Did Carmichael charge his usual of mega thousands for a speaking fee?
Sorry, he (and CTS) do nothing for cycling here in Colorado Springs. However, he's a good guy and I worked with him at the USCF in the '80's.
Andy Bohlmann Colorado Springs, CO
http://www.sandcreeksports.com
> Hello group:
> I thought you might like to hear about the Chris Carmichael (Lance's
> coach) event in Santa Monica, Ca, last night. Was anyone else there on
> this
> list? Anyways, someone asked Chris something I was always wondering, and
> that is why Lance said after the NYC Marathon, that it was the hardest
> thing
> he has ever done. For me, and many others, it didn't make sense. After
> all,
> how could someone say that after experiencing the Tour de France, etc.
> Chris's answer was that he said that because it was true. And the reason
> for
> that fact was because he says Lance didn't train for the marathon. Chris
> said that he never ran further than 11 miles and simply didn't put any
> seriousness to the event at all. To add to that, Chris said that Lance had
> to be wheeled off in a cart because he couldn't walk after the marathon.
> Anyways, I was pleased to have gotten to the bottom of answering a
> question
> that many have had. Other than that there were some really good TdF
> stories
> about the 1986 TdF, when the first American team (7-11) entered the race.
> I
> can share more of the stories if you guys are interested. Just email me
> and
> I will post them. Another good story is how in their first race (prologue
> of
> the TdF), they took the yellow jersey and managed to almost be eliminated
> from the entire race in the second stage, because they only made the
> cutoff
> time by 38 seconds while America's Alex Steida was wearing the yellow
> jersey! Amazing story, I think.
>
> -Dee Gordon
> Los Angeles, CA