the coolest race in the world

isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.

 

Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
> isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.

Something we can agree on. I only wish that everyone who had a good chance to win it would
participate. In hindsight, Lemond now deserves a lot of credit for trying hard to win P-R and for
his willingness to help Duclos there.

I'll be racing in the Boulder Roubaix race this Sunday. A very small race, but a nice tribute to the
big one. The North Boulder county washboard is nasty this year.

Bret

 

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 00:48:32 GMT, Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
>isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.

I AGREE!! Passionately. Damn weather; sunny, 20degC.

 

"Bret Wade" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
> > isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.
>
> Something we can agree on. I only wish that everyone who had a good chance to win it would
> participate. In hindsight, Lemond now deserves a lot of credit for trying hard to win P-R and for
> his willingness to help Duclos there.
>
> I'll be racing in the Boulder Roubaix race this Sunday. A very small race, but a nice tribute to
> the big one. The North Boulder county washboard is nasty this year.

That race sounds very cool.

I would like to try out Masters Fattie Roubaix someday.

 

Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
> "Bret Wade" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>>Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
>>
>>>isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.
>>
>>Something we can agree on. I only wish that everyone who had a good chance to win it would
>>participate. In hindsight, Lemond now deserves a lot of credit for trying hard to win P-R and for
>>his willingness to help Duclos there.
>>
>>I'll be racing in the Boulder Roubaix race this Sunday. A very small race, but a nice tribute to
>>the big one. The North Boulder county washboard is nasty this year.
>
>
>
>
> That race sounds very cool.
>
>
> I would like to try out Masters Fattie Roubaix someday.

It was a good one. A USPS master was in town. It looked like Winkel, but I can't say for sure. He
took a solo flyer on the first lap and then got caught and dropped hard by the local fatties. Saturn
(Frischkorn and Johnon) dominated the elite race along with Andy Bajadali. 40 year old Jim Copeland
finished top 5 in the elites. My team put all four of our guys in the top 5 in the tragically fattie
catagory, but got beat on the line by a guy who trains with us but refuses to join the team. He
thinks we won't let him win or something.

Bret

 

In article <[email protected]>, Bret Wade <[email protected]> wrote:

> It was a good one. A USPS master was in town. It looked like Winkel, but I can't say for sure.

Glen has moved to CO. I don't think he won any 35+ races last year in NorCal but he won alot of
45+ events.

-WG

 

warren wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Bret Wade <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>It was a good one. A USPS master was in town. It looked like Winkel, but I can't say for sure.
>
>
> Glen has moved to CO. I don't think he won any 35+ races last year in NorCal but he won alot of
> 45+ events.
>
> -WG

That's very cool. I'm sure Glen will get over his rough welcome to the new neighborhood hood and
make things interesting for us here. I've got some pictures from the race including Glen here:

http://www.fischer-wade.com/bldr_roubaix/bldr_roubaix.htm

Bret

 

> Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
>>isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.

Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
> I AGREE!! Passionately. Damn weather; sunny, 20degC.

The classics specialists must have been suffering from heat stroke.

 

Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
> >isn't the Tour de France. It is Paris-Roubaix.

Ewoud Dronkert <[email protected]> wrote in message
> I AGREE!! Passionately. Damn weather; sunny, 20degC.

The classics specialists must have been suffering from heat stroke.

 

"Bret Wade" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>
> warren wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, Bret Wade <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>It was a good one. A USPS master was in town. It looked like Winkel, but I can't say for sure.
> >
> >
> > Glen has moved to CO. I don't think he won any 35+ races last year in NorCal but he won alot of
> > 45+ events.
> >
> > -WG
>
> That's very cool. I'm sure Glen will get over his rough welcome to the new neighborhood hood and
> make things interesting for us here. I've got some pictures from the race including Glen here:
>
> http://www.fischer-wade.com/bldr_roubaix/bldr_roubaix.htm

What is the proportion of asphalt to dirt in Fattie Roubaix?

That looks like fun.

 

> What is the proportion of asphalt to dirt in Fattie Roubaix?
>
> That looks like fun.

The race consists of 50km of paves and 211km asphalt. This means about 1/5 of the total track
are paves.

 

Kurgan Gringioni wrote:
> "Bret Wade" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>>warren wrote:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>, Bret Wade <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>It was a good one. A USPS master was in town. It looked like Winkel, but I can't say for sure.
>>>
>>>
>>>Glen has moved to CO. I don't think he won any 35+ races last year in NorCal but he won alot of
>>>45+ events.
>>>
>>>-WG
>>
>>That's very cool. I'm sure Glen will get over his rough welcome to the new neighborhood hood and
>>make things interesting for us here. I've got some pictures from the race including Glen here:
>>
>>http://www.fischer-wade.com/bldr_roubaix/bldr_roubaix.htm
>
>
>
>
>
> What is the proportion of asphalt to dirt in Fattie Roubaix?
>
> That looks like fun.
>
>

It's a 17 mile loop and about one third is on pavement. Part of the dirt section is a loose service
road alongside an irrigation canal, known as "the death canal" to locals. You can find a map at
http://www.cosports.net.

Bret

 

Bret Wade <[email protected]> wrote:

> http://www.fischer-wade.com/bldr_roubaix/bldr_roubaix.htm

There is something slightly surreal about the light in those pictures. What is it? It's like there's
too much light (too much UV?)?

Didier, not a photographer...

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