tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56454069570081316752024-02-06T22:15:04.460-08:00SISU Cycles Race TeamMatt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-26295708571631374682015-12-16T13:31:00.000-08:002015-12-16T13:31:11.620-08:00Blog and Website Update!!!!Well....I'm finally getting some time to update the blog and Matt Ricketts is redesigning www.sisucycles.com. It should be much improved. Look for the website to be completed within the first few weeks of 2016. Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-85312720226500968202013-02-26T13:46:00.000-08:002013-02-26T13:46:11.360-08:00Ronde Van Skandia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-65904633562850615162011-03-08T08:22:00.000-08:002011-03-08T09:23:21.959-08:00READY FOR THE SPRING CLASSICS!!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_SfKop-AkhPpYG_0_0fiVcVBLZD9FGHmFurPr1r11nvxBDduqh2vFsy0k0tSvQjcYUOG3U1VAiwSwVOrBL6y72uMoQ0ssxj_eDqLQ1PkGZt_ZZBDePtsDGiFkvIz3qfBQlS3bWg_wJ_K/s1600/spring+classics+pic+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581760885019852850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_SfKop-AkhPpYG_0_0fiVcVBLZD9FGHmFurPr1r11nvxBDduqh2vFsy0k0tSvQjcYUOG3U1VAiwSwVOrBL6y72uMoQ0ssxj_eDqLQ1PkGZt_ZZBDePtsDGiFkvIz3qfBQlS3bWg_wJ_K/s320/spring+classics+pic+2.jpg" /></a>Paris-Nice is finally here. Watching the week long epic in March has got me <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">itching</span> for the the spring classics to come. In my book, the classics and France's famed tour run a close 1,2. The order depends on what time of year I'm asked. In the spring, all I want to do is get out and start the cycling season but, up here, old man winter usually still has a stranglehold on things. The excitement of a new season is looming and this year's off <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">season</span> doping allegations are now being enforced. By the time the Tour starts, its July and the early season buzz has usually worn off. But then again, its the Tour. So, which is number one? I've come to the conclusion that ultimately it doesn't matter.<br /><div><div><div></div><br /><div>Now, its time to start counting the days until Milan-San <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Remo</span>, then Flanders, Basque, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sarthe</span> and Paris-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Roubaix</span>. For now, I'll have to settle on loading up a classics course on my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tacx</span> trainer and hopefully loose ten pounds from sweating profusely while riding indoors. </div></div></div>Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-18331635882881946972011-01-10T06:17:00.000-08:002011-01-10T07:13:20.954-08:00NEWS FLASH!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://john-meyers.com/images/geargrinders.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="http://john-meyers.com/images/geargrinders.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Hello all,<br /><br />I am happy to announce that I have reached yet another goal of mine for the 2010 cycling season, even though I'm announcing it in 2011. My final goal was to get picked up by a bigger team, preferably a development team to strengthen and coach me to the ultimate goal of the professional level. Although I haven't signed any contracts yet, I have been invited to race for the GEARGRINDER Pro Development Team based out of Milwaukee.<br /><br />When Matt and I met early in the spring of 2010 we discussed all of my goals for the season, and though there were many of them, they were all just far enough out of reach to keep me working and close enough that I knew that with the right amount of work and dedication I could reach them.<br /><br />This new team has produced riders such as Chad Hartley, James Stemper, and Rob White all now serving on the Kenda p/b GEARGRINDER pro team. As I've discussed before, it is my ultimate goal to become a professional and just like these guys listed above, I'd love if this new team could act as a direct stepping stone to the pro team.<br /><br />Not to leave where I've come from behind, I will continue to race the FF-1 on which I rode on last year. Matt and I just finished the details of the paint scheme this past week and when the pictures come out, you will have to stay posted because it is going to be one of the sickest looking custom bikes in the U.S. I will also have a spare bike from GEARGRINDER that I'll be renting for the season just in case of an accident. <br /><br />So the cat is out of the box, so to speak. I'm sad to leave the SISUCycles team but happy because I am one step closer to my dream. Matt has been a great help in the short amount of time that I've known him and I know that my relationship with him and the team will not end here. As I said months ago "you can't beat the local experience of a custom build and fit dialed for YOUR body to perform at it's peak. For a truly custom experience, you can't go wrong with SISU." That's the truth.