tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post5217343895858984135..comments2024-01-01T06:40:52.523-08:00Comments on Inane Asylum: GiroMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-79073229251058238212011-05-14T12:50:20.438-07:002011-05-14T12:50:20.438-07:00I'm in Lake Tahoe now and we're expecting ...I'm in Lake Tahoe now and we're expecting SNOW tonight! Seriously, if we're going to have bad weather in May can we just move this race back to February so it won't interfere with the Giro??!! Race organizers have several options for tomorrow and will decide late tonight which to go with. I've "heard" if it's too icy they will groom a prologue track on one side of the lake and have that as the stage instead of nothing. There is still so much snow at the ski areas - I should have brought my snowboard!CMehlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-68071931238115770012011-05-13T21:25:22.878-07:002011-05-13T21:25:22.878-07:00Rae - it does eventually let me sign in with my go...Rae - it does eventually let me sign in with my google gmail account.....but I have to hit preview and post each a couple of times before it will post my comment. Not sure if its even the same number of times each instance. Maybe that will help - maybe not:)<br /><br />GREAT finish at the Giro today! I was out of my seat cheering for that guy I didn't know to just HANG ON a few meters more!!! A nail biter for sure. It would have been heart-breaking for him to be caught literally inches from the mountain top finish!<br /><br />Oh - and that OTHER race will be starting soon too! What a lucky month! Now.....if only VS would actually show the ToC footage at the actual time it is scheduled we'll be in business. Good field out there! I'm cheering for Horner and DZ - coincidentally both a zero on "the list". When is the UCI going to stop leaking.....I mean stop the leaks going to that paper? Ridiculous. <br /><br />Have a great weekend all!Janannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045307352254431944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-74961518466312530422011-05-13T20:35:01.602-07:002011-05-13T20:35:01.602-07:00I've tried to post twice before but for some r...I've tried to post twice before but for some reason it is not happening. <br />I won't try to recreate my comments, except to briefly say;<br />I was very shocked and saddened, even though I wasn't so familiar with Weylandt --I remember the first I heard of him was in a post on Sara Best's blog. Watching the Giro isn't the same now. And I join in that toast: To Wouter. <br /><br />Your two pieces were very good Cathy. Thank you.<br /><br />And thank you, SusieB for your very kind words.<br />It has been a crazy time since then with various family and work issues and I think I have an ulcer now! <br /><br />And how do I post as other than anonymous? It won't let me sign in with my Google email account.<br /><br />RaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-71121137598147523582011-05-10T21:01:04.207-07:002011-05-10T21:01:04.207-07:00Thanks for the link, Cathy. That is a very nice m...Thanks for the link, Cathy. That is a very nice memorial and I love the photo at the bottom. Also nice to have a list of the guys who were riding for LT at the Giro. I had wondered who all of them were earlier today.<br /><br />I couldn't help shedding some tears myself this morning - just watching Tyler during that preocession to the finish about did me in. You could tell that it was a very difficult day indeed for Tyler and WWs teammates. Tyler's statement was eloquent and heartbreaking yesterday. I can't even imagine and completely understand their decision that they just can't ride the rest of the race. How could your heart be in it? And, if its not, you could be risking your saftey or the safety of others. I wish them all some peace during their mourning...<br /><br />There are some pics on VN that show the wall he hit and where he was catapaulted down the road to. Sobering and scary.Janannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06045307352254431944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8849348372908281816.post-57983575475778068242011-05-10T12:10:29.744-07:002011-05-10T12:10:29.744-07:00Here is my report for today. In all the years I&#...Here is my report for today. In all the years I've been writing it never once occurred to me that I would need to write a memoriam one day but the truth is, it's a possibility every single day I write a report. I hope some of you will catch highlights of today's stage on the internet. It was an incredibly moving tribute to Wouter. The tears just kept coming. <br /><br />http://www.livestrong.com/teamradioshack/news_in-memoriam-wouter-weylandt-1984-2011/CMehlnoreply@blogger.com