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In 2007 I visited Boulder with a friend and spent a night or two at his cousin's place. His cousin was a trainer for a cycling team. My memory is a bit faulty a
by jasonboyd 7y ago
In 2007 I visited Boulder with a friend and spent a night or two at his cousin's place. His cousin was a trainer for a cycling team. My memory is a bit faulty after 12 years but as I recall he had been Floyd Landis's cycling trainer; if not his personal trainer then involved in his training in a meaningful way. I have a clear recollection of this because doping accusations had started surfacing not long before this and we questioned him about the accusations. Not too long after that he went on to be involved in Lance Armstrong's training; just before Armstrong's cycling career imploded. The point I'm trying to get to is that he told us his secret weapon was parmesan potato wedges in tin foil...
- jdietrich 7y ago>he told us his secret weapon was parmesan potato wedges in tin foil Well, that and a generous helping of Michele Ferrari's special vitamins.
- chongli 7y agoBe careful with wrapping potatoes tightly in aluminum foil. Metal foil is completely impermeable to air. If you’re not careful, anaerobic bacteria such as C. botulinum can grow on foil-wrapped potatoes and cause botulism [1]. It’s always a good idea to either puncture the foil or keep the foil wrapped loosely unless the potatoes are still hot (above 140F). [1] https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/prevention.html https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/prevention.html