Wow! I have not updated my blog for a looooong time!
Luxembourg has been, in my mind, the place where I wanted to live for the last
three years or so. Well, I am going to live and work (sometimes I think that
"work" is a four-lettered word) in Luxembourg next year.
I am going to update my blog more often next year.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Luxembourg, here I come!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Race Watch Schedule for 2008 Part I
Now that the official Team CSC site has updated its calendar for 2008, I think
it is time for me to update my schedule.
March
2nd Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne (BEL)
9th Paris - Nice (FRA) because the stage is not in Paris!
24th Rund um Köln (GER)
30th Critérium International (FRA)
April
6th Ronde van Vlaanderen (BEL)
13th Paris - Roubaix (FRA)
20th Amstel Gold Race (NED)
27th Liège - Bastogne - Liège (BEL)
May
1st Rund um den Henninger Turm (GER)
4th Tour de Romandie (SUI) Le Bouveret - Lausanne
June
8th Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (LUX) ???
8-15th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (FRA) ???
22nd Tour de Suisse (SUI) or the TTT in Netherlands
22nd Team Time Trial (NED)
29th National Championship (GER) in Bochum
July
5-27th Tour de France (FRA)
August
2nd Radklassiker Hainleite (GER) ???
3rd Sparkassen Giro Bochum (GER)
24th Eneco Tour (LUX) ???
31st Deutschland Tour (GER) ???
September
7 th Vattenfall Cyclassics (GER)
21st Drei Länder Tour (GER) ???
24th World Championship ITT (ITA) ???
28th World Championship (ITA) ???
The race events with ??? are, of course, those I want to visit but
I am not sure I can make it there now.
I went to the following races for the season 2006:
I travelled thousands of miles and I had 30 race days.
2006 Paris-Nice (Prologue)
2006 Amstel Gold Race
2006 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
2006 Rund um den Henninger Turm
2006 Giro d'Italia (All Belgium stages)
2006 Tour de Suisse Stage 9 (ITT)
2006 Tour de France: in Strasbourg, in the Alps and in Paris. (Total 10 stages)
2006 Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg
2006 Deutschland Tour (Stage 5 - 8)
2006 Hainleite (Erfurt)
2006 Giro Bochum
2006 Eneco Tour (Stage 4)
2006 Hessen Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
2006 World Championship, RR in Salzburg
2006 Züri Metzgete
it is time for me to update my schedule.
March
2nd Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne (BEL)
24th Rund um Köln (GER)
30th Critérium International (FRA)
April
6th Ronde van Vlaanderen (BEL)
13th Paris - Roubaix (FRA)
20th Amstel Gold Race (NED)
27th Liège - Bastogne - Liège (BEL)
May
1st Rund um den Henninger Turm (GER)
4th Tour de Romandie (SUI) Le Bouveret - Lausanne
June
8th Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (LUX) ???
8-15th Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (FRA) ???
22nd Tour de Suisse (SUI) or the TTT in Netherlands
22nd Team Time Trial (NED)
29th National Championship (GER) in Bochum
July
5-27th Tour de France (FRA)
August
2nd Radklassiker Hainleite (GER) ???
3rd Sparkassen Giro Bochum (GER)
24th Eneco Tour (LUX) ???
31st Deutschland Tour (GER) ???
September
7 th Vattenfall Cyclassics (GER)
21st Drei Länder Tour (GER) ???
24th World Championship ITT (ITA) ???
28th World Championship (ITA) ???
The race events with ??? are, of course, those I want to visit but
I am not sure I can make it there now.
I went to the following races for the season 2006:
I travelled thousands of miles and I had 30 race days.
