So as I predicted I didn't get too many questions but nervertheless I think the two I did get warrant some answers.

The Princess of Darkness asked:What is the deal with the lycra??? What makes a leg-shaving cyclist WILLINGLY don a pair of lycra shorts? No woman in their right mind likes lycra and yet cyclists flock to it like Pam Anderson to silicone. And don't try and tell me it is more aerodynamic. What gives?

A: In a word, wool. Lycra replaced wool as the fabric of choice for cycling apparel. Wear a wool jersey and shorts on a hot day and it becomes pretty obvious why we wear lycra.

Plus, it feels so liberating to parade around in skin tight stuff. Try it.

The next question come from Cranky Pants who asked: When you are riding in a breakaway and sitting-on, do you ever feel any regret and/or remorse for doing so? Or do you as the consummate pro just think "You poor suckers, I am going to rock you today!" Please discuss.

A: No I don't feel any regret or remorse, usually I am too busy thinking of excuses to tell the other guys in the break why I am not working.

Actually, I only sit on when I have to. When it benefits the team.

On a final note. I was asked the other day why we are not going to Univest. It's pretty easy, you need at least 5 starters and we only had 3 available (myself, Will, and Randell). Unfortunately, Z-Man had to go to track nats and The Young Man is doing Avenir, both for National Team duties. Furhtermore, Kabush is doing some big MTB race over in Europe (some 24 hr race or singlespeed thing) and Mash is on a bit of a self discovery tour.

For those of you who want to know what is up with the boys down in Ven. Apparently she's a doozy of a banana tour, even for banana tour specialists such as us. Getting off to a terrible start because of a 55 hour sleepless travel experience to get there doesn't help, followed Chavez's revenge (kinda like Montezuma's revenge, but the type you get in VEN) doesn't really lend itself to stellar results. However, there are 3 stages left and and you never know……….

As they say "Some time she goes, some times she don't go. She didn't go. That how she goes."

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