<br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who has supported me all season. To Matt and Angie, the team, my parents, Sarah and her family, and the entire cycling community in Marquette I'd like to thank you all for everything you've done this year. I look forward to keeping you all up to date with news on the new team and remember to keep your eyes peeled for the new paint job!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-87047143277845010752010-10-24T20:25:00.000-07:002010-10-24T20:52:37.384-07:00Cyclocross So Far<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHPwuDXxbP146tWSmSpff0cKrRgd4dY0zj3idf6pQ7r3O9MGKKAXcCl1odsYujx4zbO-esyjZsaSHv09G6v-aOPMAjxS45gzaLEsxtq4TmvTuUc7opHxP14OA-gxMmDwHopWfWA66hZk/s1600/alquaal5.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHPwuDXxbP146tWSmSpff0cKrRgd4dY0zj3idf6pQ7r3O9MGKKAXcCl1odsYujx4zbO-esyjZsaSHv09G6v-aOPMAjxS45gzaLEsxtq4TmvTuUc7opHxP14OA-gxMmDwHopWfWA66hZk/s320/alquaal5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531826614370041426" /></a><br />Once my road season came to a close with Cherry Roubaix, there seemed to be an empty spot in my life. No more races to look forward to, no extensive planning to do every week or so to do just so I can go away and race my bike. School started and time became something I felt like I had to ask for, though we all know you can't create time. Matt planted a seed long ago of racing cyclocross, and although I was glad to have my season wound down, I missed racing. After deciding to race 'cross for Matt I was determined to have fun first and if results came with it then it's a bonus. That seed that Matt planted grew and I finally am finding a groove out on the CX bike.<br /><br />I had a rough start to the season, my first race being a Wednesday night race in Houghton in between studying and sleeping. I fueled myself up with coffee that afternoon and pumped out a solid second place. I'd say that got me excited and thinking, "hey, maybe I can do this and be successful too." Not to mention I did this on my single-speed commuter bike (Specialized Tricross)which is nothing extravagant. I knew when I came home for races I would have a beautiful Titanium Sisu ride that was decked out for cyclocross specifically and would hopefully be the ticket to even more success.<br /><br />My first experience in a REAL DEAL 'cross race was at Al Quaal. This used to be one of my favorite places to ride bikes when I was younger and was my favorite cross country course in High School when I ran. Those combined had me pretty excited to go back and put the two skills in a blender and see what kind of crazy concoction came out. The course was brutal, including everything that a good cross course should. There was sand, mud, singletrack, more sand, fast decents, pavement, crazy taped off sections you have to weave through, and of course the barriers. I had crappy pedals on my bike that were hard to get out of and eventually the pedals and the barriers caused one heck of a crash that has already been posted and highlighted in the video from Al Quaal. It is definitely in the books as one of my most impressive crashes for the season. Not proud, but it made for a good laugh.<br /><br />My 'cross season hasn't been the smoothest. I like to joke that it's not a good day unless I go home bleeding. Up until today that was the case. I won't go on describing every crash I've had, but I now have just as many scars from the 'cross bike as I did from the road bike this year, actually I think it's more after this weekend. Anyways, as I said, it's been a rough ride.<br /><br />Today was my breakthrough though. The Tylers were present to dish out their dose of punishment and for the first time in my UPCROSS history I was able to hang with the main group for more than just one lap. I maintained contact for about 3-4 laps before finally succumbing to my own frustrations after almost biffing, but making a good weight readjustment and somehow saving myself from my usual demise on an unsuspectingly easy corner. After I calmed myself down from this scare, I found a rhythm using my criterium skills on the pavement golf cart paths and pounding out the gravel and dirt paths. With six laps to go I was in a groove, everything was flying by, I was focused and I felt great, finally. This only fueled that groove even more because I was so happy to finally feel good on the 'cross bike. Even though I knew it was too late I pushed hard and passed those that I could and used it as practice and encouragement to do better next time.<br /><br />I have to admit that I'm getting a bit tired as road season is definitely over and as 'cross season winds down I'm looking forward to a little time off before the snow starts flying and the skis need waxing and good use. After UPCROSS championships I will be taking 3-4 weeks off from any heavy training and will begin to start my winter lifting regimen slowly before getting on the skis and the indoor trainer. I'll hopefully have even better news by the end of the season, but until then I've got an exam to study for and a bed to sleep in. Stay posted!