Mountain bikers are truly silly...but this looks fun. Also, real or fake?
Gap to Laceration
Resorting to BMX tricks on YGD seems like cheating to us in order to post material but this is a goodie...very painful to watch and I love a good horror flick. Enjoy your road bike my friends.
Gap to Laceration from Matthew Spencer on Vimeo.
Gap to Laceration from Matthew Spencer on Vimeo.
Haymarket Winter Bike League Announcement
Hey! Happy New Year. The Haymarketeers are doing another round of Haymarketing out in Haymarket on January 15th. You can meet in Haymarket and ride with some Haymarkerters throughout Haymarket. Jared from Haymarket Bicycles is organizing all this since last year's Winter Bike League was so Haymarkety.
Details are at the Haymarket Winter Bike League Facebook Page. So Zuckerburg it up and search for Haymarket Winter Bike League while you are on Facebook today.
Details are at the Haymarket Winter Bike League Facebook Page. So Zuckerburg it up and search for Haymarket Winter Bike League while you are on Facebook today.
PA Cross Droppage
Our boy Anthony Skorochod from http://www.cyclingcaptured.com/ sent us a classic cross droppage picture from the PA State Championships of Stephan Kincaid aka Geronimo doing what he does...lap people...even his own teammates.
...and we also found this little gem in cyberspace proving that Geronimo K. also works part time as a doctor at the local hospital. Rubber gloves can only mean one thing... Everybody looks way too happy here.
don don dooooon!!!
Who Has Been Trainin?
I have. SO....Watch out MABRA!!!
PS..only one more day until I can shave off this beard. #movember.
Ugliest Kit Ever?
Ok...we all know that the HUB Cycling Kits were probably the ugliest kits that MABRA has ever seen. Bega still wears his matching orange crocs at cocktail receptions hosted by CAAWC (courier alumni association world championship organization).
On the pro level, there are so many to choose from. Of course, our favorite is the Footon team from 2010. This is probably the tip of the iceburg. Who else? email yougotdropped@gmail.com or post in comments and we'll have some fun this winter looking at ugly stuff together.
Maybe Cross is King
No doubt Timmy JJ is a pimp but now we have eased into the foray of daddymackness with this groupie pic. Well done, sir and congrats on your victory at Jingle X.
While you are here, we got a fresh new batch of YGD tees in for the holidays. Buy one for yourself, your significant other and even yo momma! Over that way --------> Our operators are standing by.
Black and White
One of the greatest photos of hitting the deck ever captured in the history of life. Man, that looks fun.
photo credit Bruce Buckley. He's fired up at his homeowners association.
Airborne
"Cross is so fun!" "Beer me!!" "Belgian stuff. blah blah blah...belgium blah blah blah" "Frites!!!" They are fucking french fries people.
Dear Cyclocross. Every year you come and go...and every year YGD gets sad. It's hard to tell when people got dropped since 'there are so many races within races happening.' Until now. NOW there is a new bike racer/photographer on the block with a keen sense of drop. He captures the essence of cyclocross, which is crashing and lack of bike handling skills.
The fact of the matter is that cyclocross sucks the life out of you. You get muddy and your endorphins are pumped full of adrenaline tricking your mind that you had a good time, which you didn't...but you say you did because that's what your friends say.
There is proof that cross isn't fun here. (I'll be stealing photos from this flickr site all week in case you don't feel like clicking).
Check out the brand of this dude's bike. "Ironic...table of two, your frites are ready."
Also, why the frick is there a giant pit of eternal damnation on this cross course?
Lastly, I have a locker room full of t shirts I need to move. Free to anyone who pays $15.00.
Doing the Absolute Minimum....
...to keep this website alive. Similar to doing the absolute minimum of maintaining your fitness. Oh wells. You Got Dropped representing in San Diego at the Velodrome. I hope they know how good they have it out there.
Joey IS Ok!!! - Details at CX Magazine
We were all worried about Joey! A couple days after the CX Crash Sensation and news that Joey is ok has surfaced. You crazy cyclocrossers jumping off bikes and hopping over things.
http://www.cxmagazine.com/joey-joey-speaks-tells-story
http://www.cxmagazine.com/joey-joey-speaks-tells-story
Joey's Ok
Yikes..We really do hope Joey's ok. Damn.
PS. sorry for the lack of posts. life aint easy for this gangster.
Giro di Droppi
Tough race. No sock sightings. This makes YGD angry. I will strike down upon thee with furious..ahh too cliche. Nevermind. Onto DROPPAGE PICS!!! Thanks Julie Elliott
Color coordinated droppage
No Talent Ranch Rider
Take note MABRA. Next time you get dropped, give a brother a hand. Kudos to you. Wait..have we seen this before from the same rider? I'll hit you up on Google+. You seem like a guy who I'd want as my friend
Trio of Drop
Cycle Computer Drop (more on this phenomenon in future post).
Triple Upgrayed - What does it mean?
