Monday, September 30, 2013

World Chamionships 2013



Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
Not a happy man
In Giro, Vuelta, now the Worlds
He was the also ran
Rui Costa took the stripes
Combining tactics and might
A stunning win in Firenze
Igniting a Portucalian frenzy
Valverde took third
Without a kind word
His race spelled confusion
Nibali was beat
But his race was sweet
Escaping without a contusion
Gilbert gave it all he had
We would expect no less
Probably it's best to focus
on Rui Costa's happiness

Thursday, September 26, 2013

World Championship Individual Time Trials 2013


World Champ

Tony Martin performs a hattrick--
A Tutonic triple win
Three years the time trial's gold
Has been won by him
Bradley Wiggins came in two
Cancellara three
But today's time trial laurels
Belong to Germany 

Friday, September 13, 2013

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Phil Wins in Spain!!! Stage 12 Vuelta a España 9/5/13




World Champion Phil Gilbert
Took Stage 12 in Spain
So glad for his victory!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 7 8/13


USA Pro Cycling Challenge stage 7

TeJay wins the Challenge
Pro Cycling's  mountain gem
A solid victory was carved from
motivated men
BMC gave him a solid crew 
to abet and aid
Seven cycling days like this
reputations can be made
Peter Sagen took four stages
A sprinting man for the ages 
(Also good at mountain ranges)
Tom D, Matt Cooke, and Freddie R
showed they have a special star
Also Señor  Acevedo
taking his stage with canny brio
Chris Froome abandoned 
What was up with that?
Perhaps it was the altitude
which made him throw in his cap?
The stages were all run full bore 
Speeds which will go into lore
Colorado was the star
But the USA Pro Challenge 
Will go far

USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 6 8/13




USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 6 8/24/13

The finish was Fort Collins
the town that I am visiting
Chuck and Sheryl Higgins
In case you are inquisiting
They took me to a condo
Where I watched stage three
Today we went to Teds' house 
to see what we could see
Ted as it turns out
Has 55 inches of HD
We had to tear ourselves away
To see reality 
The temperatures were pleasant
like Jamaica in the hills
Seeing the peloton speed by 
was a total thrill
Their average speed mph 28
BMC did agitate
Ditto Garmin 
While absolutely TCB
they found time to be charmin'
Although a little worse for wear,
compared to Tuesday afternoon
Peter Sagan and Cannondale
soundly lowered the boom
TJ remained in yellow--droopy but content
Peter adding 14 points
to his sprinters' complement 
BMCs van Avermaet came in third
Two is Luka Mezgec,
of whom I haven't heard
In 8th place Fast Freddie
Our local lad made good
He came in eighth
restoring faith
in riders from the hood
Rodriguez, Fred from Jelly Bell
has been riding very well
The only yank in the top ten
He proves himself man among men

USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 5 Haiku 8/13


USA Pro Challenge Haiku Stage 5 8/23/13

TeJay makes it look easy
Andrew Talansky
excels and comes in at two