Mathis Brothers vs. LANCE

[Jim Gravity]

Are they going to Georgia?

Is Waddell quitting his day job?

Who will be on the pointy end of the lead out train?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/feb04/feb02news2

Mathis Brothers moves to Division III Specialty Sports, LLC has announced the formation of the
Sharper Image/Mathis Brothers Furniture Professional Cycling Team for 2004. The UCI Division III
team is an extension of the Mathis Brothers Elite team, one of the top amateur programs in the U.S.
last season.

The Team will focus solely on the domestic calendar for the 2004 season with specific emphasis on
the San Francisco Grand Prix, New York Cycling Championships and the 2nd Annual Dodge Tour de
Georgia. The team will also be attending multiple National Calendar Races throughout the year.

Team roster Steven Cate (Mathis Brothers Elite) Mike House (West Virginia Elite) Nick Kiernan
(Mathis Brothers Elite) Michael Lange (Back Yard Burgers Elite) Adam Hodges Myerson (Sportsbook.com)
Larry Perera (Sportsbook.com) Aaron Smathers (Mathis Brothers Elite) Dale Suttle (Back Yard Burgers
Elite) Matt Svatek (Sportsbook.com) Jason Waddell (Mathis Brothers Elite) David Wenger (West
Virginia Pro-Cycling)

[Kurgan Gringion]

"jim gravity" <jim_gravity@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:febcdd69.0402020850.57b02bfc@posting.google.com...
> Are they going to Georgia?
>
> Is Waddell quitting his day job?
>
> Who will be on the pointy end of the lead out train?
>
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/feb04/feb02news2
>
> Mathis Brothers moves to Division III

<snip>

Why isn't Erik Saunders on this team?

[Tom Kunich]

"Kurgan Gringioni" <kgringioni.remove@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:SLqdnaU_svrkCYPdRVn-gg@adelphia.com...
>
> "jim gravity" <jim_gravity@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:febcdd69.0402020850.57b02bfc@posting.google.com...
> > Are they going to Georgia?
> >
> > Is Waddell quitting his day job?
> >
> > Who will be on the pointy end of the lead out train?
> >
> > http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/feb04/feb02news2
> >
> > Mathis Brothers moves to Division III
>
> Why isn't Erik Saunders on this team?

I hear that Jason is going to teach them all how to get dropped. :-)

Good luck Jason. We'll be rooting for you. Every time you see that big wanger painted on the road
remember that it's from us.

[Jason Waddell]

jim_gravity@my-deja.com (jim gravity) wrote in message news:<febcdd69.0402020850.57b02bfc@posting.google.com>...
> Are they going to Georgia?
>
hopefully
> Is Waddell quitting his day job?
>
no
> Who will be on the pointy end of the lead out train?
>
someone fast.

thanks, jason

Full press release:

Norman, OK, Specialty Sports, LLC is pleased to announce the formation of the Sharper
Image/Mathis Brothers Furniture Professional Cycling Team for 2004. The UCI Division III team is
an extension of the highly successful Mathis Brothers Elite team and looks forward to 2004 and
the professional ranks.

The Mathis Brothers Elite team was one of the premier amateur programs in the U.S. last season with
one National Racing Calendar (NRC) win and nine podium appearances. In all the team won over 30
races and had the second and third ranked amateur on the National Racing Calendar.

"I want to congratulate the Mathis Brothers Elite Cycling Team on a fantastic 2003 season. This year
we are excited to welcome The Sharper Image as a co-sponsor to our cycling family. We look forward
to participating at the professional level and becoming an even more visible force in USA Cycling,"
said Bill Mathis, owner of Mathis Brothers Furniture.

"The Sharper Image is thrilled about the opportunity to be a title sponsor of this cycling team"
said Roger Bensinger, Senior Vice President of Marketing for The Sharper Image. "This sport
exemplifies the qualities that Sharper Image has always been associated with; team effort,
competitive drive, and a focus to succeed. As cycling continues to gain in popularity here in our
country as an activity that promotes healthy living and fitness, our company wants to participate as
a sponsor."

