hey all!
For those of you who read my blog on racing in the Vuelta El Salvador in the spring you know what you're in for. For those of you who didn't, (big breath) I along with a handful of guys from the states have been invited to compete against some of the world's finest cyclists in 3 events. Riders from Europe, Mongolia, Japan, China as well as many others will be converging in Hong Kong to duke it out for over $40,000 in prize money @ the tour of South China Seas which is centered mostly around Hong Kong and Macau. After that we head to Malaysia for a week long race where many of the days stages will exceed 100 miles! Then with a few days rest it's off to Thailand for the tour of Siam for another week of racing which will take us all around the country.
As i sit here in my apt. in Brooklyn typing away with only hours before my flight i cannot contain my excitement. But then, as i was setting up my blog to send to all of you i decided to take a walk down memory lane and read my posts from El Salvador. Man that trip sounded aweful! Shitty food, bad water, unthinkable heat, insane racers! What am i thinking here! That trip was only two weeks and this one is five, which could very well mean that there will have to be a padded wagon and a straight jacket waiting for me @ JFK when i return. I of course signed onto this fiasco with the same .25 seconds or so of hesitation that was excercised in choosing to go to El Salvador and Venezuela (i didn't tell anyone about that one. sorry, it was real last minute). So read on my friends. Aside from tales of break neck speed and Kung Fu-like feats of two-wheeled mastery there will be many a dumpling choked on and plenty of crutial information lost somewhere between the lines of translation which should certainly make for a chuckle or two on your part. read on and pass it along to your friends...
here are some useful links and info on the races and general stuff:
http://davidsommerville.com/asianracingmanual.pdf
http://www.jelajah.com.my/
Http://www.tourofsiam.com
7 comments:
Good luck Tommy B. You should get one of those bags that squeeze into a canister so you can contain your stuff. - Michael B.
tommy?
I didn't know you could go on 2 wheels all by yourself.
HOLY HECK -- WAY TO GO !!
Vas Tommy! Vas Tommy!! oh wait, we are talking Asia here....well fuck it...Get her done man!!!
jp
Tommy,
Hey man it's EP here!! I read your last very funny Blog...and to think that I was "instrumental" in convincing you to get back into racing! Wow!! The rides we did together, and I said, "get back into racing...just go for it" And you did. But what a sport! Like music, it's an obsession. Bring your sax to keep you company, ok?
All the best
EP
Good Luck Tom!! I'll look for a Tour de Costa Rica for you! Keep the rubber on the road.
Brian A.
IRC-CR
Hi again its just MOM how was the flight and please watch what you eat! and don't fall off your bike and take your vitamins and write home...Matt says go for it and Sadie misses you...
Hey Tom, give em hall. Seems like just yesterday that we were running off to mountain bike races.
Ride hard and safe
Chaz
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