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-6206980369588597122010-10-17T16:08:00.000-07:002010-10-17T17:47:13.860-07:00Peak to Peak Report<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP-gM-bqPRpEeBNlBCKlsU_v4Mt062dMWpQnuLDtZGQhn3tdefI2W2saH3cwsz7EcAY0AIHr5i72rznWAyfe_c19rExlQ5vDRxCRy5L0VA5JFToeoZBJEvwa_FzKSJFBHrQ3NV5D9b3m_/s1600/Peak+to+Peak+2010+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529178875710480770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP-gM-bqPRpEeBNlBCKlsU_v4Mt062dMWpQnuLDtZGQhn3tdefI2W2saH3cwsz7EcAY0AIHr5i72rznWAyfe_c19rExlQ5vDRxCRy5L0VA5JFToeoZBJEvwa_FzKSJFBHrQ3NV5D9b3m_/s320/Peak+to+Peak+2010+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div></div><div>This is me savoring the pre-race routines (and, coincidentally, tightening a shoe-more to come on that). Peak to Peak, a premium fall race held at Crystal Mountain Resort, was a surprise treat. After three weeks of well, very, <em>trying</em> times, Anna and I packed up for a weekend getaway to Manistee. She was kind enough to encourage me to do the race, sensing that if I didn't blow off some steam, I was bound to punch through drywall or something equally foolish. </div><div><br /></div><div>With a 12:35 start, we slept late, had a gallon of nail floater coffee, the first of our own eggs scrambled, and some leftover sandwich. We pulled into the lot an hour and a half early (!) to pick up the packet. Farmers were setting up for market while other set up a petting zoo, pumpkin carving exhibit, and more wholesome things! Really, what an amazing venue for families! The resort also ran the lifts for free, so spectators lined the brutal climb up the back of these hills.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529163351397183314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 334px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzDe3iUbWp4m9uvVp2UgxhJt-NoGsSFrpub4q7oB82-hlJZ4oOmH2YIi9C4pAlGSKueEEFduCeShIMY1Lew2wi0ul39KiA5xqgSUHy6sxxV-F1JDLNNY1Vy4XShNoCRswZz3TNp4AiU77/s320/Peak+to+Peak+2010+001.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Most of the course was fast, swooping curves through the forest with occasional windy, windy double-track. Group tactics were a factor as gaps opened and closed while riders pulled through to keep the pace high. Then, near the end of the 11.5 mile lap, a few hills appear from nowhere, a painful finish to each lap. First, you hit some smaller gradual undulations, then a steep, sandy step up, then some more bench-cut singletrack before a dropped to the base of the ski hill behind the above picture. The first steep, sandy step and this ski hill beast really decide the race.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div></div><div>With so much time, I had a seven mile warmer on 115. I was going to debut my skinsuit, but was clad with arm and knee warmers for the ride. The wind whipped oak leaves everywhere, and my mind was clearing in the cold air. I didn't know what my body would do after six days off the bike, but the atmosphere of the day had me feeling really positive.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529168041773547714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZE7tJO-OWX6C1vI7GH7R4yoPIiLOSvzw8xGcWBvMX147y8Z5Xm_KyFg5gLyY_H6gozhs-iCY5fdFeoKOUkgTmLvRtDPw9uJ9B8f_tribGvGNT66jGaYh-O2MSA1lQZPHQorOfMiajSst/s320/Peak+to+Peak+2010+012.JPG" border="0" /> <div>The start was a confusing mess, with the Expert 40-49s all over the start line in front of the young experts and my 25 deep 30-39 class. Whatever the case, it was quickly sorted out on the uphill start. I let ten or so guys sprint away and settled in, working hard, but not too painful. I wasn't feeling smooth on the sweeping corners, but as gaps opened up, I knew I needed to bridge. At a couple points, I called to guys to let me take a pull. A few stayed and some dropped as I caught and passed groups and felt better by the minute. </div><div><br /></div><div>My legs were definitely shocked by the finish climbs on lap one. I knew before the race that hills, and the missing torque right now, were going to be a weakness. It hurt, but I just tried to spin smooth circles and keep breathing. I knew this hill was going to break me, or maybe it was mental weakness. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lap two was quiet and there seemed to be much less traffic in front of me. The really fast single-speeders were gone and it was just a few expert guys, and most of the pro men's field, in front of me. It was quiet as riders leaned and swooped and battled the wind. Finally, at the end of lap two, I caught the group I would end with. There was a Fisher 29er Elite rider, surprisingly, and Rochester Bike Shop endurance ace Adam Naish. After we realized we were in the same class and out front, we agreed to work together on the third lap, as we knew the final hills would decide, not the singletrack or double track, combined with the group tactics. </div><div><br /></div><div>Disaster struck on the laser-fast singletrack after the ski hill climb. My drive-side foot unclipped and I somehow tore the buckle strap base with my big ring. The large flap of shoe began to catch the crank on every turn and I had to turn my right heel out to avoid the annoyance. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Still, the hills were much smoother on the second lap and I got a great bottle feed from Anna at the start/finish. I began to think about winning the race. It was unlikely that I would be able to outclimb Naish, who has a season of NUE 100 milers under his belt. He and I could trade pulls to on the third lap, but at some point, I hoped to put him under pressure enough to get away. I tried, but twinging quads limited me severely. Nope, he was smooth enough to stay with me and I flat didn't have the guns. </div><div><br /></div><div>We stayed together and were joined by a Hagerty rider just before passing a Bissell one. Then came the steep up. My shoe was catching and I got only a few feet up before both hamstrings seized. Hitting the ground quickly and moving, I was passed by all three in the groups; however, the ski hill was yet to come. As black spots formed, I got by the Bissell rider, but the other two rode away, leaving me third.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529175618938859506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDPv8Yu4I7VvDUUr_p4pJ7zVWTiT-sPNoSzvzN8BkN_onhJ3IpLLMxmcX0ccmqV842H9v5FLjEgHW_a6TDARo4vCDu3DH4XTA8ckQF6GoUj-3bfcF3jaosfhQj0sfnJ4BQZp3xk4XvAsm/s320/Peak+to+Peak+2010+014.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div>It was my third third-place of the season and one of the highlights of my year.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529176369699162322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistOxi5Y_UbN8q3-W4-wkUbOm00Sj383F1D5BazBIv2wHQ4Na7qxmjqtUh_pFGl0x7onTCoheYDHOSvOT48KO6admatUOdqhLqFHGqxynbfRiMeOH1UQlI9njhLgSD-HJ8LJDLn6vPilqp/s320/Peak+to+Peak+2010+020.JPG" border="0" />Iceman is next. I'm going back to the White Brother's carbon for it. It's been a great season for riding the Hogsback (all over the place).<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529177750904119698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeR_bTQqSw0JcqQNczbFcuN8Jmvg2AnjpE_5_F1dkknAbPL-MUyEwKNdW9rfE2Tvi2aLi3N_cdOh_GCbG2FzOmhEMYUQxV1GhZz0RyvY6eN4Sto77a_D8wvpp9Wn54Jful5Cpb0hz5at9/s320/Glacier+NP+and+Honeymoon+168.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div>Jtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04514598022713596007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-50142362177939482252010-10-13T21:05:00.000-07:002010-10-13T21:09:37.735-07:00UPCROSS 2010 - OLD TOWN NEGAUNEE<object width="400" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s6RQn2PkDJ4?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s6RQn2PkDJ4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="240"></embed></object>Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-59286773838847749192010-10-12T18:33:00.000-07:002010-10-13T21:52:32.555-07:00UPCROSS - Pics from River Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO3Mz5RLFyJR9ThQa90RCXXEnMCKFNx4cX5AkmVTetcfcfEc0-mK8K6mvwY9eucdZtZLMNO-5w8fee430DsAHUaw9fuVnEdgoHqBv9cWfjO8mkIXbLiNL9TENMX_69kB_v-34sL9lfM6P/s1600/r_TEAM+SISU+UPCROSS+001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO3Mz5RLFyJR9ThQa90RCXXEnMCKFNx4cX5AkmVTetcfcfEc0-mK8K6mvwY9eucdZtZLMNO-5w8fee430DsAHUaw9fuVnEdgoHqBv9cWfjO8mkIXbLiNL9TENMX_69kB_v-34sL9lfM6P/s400/r_TEAM+SISU+UPCROSS+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527353023677392930" border="0" /></a>I have to thank Justin Bruursema (a professional photographer from Grand Rapids) for all the help and advice on shooting the race. He also took shots and some are included above and below. More to come in the near future. Also, please note that my comments are meant to be fun so, as Van Wilder says, "don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrSrH_QvkUIOQ-3F1rN3CVjcOql5mrVFMWmuC8qZGi8ANztSK3qhxY_lUgJ84IodYYNLgpqwqv4VRWcLpJDQJ7QLVhWU6Hl93kUvcTMiZM-biuc7freV_yjgKIG1blNLOwq29wg24Ipcm/s1600/r_jesse+5.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrSrH_QvkUIOQ-3F1rN3CVjcOql5mrVFMWmuC8qZGi8ANztSK3qhxY_lUgJ84IodYYNLgpqwqv4VRWcLpJDQJ7QLVhWU6Hl93kUvcTMiZM-biuc7freV_yjgKIG1blNLOwq29wg24Ipcm/s400/r_jesse+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527353021768654418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WbeRyeXh2496l2ihJMS4hxxvNRkTVifqWDDvI6kwBPpS_Ipjg5ReF5ac1Mo6EPI_EddJMnRMaQf8aQ5cE5jz2kk7wBdncm8_f3pq3ny6ICeWFr9F7wcPsSxIUB7kjMt2ZrbhZ3x1m-8W/s1600/r_chris+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WbeRyeXh2496l2ihJMS4hxxvNRkTVifqWDDvI6kwBPpS_Ipjg5ReF5ac1Mo6EPI_EddJMnRMaQf8aQ5cE5jz2kk7wBdncm8_f3pq3ny6ICeWFr9F7wcPsSxIUB7kjMt2ZrbhZ3x1m-8W/s400/r_chris+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527353010865383666" border="0" /></a>This mystery man is the balla himself, Chris Lynch. I think he was trying to see how far he could throw his bike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan_tmdUTtGcIoAXXGRTLDipaGrlqHGeXioQlNccaGWQr_sM8uU93uXO4kNgjDvPFJ_7MPoDZUEwkML3TXwc2XgO6kjKXwGBFhyphenhyphenXXEv9wDonm6J5V5KGoan3J6O4ehDwIMPN1emol0xrw-/s1600/r_kyle+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan_tmdUTtGcIoAXXGRTLDipaGrlqHGeXioQlNccaGWQr_sM8uU93uXO4kNgjDvPFJ_7MPoDZUEwkML3TXwc2XgO6kjKXwGBFhyphenhyphenXXEv9wDonm6J5V5KGoan3J6O4ehDwIMPN1emol0xrw-/s400/r_kyle+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527352608921341458" border="0" /></a>Kyle gets my vote for best tan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TEn5U_GbBXcPd3jHH4RFjIjyo6ia3Eg3Kf7dQrrLT7jASpav1ZK_vlBxN1fJi7BOFfLzf9USvkxZR7VYpRG08198qUcsOfR4SKIBcdhvmHlcFp5iNun85GfvgT3XFB8gVQvIgOyz_BGI/s1600/r_jesse+3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TEn5U_GbBXcPd3jHH4RFjIjyo6ia3Eg3Kf7dQrrLT7jASpav1ZK_vlBxN1fJi7BOFfLzf9USvkxZR7VYpRG08198qUcsOfR4SKIBcdhvmHlcFp5iNun85GfvgT3XFB8gVQvIgOyz_BGI/s400/r_jesse+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527352605453248706" border="0" /></a>Jesse is sporting the sleeveless. . . .and I'm still pissed that he forgot the helmet cam mount. . .arg!