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June 14, 2013
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“After the turn around I must have hit a bump. An external part of the frame broke off, which holds the housing for the front derailleur. It shifted down into my little ring,” Walle said. “I couldn’t get into my big ring at that point. For the last two miles I was little ringing it.”

It’s not the first time Walle has finished on the podium in spite of a mechanical. Walle won the Oregon Road Race Championships last year after getting stuck in her little chainring on the final climb. “I did a spinning sprint to the finish,” laughed Walle. “My rear wheel was bopping around.”

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Brianna Walle takes third in Nature Valley TT despite mechanical problem

Hardcore!

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June 05, 2013
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What's Different in Canada: The Dep

whatsdifferentincanada:

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A dépanneur (“the dep”) is the name for a corner store or convenience store in Quebec. Unlike most privately-owned stores in Canada, they can sell booze. The most common brand is Couche-Tard and its subsidiaries, but there are independents as well.

True story: I once threw a party in…

My undergrad degree was fueled by 2am dep runs.

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May 30, 2013
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May 26, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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offthelevel: Chat pédalier!

offthelevel:

Chat pédalier!

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April 09, 2013
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caught between uh rock n an idiot

veloclinic:

there’s not much more tuh be said

bout

the unsanctioned race

rule

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March 18, 2013
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"as some of you might remember from last year, the amgen tour of california puts on a cute little time trial for the ladies. it’s not much, but hopefully enough to keep them quiet during the men’s race. with the downfall of the exergy tour, it would have been nice to see the atoc, with their broadcast contract revenues, and deep-pocketed sponsors who have profited like no others from cycling’s doping problem, do a little bit more to help the women’s peloton, both international and domestic, but what can you do?"

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amgen tour of cali women’s TT - Podium Cafe

ant1 says it all…..  I have no words…..

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March 08, 2013
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slavicinferno: “I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our house, say, “She must have provoked him,” or, “Mrs Stewart, it takes two to make a fight.” They had no idea. The truth is my mother did nothing to deserve the violence she endured. She did not provoke my father, and even if she had, violence is an unacceptable way of dealing with conflict. Violence is a choice a man makes and he alone is responsible for it.”-Patrick Stewart Thank you, Mr. Stewart. 

slavicinferno:

“I heard police or ambulancemen, standing in our house, say, “She must have provoked him,” or, “Mrs Stewart, it takes two to make a fight.” They had no idea. The truth is my mother did nothing to deserve the violence she endured. She did not provoke my father, and even if she had, violence is an unacceptable way of dealing with conflict. Violence is a choice a man makes and he alone is responsible for it.”-Patrick Stewart

Thank you, Mr. Stewart. 

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February 14, 2013
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thenearsightedmonkey: matthen: Draw some random points on a piece of paper and join them up to make a random polygon. Find all the midpoints and connecting them up to give a new shape, and repeat. The resulting shape will get smaller and smaller, and will tend towards an ellipse!  [code] [more] [bigger version] Dear Unthinkable Mind Class, This looks like a picture of how a cohesive idea slowly makes itself present. It reminds me of how memories prompted by any random word will always generate a story once we focus on them. Prof. O.S.

thenearsightedmonkey:

matthen:

Draw some random points on a piece of paper and join them up to make a random polygon. Find all the midpoints and connecting them up to give a new shape, and repeat. The resulting shape will get smaller and smaller, and will tend towards an ellipse!  [code] [more] [bigger version]

Dear Unthinkable Mind Class,

This looks like a picture of how a cohesive idea slowly makes itself present. It reminds me of how memories prompted by any random word will always generate a story once we focus on them.

Prof. O.S.

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October 22, 2012
Apparently, I’m unimpressed. Taken by A. Hemphill at BASP #2.

Apparently, I’m unimpressed.

Taken by A. Hemphill at BASP #2.