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A Bit of Encouragement

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  • 12-01-2011 6:28pm
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    Paul Kiernan
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    I was heading up Glenmacnass yesterday and there was a tour bus stopped with a big crowd milling about on the road. When I was about 100m away they spread back to both sides of the road and started cheering me on:rolleyes:. Dreamily, I imagined Contador and Schleck, 2 minutes down, fighting for second as I sailed proudly through to take the stage:). No, TBH, I was mortified and struggled past them with an idiotic red grin plastered to my face:o. They were Dutch, I think!


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    daragh_
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    Paul Kiernan wrote: »
    I was heading up Glenmacnass yesterday and there was a tour bus stopped with a big crowd milling about on the road. When I was about 100m away they spread back to both sides of the road and started cheering me on:rolleyes:. Dreamily, I imagined Contador and Schleck, 2 minutes down, fighting for second as I sailed proudly through to take the stage:). No, TBH, I was mortified and struggled past them with an idiotic red grin plastered to my face:o. They were Dutch, I think!

    Brilliant! reminds me of this.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOur8qXvpnk&feature=player_embedded


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    CheGuedara
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    I love when that happens on the Conor Pass; you could be hanging off the bars and begging the road for mercy but come across a bunch of French tourists shouting 'Allez allez allez ' at you and from somewhere you get enough juice (and not from a gruber assist!) to get out of the saddle and speed around the next bend.... and, once out of sight of your impromptu supporters, you can resume eating the bar tape on the wat to the top...:D


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    Paul Kiernan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭Paul Kiernan


    daragh_ wrote: »
    Brilliant! reminds me of this.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOur8qXvpnk&feature=player_embedded

    Yeah, I'd seen that before. I was praying to God they hadn't:o - I wasn't in the mood to be mobbed!


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    daragh_
    Registered Users Posts: 3,122 ✭✭✭daragh_


    Paul Kiernan wrote: »
    Yeah, I'd seen that before. I was praying to God they hadn't:o - I wasn't in the mood to be mobbed!

    The first time I went out on my roadbike (last march!) I made it as far as the Viewing Point with Unionman. Just as we got there, red faced and puffing, we met a bus load of American College students, all Female and all very attractive. They insisted on having their photos taken with us. Gave me entirely the wrong impression about this cycling lark.


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    michael196
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    daragh_ wrote: »
    The first time I went out on my roadbike (last march!) I made it as far as the Viewing Point with Unionman. Just as we got there, red faced and puffing, we met a bus load of American College students, all Female and all very attractive. They insisted on having their photos taken with us. Gave me entirely the wrong impression about this cycling lark.



    Myth busting huh....


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    michael196
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    CheGuedara wrote: »
    I love when that happens on the Conor Pass; you could be hanging off the bars and begging the road for mercy but come across a bunch of French tourists shouting 'Allez allez allez ' at you and from somewhere you get enough juice (and not from a gruber assist!) to get out of the saddle and speed around the next bend.... and, once out of sight of your impromptu supporters, you can resume eating the bar tape on the wat to the top...:D


    wil be attempting the connor pass for the first time in 2011. My buddy tells me its hell.... but my date with destiny is set for 2011...


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