Posted in Blog on 29. Jul, 2010
Post Tour hangover got a grip on you? Well Beat the Bookie has the cure! No room for waiting for mis-shifting riders, no truces, hugs or winks, this is a one day race for the glory & floppy round hat. Who has come out of the Tour with the sensations of their life? Who will give it the berries on the Jaizkibel?
Will it be a Spaniard? They have won the last five of six editions, but a longer view shows them having won ten of the twenty eight.
Will it be a Frenchman with a Spanish sounding name, like the enigmatic 1994 winner, Armand De Las Cuevas?
A refresher on the rules of Beat the Bookie: pick whomever rider you wish, but if it is the odds on favorite I select, you win nothing. If you select another rider you will win fabulous swag from the Two Johns deep sea chest of fabulous swag. In the event multiple people select the same rider, the first person to pick wins. One selection per person.
Bookies Pick: Phillipe Gilbert
July 31 is the race date, predictions due here July 30.
Oh No, it’s the De-evolution of the Two Johns Podcast! Well, maybe not, but we are in a Devo mood. In this podcast we discuss our gut feelings about the beautiful world of the Tour. Alva initiates the uncontrollable urge to weigh in on Shleck’s salty pants about Contador’s riding, the French are through being cool & lighting up the Tour & in general we are enjoying it!
Local News, the field says ‘Come Back, John G’ but he never does in winning the state crit, but the following effort is a Race of Doom as he is felled by blowing barriers. John K, shrivels up on the climbs in NC.
Listener Feedback has Grinder Steve asking about ingrown hairs & posing, Mild Stallion asks about 2 Johns: 1 Cup. John G relives a day in an office park with fake boulders, AuditorBlue2@gmail.com reminds up the knowledge repository is back on track & Sunshine State Jon asks about braking technique among other topics discussed. Take time out for fun & enjoy the latest podcast from the Two Johns!
The prize for listener feedback is a Tour Trivia App for your smart phone, by Know Pro Apps.
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Like a needed hand up on a hot, humid, muggy summer day the Two Johns are back to give our takes on the Tour, Local news! & Listeners, like you & your feedback.
First up are our belated picks and recap of the Tour so far- good stuff. Cancellara the Perceptive, Cavendish the Fast & Andy the Favorite. A brief stop at Local News then on to Listener Feedback where John K tries to sum up Kevy Metal’s email that was answered by the inventor of Frame Saver, but that interview was lost when the laptop was stolen…sorry. That interview will be revisited later. Lush Dawg asks about aero wheels, Nosferatu has trouble with multi-day rides- who would’ve guessed?, We try to figure how pitches are graded, Jen Sprokets moves on, Bike Boy!, Pavement & much more!
We have a new prize for listener feedback, it is cool & it is a Tour Trivia App for your smart phone.
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Adam Myerson, a long time & successful road racer, cyclcross racer, race promoter & owner/founder of Cycle Smart. Adam has much to share on all the topics mentioned above. The interview will also be in the forthcoming podcast.
What is the sound of one hand clapping? The sound of a single speed shifting? The sound of the new Floyd Landis book signing at Borders? Find out as (just) John G. reads a bunch o’ emails. Click on the second audio box.
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