HOWTO: Ride your bike in the Tour de France

Google Tech Talks
May, 14 2008

ABSTRACT

Google’s own Dylan Casey will be speaking about his experience riding the TdF with the Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Team.

Check out http://www.dylancasey.com/ for more info about Dylan.

Speaker: Dylan Casey
Dylan Casey maybe best known for his prowess on the road these days, but he’s also quite accomplished on the track. In 1998, Casey became just the third U.S. cyclist in history to win national championships in both disciplines, winning the time trial event in the National Road Championships and the pursuit event at the National Track Championships.

In 2000, Casey became an Olympian when he competed in the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The year before he won a gold medal in individual pursuit at the 1999 Pan Am Games.

Casey has stage wins from the 1997 Tour of Ohio and 89er Stage Race and the 1998 Tour of Tucson, which he also won overall. In 1999, Casey came in third overall at the Tour of Holland, sixth at the First Union Invitational and competed at the Tour of Spain. Stage wins in 2000 included one each at the Redlands Classic, the Tour of Luxembourg, and the Four Days of Dunkerque.

Born in raised in California, Casey graduated from Las Lamas High School in Walnut Creek, CA in 1989. He then went on graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.S. in communications information systems in 1994.

Duration : 1:2:4


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25 Responses to “HOWTO: Ride your bike in the Tour de France”

  1. I loved hearing …
    I loved hearing about what really happened relating to the “The Look”, not what it seemed. Excellent talk, really covered alot of ground.

  2. I dont like the …
    I dont like the video title..The tour de france isn’t a public race where you sign up…idiots…

  3. those guys in the …
    those guys in the background screen must be teleconferenced in? Those guys must feel weird watching him while they are watching themselves in the background.

  4. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  5. adhd and stupidity …
    adhd and stupidity rules.

  6. Yeah, I am NOT …
    Yeah, I am NOT watching this whole video, this is just way to long !!!!!

  7. mustardjunkie on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Thank you Dylan for …
    Thank you Dylan for taking the big shaft while I made 20 million bucks a year. Same experimental medical program he he he but you got your $40,000 and that speaking job he he he, I get $120,000 per speech and you Dylan, dragged my for most of the kilometers around France ha!

  8. mustardjunkie on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Just take a look~~!
    Just take a look~~!

  9. Wall Street? What?
    Wall Street? What?

  10. mustardjunkie on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Steroids, …
    Steroids, stimulants, blood transfusions, cow blood-based hemoglobin, chemo research drugs RSR-13, freaky doctors injecting all manner of cocktails into Olympians is where we are today. The Tour de France is a life science lab as is college football and NFL.

    On Wall Street it is much the same, with synthetic fincial products created, sold repackaged and sold yet again untilthey blow up. (CDOs, CLOs, options trading hedging)

  11. That’s the best you …
    That’s the best you can come-up with. Shame on you.

  12. mustardjunkie on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    Dylan Blood doped …
    Dylan Blood doped or used epo during his final years with Postal. Or else he would not blindly suck whats left of Pharmstrong’s _

  13. Again, junkie, …
    Again, junkie, where’s your proof for all to see. Don’t have any? That’s ok, we’ll all be right here when you get done making it up.

  14. mustardjunkie on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    He did really well …
    He did really well on the ‘program’,

    “Ve hav veys, to MAKE you strong Dylan.”

  15. Excellent …
    Excellent contribution here. Thank you…

  16. i just watched the …
    i just watched the whole video. its one of the best cycling videos i have seen. he gives a lot of information that most of us really don’t know about. learned a lot of things. would recommend to anyone. great job

  17. Only 11 comments? …
    Only 11 comments? And he works at Google? He is a great speaker. Great insight into professional cycling.

  18. HA, at 0:13:52 he …
    HA, at 0:13:52 he has a boner!

  19. Wow, your videos …
    Wow, your videos are long.

  20. hey my computer has …
    hey my computer has a wcam on it ne1 want to help me chat A

  21. great talk..
    great talk..

  22. HackebeilHarry on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    yeah, but im from …
    yeah, but im from germany and love biking in the netherlands cause my girlfriend is dutch and lives in maastricht. your infrastructure is so awesome. the best is biking in amsterdam and sailing/surfing in holland! love holland, except in soccer ;)

  23. shuttster2000 on March 18th, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    When is Google to …
    When is Google to become a title sponsor?? I guess it’s not so much that they need it, but because they could have some great kits!! :)

  24. What’s going on on …
    What’s going on on the screen behind him?

  25. and even yet the …
    and even yet the royal shell is dutch.

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