO GO BARLOWORLD!!!!!

We are #1 in the BT TdF Challenge standings.  I knew it!!!

We are definitely #1 in terms of team spirit, support, and functioning as a team, so in that respect we are way ahead of the "pro" Barloworlders (and most of the rest of the TdF teams there and here, as well, come to think of it).

And we continue to let everybody else know we are #1 by being #1 in the smacktalk, too!

Something tells me most of the teams will finish 100% of their stages ... so of course we'll be among that ... but like our hero JMS Hernandez, let's continue to forge ahead, stay in the lead the whole way, and finish strong.

Judi the SmackTalkLess is really pumping her legs instead of her mouth ... she continues to lead the IMPORTANT charge ... let's draft!!!

Not to mention we're on page 8!

Booyah!

I found the sweetest article that features a fair bit on Barloworld entitled "The little team that could."

How hot are WE!!!!

It does, however, have some general Tour stuff so if you ain't seen the coverage, don't read the news yet.

Sports Illustrated Barloworld Article

Got my ride in today! About an hour.

Baby's late, was due Monday, they'll induce next Monday if we don't beat them to it.

Edit: I should mention that the wife is quite healthy and only annoyed about still be pregnant, not miserable yet.

Edit: just realized I could get us DQed for my last post ... BUT I'M AN OVERZEALOUS, OVERJOYED NEWBIE!!!

And so are the pro Barloworld Boys!

Sigh. Full report tomorrow morning. Hope everyone reports their rides so I can give a BT Barloworld midweek update, too.

Have a beautiful Barloweekend, all! Happy riding! 

hehe well I have to restrict my excitement to my log But the 24 hour rule on yesterday is up!!!

Beautiful riding wurkit gurl... let e tell you... everyone on this team is doing ALOT more than me right now... and 80 miles in days is SUPER impressive no matter how you look at it!!!!!  (or who)