SB Nation User Blog: natbla

Fatty trying to raise $100K by Friday

natbla — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:04:21 -0000

Fatty trying to raise $100K by Friday

For those of you who haven’t been following — and for those of us with short attention spans –here’s what’s happened so far.

1. Last Thursday I wrote a blog post in the form of a resume cover letter to Johan Bruyneel, Director of the newly-formed Team RadioShack.
2. On Friday, Johan replied, saying I could be on the team for a day if we raised $20,000: $10K for LiveStrong, and $10K for the World Bicycle Relief Fund. If we raised $50K — $25K for each cause — he’d also give me a Trek Madone.
3. I started scrambling, figuring out how I could possibly raise that much money in under a week.
4. On Sunday, I posted my response: a contest where you can win the Madone, signed by Team RadioShack, by donating to the World Bicycle Relief Fund; or where you can win a custom-painted Fat Cyclist Gary Fisher Superfly by donating to LiveStrong.
5. Yesterday — within 24 hours of when I posted my contest — we hit not only the $20K mark, but the $50K mark as well. In other words, in less than one day after the contest began, you hit the stretch goal Johan set for us for the week.
6. Johan began scrambling, looking for a new stretch goal.
7. Last night (Monday), Johan posted a new goal, with a new prize, on his blog.

That new goal is to double the original stretch goal: raise $100,000 for these two causes by this Friday at noon.

Is Lance too good or the Peloton that bad?

natbla — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:19:33 -0000

Is Lance too good or the Peloton that bad?

So asks this cbssportline.com commentary by Gary Doyle. Besides the usual mainstream bather by non-cycle press, This one at least made be go humm.

There will be pictures

natbla — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:02:41 -0000

Universal has announced via email (I got one) that they are carrying the Giro live online for all stages. This is a much better option than Ctv IMHO.

So now we can root for our favorite rider (Levi), sprinte (Cav/Davis), or climber (hmmm). If only we can hope for no time delay as that was what happened the last time.

I hope we get a commintator too this time. NOt that I don't mind hearing the whirl of wheels.

Levi and Lance to Gila after all?

natbla — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:42:35 -0000

Levi and Lance to Gila after all?

So far there are tweets from Levi and Lance regarding racing in Silver City - Levi about going to Silver City and Lance about picking up jerseys from his store to race in, and another about talking with Livingston about the Gila. Maybe they are racing under assumed names or under the Mellow Johnny label somehow.