by simpleDesigns | Sep 20, 2007 | Cycling
After 9 years of winning bike races, the Discovery Team has decided to call it quits at the end of 2007. Tina and I were fortunate to follow the Tour of Missouri (their last race in the US) last week and took a whole lot of photos. Many are posted at...
by simpleDesigns | Sep 19, 2007 | Cycling
George Hincapie’s legs. A friend of mine identified the blood vessels on the back of his leg as “a cluster of abnormally formed blood vessels called Arteriovenous Malformation or AVM for short.” Wikipedia defines this as “a congenital disorder...
by simpleDesigns | Sep 19, 2007 | Cycling
Alberto Contador in St. Louis Tina and I had a wonderful week watching the Discovery Team at the Tour of Missouri in their last race on American soil. I have sorted through most of the 800+ shots and posted some of the best. If anyone wants a high res version of any...
by simpleDesigns | Sep 19, 2007 | Cycling, Travel
Tina and I just returned from a great week watching the Discovery Team on their last bike race on American soil. Sunday, prior to the race: We rode the route for a fund raiser with 600 riders from the Plaza back to ReVerse for lunch. Monday afternoon: Autographs and...
by simpleDesigns | Jul 31, 2007 | Cycling, Travel
I recently finished my first Ragbrai (Ride Across Iowa) and I’ve written down some of my favorite moments. I was fortunate enough to ride with Lance Armstrong on 5 different occasions during his 6 days of Ragbrai. By the end of the week, I began to think I might...
by simpleDesigns | Jul 1, 2007 | Cycling
The Nature Valley Grand Prix was held in Minnesota last week. This is a 5 day stage race including stages in St. Paul & Minneapolis. The gal in the yellow is Kristin Armstrong (no relationship to Lance) and is one of the best riders in the world. She won the 5 day...