2006 Paris-Nice (Prologue)
2006 Amstel Gold Race
2006 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
2006 Rund um den Henninger Turm
2006 Giro d'Italia (All Belgium stages)
2006 Tour de Suisse Stage 9 (ITT)
2006 Tour de France: in Strasbourg, in the Alps and in Paris. (Total 10 stages)
2006 Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg
2006 Deutschland Tour (Stage 5 - 8)
2006 Hainleite (Erfurt)
2006 Giro Bochum
2006 Eneco Tour (Stage 4)
2006 Hessen Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
2006 World Championship, RR in Salzburg
2006 Züri Metzgete
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Yet another surprise, Rund um Köln
Rund um Köln's organizer has announced that 2008's edition would be different
from the previous years' editions.
First of all, it would be held on Sunday, March 23rd 2008. RuK has been
traditionally held on Easter Monday, which will be March 24th in 2008.
The main sponsor of the race, T-Mobile, has not yet been committed to give the
money that once pledged. The race may lose its main sponsor.
If the race organizer can not find the sponsor(s) that will fulfill the obligations
(a lot of money), the race will be held without ProTour teams. And if Team CSC
doesn't participate, there is no reason for me to get there and watch it.
Let's see what will happen.
from the previous years' editions.
First of all, it would be held on Sunday, March 23rd 2008. RuK has been
traditionally held on Easter Monday, which will be March 24th in 2008.
The main sponsor of the race, T-Mobile, has not yet been committed to give the
money that once pledged. The race may lose its main sponsor.
If the race organizer can not find the sponsor(s) that will fulfill the obligations
(a lot of money), the race will be held without ProTour teams. And if Team CSC
doesn't participate, there is no reason for me to get there and watch it.
Let's see what will happen.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Surprise, surprise Paris-Nice
The very tentative plan already needs a change.
March
9th. Sunday: Paris - Nice (Fra) -- Prologue in Paris
24th. Easter Monday: Rund um Köln (Ger) -- in Cologne
30th. Sunday: Critérium International (Fra) -- last 2 stages
This was the plan for the upcoming March but ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation)
announced that the traditional Prologue in Paris would not materialize
in 2008 but there would be a short ITT in a city called Amilly south of Paris.
I already have hard time reaching Paris in time. Amilly, wherever it is (3 cities
with the same name exist south of Paris), is not closer to me than Paris.
Amilly is found in (three Prefectures) 28, 45 and 61. In any case it is far from
Paris. Possibly by Amilly they mean Amilly (45). I have drive almost 600km
to get there. I give up! I will not drive to Paris on March 9th.
Maybe I will drive to Kuurne to watch Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne instead.
2nd. Sunday Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne (Bel)
March
9th. Sunday: Paris - Nice (Fra) -- Prologue in Paris
24th. Easter Monday: Rund um Köln (Ger) -- in Cologne
30th. Sunday: Critérium International (Fra) -- last 2 stages
This was the plan for the upcoming March but ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation)
announced that the traditional Prologue in Paris would not materialize
in 2008 but there would be a short ITT in a city called Amilly south of Paris.
I already have hard time reaching Paris in time. Amilly, wherever it is (3 cities
with the same name exist south of Paris), is not closer to me than Paris.
Amilly is found in (three Prefectures) 28, 45 and 61. In any case it is far from
Paris. Possibly by Amilly they mean Amilly (45). I have drive almost 600km
to get there. I give up! I will not drive to Paris on March 9th.
Maybe I will drive to Kuurne to watch Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne instead.
2nd. Sunday Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne (Bel)
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Waypoints aquired during 2007 race watch
I was traveling with my Garmin StreetPilot (a navigation system) during
the 2007 season. I eventually accumulated useful waypoints.
For example, camping sites, supermarkets (or they call those bigger than normal
supermarkets "hypermarché" in France), and others.
These are common supermarkets I visited during TdF and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.
These supermarkets have their web sites, which enable you to look for
their affiliates in your neighborhood. If, only if, I was going to follow
TdF in 2008, I would search for their affiliates along the course and plot
them in my StreetPilot to make it easy to shop.
the 2007 season. I eventually accumulated useful waypoints.
