We were downloading a bunch of old files off our video recorder...and lookie what we found!
plus it's on You Tube for all the world to enjoy!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Small Victories
So many many months ago i set out to get new popcorn cups - the first batch are finally in, compare to the old cups.
Other side
Other side
Friday, July 03, 2009
Le Tour de Awesome
As you sport fans will already know, the 96th Tour de France kicks off tomorrow night at Midnight our time. For those of you unfamiliar, there is a great Tour 101 here. The first stage is a Time Trial through the streets of Monaco and should be a cracker as the course winds through streets normally associated with F1 racing and Bond films. Our own Cadel Evans will be competing again for his 5th year, and is favoured to finish at least in the top 5. You can follow Cadel's twitter here.
Cadel Evans
Sadly Evans has finished second for the last 2 years through a combination of weak teams and slightly less than ideal preparation. This year will probably not be too different, as his team, Silence-Lotto hasn't really gained much strength in the last 12 months. The rider who won the King of the Mountain classification in '08, Bernard Kohl, was signed to Silence-Lotto to help Cadel in the mountain stages for this year, then tested positive for drugs and was banned. To make things worse, one of Cadels current team-mates was busted for blood-doping in a test taken 2 years ago. So things really aren't looking so good for perpetual bridesmaid Cadel.
To make things even more interesting, Lance Armstrong - possibly the greatest cyclist ever - is riding again after retiring in 2005 in a team (Astana) with the winner from 2007 Alberto Contador. Armstrong says he will support Contador, but everyone is pretty sure Lance won't be able to resist the temptation to make a lunge for glory.
Anyway to get you in the mood, I present Kraftwerk's ode to the Tour:
And for those of you who want to see what Lance Armstrong is capable of, check out this epic climbing duel between him and Marco Pantani.
Interestingly Pantani died a few years later of Cocaine poisoning.
Of course some people only watch for the crashes, so for the sadists among us, here is a butt-clenching compendium of Tour crashes with pithy commentary.
No matter what happens, it's going to be an interesting Tour. I'm looking forward to many late nights watching super fit men in spandex ride their pushies around.
Cadel EvansSadly Evans has finished second for the last 2 years through a combination of weak teams and slightly less than ideal preparation. This year will probably not be too different, as his team, Silence-Lotto hasn't really gained much strength in the last 12 months. The rider who won the King of the Mountain classification in '08, Bernard Kohl, was signed to Silence-Lotto to help Cadel in the mountain stages for this year, then tested positive for drugs and was banned. To make things worse, one of Cadels current team-mates was busted for blood-doping in a test taken 2 years ago. So things really aren't looking so good for perpetual bridesmaid Cadel.
To make things even more interesting, Lance Armstrong - possibly the greatest cyclist ever - is riding again after retiring in 2005 in a team (Astana) with the winner from 2007 Alberto Contador. Armstrong says he will support Contador, but everyone is pretty sure Lance won't be able to resist the temptation to make a lunge for glory.
Anyway to get you in the mood, I present Kraftwerk's ode to the Tour:
And for those of you who want to see what Lance Armstrong is capable of, check out this epic climbing duel between him and Marco Pantani.
Interestingly Pantani died a few years later of Cocaine poisoning.
Of course some people only watch for the crashes, so for the sadists among us, here is a butt-clenching compendium of Tour crashes with pithy commentary.
No matter what happens, it's going to be an interesting Tour. I'm looking forward to many late nights watching super fit men in spandex ride their pushies around.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
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