[Burkni]

The older incarnation of this thread (which I founded ) was under the sub-category 'everything else'
where one was rather relaxed about staying on topic ...

On topic: I did a sprint triathlon the other day (400m swim - 10km bike - 2.5km run) against some of
the same guys I do the duathlons against and got a royal ass-kicking!! Damn swimming!

[crockett]

Burkni, are you already swimming outdoors at this time of year? If so, I hope it was in a hot spring.

Andy, are you doing L' Etape du Tour? I remember Nigsy from the old forum doing it one year, and posting a great story. Heck, even if you aren't doing L' Etape (L'Alpe D"Huez this year!), a story would be good.

[Burkni]

Burkni, are you already swimming outdoors at this time of year? If so, I hope it was in a hot spring.

Outdoor swimming pool (generally around 28°C) ... the weather happened to be excellent,
unlike today: Around 2°C and SNOWING this morning ... global warming where are you?!?!

[Veloflash]

A certain tough guy track man from California told me to tell you that you are a disgusting doper!

Congrats, which one are you in the results?

House, why do you inexorably correlate cycling success with drugs?

[House]

House, why do you inexorably correlate cycling success with drugs?

I just know the reputation and history of every Aussie rider so it's obvious you have veins of 95% dope 5% blood.

Anyway, who are you in those results, I am interested to see how you did in each race.

[Andy]

Burkni, are you already swimming outdoors at this time of year? If so, I hope it was in a hot spring.

Andy, are you doing L' Etape du Tour? I remember Nigsy from the old forum doing it one year, and posting a great story. Heck, even if you aren't doing L' Etape (L'Alpe D"Huez this year!), a story would be good.

I'm doing the Alps, not L'Etape though... stationed in Bourg d'Oisans for a couple of days, then another one, and one close to Albertville.

It will be VERY interesitng, having barely ridden, and with 6 weeks left. My aim of riding every Alp without walking looks too ambitious I am very worried.

[Yoeki]

I'm doing the Alps, not L'Etape though... stationed in Bourg d'Oisans for a couple of days, then another one, and one close to Albertville.

It will be VERY interesitng, having barely ridden, and with 6 weeks left. My aim of riding every Alp without walking looks too ambitious I am very worried.

Sounds like fun.

How many Km's are you doing a day? how many col's?

[Yoeki]

you remembering the female who passed you on those climbs last year Yoeki?

hehe, that was southern France.

Im just remembering what fun it is to own a bike and ride it!

[Andy]

Sounds like fun.

How many Km's are you doing a day? how many col's?

Between 50 and 100km per day, and probably 1-2 Cols maximum.

[Veloflash]

I just know the reputation and history of every Aussie rider so it's obvious you have veins of 95% dope 5% blood.

Anyway, who are you in those results, I am interested to see how you did in each race.

House, I am modest and prefer to post incognito.

However, if you put the screws on fellow Australian Chris T he may relent and disclose my identity.

[House]

House, I am modest and prefer to post incognito.

However, if you put the screws on fellow Australian Chris T he may relent and disclose my identity.

Send me a pm and I will not disclose your name to anyone else. I truly would love to see your results.

[nobrakes]

Just got back from 2 weeks trip to Spain. This is my 1st real bike trip since big accident last June in Santa Fe, N.M., and a trip I had been looking forward since being in rehab all last summer.

The trip was actually arranged before my accident, so there was a financial as well as spiritual investment that motivated me from my hospital bed to be physically able to do this trip, as I quite successfully did.

For 2 weeks we rode in beautiful weather on wonderful roads, with only slight problems with shifting my Ergo levers with a right hand that isn't quite so co-operative as it once was. As the days accumulated, the shifting became more natural, and I was able to ride with the group comfortably, often leaving a good portion of them behind when the roads pointed skyward. One of my favorites was a stretch of Cat. 1 climb used in the Vuelta a Espania from a town called Monochil to another area called la Purche. Mostly 12-13% climbing for 10 miles, with even steeper pitches thrown in. I surprised myself by finishing well ahead of all but 3 of our group, 1 who is a U.S. national champion. That on a 100 degree day. A really cool thing about this climb is that we saw Oscar Sevilla training here, and what a very nice person he is. He said he trains here for the Tour, but doesn't go completely to the top, as we did. No wonder he passed us twice!

We saw many more hills and climbs like this for many more days, climbing our way to the coast, then back to our base in Alhama de Granada. How fortunate that I have recovered well enough to have done such a long and grueling ride that even pre-accident would have been extremely difficult. From this I know that my racing days may be over, but cycling will still be a big part of my life, and for that I consider this an exceptional personal exploit.

[Yoeki]

Great writeup nobrakes. Well done, much respect.

[amifan]

Thanks for telling us nobrakes. Very exciting to hear that your comeback has been so successful and rewarding. Just excellent!!!

[Burkni]

Your story is simply touching, nobrakes. It is stories like yours that remind us how important good health really is. Well done and the best of luck with regaining whatever still eludes you of your former capacities!

[Andy]

Chapeau nobrakes - what an inspiring story and great comeback

[House]

Guidemd, shouldn't you be posting your weekend multisport exploits?

[crockett]

I nearly climbed a flight of stairs before running out of breath my first night in Colorado at 9200 ft elevation (normally live at less than 100 ft elevation). Was able to recuperate for a little riding the next few days, but nothing too intense.

[guidemd]

Guidemd, shouldn't you be posting your weekend multisport exploits?

If you insist (and only if you post yours too ).

On Sunday I did an in-between-sprint-and-Olympic distance triathlon (1 km-25 km-8 km), had PB's on the swim and bike legs, hadn't been doing enough running prior but managed to survive the run to still finish a few minutes ahead of last year's time . And the next tri in June will be on my new road bike instead of the MTB, so that should improve the bike time even further .