whos watching the Tour de California

alraicer · 02-20-2006, 12:19 PM

Just wondering who all on here is watching or even following the Tour de California. I am but I am a cycling addicit who is working on getting a local race team.

WetKnife · 02-20-2006, 12:48 PM

I would watch it if somewhere they stopped their bike riding and shot at moving targets with AR-15s otherwise , B O R I N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shaun · 02-20-2006, 01:11 PM

they would have to use BMG's more of a feet to bike with a 40lb rifle and 10lbs of ammo

WetKnife · 02-20-2006, 04:35 PM

Bicycle riding Jesus ! When did that become a sport ? Panzy asses in tightasIcanseetheir***shorts with the ****** helmut. Again they stop and do combat pistol drills I would watch it otherwise I watch Dallas Swat !

Outriderdark · 02-20-2006, 04:54 PM

Tour De huh?...they televise that?

7mmag6 · 02-20-2006, 05:23 PM

dont let it bother you alraicer keep up the good work posting:right:

Outriderdark · 02-20-2006, 05:33 PM

We're just joking around in good fun, Alraicer. Nothin' personal. I don't get NASCAR either.

Oxford · 02-20-2006, 06:21 PM

Anybody who can withstand a 100 mile race or longer deserves my respect for their physical conditioning, if nothing more. It isn't as easy as some would like to believe. Just riding around my neighborhood for an hour or so wears me down.

I wasn't aware of the Tour De California...but I'm not surprised they have one. In my area the most popular race is the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.(MDA) 150 mile race which is ridden over two days and raises thousands of dollars for a worthwhile cause.:right:

Outriderdark · 02-20-2006, 06:25 PM

Any kind of racing is lost on me. Not because I don't respect the athletics of it, I just don't get what there is to watch. I guess I got a little ADD.

alraicer · 02-20-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxford

Anybody who can withstand a 100 mile race or longer deserves my respect for their physical conditioning, if nothing more. It isn't as easy as some would like to believe. Just riding around my neighborhood for an hour or so wears me down.
I wasn't aware of the Tour De California...but I'm not surprised they have one. In my area the most popular race is the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.(MDA) 150 mile race which is ridden over two days and raises thousands of dollars for a worthwhile cause.:right:

this is the first year for it. Some big names in the sport are there as well as large americans trying to fill the Lance void. Tour de Georgia is the other large american race which brings the big boys out I believe it will be in its 4th year. This type of racing is more close to a rally race were the overall winner isn't the guy winning all the stages.

And wetknife these guys are in better physical shape then your most elite solider and I know for a fact that some are excellent hunters and shooters.

WetKnife · 02-20-2006, 08:47 PM

I'm a physical kind of guy and I like the inherent violence of sport. Bicycling though is a poopy sport . Any guy who could ride a bike with those painful to the nads deats for 100 miles is wacked !

alraicer · 02-21-2006, 12:03 AM

And cycling isn't violent? Have you watched a field sprint or a criterium, if they weren't going through a turn 25+mph or at a 30+degree angle they would be checking each other for position. I do have to agree that we are crazy for going out and racing insane distances but its a pain that is almost undescriable. Its the same sort of thing that gets boxers in the ring it just clicks.

Oxford · 02-21-2006, 11:55 PM

alraicer...we all have our own hobbies, interests and methods of getting exercise. Some people on this forum would never believe that I spend 2-3 evenings a week and some Saturdays beating a tennis ball back and forth across a net against some very tough opponents. Like you said, there's nothing like the feeling of meeting a personal challange...plus I enjoy the competition, and it's good for my health.:right:
So I say, let each person do their own type of activity. But to do nothing is a problem.:nod:

7mmag6 · 02-22-2006, 12:06 AM

ox im trying to get back in to restoring the 1964 mini cooper s i have in my garage, all origanal. Im a big formula1 fan, I love cars and racing

Oxford · 02-22-2006, 12:30 AM

7mmag6...I knew that you are a real pro when it comes to restoring foreign cars. How's your restored Porsche running? I've been watching those Mini's, too. Don't think I could get my feet inside one of those asprin boxes.

