Family Tree

Here’s a question for everyone. Is there an international bicycle racing hall-of-fame? Or, does anyone know how to trace the lineage of the current teams back through their list of title sponsors? For example: team Disco was USPS, and something before that. It would be neat to see some kinda family tree of cycling teams. Thanks!

What do Mapei and Bobby Gordon have in common?

NASCAR

Yup, it's true. There was some bantering going on the mfc forum, I think, about car racing and which was the best Indy, F1, Rally, Nascar etc. Well, the #7 car of Bobby Gordon will be flying the Mapei brand name across the hood (bonnet) at Lowes Speedway this weekend.

I found this humorous do to the fact that most cyclist, I believe we're talkin road cyclists, thought that NASCAR was too much of a redneck sport.

My neck must be a little red then.

Here's another little fun fact. The group that managed the Posties US Postal Service Cycling Team also managed the Nestle car.

Who's the redneck now?

Cat 3!

Yup, I'm a cat 3 now. Hard to believe that I'm a 3 so quickly after becoming a cat 4.

Just wish I could say that I was a cat 3 on the road. Looks like I can choose between A2's or B1's when ever I get around to racing cross this season.

Cross training?

Yeah it's cross season again.

I'll be lucky if I hit a race this year. Which is fine cause I got a good reason. By the time I feel like really training again the cross season will have come and gone.

So here's my question for an audience of 5.

What are some good ideas for cross training in the off season?...

End of the trail

Well that wraps up another season of racing.

Ended up 5th in Comp for my age group for MNSCS

Got my cat 4 upgrade on the road.

Not too bad.

But I want more!

See ya all next year...

Get your party ON!

Could have used these at Cheq:

http://adage.com/article?article_id=111941

From way way back to 303rd

What a blast. Chequamegon was this weekend and I was able to get into the race after 15 years. Lot has changed. Ton more people and more talent.

I learned right away how hard it was going to be. Think I got to the line at about 9:15 only to see that everyone had reserved their spots with bikes. That was not a sight to see. So I took the walk of shame all the way to the back. I think it goes without saying that I was kicking myself. I mean what was I thinking. 1800 racers and I'd show up and hop right in. Really Marc:(

So during the roll out I kinda made my way but not too aggressively. Once we got on 77 I was movin through the crowd. Jumpin on wheels and snaking my way. Then when we got on Rosie's field I was haulin'. And that was pretty much my race. I just kept chasing down group after group.

It wasn't until mile 30 when I started to slow a bit. I think I could hear my legs asking me why we were still going.









At some point around there was when I saw Da Kruse chasing frogs in the ditch.

He said he flatted but I saw the jar in his hand. He looked really happy though.

Finally I approached the finish area and gave it every last drop. I think it took me some where around 5 minutes or so before I snapped out of my daze. I was dead tired.





Now for his five seconds of fame on a blog that no one reads...
Chatted with Eric Dahl at the finish. It's always cool when the fast guys talk to you. He finished in the top 30 but I know he could have beat JHK. Maybe next year.










Here are some pic's that I grabbed from www.skinnyski.com:

No More Sandbagging

I'm a Cat 4 now:)

Try # 2

Just submitted my second attempt at upgrading to cat 4. :)

The verdict

Yeah it may only have 105 and no name brakes but this budget racer's got it where it counts. Took it out on it's maiden voyage on the GP ride this morning. Freakin' awesome. Cuts through the wind, has the right gearing, light, and the geometry makes all the difference. Good example would be one of the hill sprints, that I won, I kept poppin' wheelies since the rear wheel is tucked in right behind the bottom bracket.

Only con, I can't be one of the cool guys sporting DA. I can live with that.

New wheels for real!

Yup. It's true. I finally have a road rig!

Too bad it's at the end of the season and there's no more races.

GOOD NEWS: No more sick blogger

Note to blog master at: http://sickboy.dyndns.org/blog/

Stop being a wuss and fix your blog.

Or at least post your racer blog links so I have something to read at work.

Cross or mtb?

Which should I ride for my return to Chequamegon this year?

My cross bike or my mountain bike?

A piece of humble pie

It all started some 3 or 4 years ago at the Powder Monkey when I got my first taste of DNF. The course was much the same as it was thie past weekend with the little exception of a slight drizzle. It was just enough to make all the roots and rocks super slippery. I had raced here a few times over what's now 16 years of racing. But that day 3 or 4 years ago was to be my toughest race. Guess I couldn't hack it with all the real mountain biking conditions; rocks, roots tight twisty single track, and long climbs.

