Was riding yesterday, about half way though around mile 48 or so and guess who happened to roll up beside me- Rick Nash! It made my day.
Didn't want to bother him too much, but made it a point to tell him to have a great time up North with team Canada. Seemed like a really nice guy, very respectful and approachable...a far cry from Lance Armstrong. Lance bolted to the front of the pack and didn’t stop, took off in a black Lincoln navigator as soon as he finished.
Anyway, I am ecstatic we have Rick locked up for years to come- he is a perfect example of a superb athlete with a heart and care for his community. Props to Shelley and Umberger for riding yesterday to!
Glad to see he made it. I work at Netjets and knew he was going to be riding, but wasnt sure if he'd make it or not with the orientation for Team Canada.
I didn't actually get to see the event, but my father was riding in it as part of the team affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital. (Mom would've as well, but couldn't afford the entrance fee, so she just donated to Dad's ride IIRC). He, alas, didn't get to see any of 'em, but he said he enjoyed the experience all the same.
Just another reason to love this place, I guess.
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I didn't actually get to see the event, but my father was riding in it as part of the team affiliated with Nationwide Children's Hospital. (Mom would've as well, but couldn't afford the entrance fee, so she just donated to Dad's ride IIRC). He, alas, didn't get to see any of 'em, but he said he enjoyed the experience all the same.
Jody Shelley and RJ Umberger also rode yesterday, I heard.
Nash is a great guy. In all honesty, I was never a huge Nash fan until I had the chance to talk to him a couple times. That alone made him one of my favorite players.
WLance Armstrong... bolted to the front of the pack and didn’t stop, took off in a black Lincoln navigator as soon as he finished.
Isn't that what you want to see from the fastest bike racer the planet has ever known? The back of his jersey for about a minute and then your jaw on the ground? In case you didn't know, Lance is kind of an Alpha-type. I'm sure lots of local club riders were like "I'm gonna push the king". Well, I'm sure the king laughed, then found another gear. That's what the crowd wanted to see, I assure you that.
Isn't that what you want to see from the fastest bike racer the planet has ever known? The back of his jersey for about a minute and then your jaw on the ground? In case you didn't know, Lance is kind of an Alpha-type. I'm sure lots of local club riders were like "I'm gonna push the king". Well, I'm sure the king laughed, then found another gear. That's what the crowd wanted to see, I assure you that.
Yeah, I met Lance once and have thought he was a ****** ever since, however this is just smart on his part.
He doesn't need some yokel pedaling as fast as possible next to him going "Weee I'm as fast as Lance Armstrong!" before loosing control and plowing into him. That's not exactly good for the career. I'm actually surprised so many celebs participated in this for that exact reason, the Peleton isn't exactly the safest place in the world when it is made up of pro riders, let alone everyday cyclists.
Did Shelley actually ride? On his pledge page, his was marked as a "virtual rider" in Pelotonia, while Nash and RJ were indicated as a rider. Thought maybe he was out on the west coast and couldn't make it to the ride, but wanted to help out all he could.
For one, according to a recent article, she doesn't go by Mrs. Howson.
This is true. I was at King's Island (an amusement park in Ohio) one day and I was walking around the park while wearing my Queen's University sweatshirt (Queen's is a university in Ontario for you Americans who don't know). Some woman sitting on a bench started yelling out at me to try to get my attention, so I stopped to talk to her. She said she was an alumni of Queen's, and we talked for a little bit. She saw that I was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs t-shirt under, and she mentioned that her husband was the GM of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Her friend that was sitting next to her then told me her name, and I remember that it was not Howson. We talked for a little bit about how she liked living in Columbus after being in Canada. Overall, she was a very nice, likable person.
