FLCC> Tuesday night

[Glenn Swan]

	Was it just me, or did we go pretty fast last night ?!   There are a few 
new (and some returning) faces that drove some pretty fast buses, 
especially at the beginning. Wow !  I guess some people rode their bikes a 
lot over the summer.

	It was getting dark enough for cars to have their headlights on at 7:30 as 
we were returning to EHP.  This means that it must be time for the final 
Tuesday night race of the season - the Race For The Pink Slipper !!!!!!!!! 
(and assorted other famous footwear) Next Tuesday should be the big race. 
We'll tell the full history of the famous footwear on race night, but it is 
known that the race is considered so important by some in the cycling 
world, that it is listed among the palmares of some professional riders. It 
ranks right up there with the yellow t-shirt of the Tour in France and the 
Pink (ugh!) one in Italy.
	It is rumored that Danny Timmerman has convinced his Kodak/Sierra Nevada 
pro team to opt out of the Tour of Missouri in order to support his bid to 
win a record 3rd in a row.  Lance never won the pink slipper, let alone a 
three-peat. Trevor Connor is said to be considering delaying his return to 
British Columbia while he weighs his chances of cashing in on the pink gem. 
Ernie Bayles, fired up by his recent Tuesday night win has already prepared 
a place on his mantel, considering the sprint jersey at Green Mountains 
Stage Race to be a mere tune-up for the big event. I know that the reason 
we haven't seen much of Twinkie in the A's this summer is that he figures 
anonymity will give him an edge, as the obvious favorites fight each other, 
leaving him to mop it up.  Oh yeah, I almost forgot to note that his 
frequent absences seem to be related to time spent in the lab working on 
some "chemical cocktail" that he claims is "undetectable by current drug 
tests". We know how those Aussies pronounce "Vitamins". We just don't know 
exactly what's in them....

Glenn  (back from altitude training on the volcano in Maui...)