My favorite thing to do when early season race registrations open is have a cup of coffee and measure the circumference of my thighs. My second favorite thing is to look through the pre-reg lists to see who has switched teams in the off-season. There will be lots of news like this to report, but one thing I noticed right away in the Jeff Cup registrations is that Clean Currents pb Don Beyer Volvo has orchestrated a trade with NCVC, securing Alex Butterfield and Jason Meidhoff in exchange for 8-12 juniors yet to be born. We're all glad to see DC Velo ramping up in the elite categories and hope they can finally get competitive there.
I'm also seeing some sponsor changes, including Capitol Hill Bikes signing on with the Battley Harley crew, and Haymarket Bicycles landing Function Drinks as a title sponsor. All of which is to say that if you want some publicity on your 2008 Rider and Sponsor rosters, you should send the info to VeloNews, The Washington Post, and to me. Which of the three do you think is going to run it?
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Thankfully, before they left we were able to synthesize their DNA and grow a whole new crop of junior riders with excellent pack handling and sprinting skills AND built in arm-warmers.
Posted by: PokeTheBear | February 01, 2008 at 10:51 AM
"We're all glad to see DC Velo ramping up in the elite categories and hope they can finally get competitive there."
FINALLY GET COMPETIVE??? Someone needs to brush up on their race results almanac!!!
Posted by: Adam | February 01, 2008 at 11:42 AM
I've been alerted that sarcasm isn't easily identified on this site. Now you know what it looks like here.
Posted by: Mike May | February 01, 2008 at 11:48 AM
DOH!
Speaking of roster "overhauls," look at the Harley boys...
Posted by: Adam | February 01, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Well Mike, since you brought it up...
What *is* the circumference of your thighs??
Posted by: Bryan | February 01, 2008 at 01:48 PM
Since we will NEVER see Dr. Funga get caught out in a race, Mike May can at least do it in writing :-P
Cheers, all
Posted by: Pete | February 01, 2008 at 02:11 PM
Bryan - I don't know. What would be considered 'Really honkin big'?
And to answer your next question: Peet's. Major Dickason's blend.
Posted by: Mike May | February 01, 2008 at 02:26 PM
ouch!
Posted by: Adam | February 01, 2008 at 05:18 PM
Make no mistake about it, I suck. Thank goodness for teammates!
"If you can't go, you gotta show"
Posted by: Adam | February 01, 2008 at 05:22 PM