Brian Sjoberg
1st - Hagerstown Kick Off Crit
1st - TOWC Crit
2nd - Altoona Crit
5th - Altoona RR
2nd - Tour of Altoona GC
1st - Giro di Coppi
1st - Arsenal Crit
Jason Hall (not at sandbagger status..yet)
1st - TOWC RR
2nd - Giro di Coppi RR
3rd - TOWC Crit
4th - Crystal Cup
6th - Kelley Cup
Brian Rist
1st - Fort Ritche Crit
1st - Leonardtown Crit Cat 3
1st - Leonartown Masters
3rd - Giro di Coppi
6th - Poolesville RR
7th - TOWC RR
photo courtesy of ekoza10
The main culprit here really is Brian Sjoberg, aka Sobe. Rist, after Coppi, can probably start thinking of punching in his upgrade card and Hall has just recently found new successes in road races, although has been consistent this summer.
However, Sobe has been winning almost every race he enters for a solid month. This guy has crossfitted his way to every podium in the mid-atlantic.
Even his kids think he needs to email Tracey Rankin. (used with permission)
Congrats to these dudes. Great MABRAians who earned the successes with lots of hard work.
DROPPAGEPALOOZA WEEKEND!!
Big weekend for potential droppage in MABRA.
Saturday is Giro di Coppi RR, a prelude to the hillier road races of Page Valley and Lost River. Looks like registration is fair in the lower categories but the real men of the area have yet to sign up. Will Brian "Sandbagger" Sjoberg dust up the 3s or will Paul "i've won this race before" Rades mop up? Of course, there are about 50 other guys that want to be the first to cross the line in front of the church. That race looks fierce.
Sunday, Mr. Nieters has organized another summer version of the Battle of Bull Run. Facebook details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139156249497902. Dombrowski is scheduled to attend and Jim Faber might come out and take photos via moto. That's two steps closer to being pro than you are now.
To celebrate the big weekend, I've ordered a big batch of tee shirts and shipping will remain free. $15.00 shipped. We'll do our best to get them out the door by tonight so you can have for the weekend...at least have for Lost River and Page.
No shame in the droppage this weekend. The only shame will be not attending and getting it done.
Saturday is Giro di Coppi RR, a prelude to the hillier road races of Page Valley and Lost River. Looks like registration is fair in the lower categories but the real men of the area have yet to sign up. Will Brian "Sandbagger" Sjoberg dust up the 3s or will Paul "i've won this race before" Rades mop up? Of course, there are about 50 other guys that want to be the first to cross the line in front of the church. That race looks fierce.
Sunday, Mr. Nieters has organized another summer version of the Battle of Bull Run. Facebook details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139156249497902. Dombrowski is scheduled to attend and Jim Faber might come out and take photos via moto. That's two steps closer to being pro than you are now.
To celebrate the big weekend, I've ordered a big batch of tee shirts and shipping will remain free. $15.00 shipped. We'll do our best to get them out the door by tonight so you can have for the weekend...at least have for Lost River and Page.
No shame in the droppage this weekend. The only shame will be not attending and getting it done.
Official Droppage
Many of you may have seen this gallery. As the photographer Link Brookes explained to the MABRA list, the finish was a clusterfuck of having the 1/2/3 race, the 3/4 race and Masters' race all finish at the same time. Plus, a bunch of dumbfounded drivers and moto refs thrown into a narrow road for good measure
This is like officials getting dropped.
To help translate what is happening here in the language of the internet, please see below.
This is like officials getting dropped.
To help translate what is happening here in the language of the internet, please see below.
A Tribute to Our Photographers, Cycling Fans, and General Drunkenness at Philly
Here's the dealio. Most of the stuff on YGD isn't actually taken by any of our photographers. Sometimes it is but most often than not, it's sent in by our 'fans'. Most of the other other times, we rip it off from what people put on the internet for free for everybody to look at.
Two AWESOME spots for cycling photos in general are http://www.cyclingcaptured.com/ (Anthony Skorochod) and http://www.joemallis.com/ (Joe Mallis)
Since being super meta is all the rage these days, the pic of the day is one of Joe taken by Anthony wearing our YGD socks. He has a great album on Facebook called "The People that make the Philly Race FUN!". We recommend that you click on that Facebook link and friend Anthony right now.
No jackassery today. Just giving two of Mid-Atlantic's best cycling photogs a shout-out. Without them, there would be no YGD, which many would probably prefer.
Two AWESOME spots for cycling photos in general are http://www.cyclingcaptured.com/ (Anthony Skorochod) and http://www.joemallis.com/ (Joe Mallis)
Since being super meta is all the rage these days, the pic of the day is one of Joe taken by Anthony wearing our YGD socks. He has a great album on Facebook called "The People that make the Philly Race FUN!". We recommend that you click on that Facebook link and friend Anthony right now.
No jackassery today. Just giving two of Mid-Atlantic's best cycling photogs a shout-out. Without them, there would be no YGD, which many would probably prefer.
It's Teeee Shirt Time!!
Remember those days when you were angry that Tradezone was cancelled? The world had wronged you of February glory. You wanted to get your race on! Now, you might be a little worn out. You've been training since November. Maybe you did cross. Then you started racing in March or April. It only makes sense that you are tired. Reward yourself. You deserve it.
Whether you are heading out to the Jersey Shore this summer and need a rockin tee shirt for a big night out with Pauly D or want to pimp out at MABRA's stage race of stage races, we have you covered.
As a mid season motivator, we've dropped the shipping on our swanky t-shirt line. $15 bucks shipped. Daddy needs new tubulars.
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