The Team will focus solely on the domestic calendar for the 2004 season with specific emphasis on
the San Francisco Grand Prix, New York Cycling Championships and the 2nd Annual Dodge Tour de
Georgia. The team will also be attending multiple National Calendar Races throughout the year.

2004 Roster: Steven Cate (Mathis Brothers Elite) Mike House (West Virginia Elite) Nick Kiernan
(Mathis Brothers Elite) Michael Lange (Back Yard Burgers Elite) Adam Hodges Myerson (Sportsbook.com)
Larry Perera (Sportsbook.com) Aaron Smathers (Mathis Brothers Elite) Dale Suttle (Back Yard Burgers
Elite) Matt Svatek (Sportsbook.com) Jason Waddell (Mathis Brothers Elite) David Wenger (West
Virginia Pro-Cycling)

Team sponsors for the 2004 season are: Sharper Image Mathis Brothers Furniture Peter A. Erdoes P.C.
David Jones- Wachovia Investments Johnny Carinos Italian Restaurants

Equipment sponsors:

• Cannondale-bikes • Profile-bars, stems, tape, seat posts, aero equipment • Ritchey- wheels • Vittoria-
tires • Stelvio-clothing • Catlike-helmets, eyewear • Arundel Bike-carbon bottle cages

[Donald Munro]

jim_gravity@my-deja.com wrote:
>> Who will be on the pointy end of the lead out train?

Jason Waddell wrote:
> someone fast. <snip> Full press release: <snip> • Cannondale-bikes

Are these Cannondales going to be red and are you budgeting for UCI clothing offence fines when you
do your Cipo imitation from a few years back at the business end of the train ?

BTW Good luck and congrats.

[Jim Gravity]

jjwbacon@aol.com (Jason Waddell) wrote in message

> "The Sharper Image is thrilled about the opportunity to be a title sponsor of this cycling team"
> said Roger Bensinger, Senior Vice President of Marketing for The Sharper Image. "This sport
> exemplifies the qualities that Sharper Image has always been associated with; team effort,
> competitive drive, and a focus to succeed. As cycling continues to gain in popularity here in our
> country as an activity that promotes healthy living and fitness, our company wants to participate
> as a sponsor."
>
Yeah, but are they going to pony-up with massage chairs and ottomans for each rider?

[Dan Connelly]

jim gravity wrote:
> jjwbacon@aol.com (Jason Waddell) wrote in message
>
>
>>"The Sharper Image is thrilled about the opportunity to be a title sponsor of this cycling team"
>>said Roger Bensinger, Senior Vice President of Marketing for The Sharper Image. "This sport
>>exemplifies the qualities that Sharper Image has always been associated with; team effort,
>>competitive drive, and a focus to succeed. As cycling continues to gain in popularity here in our
>>country as an activity that promotes healthy living and fitness, our company wants to participate
>>as a sponsor."
>>
>
> Yeah, but are they going to pony-up with massage chairs and ottomans for each rider?

Finally, an end to unsightly nose hair in the peloton:
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=58495600&pcatid=21&catid=21

P.S. Economics 43: "I don't know how much that custom Colnago will cost next month, so I'll enter it
as $0 on the budget. (I don't know how much I'll earn, either, but I'll give that an optimistic
projection.....)" 4 more years!

[Greg Hall]

Dan Connelly <djconnel@ieee.org> wrote in message news:<rWRTb.21194$1d4.14709@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com>...
> Finally, an end to unsightly nose hair in the peloton:
> http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=58495600&pcatid=21&catid=21
>

This design has carried over into modern architecture:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/congress_4th.htm

I know of some guys that outlaw summitted this one during construction. They donned hard hats,
slapped some blueprints under their arms and slipped into a work elevator. Took some nice photos
from the top.

Greg Hall