Saturday, September 8, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Senor Contador, Written July 23, 2011
Senor Contador
ALBERTO
Alberto Contador/
Tragic Matador
True and strong/
And yet so wrong/
A prickly personality/
within a Spaniard's soul/
A champions's zeal/
Is his appeal/
winning is his goal/
I wish the best for Senor A
A very happy ending/
Any hurt you may have had/
Hope that it is mending
Vuelta Stage 17 9/5/12
Perito defeat, Oh!
Fortune's reversal
Cycling's real life
Not a rehearsal
He's come so far
Shown so much class
In losing he will not be
'showing his ass'*
Contador went all in
Used strength and tactics
To win
Opportunity knocked
He was there at the door
Ready, willing, and able
Berto Contador
*to be exposed while acting like a total idiot
Monday, September 3, 2012
Vuelta Stage 16
Vuelta Stage 16
Cataldo and De Gendt
show what is meant
to be doggedly persistent
They took this steep stage
Showing great courage
On an unrelenting gradient
The big three then follow
Froome's hopes turning fallow
A flame who has burned all his tallow
Talansky rides well
As does D. Moreno
Gesink does all the mountain allows
A brutal climb
A stage for all time
The GC top ten sitting pretty
But for all these guys
Such a brutal ride
Fills my heart with pity
It makes me think of the Circus at Rome
To watch these gladiators struggle home
Tomorrow is a day of recline
All riders mulling over their time
Take heart, all lads, it's not just being kind
You've achieved stardom just crossing the line!
A brutal stage by any measure
May your pain be matched by pleasure
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Vuelta Stage 15
Vuelta Stage 15
Four big men from Spain
master peaks and plain
Not showing pain
Piedra wins this game
9:25 to the gain
In local headgear
He appears dear
Lagos de Covadong
will live in memory long
Rodriguez, Contador,Valverde
One, two, three
Stand tall in the saddle
of the GC
Froome drops to four
has he anything more?
His podium chances feel poor
But he's a right lad
Not sulky, nor sad
'tho his chances look bad
I really hope
No one's on dope
'cause the Vuelta so far
has been rad!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Vuelta Stage 9
Philippe Gilbert wins stage 9
Of the Vuelta race
Relief floods this hero's face
See my rhyming Blog of 2012 Tour de France below:
Friday, August 24, 2012
Tour de France 2012
Below is a rhyming report on each stage of Le Tour 2012, plus a couple of extras. Click on image to check it out.
Hope you enjoy!
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