So me and Sergio figured that if Lance was coming to our backyard, the least we could do was to go down and check him out. So we loaded up our bikes in the car and headed south with some friends.
We got to the start of the TT real early and went for a ride. The TT route is a real dangerous road while open, with too much traffic, so we headed north into a massive headwind. After 40mins I was dropped and came back The start area was buzzing with activity now, the team vans starting to arrive and putting the bikes and trainers out. Meanwhile Sergio arrived and we mainly hanged out around the Rabobank van, those Colnagos are very, very sweet… too bad for the components though
The USPS bus was one of the last to arrive, but had a spot right by the start area. We immediatly went over where it was and got a “place” right by the door. The bikes were out and we were able to be around them for a while, to check out the little differences and such. Hincapie’s TT bike is very sweet. It’s an aluminum frame and it looks great, too bad they don’t sell them. I actually prefer those frames to the TTT. Lance’s old TTT bike was there too, picking it up anf feeling its weight while remembering the '03 TdF time trials was one of the high points of the day.
After some minutes he came back and went behind the bus unnotticed by the crowd. I happened to spot him and went behind the bus too. He got the bike in the rollers and continued his warmup, while me, Sergio and a few friends sat in the ground maybe two meters from him, just in awe and respect. After a while that moment ended when the crowd in front of the bus figured that he was out in the back and started to arrive. He continued his warmup and we got some pics of him in the aero position. Also some close-ups of the new bike, which is basically the same as the old one except for the german school aerobars. Other details were the old DA brakes, the SRM cranks and the SRM computers taped to the aerobars.
Finally the warmup was done and Sheryl Crow came up to chat with Lance a bit. Then he took the warmup clothing off and headed to the start area. We then moved to the first bend of the TT route, some 200m after the start. A few minutes later Lance’s time came up. It was great to see him whiz by with those hungry eyes you see so many times on tv
We’ll try to have some pics up on Sergio’s site by tomorrow, we’ll drop a note here if we do. Or maybe a private message, otherwise it will get lost among the tubular vs clincher sillyness.
Don’t tell anyone but… Sergio was taking the pics and he got so excited with seeing Lance at close range that by the time Sheryl came up… he was out of film! :-)))
OK I was searching for THE Sergio Thread…but this Lance thread came up.
Dammit, next thing you know we’ll have Lance trying to race age group LOL!
Hey all kidding aside, I was trying to find “The Sergio” thread and this came up from your early days. Congrats on your win at Kona 2019 so many years later…that fast time in Florida was a long long long time ago (2003?) and you actually improved your results now as an “older guy”.
OK I was searching for THE Sergio Thread…but this Lance thread came up.
Dammit, next thing you know we’ll have Lance trying to race age group LOL!
Hey all kidding aside, I was trying to find “The Sergio” thread and this came up from your early days. Congrats on your win at Kona 2019 so many years later…that fast time in Florida was a long long long time ago (2003?) and you actually improved your results now as an “older guy”.
it took me 12 seconds to find the thread you’re looking for deploying our useless search tool.
OK I was searching for THE Sergio Thread…but this Lance thread came up.
Dammit, next thing you know we’ll have Lance trying to race age group LOL!
Hey all kidding aside, I was trying to find “The Sergio” thread and this came up from your early days. Congrats on your win at Kona 2019 so many years later…that fast time in Florida was a long long long time ago (2003?) and you actually improved your results now as an “older guy”.
it took me 12 seconds to find the thread you’re looking for deploying our useless search tool.
Yeah, but I one upped you…I found a thread about Lance + Sergio + Cheryl Crow + an 8:44 neo pro time!!!
The start area was buzzing with activity now, the team vans starting to arrive and putting the bikes and trainers out. Meanwhile Sergio arrived and we mainly hanged out around the Rabobank van, those Colnagos are very, very sweet… too bad for the components though 
