Counting it down. It's almost here!!!

The new race season that is. It's been super cold in Reno for a long damn time now and the stupid snow just won't melt. I spent last weekend riding with the team down in the bay area. I was great to get some non freezing temp days in and the team is solid for next year. 11 guys in NOr-cal should give us some good tools to use to take on the juggernauts that are Yahoo, Webcor and Cal Giant.

We added two local guys to the team, Nate Freed from truckee and Michael Jacques from Reno. Both super strong guys and eager to do some damage in Nor-Cal. 3 weeks to go...

2010 NCNCA schedule

Quite a few TTTs and a cooperopolis stage race, that sounds painful.



> TENTATIVE NCNCA ROAD RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2010:
>
> Fri., Jan. 1st - Mt. San Bruno Hill Climb
> Sat., Jan. 2nd -
> Sun., Jan. 3rd - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
> Sat., Jan. 9th -
> Sun., Jan. 10th - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
> Sat., Jan. 16th - Folsom Criterium
> Sun., Jan 17th - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
> Sat., Jan. 23rd - Cal Aggie Criterium - Sacramento, CA
> Sat., Jan. 23rd - Early Bird Road Race - Patterson course
> Sun., Jan. 24th - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
> Sat., Jan. 30th - Folsom Criterium
> Sun., Jan. 31st - Early Bird Criterium - Fremont, CA
>
> Sat., Feb. 6th - Apple Pie Criterium - Napa
> Sun., Feb. 7th - Cherry Pie Criterium - Napa
> Sat., Feb. 13th - Cantua Creek Road Race
> Sun., Feb. 14th - Pine Flat Road Race
> Mon., Feb. 15th - Dinuba Criterium
> Sat., Feb. 20th - Berkeley Bike Club Team Time Trial
> Sun., Feb. 21st - Ronde Van Brisbeen Criterium - Brisbane, CA
> Sat., Feb. 27th - Snelling Road Race
> Sun., Feb. 28th - Merced Criterium
>
> Wed., Mar. 3rd - Merced Country Criterium
> Fri., Mar. 5th - MERCO Team Time Trial
> Sat., Mar. 6th - MERCO Grand Prix Criterium
> Sun., Mar. 7th - MERCO Road Race
> Fri. - Sun., Mar. 12-14th - Madera Stage Race
> Sat., Mar. 20th - Land Park Criterium
> Sat., Mar. 20th - Orosi Road Race
> Sun., Mar. 21st - Bariani Road Race - Zamora, CA
> Sun., Mar. 21st - Hanford Criterium
> Sat. & Sun., Mar. 27-28 - Copperopolis Stage Race
> Sat., Mar. 27th - Wards Ferry Road Race
> Sun., Mar. 28th - Gilroy Criterium
> Sun., Mar. 28th - Warnerville Road Race
>
> Sat., Apr. 3rd - Altamont Team Time Trial
> Sat., Apr. 3rd - Copperopolis Road Race
> Sat., Apr. 3rd - Napa River Velo Gran Prix Criterium
> Sun., Apr. 4th - EASTER
> Sat., Apr. 10th - Spring Hill Team Time Trial
> Sun., Apr. 11th - Spring Hill Road Race
> Sun., Apr. 11th - Menlo Park Grand Prix Criterium
> Thur. - Sat., Apr. 15th-17th - Sea Otter Classic
> Sat. & Sun., Apr. 17th & 18th - CHICO STAGE RACE - Chico, CA ;)
> Sun., Apr. 18th - Santa Cruz Criterium
> Sun., Apr. 18th - Cycles Gladiator Challenge - Napa, CA
> Sat., Apr. 24th - Slug Cycling Downtown Criterium
> Sat., Apr. 24th - Wente Road Race - Livermore, CA
> Sun., Apr. 25th - Wente Criterium - Livermore, CA
>
> Sat., May 1st - Cat's Hill Criterium - Los Gatos, CA
> Sun., May 2nd - EBC Criterium - Pleasanton, CA
> Sun., May 2nd - Sonora Road Race
> Sat., May 8th - Tri Valley Velo Criterium
> Sun., May 9th - Berkeley Hills Road Race
> Fri. - Sun., May 14th-16th - Kern County Women's Stage Race
> Sat., May 15th - Modesto Criterium
> Sat., May 15th - Winters Criterium
> Sun., May 16th - Sun., May 23rd - TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
> Sun., May 16th - Modesto Road Race
> Sun., May 16th - Scotts Valley Grand Prix Criterium
> Sat., May 22nd - Calaveras Individual Time Trial
> Sat., May 22nd - Golden State Criterium - Rancho Cordova, CA
> Sun., May 23rd - Golden State Circuit Race - Rancho Cordova, CA
> Sun., May 23rd - Panoche Valley Road Race
> Sat., May 29th - Folsom Criterium
> Sun., May 30th - Auburn Downtown Criterium
> Sun., May 30th - Mt. Hamilton Road Race
> Mon., May 31st - Memorial Day Criterium - San Jose, CA
>
> Sat., June 5th - Dash For Cash Criterium - Pleasanton, CA
> Sun., June 6th - Butterfly Criterium
> Sun., June 6th - Dunlap Individual Time Trial
> Sat., June 12th - Mt. Diablo Hill Climb
> Sat., June 12th - Murphy's Downtown Criterium
> Sun., June 13th - Salinas Criterium
> Sun., June 13th - District Time Trial Championships - Sattley(same as in years
past)
> Wed.-Sat., June 16th-19th - Tour de Nez - Reno, NV
> Sat., June 19th - Pescadero Road Race
> Sun., June 20th - Nevada City Classic
> Fri.-Sun., June 25th-27th - Gold Nugget Junior Stage Race
> Sat., June 26th - Benicia Town Criterium
> Sat., June 26th - Corporate Center Santa Rosa Criterium
> Sun., June 27th - Benicia Individual Time Trial
> Sun., June 27th - Burlingame Criterium
>
> Sat., July 3rd - Leesville Road Race
> Sun., July 4th - Davis Criterium
> Mon., July 5th - Oakland Grand Prix Criterium
> Sat., July 10th - San Rafael Twilight Criterium
> Sun., July 11th - Lodi Cycle Fest Criterium
> Sat., July 17th - Colavita Grand Prix Criterium
> Sat., July 17th - Watsonville Criterium
> Sun., July 18th - Berkeley Criterium
> Sat., July 24th - Cal State Circuit Race
> Sat., July 24th - Carson Diamond Valley Road Race
> Sun., July 25th - Auburn Oldtown Criterium
> Sun., July 25th - Carson Minden Criterium
> Sat., July 31st - Cal State Circuit Race
>
> Sun., Aug. 1st - Timpani Criterium
> Sat., Aug. 7th - Warnerville Time Trial
> Sun., Aug. 8th - Patterson Pass Road Race
> Sat., Aug. 14th - Dunnigan Hills Road Race
> Sat., Aug. 14th - NCNCA Team Time Trial Championships
> Sun., Aug. 15th - Suisun Harbor Criterium
> Sat., Aug. 21st - San Ardo Road Race
> Sun., Aug. 22nd - University Road Race
> Sat., Aug. 28th - Winters Road Race
> Sun., Aug. 29th - Vacaville Gran Prix
>
> Sat., Sept. 4th - Challenge Challenge Road Race
> Sun., Sept. 5th - Esparto Time Trial
> Mon., Sept. 6th - Giro di San Francisco Criterium
> Fri.., Sept. 10th - Folsom Individual Time Trial
> Sat., Sept. 11th - Folsom Criterium
> Sun., Sept. 12th - Folsom Circuit Race
> Sat., Sept. 18th - Henleyville Road Race
> Sat., Sept. 18th - Mt. Tam Hill Climb
> Sat., Sept. 25th - Fremont Peak Hill Climb

