Though the weather in the Midwest has turned somewhat balmy, Oude Granny is nonetheless headed to the left coast. I'll be in the Bay Area for business. While I'm out there, I will attempt to tackle some of the climbs used during the Amgen Tour of California, in and around beautiful Santa Rosa. Since it'll be my first riding on an incline this year, I'm already looking forward to the bounties of good wine to numb the senses and take away some of the pain.
The Lounge
If you somehow can't get out to ride this weekend, then here's another review from the ROLL Film database. This week's offering is the documentary about the great Eddy Merckx, La Course en Tete.What Borzo (the "bike guy") says:
"The beauty of this unusual film, however, is not the celebration of handsome Eddy's many victories. Rather, it is the depiction of European bicycle racing before the likes of Lance Armstrong modernized the Tour by transforming the riding into a science and the event into a commercial enterprise..."
What Strauss (the "movie guy") says:
"One of the most effective moments in La Course en Tête comes as we see a rider break down in tears after losing a race. Because this is a documentary, the moment is raw and honest..." For more...
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