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjao-Lc8mtdyYICnRzwrclwZYGQXHhvUbhsBZpehNEUessUm3dCIMshwOrFdwepKY2ZlS9VxEpKj-06nqEMk-MW_OUGLp8skOqqKY156gimTYCbs2N9Bn3doQCCeLIpbP9yUwuto-eL6LC1/s1600/r_chris+6.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjao-Lc8mtdyYICnRzwrclwZYGQXHhvUbhsBZpehNEUessUm3dCIMshwOrFdwepKY2ZlS9VxEpKj-06nqEMk-MW_OUGLp8skOqqKY156gimTYCbs2N9Bn3doQCCeLIpbP9yUwuto-eL6LC1/s400/r_chris+6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527352594483003362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9Zd15CjvqVYSWOvYV1QJvQJo631KcaSaOOj9BqeW6BUdHTxK-SzdJNg6khNETVA6YjYWNg-IbJJGU1qY68mM1YUCS86jO5EKwZUl_MbDuswTaOYGIUeGCbTvnDiMp4BY2rhjBPcUu2q1/s1600/r_aaron+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9Zd15CjvqVYSWOvYV1QJvQJo631KcaSaOOj9BqeW6BUdHTxK-SzdJNg6khNETVA6YjYWNg-IbJJGU1qY68mM1YUCS86jO5EKwZUl_MbDuswTaOYGIUeGCbTvnDiMp4BY2rhjBPcUu2q1/s400/r_aaron+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527352591256459042" border="0" /></a>Arron won the race in pretty convincing style.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qicOwzCbe2eGlxapxHaxFrMIf9DUKUt3RLcORcYqsDK9YfXW15a24McADHym8MQA00U7QpSTqWWEY8MWxdIaJx3rOFqhOzz_Vp2YyK6QyS3eqR4K5c7-th2jyUj5PDP0e5PG-fYqGO4i/s1600/r_evan+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qicOwzCbe2eGlxapxHaxFrMIf9DUKUt3RLcORcYqsDK9YfXW15a24McADHym8MQA00U7QpSTqWWEY8MWxdIaJx3rOFqhOzz_Vp2YyK6QyS3eqR4K5c7-th2jyUj5PDP0e5PG-fYqGO4i/s400/r_evan+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527352587655544562" border="0" /></a>Sweet 80's polo. . .but last week's Robinson jersey took the cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1iM2stFF9NpyhM8zz_UtbC4SOQr3KNkfulKL0ONOOEvw8QlmoEnXzMDuUKMKkWFekW_36FOqhnqnzgtwXMMGgHV4VssxRuT2XUwba9Lf7qprURoq8oXWAoqgoOidD0yX8ubB8n7KwFn2/s1600/r_evan+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1iM2stFF9NpyhM8zz_UtbC4SOQr3KNkfulKL0ONOOEvw8QlmoEnXzMDuUKMKkWFekW_36FOqhnqnzgtwXMMGgHV4VssxRuT2XUwba9Lf7qprURoq8oXWAoqgoOidD0yX8ubB8n7KwFn2/s400/r_evan+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527351461383931282" border="0" /></a>The dynamic duo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE2taxyduybdhbO0QV-iheQHnBOTfmzkklxCIMKjSjDw0zThCNIy7xoP6rl0IEOTd5vjrzfsg7CtJmQwpfZr8ETJJ7Sz93Z14TDYwL1XOxAtkUSW6G8qWQ02GyO1MsVp7tOOG7wHfclGg/s1600/r_chris+sch+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE2taxyduybdhbO0QV-iheQHnBOTfmzkklxCIMKjSjDw0zThCNIy7xoP6rl0IEOTd5vjrzfsg7CtJmQwpfZr8ETJJ7Sz93Z14TDYwL1XOxAtkUSW6G8qWQ02GyO1MsVp7tOOG7wHfclGg/s400/r_chris+sch+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527351456341451682" border="0" /></a>Chris rockin the locks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojSFlOg20NWlZpKsCbnx4pihVUHMyfgoVUMttuV33LuRsScA1Clbvx_hcEeZwhKk8pfTEk115VZa1OyaNgKP9lNENGJOJgNUXnhERiVjZolpMRFh82Qm1-s13r1Dp7oVWjYSwj-MN5yYc/s1600/r_chris+8.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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He is probably thinking "oh #$%@ I better get my inside foot unclipped like RIGHT NOW!!!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNn5G8NOKOlFS6VBfLC1RkADvviW1VHfwkdINSOcu61k0uibqTCkEMAD1dOi-8BmWBLeVowmd6XIZQQfTHYWheMPTj0Qb-0uPkk2KpMoXf-FxHKK2S6918PGljm31BaXK-xj1MPN3kla1/s1600/r_joey+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNn5G8NOKOlFS6VBfLC1RkADvviW1VHfwkdINSOcu61k0uibqTCkEMAD1dOi-8BmWBLeVowmd6XIZQQfTHYWheMPTj0Qb-0uPkk2KpMoXf-FxHKK2S6918PGljm31BaXK-xj1MPN3kla1/s400/r_joey+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527351447754123074" border="0" /></a>Looks like Joey caught the red eye early this morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQtRzZccdx4Rm_ejeQQbHh3600w6TOI8d_emGOZQo_NsZNXFx2H_bE-zFOV-I9FWvXbdob8m8bHZ4zY6U4YaBFjCOfLqvwJnKrhPu5_sOJvSa8Ig7UqzCLlV2CfgC6n65sv7Doj9k2B97/s1600/r_kyle+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQtRzZccdx4Rm_ejeQQbHh3600w6TOI8d_emGOZQo_NsZNXFx2H_bE-zFOV-I9FWvXbdob8m8bHZ4zY6U4YaBFjCOfLqvwJnKrhPu5_sOJvSa8Ig7UqzCLlV2CfgC6n65sv7Doj9k2B97/s400/r_kyle+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527351444563380546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupBjoTYmhFH75NGzW7P2kSIhmrafqoRuyVKt2T9RZ6yY0lAKGRqJaZOBsoa7ah-F3k67kV-_seKjW9avygPoZaw__WBxob4FvPhIkfsTCTAYMXGbgiI_T6od4BycU14bWk1kJz2u2r4r2/s1600/r_andi+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupBjoTYmhFH75NGzW7P2kSIhmrafqoRuyVKt2T9RZ6yY0lAKGRqJaZOBsoa7ah-F3k67kV-_seKjW9avygPoZaw__WBxob4FvPhIkfsTCTAYMXGbgiI_T6od4BycU14bWk1kJz2u2r4r2/s400/r_andi+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527350506948433810" border="0" /></a>Andrea is sporting the tie-die with Nicole on her