Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

[XTR]

Johnny Hoogerland, hit by a media car, knocked through a barbed wire fence and still finished the race, kept the KoM jersey and won most aggressive rider for the day...bad ass

Then there is Larens ten Dam, crashed on a descent and still finished the stage

Basketball has become like soccer, a diving event not held in a pool.

 

[breatheandsqueeze]

 

[johnnyvw]

Whoda thunk cyclists would be the toughest sports competitors?

 

[jmp1]

Johnny Hoogerland, hit by a media car, knocked through a barbed wire fence and still finished the race, kept the KoM jersey and won most aggressive rider for the day...bad ass

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Then there is Larens ten Dam, crashed on a descent and still finished the stage

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Basketball has become like soccer, a diving event not held in a pool.

Guess he found out right of way don't mean shit

 

[canman]

Whoda thunk cyclists would be the toughest sports competitors?

I don't claim tough but 75 miles into a 100 miler even without a crash when everything hurts there is some mental toughness needed.

 

[Thud]

Johnny Hoogerland, hit by a media car, knocked through a barbed wire fence and still finished the race, kept the KoM jersey and won most aggressive rider for the day...bad ass

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Then there is Larens ten Dam, crashed on a descent and still finished the stage

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Basketball has become like soccer, a diving event not held in a pool.

Those guys are friggen Tough

 

[MilChad]

I don't claim tough but 75 miles into a 100 miler even without a crash when everything hurts there is some mental toughness needed.

No doubt. I used to ride about 4000 miles a year on the road but kids and cell phones made me switch to the mountain bike.

 

[HeavyAssault]

Whoda thunk cyclists would be the toughest sports competitors?

Benefits of blood doping??

 

[zeroz]

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Mountain Lion, cougar, panther, puma, same thing. They're both dumb, one just a little more so.

 

[lash]

Mountain Lion, panther, puma, same thing. They're both dumb, one just a little more so.

Mountain Lion not equal to Lion.

Mountain lion:

Lion:

You’re welcome.

 

[ZiaHunter]

Those guys are friggen Tough

Grew up playing hockey since I was 5 years old and finally hung up the skates after two years playing in college. Multiple broken noses, ribs, fractured orbital ridge, broken teeth, dislocated collar bone and too many stitches to count. Thought I was tough until I started racing bikes and never suffered so much in my life. Professional cyclists are freaks. The amount of watts they can generate for extended periods of time given their body weight is absolutely amazing.

 

[Steel head]

Benefits of blood doping??

Hardly

If you’ve been in a bike race for a sprint stage or hill climb and maintained a competitive pace you’d understand why they’re tough, the pain and misery is huge!

 

[brianf]

Bolt the fastest man in the world was asked why don’t you run longer distances ....”it hurts to much”. Those top of the food chain guys are pushing hard

those tour guys pushing 160+ beats per minute for 3-5 hours per stage. No standing, no slacking, and another hill coming.

riding distance isn’t the same as other sports. It’s all internal will, it seems like a team sport which in strategy it is, but it’s lonely like tennis or boxing.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Mountain Lion, cougar, panther, puma, same thing. They're both dumb, one just a little more so.

Panther is a word referring to the animals of the genus Panthera that includes lion, tiger, jaguar, leopard, etc whereas Puma refers to the animals belonging to the genus Puma. Puma are also known as cougar, mountain lion, catamounts and by a variety of other local names.

 

[rjacobs]

I don't claim tough but 75 miles into a 100 miler even without a crash when everything hurts there is some mental toughness needed.

I always have said mile 60-80 of a century was the worst for me...every fucking time...never changes. Some reason the last 20 of a century, for me, is like a second wind and I can pound em out with the best of them.

 

[Soulezoo]

Al?
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You know, in real life, "Al", was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and spent summer camp as a linebacker/defensive end with Joe Greene in his rookie camp.

 

[XTR]

I always have said mile 60-80 of a century was the worst for me...every fucking time...never changes. Some reason the last 20 of a century, for me, is like a second wind and I can pound em out with the best of them.

