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The Explainer – What’s in a name?
Dear Explainer guy,
This isn’t your garden variety “explain the unexplainable” type question, but I thought I’d send it in anyway.
Most of us readers know, more or less, what companies certain team sponsors are, like Columbia, Garmin and Cervelo. And we know, again, more or less, what certain team names represent or who/what they are, like High Road (why couldn’t they pick a better name?), Astana, Katusha (repeat bad name comment) and Slipstream.
Rock Racing will ride Kestrel RT900 frames with Shimano parts for 2009
Team Rock Racing will ride Kestrel RT900 frames for the 2009 season, the bicycle company announced Tuesday. "We have built great relationships with many of Rock Racing's riders through our other brands' sponsorships, and I'm happy they will get the opportunity to race on our bikes in 2009," said Karen Bliss, marketing director at Advanced Sports, Inc., Kestrel's parent company. Advanced Sports also owns the Fuji, Breezer and SE Racing bicycle brands. Rock Racing used Fuji bikes for part of the 2008 season.
A weekend in Hoogerheide: Sunday morning at 7:30. One local tavern was already packed.
A weekend in Hoogerheide: Sunday morning at 7:30. One local tavern was already packed. The guys in the orange chicken suits may have looked goofy, but they were staying warm.
A weekend in Hoogerheide: “Guantanamo!” they yelled when we asked where they were from. We suspect Belgium.
A weekend in Hoogerheide: “Guantanamo!” they yelled when we asked where they were from. We have reason to believe they were pulling our leg and the real answer should have been "Belgium!"