Wannabe Bike Girl

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In symbol and deed, German rider Haussler is an Australian at heart (brisbane times)

While Haussler hopes to register as an Australian at the world road titles in Geelong in October, his request remains stuck in a bureaucratic bottleneck, reportedly because the German federation does not want to lose him.

Video of the race and Francis winning.

My dad sent me a link to this article. These bikes are pretty damn awesome and if I could afford one, I might consider getting one. But the best part of the article is how Calfee, the main subject of the article, is taking his bamboo bikes to Africa and teaching people how to make them.

Bamboo Bikes: The Ultimate Eco-Friendly Ride (Der Spiegel)

Much to my delight, Francis Mourey won his fifth French cyclocross tittle. I know other people might care that it was Francis again, but as a huge fan of his, I don’t care. I’m extremely pleased and proud of him. It seems, from what I can tell, that he had to overcome some sort of mechanical problem, a puncture it seems (haven’t found an English report of the race yet). And then he had to outsprint Steve Chainel for the win. But seriously, I’m so happy for him. Five wins! I love seeing him race cyclocross in the France team kit. It makes me really happy and it’s easy to spot him.

There an interview with Francis in French here and final results listed here.

Cyclocross GP De Ster Sint-Niklaas 2010

I know there’s cycling stuff going on, so I’ll talk about a little of it. First off, Cadel Evans. Totally made the right move. He didn’t get (though I don’t know why) GT support from Lotto. Maybe it was Evans, maybe it was the team, maybe it was something else completely, I don’t know. But, for whatever reason, it wasn’t working and I think he’s made completely the right choice. Why? Because, among other things, BMC has Hincapie and while I know some people freak out at the thought of George on a team without Lance again, I don’t care (obviously). I think that George will, if he goes to the Tour in ‘10 (which I think he will, now that Evans is there), he’ll bust his ass for Evans. I might not be a fan of Evans at all, but after his performance at Worlds ‘09, he deserves a fighting chance.

Second, Haussler and the whole riding for Germany vs riding for Australia. I think he should be allowed to do whatever he wants. I don’t know why people think it’s okay to just make shit up and post it as if the cyclists themselves have said it. Clearly Haussi hadn’t changed his mind and I think that’s fine. Why should it matter? I suppose because he’s one of the best cyclists Germany has right now (and whose fault is that? Not Haussi’s). I mean, good for Haussler. He knows what he wants and why should the German Federation think that they know better? It’s not like he’s breaking any rules. Haussi for Australia! Yeah, I almost did Haussi for Aussie, shoot me now.

Also, if you haven’t seen the most recent Bartape episode, it’s the TDF part 2, with Haussi’s stage win. It’s not the best (that’s Milan-San Remo), but it’s good.