Aug07
Seriously, where have I been? As you might have guessed the 7 days to go in New Haven has come and gone, as have about 23.63 other days. I know that you are dying to know how #1 and I spent them so I put together a little picture diary so I don’t have to type too much.
Our vacation in Cabo consisted almost entirely of this:
A trip to Lovers Beach, where the local saying is, “Two go in and three come out.” I still don’t get it…
This couple is on their way to Divorce Beach. I’m sure you can do the math here.
And of course, sampling the local flavor:
One of my favorite TV shows, Laguna Beach (I loved the first and second seasons but the new ones are really lame. I am now a dedicated Hills fans), shot an episode in Cabo during spring break. The episode was titled, “What Happens in Cabo Stays in Cabo.” Unfortunately for us it didn’t and we brought our old friend Sal…monella back with us.
After a month off of racing I will be heading to Tour of Utah next week. I am not used to having so much time off during the season, it was almost like a mini off season with out the cyclocross. Speaking of cross… is that a cow bell I hear? Yes the season for mud and cowbells is near!
I’ll try to convince the author of Cass’ Quarterly Corner to update sometime soon.
May08
We’re in Arkansas for the next few days racing in the Joe Martin Stage race and the Tour of Arkansas. In light of the recent weather they’ve had in the area I located the nearest one of these:
Apr25
Nothing much to report about the last two stages that you haven’t already read about, or maybe I’m just too tired tonight to write… I’m enjoying my first TdG and learning a ton each day. The TT1 staff is taking great care of us as always and we don’t have to anything besides ride the bike, yep we’re spoiled. Tomorrow starts the uphill fun and the finish of the stage is about two blocks from one of the best ice cream places I’ve ever been too. So based on those two facts, tomorrow is going to be a great day!
The past few years I have been intrigued by people and their sayings. Cass’ family has some great ones. They range from “A bird in the hand…” or any number of not PC logging references. My roommate for the week is our sprinter Emile, who is from Trinidad and while discussing the stage last night he said, “It is on like boiled corn!” Sure dude, it is on like boiled corn…
Time for bed.
Apr19
TT1 sent two riders and a mechanic, (vaLarry, me, and Doug) down to preview stages 5&6 of next week’s Tour of Georgia. We rode stage 5, the tour’s longest, today after summiting Brasstown yesterday. Both stages would be tough on their own, but stacked back to back they are going to hurt. Yes Brasstown is as steep as the rumors you hear and stories you read say it is. The cat. 1 prior to ascending B-town will start the fun, the cat 2 will keep the lactate flowing, and Brasstown will suck any remaining life out of our legs. Expect to see quite a few TT1 jerseys in the final selections on these stages gunning for the stage win. While the riding up here in northern GA. is awesome and reminds me of nor-cal, the people are a little…different. At the local coffee shop this morning we overheard a lady explaining to the entire coffee shop how two horses escaped her ranch yesterday. By the time she found her four legged friends the cops had aprehended them. Yes, the cops arrested/ impounded the horses and charged the lady with five different citations for each horse. Outraged the lady proclaimed to her friends that it is time they tool a stand against such injustice. We just sat there speechless. Then this afternoon I saw this in a laundry mat window:
Apr03
I’ll be writing a rider diary from Redlands for a German cycling website. Check it out here.
Mar27
Today was one of THOSE days. You know the day where nothing is going right and you don’t really want to be doing what you’re doing at the moment, but you need to in order to reach a goal. As I was riding along in self pity a car with one of these drove by. It made me smile and reminded me that life isn’t so bad. How can you not smile at a cute guy like this hanging his head out of the window slobbering all over the place???
Mar07
We made it in last night… pictures, details, and jet lag blunders to follow.
Mar05
Video courtesy of KCOY, Santa Maria, CA
Feb11
Video courtesy of WBTV, Charlotte, NC
