Seeing Pearl Jam today. Saw them four years ago and they were incredible! Can't wait!

I've just listened to "The Beatles" (White Album) now for the first time in years. My responce is the same as it was the first time and every time after that.

Fuck.

fuck....litarly a min ago i fel off my chair and landed on the side of my kneee, man this hurts

And just to prevent anyone else from posting it:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yeah I saw that before.

Now it wouldn't have been so painful had I just fell on the carpet portion to my left. But no, i had to fall on the hardwood portion, and it was by like 5 cm

Passed Robbie McEwen riding a couple of times yesterday. First time i've ever seen a pro/former pro cyclist out riding. What about you guys? Especially Europeans, do you guys come accross known cyclists very often?

Cool! Did you talk to him?

Nah, I was in a car in a fair bit of traffic, so he would pass us then we'd catch back up etc. Still, I thought it was cool anyway.

Nice. What city?

Nope. Thing is I wouldn't necessarily recognize them, with helmets, glasses, etc. It might as well be randoms wearing pro kits.
But even living in a region with a fair share of pros, I don't think I've ever caught or been caught riding by a pro, or crossed one on my way.
There's just Strava to let you know who rode where and when, and thus allows to know if X or Y rode there recently.
My father once was overtaken by Bescond (Cofidis) and another amateur.

Of course there are still some races in the neighbourhood (Boucles de l'Aulne, Tour du Finistère, etc.) to see pros "for real".

Years ago when i used to be fitter i was in a club run that contained Chris Boardman

I met Sagan once after the MTB race around 2006-2007, even spoke to him for a minute.

Oh ok, thought it must have been a little more common over there but I guess not.

Avin, he must have been pretty young then, how'd he go in the race?



Broadbeach on the Gold Coast, he was wearing a local bike shop's kit.

I alomost fell off my chair myself watching that.
And i never met a pro either, tough i guess not many live in Germany anyway.

Wow.
From here on it's all downhill for you.


I once saw Sven Nys training in the Flemish Ardennes, also saw a Topsport Vlaanderen train there but didn't see who he was. Was definitely a pro, though, the way he climbed that hill

Also saw the Quickstep team on the morning of the Omloop once, doing a little warming up, I guess.

Considering my uni flat is a few metres away from the Swiss border (where everyone wanting a German lifestyle, but Swiss taxes lives), I might have a decent chance to see Martin, Greipel, Nerz, Klöden or Ullrich sometime.

I've been at a couple of MTB rides with Nordhaug. This was before he turned pro though (rhyme intended).

I met Kim Kirchen several times! My Grandma is friends with his father...
Oh and I have passed the schlecks a couple of times (a few years ago).

But being honest, I have met more professional track and Field athletes in my days (and even competing against some of them).