Monday, April 1, 2013

Ronde van Flaanderen



Easter Sunday in Brugge, Belgium
Begins Ronde van Flaanderen
A century since this race was first run
We'e hoping for a lot of fun
Cancellara and Sagan
Each hope to prove the stronger man
Ton Boonen takes an early fall
His race is over
That is all
Chavanel becomes team leader 
Hope he's not another bleeder
We haven't heard from Sagan, Pete
He really is the mens to beat
Good news for Tom B
No bones broken
From Lady Luck a tiny token
Fabian has a rear wheel puncture
At 50 K left an important juncture
RadioShack is in the front
The breakaway is in a funk
Oscar Gatto, Boasson Hagen
And all the big contenders
Andre Griepel soldiers on
The break may soon be enders
The Kwaremont's feeling crowded
With lots of talent plucky
Geraint Thomas takes a fall
For him this day unlucky
The Peterberg is once again
Dishing out the pain
For the hardy favorites
It is a waiting game
Kwaitkowski shows his strength
Selvaggi earns his compliments
The race has yet to explode
It's in treading water mode
This is an atmosphere
When all and none have time for fear
Five chasers emerge from the group
Cancellara's looking cute
Waiting for a huge attack
Roelandts keeps on looking back
Sagan is just keeping his position
For many it's a race of attrition
Geraint is back, what a surprise!
Chavanel has eyes for the prize
Only 19 K are left
The race is anybodies guess
Roelandts moves
And Fab, and Pete
The trio giving us a treat
Down to two
Cancellara bursts ahead
Peter Sagan left for dead!
Fab goes into time trial mode
Let's be real
He rules the road
This guy a study in alignment
His race showing great refinement
Tactics mixed with mighty power
He is the rider of the hour
Burnishing a brilliant image
Like Popeye he must eat his spinach
Putting Peter in his place
His riding is not commonplace
Moving like a motorbike
Fabbie will sleep well tonight
He's traveling at 50K
Fingers crossed this is his day
He wins by a kilomete
Spartacus could not be beat!
Roelandts takes third
Sagan is two
I enjoyed this
Didn't you?

Friday, March 15, 2013

Looking Back-- Milan-San Remo 2012




Milan-San Remo March 17 2012


Merckx, Eddy riding steady/
won  this race times seven/
And in 2011/ it was Matt Goss/
Accepting  winner's toast/
He was the first Aussi/
And then there's Cheng Ji/
Joining from South China Sea
Cancellara, is still there-a/
His chance/ is more than fair-ah!
The winds whipping down the coast/
Rewards the strongest riders most/
Matt Goss riding for Green Edge/
His team showing some courage/
At 13 and 54/
They march through an open door/
Favorites bunching at the front/
Those behind are in a funk/
Positioning before the Poggio/
Is all the sprinters want to know/
Cav is struggling on Le Manie/
This is more than strategy!
Even Hunt can't keep him in it/
Perhaps this time he will not win it/
Leaving room for Cancellara, F/
Is this the end of Cavendish?
It seems to be the end of Sky/
Still Mark is a plucky guy/
Where, oh where is Fabian?
I still think that he can win
Carlos Quintero will recover/
Don't forget to call his mother
Cancellara, wily Swiss/
Will he make a day of this?
Everyone tries to catch their breath/
The finish will be to the death
The heavy hitters holding back/
hoping for a sneak attack
BMC are on the case/
Philippe Gilbert is in this race!♥
Descending now the Cipressa/
who will win is just a guess-ah?
Johnny Hoogerland pops up/
Once started, he is hard to stop
Philippe Gilbert just took a spill/
I'm sorry, but I just feel ill!
He jumps right back upon his bike/
Phil, are you sure that you're alright??
The pace belongs to Liquigas
Please, guys, don't descend too fast.
Now, just for the Poggio/
Cancellara--go, go, go!!!
Simon Gerrans won it clean
Furthermore, he won Edge, Green
Another Aussi wins this race
'Tho Cancellara set the pace/
Riding well for Radio Shack/
Jah willing/
They will all be back

© Imo Music
Mar 17 2012















Friday, March 8, 2013

MORE MARKY MARK




Marky Mark Speaks

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Stage two of the Tirreno-Adriatico.


Mark Cavendish is plenty vex
with his lack of sprint success
he says to Omega Pharma Quick Step
Is this as good as it can get?
The lead out became quite chaotic
Either give your best or sod it!

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Apres Le Deluge


Haiku # 58

Water reeds sprout green leaves
A pool which was a puddle
Rains bring strange new growth

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Street Food



Red Lentils on Telegraph
drying in the street
for Ethiopian food

Sunday, November 18, 2012

What can we learn from freestyle rappers?

What can we learn from freestyle rappers?


This is a huge missing link.  I want to activate the medial portions of my prefrontal cortex(mPFC) so I can apply my rhyming skills to freestyle.  I wonder if there is an amino acid, like inositol, which could stimulate a particular part of the pre-frontal cortex, and you could learn to relax the other part of it.  Yummy--I believe this is the future!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Kimmage Counter-sues



Sportswriter Paul Kimmage
from isle of Eire
Faced McQuaid/ Verbruggen
drew  their fire
His friends backed him up in ire
The suit has gone from pan to fire
Now Paul K is counter-suing
suspicions of fraud are brewing
against Verbruggen and UCI
Now it's Hein and Pats' turn to cry
With war chest raised for  defense
Paul K. and pals now play offense
 Seek damages for rude comments, 
accusations, arguments,
defamation, loss of rep, . .
This Ride will still get  Rougher yet
Floyd Landis must be feeling chipper
His profile is now so much hipper
Ditto Frankie Andreu and wife
A welcome respite from their strife
Behind the scene is broken Lance
Oh, lies, all lies, and fiery pants
No victim of circumstance
He fiddled the tune of doping dance
But did he corrupt the UCI?
Time will tell, by the by