tail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw43SSY0BLtGqez2hVAEjds5RyzPozx1pk0Bq7QVS9bNUU2Eiu-sY5m9Jh4S51zgOn7UtWjgtKJPlAw_zYDSZOWKWD3bSL8VzHX1YoaUzM8utARsO_6wXRZO8KuqfjShVvIphjBagiGOfs/s1600/r_kay+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw43SSY0BLtGqez2hVAEjds5RyzPozx1pk0Bq7QVS9bNUU2Eiu-sY5m9Jh4S51zgOn7UtWjgtKJPlAw_zYDSZOWKWD3bSL8VzHX1YoaUzM8utARsO_6wXRZO8KuqfjShVvIphjBagiGOfs/s400/r_kay+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527350502344724258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5AijtQV5pgSPqLPCRBu-RMoQGZ2mmdCsNrhPwCYwKZyq-JKUmvDdclYacjVoabKPFZDdfa-vOkWt_mPuwwFFAi1cRNlcla8Naqfo8hF_A8rpBXNSEzVC0KLpSNGqvKBh4B3JEluQ727o/s1600/r_nicole+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5AijtQV5pgSPqLPCRBu-RMoQGZ2mmdCsNrhPwCYwKZyq-JKUmvDdclYacjVoabKPFZDdfa-vOkWt_mPuwwFFAi1cRNlcla8Naqfo8hF_A8rpBXNSEzVC0KLpSNGqvKBh4B3JEluQ727o/s400/r_nicole+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527350498893369170" border="0" /></a>Nicole's perfect technique over the barrier<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4txNm7BZbX4NdjVGa-bRAbEK8bcswiCckYAylonYHz5q6fONhna6sqj2uL2RXbs0Cwt0ErF0JjMKuSOicBn95TmKefDgReMpNotPhRZ9SzLab3ibClsTJUlhygIP2NBCPh3A1IGf7EIBA/s1600/r_TEAM+SISU+UPCROSS+002.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4txNm7BZbX4NdjVGa-bRAbEK8bcswiCckYAylonYHz5q6fONhna6sqj2uL2RXbs0Cwt0ErF0JjMKuSOicBn95TmKefDgReMpNotPhRZ9SzLab3ibClsTJUlhygIP2NBCPh3A1IGf7EIBA/s400/r_TEAM+SISU+UPCROSS+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527350496905432418" border="0" /></a>Photo taken by Justin Bruursema. His shots are insane. I've gotta get that 24mm wide angle lense he is using.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikad-yP3ZA3vSYWXGXnbw5LXr0Jngv1uDSWBk6QwkZkxsSAXjonIOqK8qHQcvBovBgE_ORDn4QFtJZiZ5tgmCZe4B1mvWLkGZaka3MCfJtVByOXySytd3HO-cacEk-Pt4f63-cfH4UxyFh/s1600/r_dave+3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikad-yP3ZA3vSYWXGXnbw5LXr0Jngv1uDSWBk6QwkZkxsSAXjonIOqK8qHQcvBovBgE_ORDn4QFtJZiZ5tgmCZe4B1mvWLkGZaka3MCfJtVByOXySytd3HO-cacEk-Pt4f63-cfH4UxyFh/s400/r_dave+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527350489607870514" border="0" /></a>Big dave.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pm08F3Cpd6LWzpCa0nRu2J3NGxtBCOcVlierYsRclvahNDy9yt0JHpvjBUKwHMkpRHo1SJpD1wwEzDhTO6JyaJMEUFFBnfXr4KpOxBwj79lLxltkNLd5Pv6WhMDbnKavQoOKJD-D0U5N/s1600/r_chris+3.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid64HkHWvCNwIdhqR3AYqP7hADNf9U-gVcMcaZQDpa3LpSJlb8yHclcEy-LVd_We88qqbZCjhEJp7RESTjvzM7I3PTH4Bi_lJeg1_tPTLYNof-FLmaxzyVKyA-um6aiIBqvSMQZBChf51a/s400/r_kyle+5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527349918448213810" border="0" /></a>MJ is out of retirement and racing UPCROSS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3GNQTGQlyEokMlnjmbs0ThyVE-iiTLVJOjIQfuZY18Sr9tXSIlCqiZdaEciM9SQ-pb0lkEXFLiOF6YB75buj8KnTzWpjO9i1zsiyJmBW1YOZxI-dH-VsQUnmdcPfzros6dDoZPcc7TW6/s1600/r_jesse+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3GNQTGQlyEokMlnjmbs0ThyVE-iiTLVJOjIQfuZY18Sr9tXSIlCqiZdaEciM9SQ-pb0lkEXFLiOF6YB75buj8KnTzWpjO9i1zsiyJmBW1YOZxI-dH-VsQUnmdcPfzros6dDoZPcc7TW6/s400/r_jesse+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527349910742380354" border="0" /></a>God, I wish I was 6'4"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_o1cUK8tloB5FQS5iRlPBh3YGI7IKpUT62-bh24UqnOxLj1ZP7xRfzBdOTZ8udyv-izCDZta6DtpaAy_tsWUYOndDRxuYUit4iYZhv9POhAOZ0UbRKtg17ToMDIxLCKAaqidFSICM6WC/s1600/r_chris+4.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcl643ag_gMx9zYmurY4cI_HxfBil3iJxs2jir2oNSVcy_ww75iqVbE881VbJ0N5y4mNO4xxSBJ4OuI_EA1mS4Q6TDCaNl0_yeXZQYAsTs-z3EGcFLA0euJJ0H0kUGqqoQy5n69swtAea/s400/jesse+n+frank_a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522463168221340498" border="0" /></a></div>Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-67314634412811224562010-08-31T14:42:00.000-07:002010-08-31T15:20:00.881-07:00Cherry Roubaix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks3NxfTUTzUDaiFymVYrjdl3DJdG7Vwo-2IJwxmaBo1-rFiMgwC494OE-05rWQ1-8hWTzY569rPbx81T42RRbgcchCZLi2YNr6E2TWyP7T5jbO3jRACa0o9nUteuN2VjgrNOjkjJ4LHo/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks3NxfTUTzUDaiFymVYrjdl3DJdG7Vwo-2IJwxmaBo1-rFiMgwC494OE-05rWQ1-8hWTzY569rPbx81T42RRbgcchCZLi2YNr6E2TWyP7T5jbO3jRACa0o9nUteuN2VjgrNOjkjJ4LHo/s320/IMG_0056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511702282136496450" /></a><br />As some of you know, I recently upgraded to category 2. I made an attempt to race at the Glencoe Grand Prix and after breaking my frame on the Thursday leading up to the race in a fall in a training ride (quite the embarrassing story) I must admit that my stress, anxiety, and nerves were through the roof for that first race. I didn't last long even though I felt fine other than my sky high heart rate. Nerves, hate you.<br /><br />I swore they wouldn't get the best of me again, not this year but I lied. But before the mayhem, there was some fun. Friday night was a fun evening of racing downtown TC with the inaugural year of their downtown sprints! It was 3-up 200m drag races down one of the main streets. Each rider started on a 2 foot tall platform with a 3-4 foot long ramp to the pavement. You were held by a trusty volunteer and after a countdown a buzzer rang and you were off! I got edged out in something like the top 7 which was satisfactory. Seeing how I've lost 15 pounds this summer (which is unreal) my sprint power has visibly gone down by nearly 200 watts. I was edged out by a monster as you can see from the photos in Matt's previous entry.