Martin

@AaronWebstey said:

@Martin said:
Disappointed that there is not a Brier pool, the only March madness that I watch.

ETA: That's curling for those of you south of Minnesota.

I would have done that! Maybe next year. Who's your pick to win?

My picks for the Semi-Finals are Bottcher and Jacobs from pool A. Pool B is Koe, and either McDonald if he wins tonight, Gushue if he doesn't.

Koe over Bottcher for the overall.

I know it's a weird thing to say about curling, but the injuries (Howard, Murphy) are actually going to influence this year heavily. McDonald subbing for Murphy is a pretty big upgrade for Nova Scotia.

ETA: My understanding is that neither of these injuries are beer-related. Which is surprising for curling, I know.

@Tad_M said:
Ooops. Someone is doing some explaining to the boss:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/24/mars-rover-penis-nasa_n_3144656.html?fbclid=IwAR1j4ilbxeEHeeroH-FaC47X81CLC1E6_iD7uI8Aa5rFu-i_wQVMF-w43B8

"Accidentally."

Allegedly.

Please delete my 2020 TDF predictions. They were terrible.

@AaronWebstey said:
I finally updated the forum software. You may notice that you can now sign in using your FB*/Google/Twitter accounts again!

Enjoy.

*May not work in Australia. #sworry

I would really like to see the math on this business. If they figure 1 in 12 will sign up: You have $60 coming in, paying out $1,650 to six winners. That's $1,590 before taxes. So every sucker that signs up will *lose* an average of more than $1,590.

In triathlon terms, this means that every person that signs up after the promotion will earn the same amount of money as an average professional triathlete.

You were a good looking young man Webstey! BTW, can someone remind me what I am supposed to do if my erection lasts more than 4 hours?

Get an agent.

I just came for the cameo by superstar ITU official Jason Murphy.

And to make a joke about how far behind you must have been on the swim for them to get a shot of you leaving the water by yourself.

I'm going to get in shape and go kick ass in some local tri-a-tri.

3) recalling what sequence each segment of a triathlon occurs in, well enough to transition effectively.

Valid points. I'm more worried about forgetting IM order when swim meets start up again.

First, I will put the rumours to bed and announce that I will be staying with my current bike sponsor for 2021. That would be myself because I am slow, and no one would ever sponsor me. The only changes I expect on my bike this year are the used Thomson seatpost I just snagged and some new bearings for my pedals.

But there are a bunch of pro sponsorship changes happening, which is interesting since you are sponsoring professional athletes that are not really competing. If you haven't seen Josh Amberger's Specialized sponsor video, look it up. It's a riot.

@Matt - are sponsorships handled by head offices or local offices? I'm thinking a combination of the two, which would explain why all of the Spanish Spesh guys appear to be staying in place while the Commonwealth athletes are all changing. Either that or Canyon is going to sponsor all the remaining pro athletes in the world and they figure they have Spain covered with their Movistar deal.

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