Those of you familiar with my attempts to claim Coglioni glory from Emma Pooley’s World Cup and Olympic successes will not be surprised that today’s post has usurped the expected rant celebrating the end of daylight robbery. No doubt spurred on by the ignominy of finishing last year’s Gran Fondo eleven minutes behind your vainglorious scribe, and eerily six seconds and a single place behind the last of the C.C.C. 92 km bunch, Josie Tomic has stormed to victory in the inaugural World Championship staging of the women’s “Omnium”. The Omnium is a bit like a Pentathlon for cyclists, albeit without the running, horseriding, swimming, fencing and shooting. The funny thing is Josie’s Mum used to live down the road from me in Northbridge, and despite the intervening years and beers managed to recognise me when she happened to sit next to me at the SpeedDome after last year’s Swan Valley event, a fact I failed to record in the ride report.
Now if only Spunker could come up with a dubious connection to Cav we’d be claiming spurious glory on a weekly basis.
Those of you familiar with my attempts to claim Coglioni glory from Emma Pooley’s World Cup and Olympic successes will not be surprised that today’s post has usurped the expected rant celebrating the end of daylight robbery. No doubt spurred on by the ignominy of finishing last year’s Gran Fondo eleven minutes behind your vainglorious scribe, and eerily six seconds and a single place behind the last of the C.C.C. 92 km bunch, Josie Tomic has stormed to victory in the inaugural World Championship staging of the “Omnium”. The Omnium is a bit like a Pentathlon for cyclists, albeit without the running, horseriding, swimming, fencing and shooting. The funny thing is her Mum used to live down the road from me in Northbridge, and despite the intervening years and beers managed to recognise me when she happened to sit next to me at the Speeddome after last year’s Swan Valley event. If only Spunker could come up with a dubious connection to Cav we’d be claiming glory on a weekly basis.
Ever wondered how to appropriately celebrate your glorious victory in the Christmas Handicap or Fremantle Gift? This guide should give you a few tips.
Perhaps Ted should take some time to consider which salute he will be using should he taste victory in the ANZAC Day TT, and thus complete an unprecedented Grand Slam of the Summer/Autumn Coglioni Classics. I would anticipate something pretty special.
Excuse. Invariably sent via SMS.
Definition:
I’m utterly soft and in need of a man-size dose of HTFU.
Example usage:
I’ve got a slight sniffle/am a bit tired/am weak (delete as appropriate) and am not riding today (O’Dirty on mornings too numerous to list).
Adjectival phrase.
Definition:
(A bicycle) fitted with at least one component manufactured by Shimano.
Example usage:
Commenting on a bicycle being considered for purchase by another cyclist: “Probably dripping with evil”. (O’Dirty, March 2009, en route to the Bike Buller MTB Festival)
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