2008 December- The Church of the Big Ring

Bullshit!...

Posted by The Rev in Scripture on December 29, 2008 | 4 Comments

I am sure everyone has heard the news about Jonathan Page missing a doping control. As anyone who has followed this site knows I am no friend of the doper. I am also no fan of USADA or WADA and they way they treat athletes. It seems to me that if it was made known that there were chaperons for this event then a lot of the blame falls on them for Page not being notified. I...

Go Big!...

Posted by The Rev in Scripture on December 22, 2008 | 3 Comments

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Over and Out...

Posted by The Rev in Scripture on December 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

Another Cross season has come and gone. I hope it was everything you hoped it would be. I ended my season at the National Cyclocross Championships in Kansas City. Until this year I have never finished lower than 11th at National’s. I ended that streak with a 22nd place this year. Not what I was hoping for but, I know I left it all on the track. The thing about Masters racing...

Rachel Lloyd Interview...

Posted by The Rev in Interviews, Scripture on December 13, 2008 | No Comments

There are roadies, there are MT Bikers. In Mt Biking there are downhillers and XC riders. There is not much cross pollination between the groups. There are the gifted few who can seamlessly make the transition. Throw cyclocross in there and Rachel Lloyd arguably does it better than anyone. If it has two wheels then most likely she can ride it faster than you. She was kind enough to...

Introducing Bobart and His Off-road Roll...

Posted by The Wolf in Scripture on December 12, 2008 | No Comments

Bobart is going to be a guest columnist on both Planet Quirky and The Church of the Big Ring. I ride with Bob frequently and he is prone to spouting out some very bizarre diatribes. For instance, when discussing Floyd Landis and his heroic effort to retake the lead in the Tour de France, it was reported that he took, no joke, a total of 70 water bottles (480 ml each) from the car...

AZ Cyclocross State Championship Race...

Posted by The Wolf in Scripture on December 11, 2008 | No Comments

Let me first start off with a little story about the day before the AZ Cyclocross State Championships. On Friday, on my way to work, I made a stop at the bank and made a cash withdrawal of $40 with twenty of it in one dollar bills. This got me a funny look from the teller and the question of “Are you going to use these at a strip club?” To which my response was,...

Inspiration for those racing CX National...

Posted by MK in Scripture on December 9, 2008 | 4 Comments

“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure…than to rank with those poor spirtis who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat” - Theodore Roosevelt as you go into the national cx battle in the state they raise cattle be sure to give it your...