F@ck it's hot

Vacaville District Elite crit championship:
We had 5 guys in the race but Webcor showed up with more as did Cal. I wasn't feeling very good but was happy to flog my self for the cause(getting JD or Joe the win). An early break went and stayed out there nearly the whole time. It hovered around 10-15 seconds and wasn't really gaining. when the gap came down to about 10 seconds 40ish minutes in I went to the front just before the hill to hopfully get it close enough for JD to go across. BOOM. I exploded, it felt like someone filled my jersey with hot water and I just cooked, even got goosebump I started feeling so bad. I can to a near stop on the hill and pulled out. The break came back on the last lap and Ryan Parnes of Webcor made the right counter to take home the jersey.

Stage Race+

Ok so I rounded out the stage race race with a 1-1-2 finish. Felt pretty good but still lacking. After that it was in the car and off to So-Cal. Spent 3 days down there with no bike but did have a nice night on the beach at sunset where I proposed to my girlfriend. She had no idea. Good way to spend the weekend without a bike. Boca 1-day championship tonight. Won't try to win since I got mine already but will try to help a buddy win it if I can.

Keep on rollin

So Suisun didn't hurt as bad as I though. JD, Joe and I were very active from the gun making moves but nothing worked. A break finally went clear but without us in it. We chased but Webcor had a lot of guys and kept disrupting the chase sitting second or third wheel. A lot of work for nothing but good to get racing again.

Yesterday started the Twilight stage race here in Reno. The first stage was a 7.75m time trial out in Washoe. Great conditions made for some fast times and I was able to set a new best time for the course by 24 seconds but still about 20 watts lower than I'd like for the effort. Tonight is a road race out at boca and a crit tomorrow. After that it is in the car and down to so-cal for the weekend to visit some of Megan's family for a party and a quick turn around drive back. 16 hours of driving in 50 hours. Suck.

What's that thing over in the corner?

So it's been 8 weeks since my last race and this is all i"ve done:


Work has been crazy busy which is a good thing(need Heating or Air done? Climate Master or Facebook) but finally I can look at teh bike again. My form has regressed to Mid-December but what ever will be will be. Suisun crit this weekend for a whole lot o suffering.

Tour De Nez:
fast, technical and gasping. Just couldn't get any air in or power out all weekend. The races were hard but i just wasn't recovered from my illness and antibiotics. three days of disappointment and getting pulled. I loved the downtown Reno course at night, it was like a blacked out roller coaster.

The worst part about tanking a local race is all the people you know cheering you on around the course while you know it is just a mater of time before you get pulled. :(

This ends the race report with no placings and no detail cause I just don"t want to remember it. Next year......