<br /><br />Saturday night was the 3rd annual running of the crit on a new course. My nerves were in check and I felt like I had done most everything right except the two most important things for me on crit days. My warm-up was mediocre and my nutrition over the previous two days was slightly less than satisfactory. I've had a hard time keeping up with my body on the road. With that, the roads were rough and I kept getting gapped in the corners and had to make that up on every straight stretch. You can only ask your body to do that so many times before you POP and that's exactly what happened about half way through the race. I dropped off the back soon to be joined by Topher Chase for a few laps together. We were regularly announced as Chris and Chris, the two Yoopers working together. It was funny and good for both of our teams to keep getting their name out there even though we weren't in the greatest of positions.<br /><br />Well, that was a disappointment and I was there to have one good day and Sunday had to be it. After only 6.5 hours of sleep and an 8:30am start to what was to be an 82 mile road race over the hilliest course in the state of MI I set out to put my head in the right direction for next year. I sat in for the first lap just to get the feel for how this pro 1,2 field was going to respond to this course.<br /><br />The first lap was easier than I expected and during the next two laps I decided to attempt to get in breaks, chase them down and even take some pulls on the front. It paid off mentally but with 1.5 laps to go my legs said "no more" and absolutely exploded on the KOM hill. Myself and two others pedaled the rest of the lap and up the final hill to the start/finish where I found myself wanting to quit. I gave my mom the "cut it" sign by waving my hand by my neck, as if to say "I'm done." However, as she smiled at me and told me "just finish it, Chris." I thought about what Matt texted me in the AM "more guts than brains, don't think about it... Just do it." Minus the copyright infringement he had it right and I wasn't going to give up, I was gonna just do it. At the start of that sixth and final lap I also thought of one of my high school Track & Field teammates, Dillon Menard who just passed away last week from natural causes. I knew he would never give up. It took guts, Sisu, and I finished.<br /><br />I've never felt more pain, never felt so good, and never felt so bad. The sense of accomplishment I had was amazing. I had hung with pros for 4.5 laps, dishing out attacks, attempting breaks, and pulling them around. For that I was proud. I know what I've gotten myself into now, and I'm more mentally prepared for next year.<br /><br />My winter training will consist of a lot of cross country skiing as well as a solid weight training regimen. I'm looking forward to a solid few months of preparation with some possible coaching and going out and killing it next year.<br /><br />My dream is to be on a pro team and that is my goal for next year is to get noticed over the season and get picked up by a US pro team by the end. It's been a great road season this year and I hope I have even half of the exciting news I had for you all this year during next year's season. For now keep posted for any possible cyclocross updates as well as updates on winter training and keep your eyes peeled for my new frame's paint job, hopefully to come within 2-3 months.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone that's helped me this summer and cheered. From Matt, my family, Sarah, the community, all of those that I stayed with during my trips around the midwest and all of our team sponsors. I owe a lot off my success to you. Without your support I wouldn't be where I'm at and for that I'm forever thankful.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-6494510202647120432010-08-28T12:51:00.000-07:002010-08-28T13:05:52.300-07:00Cherry Roubaix Friday Night Sprints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yb5SvYkS0RC9VVvZATS5lJsFrSoKdbZhqD5_CgzKq9cEhTLBJBTTG6Eps4WyJMv5qQ7auWcF_-ImbDWctWTFdRJMiX_bI1WBzAjgz5uq74CiJ3HeVaLcJsGTyO6B_S7icCy-O4PkBCsv/s1600/IMG_0851aa_resize.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yb5SvYkS0RC9VVvZATS5lJsFrSoKdbZhqD5_CgzKq9cEhTLBJBTTG6Eps4WyJMv5qQ7auWcF_-ImbDWctWTFdRJMiX_bI1WBzAjgz5uq74CiJ3HeVaLcJsGTyO6B_S7icCy-O4PkBCsv/s200/IMG_0851aa_resize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510551569616249682" border="0" /></a><br />Good day of racing. Jesse made it to the semifinals and Chris made it to the quarters. Here are some pics from the races.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQsYjI3PpwoYA9auEHPSJi2Dhbt9BSgUcEqmLqTuSmcsskPMc1WR4g5OB7OXaDyR8nvW-MGCFoj5gWVjXhTil9zEGxQMvWeXwkqtHTZozJXtELX8r4uAduQeOBwhZWBYUFy1a0vH5RmTR/s1600/IMG_0969aa_resize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQsYjI3PpwoYA9auEHPSJi2Dhbt9BSgUcEqmLqTuSmcsskPMc1WR4g5OB7OXaDyR8nvW-MGCFoj5gWVjXhTil9zEGxQMvWeXwkqtHTZozJXtELX8r4uAduQeOBwhZWBYUFy1a0vH5RmTR/s400/IMG_0969aa_resize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510551845088961986" border="0" /></a>Chris cruising to a first round win.