tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post5319237857285270630..comments2024-01-03T06:52:57.387-05:00Comments on Pappillon: UPDATED: Team Type 1 - slipping into a coma?JMPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05346798683078093966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-82091053783891655472010-07-29T15:28:17.347-05:002010-07-29T15:28:17.347-05:00Thanks, Ruud, and thanks to everyone who commented...Thanks, Ruud, and thanks to everyone who commented off-line concerning this post. Remember, it's not meant as an investigation into TT1 - rather, it's an example of a potential scenario whereby dreams are dashed and hopes are hampered.JMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346798683078093966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-82564702864816812852010-07-29T09:19:34.135-05:002010-07-29T09:19:34.135-05:00Things are well here, but the faculty life doesn&#...Things are well here, but the faculty life doesn't leave much time for racing--most of my miles come from one hour commutes in and out of Amsterdam, although I do have a short trip scheduled to Verona, later this summer, for some riding in the Dolomites (and I still shave my legs). Hope you do give that memoir idea some thought. Enjoy that Pinarello!Ruud van Dijkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391737440733186680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-2476995636944184282010-07-28T16:11:24.082-05:002010-07-28T16:11:24.082-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-13304403696471590322010-07-28T13:24:49.161-05:002010-07-28T13:24:49.161-05:00Just to be clear, I ask the question if there is t...Just to be clear, I ask the question if there is trouble in the team, and imagine how I would feel as a rider if it were true. This isn't a network-backed investigative news report, but if TT1 representatives want to email me a response for publication, I'll post it in full w/o editing (save to remove contact info if requested). joe at joepapp dot com is my address.<br /><br />Lastly, this was the source for the quotes: https://twitter.com/OtisdecrackJMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346798683078093966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-90506342024877944272010-07-28T07:44:45.508-05:002010-07-28T07:44:45.508-05:00I don't know all of the details, but it is pos...I don't know all of the details, but it is possible that the team did not include Cascade on its race calendar and that the riders attending that race would do so on their own dime.<br /><br />In fact, I'll suggest that sticking with a defined team calendar is the most responsible way to ensure that the teams can stay within budget and that the riders can prepare properly.<br /><br />And allocating a percentage of the teams budget to solicit future sponsorship is the right thing to do. Despite what riders think, meeting with sponsors and race directors means more than getting a third place at some anonymous race. <br /><br />Don't believe me ? Name the last 3 winners of the Cascade Classic ?Luckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089477054160881578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-17049730809551117932010-07-28T06:58:20.546-05:002010-07-28T06:58:20.546-05:00"CEO of TT1 interviewed in Paris for "Bu..."CEO of TT1 interviewed in Paris for "Building of a Brand" WTF happened to: instill hope for people around the world affected by diabetes ?" If legit, that's a very damning quote. Thanks for a very interesting read as always, Joe. I would very much enjoy a review of your experiences, and in particular some side stories about the off-bike stuff with your team.<br /><br />of course, I'm not the one who would have to do the writing!Elehttp://twitter.com/pushing_stringsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-46598472328045485042010-07-28T06:19:12.616-05:002010-07-28T06:19:12.616-05:00Hi Ruud! Thanks for the excellent suggestions. Add...Hi Ruud! Thanks for the excellent suggestions. Added to that list would be training and racing with my ace lead-out man Tim O'Toole, who single-handedly brought me back to Freddy's back wheel after the Dutchman had launched one of the most vicious attacks I'd ever seen at the old zoo course! Thanks, Tim!<br /><br />No comebacks planned, in part b/c the Pinarello is too NICE of a bike! No replaceable rear hanger! I'd hate to crash on that and snap the hanger off and see it sent back to Treviso. I figure if I crash and snap it off in training, I'll just be able to buy a new one, because I'll have had to have been hit by a car...<br /><br />Hope all is well for you.JMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346798683078093966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29196779.post-74372167100343690542010-07-28T04:28:09.785-05:002010-07-28T04:28:09.785-05:00Yes, we do need a memoir from you. No rush, do it ...Yes, we do need a memoir from you. No rush, do it carefully and thoroughly, including, for example, your epic battles with Freddy Troost at the Zoo crits, your sprint battles with the likes of Boonen and Harm Jansen, the see-saw between going pro and going to school, Latin American adventures, Granfondo racing--everything that mattered. (Or are you planning a come-back on that nice Pinarello?)Ruud van Dijkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391737440733186680noreply@blogger.com