A little visual insight
Good Morning, Evening, wherever you maybe in the world,
Putting up a few images from right inside the Giro… L to R: The start of a down hill ski race, or a finish line for cycling time trial I’m not sure. Not often you need gears like this for a TT, thats right, a 34 chainring, 27 sprocket and they were well used. Up up and more up, the last kilometer of the tt had sections of 24% gradient ouch!! and finally, heres how you get back to the hotel when you finish at the ski station. Stage7 hot work in the mountains, and a well needed coke. Stage15 rolling out of the neutral in the front, though not for long as the climbers wanted to make it tough for everyone. They sure know how to find the small nasty roads. For some reason they seem a little tight on space in Italian hotels sometimes, I’ve never seen this before, a toilet shower combo!! impressive + a few images of the scenery from today’s stage 18, and the course profile for tomorrow stage…. more big mountains!!
Thanks for reading, keep the comments rolling in, i really enjoy reading them… they give me fantastic motivation
Caio for now, Tim
Hey Champ, Nice work!!! Pics are great, how the hell they got consent for that bathroom toilet combo I don’t know. Crazy Italians!!! 34×27!!! and looking at the TT pic its needed. I wouldn’t like to race down there thats 4 sure. Keep up da gud work.
Tom
Comment by Thomas Hanover — May 30, 2008 @ 12:14 pm
Hey Cousi’s,
Nice work Timmy, man that looks pretty painful though, I am pretty glad we don’t have tours that long…. But you are nearly finished, hoot! You’re a star!
Comment by Brei Gudsell — May 30, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
Hi Tim,
Neeaaaarrrrllllly there bud, you’ve done so well! We can’t believe the courses they’ve designed for the tour - pretty intense. Am lovin’ the shower/toilet combo and glad you added the photo because I had to see it for my own eyes! Jack left today for the Taranaki Tour - has gone down with Paul and Abbie Smith. I’ve just snuck out of a teacher’s course on ‘Creative Thinking in the Classroom’ so I can head off for the long weekend to Whitianga before everyone from Auckland blocks the Kopu Bridge! The only thinking I was doing was visualising myself standing on the deck with a glass of Sav Blanc in my hand!
In fact, your Mum will be returning from her lunch break about now (at the above mentioned course) to find that my seat is…. empty! (Sorry Di)
We are all very proud of you Tim - keep it up!
Love Melinda and Jack
Comment by Jack — May 30, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
you legend
Comment by Manu — May 30, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
Doing well Guddy, nearly finished your first Grand Tour! And what a first to finish!
What a legend!
Comment by Blair Taylor — May 31, 2008 @ 8:36 am
Keep it hot nearly there fingers are crossed
Comment by Stephen Collins — May 31, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
Hey Timmy,
I have liked reading your updates from the tour and seeing the great pics that you and your bro are putting up! Yay only a flat tt to go now, awesome job!!! Hopefully see you soon, Jo.
Comment by Joanne Kski — June 1, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
What an awesome effort, to finish, and in one piece. Hope that you are able to put your feet up and get some recovery time. Lots of very proud kiwi cycling fans here. Look forward to seeing your progress in your next racing.
Comment by Steve & Ange Northey — June 5, 2008 @ 11:16 am