Feed Zone in a Time Trial?

"Joe Blow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

I'd image that riders not concerned about the GC will soft pedal it,
but is anyone actually going to slow down to eat?? Or is it just a
demarcation for the last point in the race that riders can get water
from their team.

I noticed that, too. Maybe Jan can grab a quick strudel.

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

psycholist said:

"Joe Blow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

I'd image that riders not concerned about the GC will soft pedal it,
but is anyone actually going to slow down to eat?? Or is it just a
demarcation for the last point in the race that riders can get water
from their team.

I noticed that, too. Maybe Jan can grab a quick strudel.

I think every stage, even those tiny prologues have one.

psycholist said:

"Joe Blow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

I'd image that riders not concerned about the GC will soft pedal it,
but is anyone actually going to slow down to eat?? Or is it just a
demarcation for the last point in the race that riders can get water
from their team.

I noticed that, too. Maybe Jan can grab a quick strudel.

--
Bob C.

LOL...according to Roll, Jan likes PIE. ;-)

N.

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Quoted message said:

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:02:18 -0500, Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote:

What about a fred zone ?

That is RBR

*rim shot*

Thank you, I'll be here all week...

Nev Shea said:

Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

Though they don't show it on the map, the time trial routes always pass a
cafe where the riders must dismount, run in, eat a sandwich and drink a
cappuchino before continuing on course. This gives a true test of their
bicycle racing skills because eating is always a critical part of their
day, so the fastest at both pedaling and eating will win.

NS

Also helps boost the french economy.

Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

Though they don't show it on the map, the time trial routes always pass a
cafe where the riders must dismount, run in, eat a sandwich and drink a
cappuchino before continuing on course. This gives a true test of their
bicycle racing skills because eating is always a critical part of their
day, so the fastest at both pedaling and eating will win.

NS

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:02:18 -0500, Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote:

What about a fred zone ?

nancy1 said:

psycholist said:

"Joe Blow" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

I'd image that riders not concerned about the GC will soft pedal it,
but is anyone actually going to slow down to eat?? Or is it just a
demarcation for the last point in the race that riders can get water
from their team.

I noticed that, too. Maybe Jan can grab a quick strudel.

--
Bob C.

LOL...according to Roll, Jan likes PIE. ;-)

Bob "Tour Day France" Roll thinks strudel IS pie.

Richard Adams said:

Quoted message said:

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:02:18 -0500, Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote:

What about a fred zone ?

That is RBR

*rim shot*

Thank you, I'll be here all week...

When I ride in my Masters C races, with my pot belly and hairy legs,
there is always 3 feet of clearance to my right, left and in back of me
because other (more expert) Masters C guys find me, um, intimidating.
Or maybe just smelly.

THAT is the fred zone.

No rim shot, please. I'm serious.

Tim Lines said:

Bob "Tour Day France" Roll thinks strudel IS pie.

Does the baked stuff need cake filling to be called pie?

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"I noticed that, too. Maybe Jan can grab a quick strudel. "

Ein Strudel, ein Maibock, ein Radler, und noch eir Studel bitte!

-Ken

"I noticed that, too. Maybe Jan can grab a quick strudel. "

Ein Strudel, ein Maibock, ein Radler, und noch ein Strudel bitte!

-Ken

Nev Shea said:

Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in
at 34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

Though they don't show it on the map, the time trial routes always
pass a cafe where the riders must dismount, run in, eat a sandwich and
drink a cappuchino before continuing on course. This gives a true test
of their bicycle racing skills because eating is always a critical
part of their day, so the fastest at both pedaling and eating will
win.

NS

Today's racers are soft. In the old days, each racer was required to stop
at a brothel, haggle the price for a virgin, deflower her, and then carry
the bloody bed sheet over the rest of the course as proof. People still
talk about 1921, when Thierry Chenault de Raspieriennitienierrie was
leading by some 10 minutes over the legendary Claude Grandboote and
couldn't "find wood" at the Maison de Boomboom. Because of Chenault de
Raspieriennitienierrie's equipment malfunction, Grandboote, who was
legendary for his ability to get up the course, if you know what I mean,
made up enough time to take the yellow jersey even though he arrived behind
CdR and had to wait an extra 15 minutes while a second virgin was brought
in by taxi from Provence. Fearing he was in fact gay, a heartbroken CdR
later committed suicide while a group of doctors sang a weird song.

