Comments on Cycling Inquisition: The excitement of hearing the TV helicopter approa...

Antony, If you see Turbo Euro, give that man a hu...

2012-01-11T20:16:45.517-05:00

Antony,
If you see Turbo Euro, give that man a hug. He needs it.

Cool pictures! A bunch of us are heading over ther...

2012-01-11T17:31:17.798-05:00

Cool pictures! A bunch of us are heading over there this year to do the RVV Sportive. I'll keep an eye out for photobombing lady, and if I see Turbo Euro Guy I will be very excited indeed.

i used to live in the netherlands and saw a ton of...

2012-01-06T12:24:44.993-05:00

i used to live in the netherlands and saw a ton of good racing there and used to go down to flanders for some races too. previous to being over there, i had never been to a proper professional bike race. when i first heard the faint whirring of the helicopter way off in the distance, the one that i heard so many times on tv, i'll never forget that feeling i had. also i think my first six day race was six days of amsterdam a few years back. i'll never forget that like, silent noise (hard to explain, but you know what i mean) of all those track bikes on the boards zipping past only like 3 feet away. its really weird how a lot of my cycling memories center on sound rather than sight.

TLDR, cycling is pretty cool.

Those are indeed some Vacansoleil pantaloons. That...

2012-01-06T08:07:09.648-05:00

Those are indeed some Vacansoleil pantaloons. That means that there's some pre-barbed wire Hoogerland funk in there.

Matt,
The Boonen picture is funny because if you look at the man's cell phone screen, he's really not taking a picture of the woman at all. Once he took it, him and his son walked in one direction and the woman in another. so as far as I know, she' was basically photobombing shots around the start of the race.

Bobby,
Thank you for the kind words. I would love to get good at taking pictures, so I'll keep working at it. As for your ride to Livermore...it sounds like something that would have happened to me. I feel your pain.

Two years ago, I rode over 90km to catch the Tour ...

2012-01-06T03:30:29.093-05:00

Two years ago, I rode over 90km to catch the Tour of California in Livermore. I had misjudged the nasty headwind on the way, and this ate up the minutes. Well, I did get to watch the helicopter drone past. It was mesmerizing until the rain started, big drops.

Loved every minute of it.

Your photos are pretty good too, I like the b&w shot mixed in there.

Hey Lucho, Love these shots. Yup, it's often a...

2012-01-06T00:11:28.627-05:00

Hey Lucho, Love these shots. Yup, it's often a case of right time, right place with no particular photo skills required. Love the Boonen pic in particular. And what cycling fans doesn't love the delicious anticipation of the approaching TV helicopter?

nice! are those vacansoleil pantaloons? it took...

2012-01-05T21:23:47.196-05:00

nice!

are those vacansoleil pantaloons?

it took me a while to stop take pics as races went by. i have a few good ones from the tour, roubaix, flanders, etc, but i should have been watching the race instead. no matter how good my pics are they aren't even close to the ones done by the pros, you know? why bother...