So the only monkey this weekend was the one on my back. To date this has been my best season but I knew that all the races leading up to this point were, for the most part, easy. And knowing that this was the race that started a series of DNF's for me, I'll admit it, I was concerned at the start. I thought I felt pretty good. Enough to think that I could actually do well, maybe top 5 overall. Au contraire.

From the gun up the first climb I was gasping for air. Not good. Lost contact with the main group before reaching the summit. This was bad 'cause I knew that the single track would string things out quickly. Halfway through the 1st of two laps I knew I was in trouble. Then Cory Gross came up on me and I told him that I wasn't going to let him get away. Well, I let him get away alright. I felt like that basketball movie were the pro's got their skills taken away from them. It was like racing as a beginner. No offense to beginner riders. I just felt like I was racing two levels below normal. Shortly after that the Grizz came up and blew right past. He's like the Randy Moss of single track. He was up until he picked the wrong line and went ass over tea kettle. I came down a rocky decent and he's just getting to his feet and putting his shades back on his face. This was really too bad 'cause he was smokin'. So we rode together for the rest of the race .

8/30/06
So I started this entry weeks ago and am now getting back to finish it. When I started this entry I was kinda thinkin' that my mtb season was over... Well I've decided to try and hit the St. Cloud race after Chequamegon. I figure that course might better suit me and that I might be able to make up some lost points, not to mention get the Monkey off my back, again! Besides, after the St. Cloud mtb race I'll be bidding farewell to mtb for a year and focusing in on road racing.

Oh yes, the transformation has begun!

Wiken Wimps @ Welch

Well what can I say. No WWW this year. I knew I wasn't ready with the lack of training but I thought I'd do better then 7th. Oh but I'll take it. It was nice to make it back to Welch after 3 years of missing it for various reasons. And the rain/downpour was something I haven't experienced for at leat 10 years. I'm just glad I had the Wall behind me before it really came down. Poor Grizz. He got the pleasure of dragging his mud caked bike for the last lap. Sorry man. Once that rain came down it completely changed that race. I was pretty pleased with how well I rode under those conditions. I was able to push myself without loosing control thus putting more distance on those behind me. Speaking of behind, Dan started kinda late do to his lack of shoes that he realized after picking up his bib#. He went all the way to bloomington and back starting some 20 minutes in arrears to the group. Nice job anyway Dan!

Next up Powder Monkey...

H WooD Dakota Tech Race

Source: www.rally-live.com
Had an awesome time tonight. That's a fun course-- my first time. Maybe I didn't race the smartest race, but I wasn't there to doing anything big. Just check the legs for this weekends mtb race at Welch. Looking back I'm kinda kicking myself. It would have been fun to see what I could have done if I would have stayed in the pack or gone off the front. Either way I was happy with my perfomance. So happy that I think I'll trade-in the knobbies next year and just focus on racing road. Since the Grizz didn't show I don't have any pics, but here's one that shows how I felt.

White Knuckles Baby

Source: www.velonews.com

Say it ain't so Floyd!

Floyd might just be a fake!

Check out www.velonews.com and www.eurosport.com.

Looks like Floyd was named as the rider in question for the positive "A" sample.I'd really like to think that this is all a misunderstanding, but we know how these things turn out. So I gotta ask, WHY THE TEMPTATION seriously!

By now they should know that they're going to get caught. I'm not so sure that our sport should get a rep for being the dirtiest sport, it should get a rep for the stupidest.

I'm glad I'm an ameteur racer.

I think Miami Vice II will have Tubbs and Crocket rollin' on 700's. They could get more collars chasing the peleton than busting down crack houses.

Don't Hassel the Hoff!

I know I shouldn't kick a man when he's down but look at the similarities here. In this picture of Jan enjoying un bier, you got to admit, he looks like David Hasselhoff.

Don't believe me. Check out the Hoff's latest video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3382491587979249836&q=david+hasselhoff

FLOYD, FLOYD, FLOYD !

*If you're waiting to watch tonight DON'T READ THIS! *

(source: Eurosport.com)

Slap me six ways 'til Sunday! I can't believe how our boy Floyd straight-up destroyed an 11 man break to win stage 17 and pull within 30 sec.'s of Pereiro!

Do not miss the TT on Saturday.