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

Sat Sep 1 18:18:52 EDT 2007

While I should quietly wait for others closer to the facts to respond, Prof Bloch does indeed reside in Swarthmore. He's a neighbor of Doc Larry Green, owns fine older bicycles, and has joined in on some of Doc's Wed am rides when he's not teaching up in New Haven. The depth and variety of talent in the DVBC membership is awesome! 
Mike
a Buckeye 2

>>> zwicky2 at comcast.net 09/01/07 4:13 PM >>>
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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>> 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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>> 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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>> From: "Dave Hartrum" <dhartrum at mac.com>
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>> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 2:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DVBC] Sat. Ride + Inquirer article
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>>
>>> 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
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>>> 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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