Money brings out the super freaks

Merco GP and RR is this weekend and with good sized payouts the start list is looking formatible. BMC, Bissell, Cal Giant, Davis, Webcor, Colivita all have a lot of guys in the race and a couple of other Rock and the like. More speed work, more out classed.

Snelling RR

Coming into this I knew it was going to hurt. We have had less than ideal weather for the past week with rain and snow. The race is a neutral roll for a couple miles(yeah like a bike race is ever really neutral) followed by 11 mile loops. THe race was fast right from to go and never let up. We had 120 starters in the p/1/2 race and 90 finished on a basicly flat course and a calm day. The final 3k of the course is absolutly horrible. It was so rough it bounced your hands off the bars. We finished what was supposed to be a 86 mile race(but was short) in just under 3 hours. Good speed work but not up to snuff yet.

Flyin one week, crashin the next

Last weekend at Land Park I felt fantastic, this week not so much. Cherry Pie was yesterday and it was 10lbs of suck in a 5lb bag. I wore my hr strap for the race which I usually only wear in training and it caused some sever cramping on my side. It took about 40 minutes after pulling the strap down for the pain to go away. What was happening during said 40 minute time frame? I was holding down the oh so prestigious tail-gunner position and working way to hard to keep contact. Finally the pain subsided and I went to the front to try and give JD some help and get something going. Unfortunately my legs were not cooperating and the race ended with a whimper. Oh well, it's only February.

Nice suffer pics though:

Let the season begin

Nor-Cal race season officially begins this weekend with the Cal-Aggie crit. The kits came in just in time and the bike is almost done. I need to swap the set back post for a straight one but other than that it will have to do for this weekend and Paskenta on Sunday. Nothing like a 100 miles ride/race to test a new bike.

Hell Yeah

Christmas in January

Kits will be here by the end of the week and frames are in route. Here is a pic Dylan just sent out of the frames.


Just in time to be decked out and looking fly for the first race of the season.

3 weeks to go

With just 3 weeks till the first real race of the season(points/placing race) I decided to take a quick review of my training this year vs. last from October to new years day. I knew it was less but it is a solid 40% less than last year. Why? Well a bunch of things but that's not important. I have been focusing on being ready for what will be most of my racing, crits. Racing will definitely be my training this year or at least the first part of it. Kay serah, serah. On the bright side, all the team stuff is rolling in and we will be decked out by the end of the month. The Clif Bar salsa frames are en route and I hear the Capo gear is very nice. I picked up a set of 09 Mavic Carbone sl's and am itchin to start racing again. Pics to be added soon of the frames and kits.