In the future, each racer will have to stop at an ethical suicide parlor,
be cloned, then killed, and have his or her clone finish the stage.

--
Bill Asher

Nev Shea said:

Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

Though they don't show it on the map, the time trial routes always pass a
cafe where the riders must dismount, run in, eat a sandwich and drink a
cappuchino before continuing on course. This gives a true test of their
bicycle racing skills because eating is always a critical part of their
day, so the fastest at both pedaling and eating will win.

Some club did something like that in the US. A ride/race with a donut station on
every lap and time bonuses for donuts consumed. Something like 30 seconds a
Krispy Kreme or some such.

Much chucking up.

Ron

RonSonic said:

Some club did something like that in the US. A ride/race with a donut station on
every lap and time bonuses for donuts consumed. Something like 30 seconds a
Krispy Kreme or some such.

Much chucking up.

Shocking!

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.bicycles.racing/browse_frm/thread/2279d290c7bf4b13/b0556dcdc6f36a7d

Sometimes messenger or alley cat races have stations where
you have to drink, and do other stunts.
I can attest that it is difficult to stand up straight (let
alone ride) after chugging a pint of eggnog and spinning
around a dozen times. Even if it's non-alcoholic eggnog.

when not racing bikes... running with beer/hot dog stops
is almost as much fun as ice cream/krispy kreme stops.

see

http://www.baevents.com/bigmanrun/history.html

p

Quoted message said:

Some club did something like that in the US. A ride/race with a donut station on
every lap and time bonuses for donuts consumed. Something like 30 seconds a
Krispy Kreme or some such.

Much chucking up.

Ron

It'll be so sweet when Monday comes and people actually name the race
they're talking about when posting in RBR.

JT

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RonSonic said:

Nev Shea said:

Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
Tours.

Though they don't show it on the map, the time trial routes always pass a
cafe where the riders must dismount, run in, eat a sandwich and drink a
cappuchino before continuing on course. This gives a true test of their
bicycle racing skills because eating is always a critical part of their
day, so the fastest at both pedaling and eating will win.

Some club did something like that in the US. A ride/race with a donut station on
every lap and time bonuses for donuts consumed. Something like 30 seconds a
Krispy Kreme or some such.

Much chucking up.

Ron

There's this interesting race called Bier-Marathon. There are different
variations of it, here's one:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.bier-marathon.de/index.php%3Fpage%3Dregeln

The rules are simple:
Two runners, one cradle of beer (normaly 10 litres) and a 7km course.
The first pair two finish with a cradle of empty bottles wins - whereby
the beer has to be drunken.

Ernst Noch said:

RonSonic said:

Nev Shea said:

Joe Blow <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

> Looking at the profile for tomorrows stage, they put a feed zone in at
> 34Km of a 55Km race. Don't remember noticing one in previous TT of
> Tours.

Though they don't show it on the map, the time trial routes always
pass a cafe where the riders must dismount, run in, eat a sandwich
and drink a cappuchino before continuing on course. This gives a true
test of their bicycle racing skills because eating is always a
critical part of their day, so the fastest at both pedaling and
eating will win.

Some club did something like that in the US. A ride/race with a donut
station on
every lap and time bonuses for donuts consumed. Something like 30
seconds a
Krispy Kreme or some such.

Much chucking up.

Ron

There's this interesting race called Bier-Marathon. There are different
variations of it, here's one:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//www.bier-marathon.de/index.php%3Fpage%3Dregeln

The rules are simple:
Two runners, one cradle of beer (normaly 10 litres) and a 7km course.
The first pair two finish with a cradle of empty bottles wins - whereby
the beer has to be drunken.

Immediately followed by the projectile vomiting competition.

Ever run when drunk?