Congratulations to guidemd (Jen) and patrickbpenguin on their new baby girl: 6lbs 7oz Chloe Jessica (Sai Bo)  born at 10:37am.

Best wishes to all.

edited to add: Yes Jen missed Blockhaus :)

In his Back Pocket Preview of the Astana Team, Chris said: "Brajkovic, meanwhile, is perhaps just coming into his own: 26 years old, coming off his best season with a late-season peak that got him second at Lombardia, arguably the best result of his career. His early glory at the Vuelta, when he briefly took the lead in 2006, got him pegged as a grand tour rider, and his improvement against the watch speaks well of his future in stage racing. But on this team, he can afford to pick his spots. He's got to be gunning for September and October again, if he can excel at Lombardia he'll love Mendrisio."


Earlier this year, I had a chance to grab a few minutes with Jani Brajkovic  who kindly answered my questions while fighting a serious case of jetlag.

Go back to 2008, what happened at the beginning of the season?
I had really bad health problems, one after another and then I lost some motivation, just one thing and another, I just I don't know. The second part was really good, I started to feel really good in August and then it just went better, better and better. I was supposed to do the Olympics in August but … basically I got flicked, I just went to other races and that worked out really well.

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This is your chance to plead your case - the man himself will be in San Francisco:

Apr 16, 2009:  Lunch time event with Fausto Pinarello

Lombardi Sports is celebrating the introduction of the Pinarello bicycle, an expression of art and history, as a new product line to our store. In doing so, we are welcoming Fausto Pinarello, head of Cicli Pinarello SpA, with an event in our cycling department, this Thursday, April 16, 1:00PM, Lombardi Sports, 1600 Jackson Street, SF. Refreshments will be served.

Are you ready?