Gyrene · 02-23-2006, 01:09 AM

I'm not a fan of Bicycle racing, but I do have a nice 15 speed that a friend wanted to give to a new home. We had the "tour de California", bicycles run past out range today, and nobody paid much attention to them.

Back on the racing cars, I got my USAC Racing License a few years back, and a few races in Formula Fords, proved to me that I do not have the skills to really seriously, consider driving race cars for a living!

02-20-2006, 12:19 PM	#1
alraicer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 134	whos watching the Tour de California Just wondering who all on here is watching or even following the Tour de California. I am but I am a cycling addicit who is working on getting a local race team.

02-20-2006, 01:11 PM	#3
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,592 Images: 1	they would have to use BMG's more of a feet to bike with a 40lb rifle and 10lbs of ammo __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-20-2006, 04:35 PM	#4
WetKnife Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 239	Bicycle riding Jesus ! When did that become a sport ? Panzy asses in tightasIcanseetheir*shorts with the **** helmut. Again they stop and do combat pistol drills I would watch it otherwise I watch Dallas Swat ! Last edited by Shaun; 02-20-2006 at 06:14 PM.

02-20-2006, 04:54 PM	#5
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Tour De huh?...they televise that? __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

02-20-2006, 05:33 PM	#7
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	We're just joking around in good fun, Alraicer. Nothin' personal. I don't get NASCAR either. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

02-20-2006, 12:48 PM	#2
WetKnife Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 239	I would watch it if somewhere they stopped their bike riding and shot at moving targets with AR-15s otherwise , B O R I N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-20-2006, 05:23 PM	#6
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	dont let it bother you alraicer keep up the good work posting:right:

02-20-2006, 06:21 PM	#8
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,024 Blog Entries: 4	Anybody who can withstand a 100 mile race or longer deserves my respect for their physical conditioning, if nothing more. It isn't as easy as some would like to believe. Just riding around my neighborhood for an hour or so wears me down. I wasn't aware of the Tour De California...but I'm not surprised they have one. In my area the most popular race is the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.(MDA) 150 mile race which is ridden over two days and raises thousands of dollars for a worthwhile cause.:right: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-20-2006, 06:25 PM	#9
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Any kind of racing is lost on me. Not because I don't respect the athletics of it, I just don't get what there is to watch. I guess I got a little ADD. __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

02-20-2006, 08:47 PM	#11
WetKnife Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 239	I'm a physical kind of guy and I like the inherent violence of sport. Bicycling though is a poopy sport . Any guy who could ride a bike with those painful to the nads deats for 100 miles is wacked !

02-21-2006, 12:03 AM	#12
alraicer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 134	And cycling isn't violent? Have you watched a field sprint or a criterium, if they weren't going through a turn 25+mph or at a 30+degree angle they would be checking each other for position. I do have to agree that we are crazy for going out and racing insane distances but its a pain that is almost undescriable. Its the same sort of thing that gets boxers in the ring it just clicks.

02-21-2006, 11:55 PM	#13
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,024 Blog Entries: 4	alraicer...we all have our own hobbies, interests and methods of getting exercise. Some people on this forum would never believe that I spend 2-3 evenings a week and some Saturdays beating a tennis ball back and forth across a net against some very tough opponents. Like you said, there's nothing like the feeling of meeting a personal challange...plus I enjoy the competition, and it's good for my health.:right: So I say, let each person do their own type of activity. But to do nothing is a problem.:nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-22-2006, 12:06 AM	#14
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	ox im trying to get back in to restoring the 1964 mini cooper s i have in my garage, all origanal. Im a big formula1 fan, I love cars and racing

02-22-2006, 12:30 AM	#15
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,024 Blog Entries: 4	7mmag6...I knew that you are a real pro when it comes to restoring foreign cars. How's your restored Porsche running? I've been watching those Mini's, too. Don't think I could get my feet inside one of those asprin boxes. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-23-2006, 01:09 AM	#16
Gyrene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 886	I'm not a fan of Bicycle racing, but I do have a nice 15 speed that a friend wanted to give to a new home. We had the "tour de California", bicycles run past out range today, and nobody paid much attention to them. Back on the racing cars, I got my USAC Racing License a few years back, and a few races in Formula Fords, proved to me that I do not have the skills to really seriously, consider driving race cars for a living!