For example, camping sites, supermarkets (or they call those bigger than normal
supermarkets "hypermarché" in France), and others.
These are common supermarkets I visited during TdF and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.
These supermarkets have their web sites, which enable you to look for
their affiliates in your neighborhood. If, only if, I was going to follow
TdF in 2008, I would search for their affiliates along the course and plot
them in my StreetPilot to make it easy to shop.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Tentative plan for race watch 2008
This is a very tentative plan.
March
9th. Sunday: Paris - Nice (Fra) -- Prologue in Paris
24th. Easter Monday: Rund um Köln (Ger) -- in Cologne
30th. Sunday: Critérium International (Fra) -- last 2 stages
April
6th. Sunday: Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres (Bel)
13th. Sunday: Paris - Roubaix (Fra)
20th. Sunday: Amstel Gold Race (Ned)
27th. Sunday: Liège - Bastogne - Liège (Bel)
It would be nice if I could watch La Flèche Wallonne (Bel) but ...
May
1st. Thursday: Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt (Ger) -- in Frankfurt am Main
4th. Sunday: Tour de Romandie (Swi) -- but where?
June
1st. Sunday: Bayern-Rundfahrt (Ger) -- the last stage but where?
8th. Sunday: Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (Lux) -- if Team CSC participates
22nd. Sunday: Tour de Suisse (Swi)
or
22nd. Sunday:Team Time Trial(Ned)
It would be so nice if I could watch Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (Fra).
July
5th - 27th. : Tour de France (Fra)
Of course, it would be great if I could follow all the stages. I am not yet sure if
I can do it.
August
3rd. Sunday: Sparkassen Giro Bochum (Ger) -- in Bochum
24th. Sunday: Eneco Tour (Lux) -- if the stage is held somewhere nearby
31st. Sunday: Deutschland Tour (Ger) -- if possible
September
7th. Sunday: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Ger)
14th Sunday: Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt (Ger) -- if Team CSC participates
21th. Sunday: 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung (Hessen RF) (Ger) -- where?
24th - 28th: UCI World Championships (Ita) -- Varese
October
5th. Sunday: ProTour Finale (???) -- where? and what?
March
9th. Sunday: Paris - Nice (Fra) -- Prologue in Paris
24th. Easter Monday: Rund um Köln (Ger) -- in Cologne
30th. Sunday: Critérium International (Fra) -- last 2 stages
April
6th. Sunday: Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres (Bel)
13th. Sunday: Paris - Roubaix (Fra)
20th. Sunday: Amstel Gold Race (Ned)
27th. Sunday: Liège - Bastogne - Liège (Bel)
It would be nice if I could watch La Flèche Wallonne (Bel) but ...
May
1st. Thursday: Rund um den Henninger Turm Frankfurt (Ger) -- in Frankfurt am Main
4th. Sunday: Tour de Romandie (Swi) -- but where?
June
1st. Sunday: Bayern-Rundfahrt (Ger) -- the last stage but where?
8th. Sunday: Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg (Lux) -- if Team CSC participates
22nd. Sunday: Tour de Suisse (Swi)
or
22nd. Sunday:Team Time Trial(Ned)
It would be so nice if I could watch Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (Fra).
July
5th - 27th. : Tour de France (Fra)
Of course, it would be great if I could follow all the stages. I am not yet sure if
I can do it.
August
3rd. Sunday: Sparkassen Giro Bochum (Ger) -- in Bochum
24th. Sunday: Eneco Tour (Lux) -- if the stage is held somewhere nearby
31st. Sunday: Deutschland Tour (Ger) -- if possible
September
7th. Sunday: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Ger)
14th Sunday: Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt (Ger) -- if Team CSC participates
21th. Sunday: 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung (Hessen RF) (Ger) -- where?
24th - 28th: UCI World Championships (Ita) -- Varese
October
5th. Sunday: ProTour Finale (???) -- where? and what?