That's because once you get to 80 you can smell the end, at mile 60 the only thing in your future is suffering.

 

[zeroz]

Panther is also a general term for cats that have a unicolor coat, which is why they call the black puma, a panther. Oh, and that black text sucks to read.

 

[dustingaunder]

Me and a buddy did 140 miles on 7/4/14. The last 20 the wind got up and was hell. Averaged over 20mph for the first 100 just two of us. Total ride averaged just over 19mph. I rode over 1900 miles that month and right at 10,000 that year.

 

[EddieNFL]

I always have said mile 60-80 of a century was the worst for me...every fucking time...never changes. Some reason the last 20 of a century, for me, is like a second wind and I can pound em out with the best of them.

When I could still run I always said I would run the last mile twice I i didn't have to run the first.

Wish I could still do a century. My hands and shoulders are no longer up to the task.

 

[Wild dog]

 

[XTR]

Worst century I ever did was out of Kennewick, WA. I rode solo out of town east with a tailwind, was absolutely fling for about the first 30, made the turn at Dayton headed to Walla Walla and was in the valleys so it was cool. Made the turn at Walla Walla back to Kennewick and I was riding into the teeth of a 20 MPH headwind, I swear I was having to pedal down hill.

I rolled into Pasco and it looked post apocalyptic, dust and tumble weeds blowing in the street. I broke through the 100 mile point and pulled into a 7-eleven, drank a quart of sports drink, ate and snickers, and called my ex on a payphone (this was pre cell days) to come the last 7 miles and get my broken down arse, because I was done.

 

[canman]

It has been so windy here in North Carolina lately it feels like your riding into the wind both ways

 

[Dirty D]

 

[Steel head]

 

[ZiaHunter]

When I was training for racing riding 70 miles or century was just a weekend training ride. Lost count of the number of centuries I rode for both training and organized rides. Some were fun and others absolute misery. Usually hit the doldrums around 65 -70 miles and would ask my myself wtf was I thinking for signing up for this. Then around 15 miles left to go with the help of a no-doz and ibuprofen my legs would come back to life for a strong finish. Long distance cycling is more of a mind game than anything else.

 

[Steel head]

 

[dustingaunder]

When I was racing I rode to work every day. 50 miles round trip. A lot of days I’d take the long way home and ride around the lakes to make it a 100km day. I miss riding my bike. After we moved to Oregon I gave it up and started fishing. People here are evil to cyclists. I felt much safer in OK. Eating 5-6000 calories a day and losing weight is pretty baller if you like to eat as much as I do.

 

[Laseredge]

I worked in a bike shop in Durango, CO in the early 2000’s. Lots of great riders, and pro’s, in town.
Every year around the summer solstice a group would ride the whole San Juan Skyway, 236 miles, over all those mountain passes. They called it the Death Ride. Some years it took 12+ hours.
I never did it, or wanted to. A windy day could make it extra hard.

 

[Dirty D]

As much time as I spend in the bike lane and on trails I’m about to start posting pics of my bae if we don’t get back OT.

 

[missed]

As much time as I spend in the bike lane and on trails I’m about to start posting pics of my bae if we don’t get back OT.

Retreat!!!!!

 

[canman]

I worked in a bike shop in Durango, CO in the early 2000’s. Lots of great riders, and pro’s, in town.
Every year around the summer solstice a group would ride the whole San Juan Skyway, 236 miles, over all those mountain passes. They called it the Death Ride. Some years it took 12+ hours.
I never did it, or wanted to. A windy day could make it extra hard.

Sep Kuse ?

 

[MilChad]

Hot chick with lots of guns might help steer the ship.

 

[johnnyvw]

I worked in a bike shop in Durango, CO in the early 2000’s. Lots of great riders, and pro’s, in town.
Every year around the summer solstice a group would ride the whole San Juan Skyway, 236 miles, over all those mountain passes. They called it the Death Ride. Some years it took 12+ hours.
I never did it, or wanted to. A windy day could make it extra hard.

There are people that do the High Point to Cape May ride in NJ in one day. 208 miles. And if you know anything about drivers in NJ, it might be closer to being a "death ride" LOL

 

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

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Hot chick with lots of guns might help steer the ship.

