Last week in the Wednesday Night World Championships (formerly known as the Tuesday Night World Championships), I actually had a teammate in the race to help out. It was a points race, and he gave me a textbook perfect leadout for the first sprint, where I managed to take third. I spent some precious energy [...]
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Not the Best Week
Posted in cycling on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Fast Old Men
Posted in cycling on March 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One minute, thirty-five seconds.
That’s how long it took the Masters to ride the final lap of today’s criterium. Everyone around here knows that some of the fastest racers in the peloton are the old guys, the guys over 40, and today’s race seemed to prove that again. To put that lap time in perspective, here [...]
First Race Fog
Posted in cycling on March 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sunday was the first race of the season, since the previous week’s race fell victim to the weather and got itself canceled. I had signed up to do two races–the Masters 40+ race and the category 3/4 race…which just happen to be back-to-back.
I was a little worried about the first race of the season because [...]
Well, Hell
Posted in cycling on January 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Feel free to skip this one; I’m just whining and sniveling.
It’s time to face a sad truth: my spring racing season is going to be terrible. I am officially writing it off. I will race, but I know I will be nothing but pack fodder if I’m lucky, and most likely I’ll be OTB and [...]
Pssst! Wanna Buy Some Wheels?
Posted in cycling on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was very, very disappointed to learn that Campagnolo 11 speed cassettes will not fit on Flashpoint wheels, but of course I did not learn of this until long after I bought the wheels. The cassette does fit my Fulcrum wheels, though. So, if anyone wants a set of Flashpoint FP 60s, Campy [...]
Some Cannondale Coolness
Posted in cycling on January 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As you know if you scroll down a little, I have a new bike. Alert readers will notice that it a Cannondale. Because the weather has been so awful lately, I’ve been taking out my other bike, which has now been relegated to bad weather bike status. It, too, is a Cannondale. [...]
In Which I Discover that I Am Fat and Out of Shape
Posted in cycling on January 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The first race of the season springs on unsuspecting cyclists in a little more than six weeks. After my relative success last season, I want to do well this season, but that desire is complicated by the fact that I upgraded categories, so the races, theoretically at least, should be harder.
So here [...]
The New Bike
Posted in cycling on January 8, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Finally, after waiting to get all of the components, and taking the time to build everything, my new racing machine for 2009 is complete (with one minor exception). After I got the insurance money from the crash, I wanted to build up a bike that would be perfect for racing, a real no-compromise, serious, [...]
Sportsman of the Year
Posted in cycling on December 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Tonight my cycling club had its annual end of the year/beginning of the new season meeting, where we recap the past year and talk about plans for the new year. The team manager, who is also the bike shop owner, always has a Powerpoint slideshow with highlights from the past season, such as our Ironmom’s [...]
More Bike Teases
Posted in cycling on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My wheels arrived today! They look very cool, and they are lighter than I expected them to be. I can’t wait now for the rest of the parts to arrive so I can build it all up and ride. Although they were supposed to be a closeout of the ‘08 wheels, the model that actually [...]
