Not much to report. Still waiting for the official press release and announcement of our new Team BOB sponsorship. The proofs of the new kit came the other day, and it looks like I might need to buy some green shoe covers in order to avoid a major fashion faux pas, as the kit clashes with my red/blue Rocket 7's. There was also a bit in the local news about the Montreal-Boston stage race this summer, but I am still not sure if this event is going to be big like Georgia or California, or something smaller. I guess I could find out, but I'm lazy. Anyone know?
We are in the darkest period of the year. The United States Navy has a cool little web tool which can generate sunrise and twilight tables for any location. Everyone knows that December 21 is the shortest daylight, but did you know the earliest sunset is already upon us? At least it is here in Boston. In another week, all of you who train in the afternoon will start to pick up a minute or two of daylight each day. You'll have already gained nine minutes by the time the latest sunrise rolls around at the beginning of January, and the daylight finally starts to lengthen at both ends. So while meteorological winter is just beginning, astrological winter is already almost at the turnaround cone (that's a TT reference Zoo). See, I am not only kind and nurturing, I brighten your day like a ray of winter sunshine.
Gotta run now. Tempo session on tap, but I'm keeping it shortish, as Guinness was on tap last night with Pilldog, Super Sammy, and the indomitable Paullywog. Thanks for reading.
Here's some info on it I found SB, looks like it's supposed to be pretty big, found it at procycling.com:
ReplyDelete"The British-based Events Group have been appointed consultants to the new Montreal to Boston stage race, which will be added to the 2007 race calendar from August 5-12, 2007. The 2.1-ranked eight-day stage race starts in Montreal, with four days of action in Canada. The peloton then crosses the border to the USA, where the remaining four days will culminate in a spectacular finish in the city of Boston. The new tour has the full support of the Quebec Government and the mayor of Boston.
The race is being promoted by Canadian Daniel Manibal, who has much experience in running major events, having been the organiser of the UCI women’s World Cup event in Montreal for many years. The Events Group, who are also the organisers of the Manchester round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in February, will provide detailed technical and promotional consultancy to the race organisation.
The race is sanctioned by both the US and Canadian cycling federations and is expected to attract major teams from both of those countries, as well as big names from Europe. The field will be made up of 20 teams of seven riders and the organisers are expected to be able to start to announce the team entries shortly.
Events Group MD Alan Rushton is excited about the new race. “We are delighted to be working on this new event,” said Rushton: “And looking forward to contributing to its future success in many different ways. We are targeting a range of entries from the top European teams as well as those from North and South America.”
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Regarding the NH stages (I'll keep this short to spare you after what Tolstoy just posted):
ReplyDeleteFirst will start in Franconia and end in downtown Concord. Use your imagination on that one, they'll be using our training loops, for sure.
Second will go from - get this - Concord, through Manchester, ending in Nashua. The Euro-dogs that aren't used to the ghetto stage races like Altoona and Fitchburg will be in for a real treat. After days of quaint bucolic Montreal and Vermont and the alp-like majesty of the White Mountains, they get to experience the run-down, economically depressed tour of the shitty-ass mill towns.
All they need next is an industrial park criterium and they can see how the other half lives.