Why yes, I just happen to have a picture of all the guns that were lost on that boating trip....

 

[c1steve]

My favorite ride is near Mt. Tam, in Norcal. About 80 miles but 5,500 feet in climbing. The hardest hills come at the end, and is a real test of character. Bolinas to Ridgecrest, then up the Seven Sisters. The Bolinas to Ridgecrest is where they do the Mt. Tam hill climb race, 12% grade for two miles. Not a century in miles, but easily one in endurance.

The Ultimate Sunday Bike Ride: The Mt. Tam Hill Climb

Climbing Marin County’s Mount Tamalpais has been a cycling challenge since bicycles began rolling over the first paved roads up this fabled mountain. More than fifty years ago, some serious riders from The California Road Club inaugurated the first timed race up from Stinson Beach The 50th...

www.7x7.com

 

[EddieNFL]

My favorite ride is near Mt. Tam, in Norcal. About 80 miles but 5,500 feet in climbing. The hardest hills come at the end, and is a real test of character. Bolinas to Ridgecrest, then up the Seven Sisters. The Bolinas to Ridgecrest is where they do the Mt. Tam hill climb race, 12% grade for two miles. Not a century in miles, but easily one in endurance.

The Ultimate Sunday Bike Ride: The Mt. Tam Hill Climb

Climbing Marin County’s Mount Tamalpais has been a cycling challenge since bicycles began rolling over the first paved roads up this fabled mountain. More than fifty years ago, some serious riders from The California Road Club inaugurated the first timed race up from Stinson Beach The 50th...

www.7x7.com

Only way I would attempt 12 percent these days is on an escalator.

 

[Snuby642]

My favorite ride is near Mt. Tam, in Norcal. About 80 miles but 5,500 feet in climbing. The hardest hills come at the end, and is a real test of character. Bolinas to Ridgecrest, then up the Seven Sisters. The Bolinas to Ridgecrest is where they do the Mt. Tam hill climb race, 12% grade for two miles. Not a century in miles, but easily one in endurance.

The Ultimate Sunday Bike Ride: The Mt. Tam Hill Climb

Climbing Marin County’s Mount Tamalpais has been a cycling challenge since bicycles began rolling over the first paved roads up this fabled mountain. More than fifty years ago, some serious riders from The California Road Club inaugurated the first timed race up from Stinson Beach The 50th...

www.7x7.com

Why in hell not drive to the top and ride down.

Lol

 

[S197]

You know, in real life, "Al", was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and spent summer camp as a linebacker/defensive end with Joe Greene in his rookie camp.

I never knew that

 

[Soulezoo]

I never knew that

There's a YT video where on an interview he was describing his experience. Then Chuck Noll told him he got traded to the Eagles. That's when he decided to quit football and take up acting.
I guess it all worked out for him.
I mean after all he got to put lips on Sophia Vergara for 10 years. There's that.

 

[lash]

Why in hell not drive to the top and ride down.

Lol

Did the downhill bike ride on Haleakala, Maui in ‘95. What a blast that was.

 

[Steel head]

 

[LeftyJason]

I would take @Dirty D advice if you don't want to have to use strong eye bleach.

It's sort of a disconnect between reading the last few pages here and the dbag thread.

Maggie’s - What do your local douchebags drive?

Around here it's this And this The most off roading they do is park on the grass at their kids games.

www.snipershide.com

 

[Mike Casselton]

Why in hell not drive to the top and ride down.

Lol

I hear ya.

I can't answer for others, but the suffering feels good. Maybe it's conquering the climb, I don't really know.
At my lightest cycling weight, I was 191lbs, but i could climb our limited hills with the best of them.

I remember living in Toronto when I was 15 and I would ride my BMX bike through High Park. You wouldn't believe how many road cyclist I'd pass on those hills. Of course they would pass me later on because of my limited gearing, but the dirty looks were worth it.

 

[Mike Casselton]

Did the downhill bike ride on Haleakala, Maui in ‘95. What a blast that was.

Lucky you.

 

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