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Saison 2007 and Team CSC 2008
Saison 2007 is almost over and Saison 2008 is being formulated. There will be
more confusions in 2008 than in 2007, namely the uncertain future of Pro Tour and
the dark dogging shadows of doping cases.
As far as I am concerned, I will remain a Team CSC fan and follow them around
whenever I can. I will also keep an eye on Team Astana because Allain Gallopin
is there in 2008 and because Levi Leipheimer is (not yet confirmed) there. I don't
know Levi personally but I know his family and they were nice people. I also
keep watching Christian Vande Velde and Dave Zabriskie although they don't
belong to Team CSC anymore. I want to stress that this does not mean I become
less truthful to Team CSC.
This is the sum up of Saison 2007.
I went to the following races:
non Team CSC races). Gasoline and other expenditure (highway toll, camping
site tariff, the paint and etc.) cost me more than 4,000 euro (most possibly more?).
This figure does not include those other things I paid for. Things like camping goods
or flags that I can use next year. The money just disappeared in the air. The
gasoline literally evaporated in the air, you know.
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
3 race days in 2 race events.
*****************
Autograph collection:
more confusions in 2008 than in 2007, namely the uncertain future of Pro Tour and
the dark dogging shadows of doping cases.
As far as I am concerned, I will remain a Team CSC fan and follow them around
whenever I can. I will also keep an eye on Team Astana because Allain Gallopin
is there in 2008 and because Levi Leipheimer is (not yet confirmed) there. I don't
know Levi personally but I know his family and they were nice people. I also
keep watching Christian Vande Velde and Dave Zabriskie although they don't
belong to Team CSC anymore. I want to stress that this does not mean I become
less truthful to Team CSC.
This is the sum up of Saison 2007.
I went to the following races:
- 4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
- 11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
- 1st April: Critérium International
- 8th April: Tour des Flandres
- 9th April: Rund um Köln
- 15th April: Paris-Roubaix
- 22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
- 29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
- 1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
- 3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
- 10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré -- 7 race days
- 24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
- 1st July: National Championship (Germany)
- 7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages -- 19 race days)
- 5th August: Sparkasse Giro in Bochum
- 12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
- 19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
- 23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
- 27th September: World Championship, ITT (Stuttgart)
- 30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
non Team CSC races). Gasoline and other expenditure (highway toll, camping
site tariff, the paint and etc.) cost me more than 4,000 euro (most possibly more?).
This figure does not include those other things I paid for. Things like camping goods
or flags that I can use next year. The money just disappeared in the air. The
gasoline literally evaporated in the air, you know.
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
3 race days in 2 race events.
*****************
Autograph collection:
- Lars Bak
- Kasper Klostergaard
- Martin Pedersen
- Luke Roberts
- Andy Schleck
- Alexandr Kolobnev
- Christian Vande Velde
- David Zabriske
- Frank Schleck
- Bobby Julich
- Chris Anker Sørensen
- Juan José Haedo
- Jens Voigt
- Anders Lund
- Volodymir Gustov
- Kurt-Asle Arvesen
- Mathew Goss
- Michael Blaudzun
- Allan Johansen
- Niki Sørensen
- Karsten Kroon
- Stuart O'Grady
- Carlos Sastre
- Inigo Cuesta
- Macus Ljungqvist
- Fabian Cancellara
- Matti Breschel
- Bjarne Riis
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages)
5th August: Sparkasse Giro in Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
*****************
I am planning to visit:
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, ITT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
Inigo Cuesta
Macus Ljungqvist
Fabian Cancellara
Matti Breschel
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 27 riders and 1 owner of the team
I missed Lars Michaelsen.
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages)
5th August: Sparkasse Giro in Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
*****************
I am planning to visit:
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, ITT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
Inigo Cuesta
Macus Ljungqvist
Fabian Cancellara
Matti Breschel
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 27 riders and 1 owner of the team
I missed Lars Michaelsen.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages)
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
*****************
5th August: Sparkasse Giro in Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, ITT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
Inigo Cuesta
Macus Ljungqvist
Fabian Cancellara
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 26 riders and 1 owner of the team
I am missing only Matti Breschel.
