Comments on: Why RadioShack is Now My Son’s 2nd Favorite Team

By: MaxVelo

MaxVelo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:11:17 +0000

I’m 43 – and after reading that, GC is MY favorite team now! What a class act. What a great day for your son – that’s a fantastic read.

By: Buy cycling jerseys

Buy cycling jerseys — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:15:40 +0000

Your son is pretty damn cool

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:11:18 +0000

Jack reminds me of my 6 year old. He can sit and chat about pro riders and bikes all day. I think his teachers get sick of it. Can I repost this on my blog velomom.com. Please email me if so. Thanks, Jen

By: Demonic1

Demonic1 — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:47:27 +0000

That was a great story Paul.
Your son’s comment about Chis Horner being mad kept a smile on my face all day long.
Thanks.

By: BZ

BZ — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:26:11 +0000

Now that is an awesome story. It must be great to be Jack.

By: DOM

DOM — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:28:17 +0000

“But again, our society assumes if enough people spell or use a word a certain way, it just becomes correct. I don’t subscribe to that. …
My bad.”

Irony, intentional or not?
Is there room in Jack’s room for you to adopt me?

By: Mark Kynaston

Mark Kynaston — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:39:14 +0000

What a great read that was – thanks for posting in Fatty’s abscence. I would like to have seen the look on the Runners face when Fatty started getting all those e-mails about a mystery eight year old son!

Only one problem – how are you going to top that when the next special Father \ Son time comes around!

By: Maggi

Maggi — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:35:22 +0000

Paul,
Great guest post! What a neat experience — thank you for sharing. Cyclists really are unique among the world of pro athletes — they work harder, make less, and are just damn nicer than pretty much anyone else out there.

“He slept with the water bottle.” Totally killed me – because it’s funny, because the mental image of the little dude curled up with his water bottle is freaking adorable (my 3yo nephew sleeps with his favorite John Deere toy), and because I would probably have done the same thing.

What a great experience for Jack — a memory he’s going to treasure for life, and the fact that Dad Made This Happen is going to be a big part of what makes the memory special.

By: Yay!

Yay! — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:07:37 +0000

A little word about the “godly” move to BMC – the main reason for moving was perhaps the lack of respect he was getting from a certain mr Vaughters.

Thors main goal each season, apart from TdF, is the mentioned Paris – Roubaix. For the second year in a row he was promised full support from his team, and for the second year in a row one of them went in a breakaway blocking Thor from going for the win. Paris – Roubaix is the ONLY race he is asking for full support in!

A shame for Garmin, they are much weaker without Thor. Remember TdF: 7 days in yellow, 2 breakaway wins (gaining time towards the “best team”), great TTT and a super lead-out for Farrars win. Put in a Haussler or any other rider instead and make your own opinion on how good their TdF would have been..

BMC are looking really strong next year though! Don’t be surprised if they win ALL the spring classics. Having the two best classic riders in the world on the same team can not be a bad thing!

By: rrose

rrose — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:49:55 +0000

Paul, thank you, thank you for the discussion about “impactful”!!! (I’ll just presume a discussion of “impacted”; aarghhh). Maybe you can give us a few words on the not-so-new “apprishiate” that’s infiltrated the language. Makes be berserk. Oh, and what ever happened to the first ‘l’ in vulnerable, and to the second syllable, altogether, in that word? Maybe the people who use that have /gulp/ i-s-s-u-e-s.

Jack is the coolest. You’re clearly doing plenty right. What a fabulous day out for him, and for you. Love the story and the telling. Thanks.