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The Irony Of It All
Brad Hollerbach

Tour of Missouri Bike Race Needs More Challenges

Posted Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at 12:00 AM

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  • Let there be no mistake. The Tour of Missouri race will continue as scheduled, and with complete accountability and transperency.

    My press officer will soon officially announce the name of the individual that I have appointed as Czar of the Dept. of Sports Economics - Donny Most of Happy Days. The fact that Donny brings no previous experience in sporting events will only guarantee his objectivity while performing his duties.

    I also remind all Americans that even in these tough times we must all pull together and support events that would fail miserably if left to their own devices.

    So, enjoy your horse race Missourians. You deserve it. And remember, if you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter!

    -- Posted by Lumpy on Wed, Jul 22, 2009, at 7:23 AM
  • Besides Tiger Woods, I think most Buicks are driven by little old people. It's almost a certainty if it is WHITE Buick.

    And it is almost a certainty that none of these riders have graced a Schwinn or a Huffy in years.

    However, Schwinn-faced is funnier than Trek-faced and I'm guessing better known to the average non-cyclist.

    The amount of training that the professional cyclists undertake is pretty formidable. And theirs has to be one of the world's most dangerous sports. You don't see football or baseball teams playing or training inches away from highway traffic.

    One of my favorite movies is "Breaking Away." Haven't seen it in years though. Stars a very, very young Dennis Quaid.

    The one thing I question about events like this is the economic impact that I've heard it ingests into our economy. Think I heard $30 million somewhere. To be honest, I don't believe ANY of the economic impact reports of most things. I think they're often just a pencil-pusher fiddling around with an Excel spreadsheet.

    "Let's see for every dollar spent, that dollar will turn over in the economy 5, no let's make it 7 times. Yeah 7 sounds better. That will be a more impressive sounding economic impact."

    Thanks for reading.

    -- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Wed, Jul 22, 2009, at 8:45 AM
  • first challenge will be getting that $80 grand.

    -- Posted by Proud_Democrat on Wed, Jul 22, 2009, at 9:19 AM
  • That will never happen

    -- Posted by capetowndown on Wed, Jul 22, 2009, at 10:03 AM
  • "I can just imagine the peloton -- that's what they call the main group of riders -- flying around some blind corner on Highway 61 in rural Ste. Genevieve County only to have a John Deere combine the size of house coming right at them, taking up both lanes and half the shoulder. The race is in September. It could happen. "

    Lol! Great mental image! Poor farmer having to clean all those bikes out from his header. :)

    -- Posted by farmwife2 on Wed, Jul 22, 2009, at 10:39 AM
  • They called me for money and I turned them down.

    -- Posted by Egotistical_Bigot on Thu, Jul 23, 2009, at 2:10 PM
  • 322C, you're lucky. They actually stopped by to see me, and I told them I didn't have the money.

    -- Posted by capetowndown on Thu, Jul 23, 2009, at 2:15 PM
  • I got some weird looks when I laughed out loud after reading the John Deere combine part. The mental image it brings to mind is hilarious! I always enjoy reading your blogs!

    -- Posted by LulaBell on Wed, Jul 29, 2009, at 10:41 AM