Sunday, September 9, 2012

Vuelta a Espana 2012

 Los Tres Amigos
Made Spain proud in this Vuelta
Alberto is back big time!

Saturday, September 8, 2012

VUELTA STAGE 20


Contador has won the Vuelta
Menchov took the stage
Richie Porte rode nicely
A good show by Talansky
Rodriquez showed courage
It's tight at the top
For Senor Valverde
A skip and a hop
He'll have to step sharply
To hang on to his spot
Froome will get fourth
Don't you reckon?
The streets of Madrid
will be Berto's coronation
Important as pesos face
devaluation
The Vuelta is great for
Spain as a nation
 Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff 
Has cause for elation
Ditto Spanish team Movistar
Two men in the GC carry hopes far!
The Bola del Mundo
left many a scar
Cyclists who wished they'd climbed by car
Tomorrows' Madrid stage must seem a respite
Cause this years' Vuelta has been a tough fight
The rehabilitation of Albert and Valverde
They can win like champs without playing dirty!


Vuelta Stage 19


Vuelta Stage 19
Gilbert takes the win
Segovian orgasm
Can't contain my grin
World Championships
Are next on Phil Gilbert's list
Can't wait to see this!

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



dario Vuelta a EspaƱa 2012 (Tour of Spain): Stage 16 Results

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!