okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Sunday, July 29, 2007
"...a plan for a race"
I came across an quote about Contador, who won the Tour De France, in today's NY Times:
“He is a rider capable of executing a strategy, a plan for a race,” Bruyneel said.
Contador did not start racing until he was 16, remarkably late for someone who is now at the top ranks of the professional peloton. Although he was an accomplished soccer player, Contador said: “I felt when I was on the bike I had more freedom. I could do more things that I wanted to do.”
I thought the quotes - both Bruyneel's and Contador's - were interesting.
Weather Planner
Say you're planning to go to Texas in the first week of June (maybe to do a training camp). What weather conditions do you expect? There would be:
59 percent chance of a hot day (temp over 90F/32C); No chance (0 percent) of a freezing day; 26 percent chance of a day with precipitation; 99 percent chance of a humid day (dew point over 65F/18C); and 43 percent chance of a sweltering day (dew point over 70F/21).
