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Whitewater Horn

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  1. Damn. How does that happen? Poor Cav looking rough on that first climb, but no judgment. It’s 95 degrees out there.
  2. That’s a lot of strong feelings about the “big brother-little brother” labels that have no real significance beyond shit talk. If aggy called me “little brother” or referred to The University of Texas as “little brother,” my only response would be to laugh. That’s not even worth a debate. It’s just words. Even if they want to insist upon being the “older brother” by creative use of founding dates, that fine. Due to academic rigor and rankings, athletic accomplishments, and public reputation, Texas will always be the “big brother” even if aggy insists on being the “older brother,” which is all that matters in rival smack talking.
  3. Those butthurt goobers can make a coach waiting until the season was over to move on to another opportunity sound like Cold War era international intrigue, rife with double agents, complicated and secretive planning, traitors and betrayal. A coach who never attended that school took another job. He was never one of them. Also, where was all of the outrage about the this pathetic man of low character whole they were enjoying that historic run?
  4. I saw your post on the Netflix thread promoting this season of TDF Unchained, and it reminded me of an interesting and very surprising conversation I had with my elderly mother a couple of weeks ago. We were chatting about the weather in Colorado and which birds were showing up outside her window, just chit chat like that. Out of nowhere, she casually asks, “Do you think Wout Van Aert will be ready for the Tour?” This is surprising because my mother, as far as I knew, had not kept up with anything to do with bicycle related sports since coming to some of my BMX races when I was a kid and teen, then later in my 30s when I was doing some TMBRA MTB races, she and a couple of friends came out to cook and provide all around support for our team in the 24 Hours of Rocky Hill. Since then, I don’t recall is ever discussing cycling with her outside of my travel that revolved around attending races. She told me she stumbled upon a televised race last year, but couldn’t remember which one, but it made her fall in love with Wout, and that she began seeking out world tour races. Imagine her joy when I told her there were two seasons of TDF Unchained on Netflix, as well as other cycling related shows focusing on professional world tour teams. It’s given us something new to talk about, and she’s all about it. She loves the Netflix show and texts every few days to thank me for telling her about it, and then we’ll talk in the phone about the episodes. I can see where Unchained could make cycling fans out of curious viewers the way Drive to Survive did for F1.
  5. Yes, he really seems to using his words in the last few days to to do just that. Even WVA has been saying that he’s all in for supporting the GC goal and foregoing the pursuit of stage wins for himself. I wonder if that changes if it’s clear early on that Matty will be the most viable GC rider for Visma? They have some great results in 2024, but certainly aren’t looking to the machine they are in the last few editions of the Tour.
  6. Saw that earlier this afternoon and didn’t post here because I checked several sources and they weren’t all consistent at the time. The first story I read made it sound like he just discovered he was positive for covid, and other stores made it sound like he had it a couple of weeks ago, barely noticed the effects, and is recovered. Man, at this point, everyone’s form and fitness at the start is going to be a mystery. Who is really limited by injury/illness and who is playing possum or sandbagging? I don’t have much of a take on that, but I bet Chris Horner will…
  7. I support where this is going.
  8. Seeing Cav score a stage win and take that title at his age and circumstances would be pretty emotional and great for the sport. Still plenty of time and occasions for Jasper to get his teef punched in.
  9. Damn. Texas and all of us in it was better for Kinky Friedman. They sure don’t make ‘em like that anymore. R.I.P.
  10. I had just relocated to the UK that year a few months before the Tour. We didn’t make it to Paris that year, but just being caught up in the race and watching that final TT live in our local pub with some other Americans and amazing Welsh friend & neighbors is one of my best memories. Most thrilling cycling moment for sure, and high up on general sport moments as well. For so many reasons, I just don’t see how that ever gets topped.
  11. Maybe they’ll start pushing OUR sweet grandmas down stairs and cussing our innocent little burnt orange clad children. Oh noes, payback is gonna be a bitch! *clutches pearls*
  12. And we, alumni and fans, didn’t directly have anything to with it. He chose to part ways with Aggy and come to Texas. Them directing their venom at us is delicious. How long will this incredible Schlossenfreude last?
