Here we go again...
I'm moving to New York City! I'm going to work at a hedge fund in Manhattan. Training and racing will be tough, but I'll get used to it. I'll get my riding done in Central Park, Prospect Park, and on...
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2011 Race Schedule: B-A-N-A-N-A-S
Alright, alright. I know that's a very optimistic plan and will likely endure many changes throughout the season due to overkill, illness, work, and relationships... but while my mind is excited about...
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Still here, sort of...
Redlands isn't going to work out this year. Jefferson Cup isn't going to work out either. It's being rescheduled during the Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville, AR and Speedweek down south. The...
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Race Report: Snow and Dancing Shoes.
The Morgantown Road Race was Saturday and it was amazing enough that the race even happened. I rode up with Russ Langley (seen below with his Retro Harley Flames Jersey and Dirt Bike Moto-Cross...
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New(s) - Too much to read.
I am shifting my entire season focus over to the Capital Bike Share Pseudo-Circuit Race: 2011. I look at this opportunity as a way to not only promote a great bike share program, but myself as a...
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Turtle Down - Not forgotten.
This concludes my last crash block of training before USA CRITS Speed Week. I did the double dirty Thursday with my TT rig during the noon goon and my Blue for the rock creek goon ride in the evening,...
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The Tale of the Turtle Omen
Unlike the sad fortune of the snapper at Carl Dolan, a story has reached my inbox of another turtle that fared a better day and granted one lucky rider a wish for his altruism. A turtle from yesteryear...
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The truth was that for some months he had been going through that partitioning of the things of youth wherein it is decided whether or not to die for what one no longer believes...he used to think that...
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Speedweek: Part 1
We've been on the road since Thursday evening.I'm staring out into a murky marsh with a a salt water river just a little further out in sight. You can see the downtown waterfront across the river with...
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And we're back!
I took a little hiatus from the blogging but recent excitement and upcoming events have me excited to write again. I opened a twitter account to try to handle the updating... but it has it's limits....
View ArticleWho I am. Why I race. (NGVP - Part 1)
Today marks two weeks until the start of the Nature Valley Grand Prix. My e-mailbox is starting to fill up with updates and excitement from my NVPR coach Marion Clignet and the rest of the NVPR staff....
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Getting ready for Nature Valley (NVGP - Part 2)
The fine folks at Nature Valley just sent me an awesome care package! The swag has inspired me to carry on the this mini-series of pre-race hype as planned. This is a beautiful relationship we...
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Work, Life, Cycling - Scaled to fit. (NVGP - Part 3)
PART 3 The Balance The highs and lows of cycling for an amateur cyclist like myself are a lot different than what the pros experience. Personally I find my highs to be times when I have nothing to...
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Race Report: Road Race National Championship 2011
Preface I never gave my report about Stillwater and the rest of NVGP because I have been going nonstop since leaving for Minnesota, returning back to work, heading to Georgia for Nationals, and getting...
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Season Peak: What a ride this is...
"Allez! Allez!" ...I heard a man shouting behind me as I had my bike checked by officials to ensure it met UCI standards. Allez translated from French is simply, "Go". But spoken in French, this...
View ArticleThe Mustache: Ride.
I cringed when I set my alarm on my cell phone last night after the long trip back from Bend, Oregon and the Cascade Cycling Classic. The phone displayed a message indicating "3 hours and 22 minutes...
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THE UCWT GRWC: I'll just go to a Belgium themed bar tonight, instead.
Last Thursday I was hanging out at The Bike Rack when I started getting text messages asking if the mustache would be back in time, whether I was going to go, and congradulations. It wasn't til...
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Fin
The Univest Grand Prix was nothing more than a final curtain call for what has been a long memorable season. The broom wagon pulled up to me halfway through the race with the driver asking me if I...
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Technology Tiger
I just booked my ticket for a race over three months from now, The Redlands Bicycle Classic. This race marks the beginning of my 2012 campaign. I already feel the pressure to do something big to get...
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Go West Young Man
Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable. Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country-Horace...
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