I’m proud to present the winners of December’s OTSOTM. We had a strong turn-out for this installment of OTSOTM, however, 35% of the total votes went to one Cotter. DocSprocket achieved a OTSG First by taking two spots on the podium with his very strong lineup. Thanks to all the entrants for yet another great month of OTS.
Congratulations to the Winner of OTSOTM for December 2011!
Winner with 11 votes (20%)
DocSprocket’s Univega Gran Turismo
Runner-Up with 10 votes (18%)
John H’s 1978 E. J. Korvette Power King 10 Speed
Honorable Mention with 8 votes (15%)
Doc Sprocket’s 1987 Trek Pro Series
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This year’s Tour was one of the most exciting and entertaining of any in recent years. And it wasn’t just because of the wrecks, I can actually do without those. It was more the spirit by which the racers went about the task of racing. No gifts, all was earned. Thor winning on a mountain stage; Gilbert attacking at some point in every stage; Eddy Boasson Hagen making the winning break two days in a row, and making good on his second attempt; Voeckler making the break that made the Tour. All these things kept me glued to the TV every night. I could go on and on in whirlwind of post Tour analysis and speculation but I’ll keep things simple. I have assembled a small list below of my Best and Worst of the Tour 2011.
Best Podium Shoes – Team Europcar
Best Sprint Call – Stage 10 Happy Norwegians
Best Break – Stage 13 Thor chases down Roy and Moncoutie on a Mountain stage.
Worst Sock/Shoe Combo – Mark Cavendish’s horrific black shoes/white socks. What’s next, a fanny pack?
Best Second Attempt – Stage 17 Eddy Boasson Hagen after being nabbed at the line by The god of Thunder came back the very next stage and got his.
Biggest Surprise – Thomas Voeckler
Best Cape – Cadel Evans
Best Rolling Recovery – Johnny Hoogerland and his battle with barbed wire.
And if you’d like to see some awesome photography from throughout the Tour, I would highly recommend Totally Cool Pix (Week 1, Week 2, Week 3)
I finally got some time to sit down and whip up some 2010-2011 OTSG Calendars, and right in time for riding season!
We’ve got some really nice looking bikes and some really nice looking photography to go along with some of my favorite old and crappy.
Just like last year, these are DIY PDF calendars and print straight to your 8.5×11 scrap paper. They’re 13 month calendars just to buy me a little extra time next year.
2010-11 OTSG DIY Calendar Small (7.6mb)
2010-11 OTSG DIY Calendar Large (26.8mb)
I will have a Jpeg Desktop Wallpaper version available shortly.
I love to ride a bike, but I also enjoy a nice run.
Too often I have had to forsake one for the other, but not anymore!
Enter the Cycl-O-Tread 2000!
