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Who is Grand Poobah?

1/31/2013

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The one, the only, Grand Poobah (on the left, not right).  Yes, Todd agreed to a phone interview and below is the transcript, as best I could record it. Coming next, an interview with Kenda Janet!!!!

Blog: How did you acquire your nickname, Grand Poobah?
GP:  Well, I asked for it.  I wanted a  name that reflected my esteemed standing in the local, errr.... regional, errr....national cycling community.  Actually, I wanted "Grandest Grand Poobah" but decided that was too much.  I also do not like it when some refer to me as "Grandpa Poobah". 
Blog: So how did your cycling career get started?
GP:  My dad liked to tell me I was conceived on the back of a  tandem.
Blog: Hmmmm, I'm having a hard time visualizing that and really don't want to think about it so let's move on.
GP:  Wait, I want to tell you about a race I did a few years ago and how I  attacked...
Blog: Wait, we'll get to that later. First, what is the best bike you've owned?
GP:  I've never truly owned a bike.  I've always been given bikes by various  sponsors, most recently the good folks
at Kenda.  Now, let me tell you about the  time I attacked out of a group of 12...
Blog: Hold on dude, the readers want to know more about you first.  You have a reputation as a bit of a ladies' man, correct?
GP:  Ladies, men it doesn't much matter to me but there was a time when I attacked  out of a group of 15.....
Blog: Yeah, but what about you posing  for all those images of you groping women in the parking lots prior to  rides?
GP:  Geesh, get over this "lounge lizard" act you are trying to portray me.  Yes, I  am a serial groper but about that time I rode away from a group training for Pelotonia.....
Blog: You have a bit of a reputation as guttering the cyclists behind you, true?
GP:  What? It's called superior bike handling skills, just like I showed the time I  attacked out of the group riding TOSRV.  Man, I just jumped on the schoolhouse  hill and no one over the age of 60 could catch me.
Blog:  You seem to relish the challenge of winning sign sprints.
GP:  Well sure, I draft for 50 miles and then emerge fresh to capture the sign  sprint.  I am just very crafty, just like the time I took off on the Tour of  Ohio and cruised to a 5th place win in the citizens  division.
Blog: Todd, thank you for taking the time to give the readers some insight into the Grand Poobah of central Ohio cycling.  Long live the Poobah!
GP:  Wait, I thought we could talk about the time I.......to be  continued.....
2 Comments
Crankarm
1/31/2013 09:27:14 pm

Those two could be twins. I thought she was older than him but side by side, they look the same age.

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Peter link
8/29/2013 01:11:25 am

First time to your blog and just wanted to say hello.

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