[DVBC] Re: "boucle," meaning and etymology

Sat Sep 1 16:13:18 EDT 2007

hahaha... he lives in swarthmore (at least he used to)

Doug Bower wrote:
> Professor Bloch,
> 
> If you are ever in the Delaware Valley please be sure to bring your bike
> and ride some of the best roads on Pennsylvania with some of the
> friendliest cyclists on the planet.
> 
> Buckeye
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org
> [mailto:dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org] On Behalf Of Howard Bloch
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 2:03 PM
> To: dvbc-list at list.dvbc.org
> Subject: [DVBC] Re: "boucle," meaning and etymology
> 
> At the price of being a pedantic pedaler, the 
> word "boucle" comes from the Latin "buccula," a 
> diminuitive of "bucca" or "cheek," the link made 
> perhaps because of the cheek strap.  It means 
> "buckle" or "loop" (of ribbon or string) in 
> modern French.  It is feminine, thus "la grande 
> boucle" is both colloquial and correct.  What is 
> now the "Grande Boucle" in cycling used to be the 
> "Tour cycliste féminin" or the "Tour féminin."
> 
> Howard Bloch
> Sterling Professor of French
> Yale University
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:00 PM 9/1/2007, you wrote:
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>>    1. Re: Breakfast on the Brandywine (Christine Martha)
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>>    3. Jon's Saturday 7 AM ride cancelled (Jon DeCristofaro)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:15:12 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Christine Martha <achristinemartha at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DVBC] Breakfast on the Brandywine
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>> La Grande Boucle =  The Big Loop.
>>
>>
>>
>> david c bennett <dster at craftech.com> wrote:
>>           Questions:
>>
>>   OK.  What is a Boucle anyway?  Is It 
>> Masculine or Feminine?  Le Grande Boucle` or La Grande Boucle`?
>>
>>   D'stre`?     (How many bald guys with pony 
>> tails will it take to pick up and deliver all the water?)
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Drew Knox
>>   To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
>>   Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 6:54 AM
>>   Subject: [DVBC] Breakfast on the Brandywine
>>
>>
>>   There's a lot of preparation for your tour 
>> going on behind the scenes this week. The cue 
>> sheets and waivers are at the copiers, spare 
>> tubes have been acquired, maps are being 
>> assembled for sag drivers, bread is being 
>> stocked, pizza is being ordered, portopotties 
>> are being coordinated as well as fruit pickups 
>> and water deliveries and, new this year, a 
>> special order of  volunteer t-shirts have been arranged.
>>
>>   At the top of the task list is the big food 
>> shopping event spearheaded by super shoppers 
>> Deb, Cheryl, and Mike who have to plan 
>> provisions not only for 400 or more hungry 
>> riders but how to disperse and track it amongst 
>> 5 different locations. Through it all, you have 
>> to maintain a sense of humor. After all, the 
>> overall goal should be to have fun and no one 
>> was having more fun than Dreamer. As we checked 
>> out of Costco with two shopping carts stuffed 
>> with $500 worth of snacks, Deb anounced in a 
>> loud voice to no one in particular, "Dammit, I 
>> told you we shouldn't have had all those kids!"
>>
>>   Tomorrow the Volunteer Ride leaves Pocopson 
>> at 8:30. The Grand Boucle is on Sunday.
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>> Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha!
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>> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:54:29 -0400
>> From: "Woody Kotch" <hrkotch at comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [DVBC] Sat. Ride + Inquirer article
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>> Dave,
>>
>> I'm planning on the 100. We have to work out a watering hole for the
> outer
>> loop. We'll see.
>>
>> Woody
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Hartrum" <dhartrum at mac.com>
>> To: <dvbc-list at dvbc.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 2:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DVBC] Sat. Ride + Inquirer article
>>
>>
>>> I'm down for the full monty. Century or nothing! Go big or go home
> !!
>>> Who's with me ??? BOOO YAAAA
>>>
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>>> Dave Hartrum
>>> dhartrum at mac.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, August 31, 2007, at 12:30PM, "Antonio Rocha"
> <tony at dvbc.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Nice article...
>>>>
>>>> Who's doing the 50 tomorrow?
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:21:54 -0400
>> From: "Jon DeCristofaro" <dvwc at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [DVBC] Jon's Saturday 7 AM ride cancelled
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>> Apologies to anyone who was looking for my ride 
>> Saturday 9/1. The 7 AM ride is cancelled. If 
>> you're working the Brandywine Tour, there's the 
>> pre-tour volunteers' ride which will be well 
>> attended and certainly well marked.
>>
>> I know some people who do my ride don't check 
>> the mailing list, so I will be over there to 
>> drop off the cue sheet, but of course, it won't be an *official* club
> ride!
>> Jon D.
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