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages)
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
*****************
5th August: Sparkasse Giro in Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, ITT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
Inigo Cuesta
Macus Ljungqvist
Fabian Cancellara
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 26 riders and 1 owner of the team
I am missing only Matti Breschel.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
I will go watch the following races:
(Team CSC non-participating race)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)??? Jens Voigt is in?
*****************
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages)
I have to work "indirectly" for Team CSC and that is why I am
going to miss UK stages.
5th August: Sparkassen Giro Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
Inigo Cuesta
Macus Ljungqvist
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 25 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
*****************
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1)
I will go watch the following races:
(Team CSC non-participating race)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)??? Jens Voigt is in?
*****************
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all the stages except UK stages)
I have to work "indirectly" for Team CSC and that is why I am
going to miss UK stages.
5th August: Sparkassen Giro Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
Inigo Cuesta
Macus Ljungqvist
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 25 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Update delayed
I should be updating the Bayern Rundfahrt race watch report, Tour de
Luxembourg (Stage 1) plans and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré final
plans but I don't have much time. I am very lazy and busy preparing
for TdL and CdDL.
I only updated the race watch schedule. There is so much to do and
I have so little time.
Luxembourg (Stage 1) plans and Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré final
plans but I don't have much time. I am very lazy and busy preparing
for TdL and CdDL.
I only updated the race watch schedule. There is so much to do and
I have so little time.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
I will go watch the following races:
(Team CSC non-participating race)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1) ????
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
5th August: Sparkassen Giro Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 23 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt (Stage 5)
(Team CSC non-participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
I will go watch the following races:
(Team CSC non-participating race)
7th June: Tour de Luxembourg (Stage 1) ????
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
5th August: Sparkassen Giro Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
Stuart O'Grady
Carlos Sastre
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 23 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
Monday, May 21, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
(no Team CSC participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
I will go watch the following races:
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
5th August: Sparkassen Giro Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 21 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
(no Team CSC participating races)
17th & 18th May: Rheinland-Pfalz-Rad-Rundfahrt (Stage 2&3)
I will go watch the following races:
3rd June: Bayern Rundfahrt
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
5th August: Sparkassen Giro Bochum
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 21 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
Monday, April 23, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
I will go watch the following races:
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ???????
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 21 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
I will go watch the following races:
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
10th-17th June: Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré ???????
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich) The race has been cancelled!!
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
Niki Sørensen
Karsten Kroon
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 21 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen (Co-founder of Cervélo)
Monday, April 16, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
I will go watch the following races:
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 19 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen
Co-founder of Cervélo
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
I will go watch the following races:
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
Allan Johansen
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 19 riders and 1 owner of the team
On my bike I got one from
Gérard Vroomen
Co-founder of Cervélo
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
I have been to the following races:
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
I will go watch the following races:
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
24th June: Tour de Suisse (ITT last stage, Bern) or
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 18 riders and 1 owner of the team
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
I will go watch the following races:
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
24th June: Tour de Suisse (ITT last stage, Bern) or
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
Volodymir Gustov
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Mathew Goss
Michael Blaudzun
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 18 riders and 1 owner of the team
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Race watch schedule for 2007 update
The following is the provisional schedule for this year. The highlight
is, of course, le Tour de France. The races I actually watched are
written in bold type.
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
24th June: Tour de Suisse (ITT last stage, Bern) or
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 14 riders and 1 owner of the team
is, of course, le Tour de France. The races I actually watched are
written in bold type.
