Mid Atlantic Races, Reader Submissions and the Clap.

Yikes...it's been awhile since we've updated but there has been a lot of good droppage going on.


Black Hills Circuit Race provided some good terrain. Almost too good. We are going to give an early season pass to everybody who felt the wrath of the Black Hill. Either that or we can't find any good photos of severe maximum droppage from the day. So..it's never too late if you anybody has a submission...Just sayin'


The other story is the Mid Atlantic calendar.
Tradezones: Dropped. 
Vint Hill: Dropped
Tysons: Dropped. 
Jeff Cup: Mother's Day. 
Walkersville: Dropped. 
Harwood: Postponed


Not to mention whatever is happening in Pennsylvania. If anybody wants to elaborate, consider this an open forum. 


Ok..to the fun stuff. Not necessarily dropped but a nice reminder to cross that line first before celebrating. Thanks to Sung Pak for this pic: Not sure where/what it's from or whom these people are.

This sequence comes from Daniel Dinneen. The race is the Philly Flyer. Hey..at least this kid looks smooth while getting the ol' D. College racing rocks. 

So Many Things Happening

my head is exploding right now. my eyes are having babies. this is nirvanic. eyeballs everywhere. 

• A dropped rider behind support with head down
• To the right, a rider is crashing and smiling
• On the front, a rider is looking back AT THE CRASH (don't do this, people)
• Another rider hidden is also looking back. 
• To the left, a rider is negotiating road vs. grass

Things are going to happen here. 

 I love college. I love these racers. 

Thanks to John M. from GW for the photos.There are more in my inbox. One at a time. 

The Return of Droppage

It's been a long winter. We've had multiple douchebags, caption contests, a YGD celebration of MABRA bahamian domination and lots of days with nothing to post. 


However....we are back for what we know. Putting up stupid pictures of people getting dropped during races. There is no shame people. It happens. Well, maybe a little shame..but it still happens. The following is a perfect droppage photo. It's tells a story. It's a story from the NC State Wolfpack Race a couple weeks ago. 

Thanks to John M. from GW Cycling for the shot. 

MORE DOUCHEBAG!!

And by douchebag, I mean doper. Not only is this guy a douchebag, he's an idiot twofold. Remember this Kayle Leogrande guy bust onto the scene a few years ago on the NRC circuit racking up wins at big races. Come on,. the guy with all the tattoos starting winning sprints out of the blue. Ok ok..this guy. I think this is a publicity shot for Guys Gone Wild: Giant Earhole Edition.



Still don't remember? Ok, he's one of Joe Papp's clients whom purchased steroids from the Pappster then thought it would AWESOME to email a photo of him holding said steroids. Remember, this guy has an arm full of sleeves. SMART!!!



So, of course before this all goes down in 2008, but is already being implicated, he gets a contract from...guess who? Rock Racing. His results in 2008 start to suffer while he's being implicated most likely because he laid off the sauce but it was too late. It turns out Matt DeCanio was right all along about doping. Still crazy..but right.

Once a cheater...always a cheater in our book.



Anyway, TatBoy got a couple years from cycling and now he's back. We found this gem on YouTube addressing his 'fans' regarding his new team. I've never seen a more shifty guy. His eyes are more beady than a desert rat. He's convinced a bunch of people to give him money and actually sponsor a team!! WTF? OMG!



Luckily, I'm not a pro but if I'll never play this guy in Monopoly, chess, checkers, hopscotch, a game of horse, or any other game that one can cheat in. Godspeed.

Early Running for Douchebag of Year - Ricardo Ricco

Hello February. It's cold in MABRA. Please warm up.


Meanwhile, things are happening in the doping world. Besides June and July, it seems that February is a hot time of the year for pros getting popped by WADA. You might remember this time last year when Floyd was making big news of his own ultimately winning Douchebag of the Year honors.


This year, not to be outdone by Floyd is Ricardo Ricco. You might remember this fellow from events such as:


Tossing his bike in a race



Standing on the podium of Giro di Italia totally doped up





Having a pretty hot girlfriend who tested positive for CERA, a new form of EPO



And, of course, testing positive himself





Now, holmes has taken it to a TOTALLY NEW LEVEL. Before the season really even gets kicked off, he gets hit with a sudden illness as a result of a blood transfusion gone wrong. Ricco is in the hospital, no hot girlfriend, no team, no future. I ALMOST feel bad for this guy. Browne Eye blog has a nice little editorial on it here.  Much better than an anonymous illiturate can do here. 


Cycling fans take note of how much Ricco has aged in the past 2 years. A result of the stress that goes with doping for sure...oh...and DOPING!!!



Of course, Cav sums it up the best..to Cyclingnews: Mark Cavendish recently told the press, "It's like a parasite coming back into the sport.”   The sprinter bristles. "It's not the fact of what he did, because everyone can make a mistake. But he doesn't see it as a mistake. He's not even sorry about it."


So, it sounds like it has Cavs support..and I like that cocky cockney speaking missle so Mr. Ricco, you are Douchebag of the Week. 


Word. 

MABRA's Chuck Hutch Drops Bahamas

It has been reported that YGD fan Chuck Hutch put the drop on the field during early early early season Tour of Bahamas and won the whole dang thing.

We thought it was interesting/funny/awesome that he's still wearing the YGD Classic tee!






*pics stolen off the XO Communications/Battley Harley Davidson Facebook Page. Go be a fan.

The Season is Here...for a few

A few MABRAinians are making the voyage to Tour of the Bahamas this weekend for...bike racing? Jared Nieters has been annoying his Facebook fans with mentions of how balmy the weather is and posting pics of one of his companions for the trip. Surprise, it's Chuck Hutch. 

Chuck looks cold. Maybe a pullover YGD in the future? Hmmmmm....

Good luck to the Harleymarket XO threesome this weekend (Hutch, Nieters, Sacawa). By the way, do these guys EVER take a break?  Curtis Windsor also looks to be getting in on the suntan action. We'll look for some droppage this weekend given out by the crew. If anybody comes across TOB droppage pics, send them our way. We aren't counting on anything though. 


One the Cat 3 end of things, we see that Bike Doctor's dentist, Todd Bickling is joined by ABRT's Mark Lahuec (sounds French) where they are both guaranteed a top 13. Guess whose bike this is? (hint...all dentists have to own Cervelo's according to Maryland dental laws). 
                                                   

I like the rainbow colors and the juxtaposition of the black bike and blue water.