  13. Tearful Tuesday, The Tuesday of Tears, Aggy Tears Tuesday, etc. It’s the tears we’ll remember.
  14. Yeah, that’s not a serious thing I ever want to see in the Tour. More expressed out the frustration of expecting the Big 6 to all be lining up for this race and giving us a real show with some compelling competition. But who knows, maybe Roglic shows up with incredible form for one last run at the GC. Maybe a dark horse or two emerge to make it interesting. Maybe Jonas has recovered more than they’re letting on. Like y’all said, maybe someone stuns the status quo by unseating the yellow jersey on the final stage TT. And yeah, there’s also the chateaus, castles, and alpine scenery to watch.
  15. I wouldn’t bet against that. I’m curious to see Jonas is within 10 minutes of Pogi when the last TT in Nice is finished. I also wouldn’t bet against 2 UAE rides on the podium, and it’s not out of realistic possibility that they sweep the podium. Even though it looks like a Pogacar blowout, there will still be a number of interesting things to watch. I always want a close, competitive race for the yellow jersey, but there’s also a sick part of me that wants to see Pogacar just go savage on Stage 1 and blow the race apart.
  16. So Schloss engineered the missed tag at home plate? Impressive dedication to treachery!
  17. Definitely a bummer, but not a shock. He didn’t look good at all I’m the Dauphiné. Let’s see how Lemmen goes for the Dutch. Another little bit of momentum for UAE, as if they weren’t already likely to crush the field.
  18. Bordering on comically hysterical at times.
  19. Yep, forgot about our own champion. That’s impressive for any world tour team. I wonder how many milliseconds it took for the cleaner than thou, smug Vaughters to shitcan Piccolo when they got word of his shenanigans.
  20. Bravo, Alberto Thought Ciccone may have made it closer. That’s three national champions for the EF Easypost team. Not bad. And one dismissed rider for transporting banned substances.
  21. You nailed almost exactly what I was coming here to say about Chamberlin. The only thing I would add about his ability and artistry is the precision of his sticking, unreal hand-feet combinations, and god tier mastery & display of all the rudiments. I had already been playing drums for 15 years when I first saw him perform on the Siamese Dream tour. That led me to do a deep dive and follow his evolution, as well as to seek out a new teacher and resume formal instruction. Hugely influential. And like you mentioned, it’s so great to see him clean and healthy. After Kurt, Layne, and others, I was always dreading the Chamberlin shoe to drop. Thankfully he got himself right, and now playing better than ever. What a gem of a human and monster musician.
  22. UAE Team Emirates Tour squad announced. No surprises: Tadej Pogacar, Adam Yates, Juan Ayuso, Joao Almeida, Marc Soler, Pavel Sivakov, Nils Politt, and Tim Wellens. Barring injury, illness, or other unforeseen calamity to Pogi, the yellow jersey will have been decided well before the final TT in Nice. As the team selections are announced, it will still be interesting to analyze for potential horses in the GC.
  23. Yes, the man who plasters his own name in huge, gilded letters on his buildings is quite the humble servant of God. Doesn’t matter, his followers live the same charade. Theater of political tribalism.
  24. #respectmydecision
  25. The recovery and fitness of Jonas is certainly the biggest question mark coming into the race. Hard to tell if the team was serious or bluffing about only bringing him to the Tour if he’s in winning form. I’ll surprised if he arrives in top form, but not as surprised if he rides into great form after losing time to Pogi and finishes on the podium. I have mixed feelings about these types of Netflix shows like Drive to Survive and Unchained. I love the sports, but hate the manufactured or enhanced drama like you see in lowest common denominator trash television. Agree Adam Yates deserved more coverage and about Jasper and Ben not coming off great. Not sure if it was on the mark or just a matter of the edit. Loved the Pinot bit. Dude left it all out there and appears to be winning at life.
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