4th March: Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne
11th March: Paris - Nice (Prologue)
1st April: Critérium International
8th April: Tour des Flandres
9th April: Rund um Köln
15th April: Paris-Roubaix
22nd April: Amstel Gold Race
29th April: Liège - Bastogne - Liège
1st May: Rund um den Henninger Turm (Frankfurt am Main)
24th June: Tour de Suisse (ITT last stage, Bern) or
24th June: Team Time Trial (Eindhoven)
1st July: National Championship (Germany)
7th-29th July: Tour de France (all stages)
4th August: Rund um die Hainleite (Erfurt)
12th August : Deutschland Tour (Stage 3)
19th August: Vattenfall Cyclassics (Hamburg)
26th August: Eneco Tour
23rd September: Drei Länder Tour (Germany)
27th September: World Championship, TT (Stuttgart)
30th September: World Championship (Stuttgart)
7th October: Züri Metzgete (Zurich)
Update on the autograph collection:
Lars Bak
Kasper Klostergaard
Martin Pedersen
Luke Roberts
Andy Schleck
Alexandr Kolobnev
Christian Vande Velde
David Zabriske
Frank Schleck
Bobby Julich
Chris Anker Sørensen
Juan José Haedo
Jens Voigt
Anders Lund
and
Bjarne Riis
Total 14 riders and 1 owner of the team
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Watching the race on TV while not home
Waiting for the race to come in the mountains is not so exciting. Some
people bring a TV set with a satellite receiver. I recognized this back in
2005. Those who drove up into the mountains in their camping cars often
had a TV set with a satellite receiver.
This mobile satellite receiver had been on my mind for a while before I
bought one on my own August 2006. I had this receiver with my while
following Tour of Germany but never used it because I did not have
the time to set it up. In fact, I have never seen a satellite broadcasting
with this equipment.
When not up in the mountains (in cities and suburbs), the usual
terrestrial broadcasting can be received, analog or digital.
So called DVB has been in use for a while in Europe. I thought having
a mini LCD TV receiver with a battery might be great. I am going to
get one sometime soon.
There is this incident that has been on my mind since Amstel Gold Race
2006. I was standing on the road side where I thought the riders would
throw the sacoche away about 1km after the Team CSC's team car. I did
get a sacoche that day from Michael Blaudzun. However, the incident I am
describing is something else.
There were houses on the opposite side of the street. I was standing with
my back to the woods. The house directly in front of me had a big
glass-paned window with no blinds or curtains down. I could see the living
room. I was not peeping. A couple, middle aged, were sitting in a couch
and watching TV; Amstel Gold Race was being broadcast. I peeked at the
screen sometimes in a distance. I could see the riders were approaching
as the TV program showed the riders struggling that Cauberg climb and
as the helicopters were approaching. The woman, his wife, stood up and
peered outside through the window while the husband sat in the couch
with his back to me. People came out of their houses to cheer for the
riders. The man never stood up nor looked back. He was glued to the
TV all the time. He could see his own house in the screen, I guess.
Perhaps he saw himself most likely his own shoulders.
I will turn off the TV before the race comes! If watching the race on TV
were what I want, I would stay home and save money.
people bring a TV set with a satellite receiver. I recognized this back in
2005. Those who drove up into the mountains in their camping cars often
had a TV set with a satellite receiver.
This mobile satellite receiver had been on my mind for a while before I
bought one on my own August 2006. I had this receiver with my while
following Tour of Germany but never used it because I did not have
the time to set it up. In fact, I have never seen a satellite broadcasting
with this equipment.
When not up in the mountains (in cities and suburbs), the usual
terrestrial broadcasting can be received, analog or digital.
So called DVB has been in use for a while in Europe. I thought having
a mini LCD TV receiver with a battery might be great. I am going to
get one sometime soon.
There is this incident that has been on my mind since Amstel Gold Race
2006. I was standing on the road side where I thought the riders would
throw the sacoche away about 1km after the Team CSC's team car. I did
get a sacoche that day from Michael Blaudzun. However, the incident I am
describing is something else.
