Comments on: News Flash: Aqu Sports Announces Tour of America Plans for 2009 and Beyond

By: Hamish A

Hamish A — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:33:06 +0000

How about making the 100 Miles of No-where a multi day stage ‘race’ for 2011 Fatty? No hassles with finding a host City every day, no worries about transfer stages, no fights over who gets the best Hotels… I think it could be a real winner!

I’m sure the Pro teams would be a lot more interested in signing on for your Grand Tour (of the living room) than they are for the Tour of America.

We might even be able to get Bob Roll to do the webcast commentary in exchange for letting him keep his hair this time around.

By: axel in texas

axel in texas — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:55:41 +0000

well, we don’t need y’all’s race that doesn’t happen, we have our own races that don’t happen – the United Supermarkets Tour of Texas didn’t happen, the planned one day pro race in Austin didn’t happen… I am sure the race failures in Texas are bigger and better than elsewhere ;-)!

By: Mike Roadie

Mike Roadie — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:24:59 +0000

That looks like the route for the Tour de 7-11…..

Guess we are looking at 2014 now–I’ll be too old by then.

By: Big Mike In Oz

Big Mike In Oz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:50:22 +0000

I can’t understand why every major team on the planet isn’t lining up to be involved. Have a look at that course. It’s got everything.

Actually that last bit was sarcasm. I’m sure you’ve learned to recognise it if you’ve hung around here for more than 15 seconds. The main thing that is missing from that course is the “transit” stages.

Where are the excuse opportunities that are automatically linked to a 7 hour road trip between mountain top finishes. Especially in the South East where buses are renowned for being slow, bumpy and lacking in functional airconditioning.

Where the hell are Quick Step going to find a decent excuse now?

By: Marla

Marla — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:10:11 +0000

I’ve personally been waiting since the early 80’s for a Tour with Big Wheels. If you could only find an all downhill, grassy route.

By: KanyonKris

KanyonKris — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:26:37 +0000

Elden – I saw that blogging Demotivator and laughed. And while I appreciate your self deprecating humor, your blog is the opposite of the Demotivator: you have a lot to say, you don’t say too much and your audience is not a few.

By: km

km — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:54:05 +0000

Wha….I never…how dare…do…I’m sputtering in rage at the assumption that Texas wouldn’t allow the tour through??!! What kind of leftist, Birkenstock wearing, beard growing, recumbant riding, Single Speed coveting, non bike mechanically inclined, 40ish age conspiracy is this???!!!!! Texas would let the tour in, it’s just anyones guess how many of them would get out alive.

By: TomE

TomE — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:51:25 +0000

I must say the one thing I liked about their “course” were the 5 mountain stages here in Colorado! I LOVED their pictures of bike “rides” and not races throughout their site! I think I saw a pink jersey in one of them!

By: SurlyCommuter

SurlyCommuter — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:21:32 +0000

In the future – say 2014 – the moped will replace the recumbent.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:35:00 +0000

I understand there’s a woman in the UK that could give people a run for their money if this was a mobility scooter race.

http://blogs.app.com/saywhat/2009/04/06/elderly-woman-rescued-on-out-of-control-scooter/