Regular readers of this blog (if there are such people) could be forgiven for thinking that the Team Grumpy riders are a whiny set of underachievers, bossed around by a Team Manager who regularly (and ineffectually, it has to be said) demands the delivery of 400 Watts.
On the basis of this season's results, it may well be true that TG comprises a pair of underachievers, but Grumpy Bob and 'Grumpy' Art aren't particularly whiny. Perhaps we drink too much energy drink*...
Team Grumpy are looking forward to their next 2-up race, which is the Team MK 20 mile event over two laps of the Astwood circuit near Milton Keynes on 16th April. Past performance have been 'interesting', and have seen punctures cramp Team Grumpy's 'style'. Bizarrely, in 2009's event which Grumpy Bob entered as a solo rider (because work commitments prevented 'Grumpy' Art from riding), the organiser included both Team Grumpy riders in a 2-up team. This was despite only actually having one entry form!
This year, it's a bona fide Team Grumpy entry, and the Team Manager is already honing her encouraging 'verbals'. It'll be interesting to see whether Team Grumpy can pull some kind of performance out of the collective underachievement of the 2011 season...
* apparently the bottles of energy drink that Grumpy Bob found in the fridge (and one of which he is consuming as he writes this) was purchased by the Team Manager specifically for consumption by 'Grumpy' Art on the weekend of the Team MK 2-up. Grumpy Bob has been roundly chastised...
Saturday, 9 April 2011
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Premature consumption of energy drink can in fact have the opposite effect - in my experience. I tend to agree that this might indeed be the underlying reason for the recent under-performance.
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