There were houses on the opposite side of the street. I was standing with
my back to the woods. The house directly in front of me had a big
glass-paned window with no blinds or curtains down. I could see the living
room. I was not peeping. A couple, middle aged, were sitting in a couch
and watching TV; Amstel Gold Race was being broadcast. I peeked at the
screen sometimes in a distance. I could see the riders were approaching
as the TV program showed the riders struggling that Cauberg climb and
as the helicopters were approaching. The woman, his wife, stood up and
peered outside through the window while the husband sat in the couch
with his back to me. People came out of their houses to cheer for the
riders. The man never stood up nor looked back. He was glued to the
TV all the time. He could see his own house in the screen, I guess.
Perhaps he saw himself most likely his own shoulders.
I will turn off the TV before the race comes! If watching the race on TV
were what I want, I would stay home and save money.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Painting the road
Camping is the economical way of staying in France (and other
countries). No doubt. It is cheaper than staying at hotels. However,
the cost is not the only reason that makes camping the better way of
finding to place to sleep when chasing Tour de France.
In the mountains, camping (putting out a tent or sleeping in a camping
car) is the only way to find lodging. As so many people show up and stand
along the course to watch the riders climb and suffer, you may want to
get there first and reserve the best spot you can find before others
show up. Getting there and staying there gives you an edge.
Getting there earlier than others means something else, too.
This year, I am planning to stay on top of Col du Galibier and Col
d'Aubisque and probably other places in the mountain.
In 2006, I could not do something that I wanted to do althoug I prepared
for. That is painting the road. I took a paint can and some brushes in
the car but never had the time to do painting. I even made a template
for the CSC logo before leaving for France. I realized that to make time
for painting camping out there the night before was mandatory.
This year, I paint the "CSC" logo in that red and riders names.
countries). No doubt. It is cheaper than staying at hotels. However,
the cost is not the only reason that makes camping the better way of
finding to place to sleep when chasing Tour de France.
In the mountains, camping (putting out a tent or sleeping in a camping
car) is the only way to find lodging. As so many people show up and stand
along the course to watch the riders climb and suffer, you may want to
get there first and reserve the best spot you can find before others
show up. Getting there and staying there gives you an edge.
Getting there earlier than others means something else, too.
This year, I am planning to stay on top of Col du Galibier and Col
d'Aubisque and probably other places in the mountain.
In 2006, I could not do something that I wanted to do althoug I prepared
for. That is painting the road. I took a paint can and some brushes in
the car but never had the time to do painting. I even made a template
for the CSC logo before leaving for France. I realized that to make time
for painting camping out there the night before was mandatory.
This year, I paint the "CSC" logo in that red and riders names.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
GPS Navigation System
I purchased Garmin StreetPilot C510 Deluxe December 2006.
And I love it. Driving to unknown locations via unknown route
has never been so easy.
GPS Navigation system is a godsend electronic gadget, at least
it is so unil some other gadgets replace it in the future.
My Garmin StreetPilot C510 works great. So far I have been to
Buurne (Belgium) and Paris (France) using the GPS Navigation. It
saves time and energy on my part. There are some usuful sites. Some
sites post free POI's for GPS users to download.
if someone step out and let me know other useful sites.
Of course, I would like to have a GPS Map60 CSx, which enables
one to take a log and to see the altitude. One can mount it on a bike.
And I love it. Driving to unknown locations via unknown route
has never been so easy.
GPS Navigation system is a godsend electronic gadget, at least
it is so unil some other gadgets replace it in the future.
My Garmin StreetPilot C510 works great. So far I have been to
Buurne (Belgium) and Paris (France) using the GPS Navigation. It
saves time and energy on my part. There are some usuful sites. Some
sites post free POI's for GPS users to download.
- GPS Data Team (http://www.gps-data-team.com/)
- Garmin's POI's (http://www.maft.co.uk/garmin/)
if someone step out and let me know other useful sites.
Of course, I would like to have a GPS Map60 CSx, which enables
one to take a log and to see the altitude. One can mount it on a bike.
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