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajSXKBvBvrGXLClG8Bbb6c1Md9H-AgOzaA9IA2ivEPq5kIeB71bubpq0rIepp_NAnKb18bAhqi3XRog7y-XTD2EUOGHxsleUaEdbiBtEvExRXT-I6f4SoprgcRzA5wu_op7QMnu8mTP3R/s1600/IMG_0986aa_resize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajSXKBvBvrGXLClG8Bbb6c1Md9H-AgOzaA9IA2ivEPq5kIeB71bubpq0rIepp_NAnKb18bAhqi3XRog7y-XTD2EUOGHxsleUaEdbiBtEvExRXT-I6f4SoprgcRzA5wu_op7QMnu8mTP3R/s400/IMG_0986aa_resize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510552662314721058" border="0" /></a>Jesse edging out a win in the quarters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeCJRb2HsbX7J3EbH693f8ojCIY-FyzcsqzrQuptvswtjIPaRv3epjyQDF7p_whmxT2EKf-B2vEBl-9FyLRjp-Yz63Mxjm_AcRgIaMpBI443L2f2PpR7u1q1UmpJ9L8aoBIzEGinK13u5/s1600/IMG_1001cc_resize.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeCJRb2HsbX7J3EbH693f8ojCIY-FyzcsqzrQuptvswtjIPaRv3epjyQDF7p_whmxT2EKf-B2vEBl-9FyLRjp-Yz63Mxjm_AcRgIaMpBI443L2f2PpR7u1q1UmpJ9L8aoBIzEGinK13u5/s400/IMG_1001cc_resize.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510553160776854674" border="0" /></a>Guy with really big legs beats Chris.Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-29332738876297929342010-07-27T17:42:00.000-07:002010-08-03T06:15:36.930-07:00SUPAWEEK, YO!You know what they say, "... a day late and a dollar short." I guess this makes me seven days late and seven dollars short... Here is the final report from superweek. Just a week late.<br /><br />I've dropped back to reality, my temporary full time job of cyclist is over for the season. It's great to get away for two whole weeks of the summer and only worry about riding my bike and what I'm going to eat. If only that could be my entire life, I hope that day is in my future.<br /><br />For those of you that don't know, I've officially reached "BALLER" status since the start of my adventures at SupwerWeek.(click on my picture if you don't understand) I've had a lot of success over the past two weeks, just missing the overall podium by 3 points.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baller"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhse9gpTir8lbheVzpRs2MoO8854jVABj5bb8FlYKeXFz2wmP3RK5EnjV4bjDmGblLLz-U1ywSUhwN1eoA8H6rj1Vvjb7t7Sgodf_4GYS0VQu4LlieD_U7BllcjmwWo-gSuUZlsx_NOJMI5/s320/CNL+Baller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501167651389740482" border="0" /></a><br />The last two days I was accompanied by my mom on the trip. She's a great supporter and knows when I just need her to get out of the way and let me do my thing. On the second to last day I had my two great teammates JBell and StreetPlaya by my side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9o4JgQX7t5RwQUgzzts_cCcPSlKHlUGXpDy1DencGH-RpQKoURXZmocjATCV7XwA1spHg7m4BVX815dT5oeBuQTlI3tZK_goZMrZlZLm4urn9KNUbNIegKJZq-7UNEqnJQAZfs38ZmsW/s1600/CNL2.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9o4JgQX7t5RwQUgzzts_cCcPSlKHlUGXpDy1DencGH-RpQKoURXZmocjATCV7XwA1spHg7m4BVX815dT5oeBuQTlI3tZK_goZMrZlZLm4urn9KNUbNIegKJZq-7UNEqnJQAZfs38ZmsW/s320/CNL2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501168215697412114" border="0" /></a><br />I had one goal on this second to last day, get in a break and make it stick. Let's cut to the chase, it didn't happen. I was in sixth place overall and a break may have secured a podium finish for me. Not only did I not get in a break after a failed first attempt, I was tailgunnin' it all day. Jesse was on the front driving the pace, this course suited him well and he was just smashing it. Little did he know, I was on the back suffering a bit. It came down to a group sprint and though I didn't win it, I came in for a fourth place. I wasn't positioned well and it was a tricky snaking finish stretch. Somehow I managed to get around though and finish well.<br /><br />Bill got pulled after being lapped with just a few laps to go and Jesse flatted and continued to ride the last two laps with the technical difficulty, whether it was unnoticed or to secure a finish I'm not sure. The results of the day launched me into fourth place overall, just seven points from third and fourteen points from second. I needed to finish 6th the final day to even think about a podium.<br /><br />So the final day was slightly ceremonial and filled with a lot of fun and drama brought to you by the Blue, White, and Orange squad, the team I've often said I'm not a large fan of without dropping their name again. We started the race with a COMPLETELY neutral first lap, with the first few top GC contenders receiving champagne glasses on the back stretch and toasting across the line before the fun began. Some hooligan from the aforementioned team thought he'd be cool during this lap and sprint away from us, even though the pace car had a flashing yellow light for "neutral." Idiot. Oh well, we all yelled at him, put him in his place and basked in our glory for one lap and then let things begin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwugJomkKO_aQfBbwbefXEme2xxm_KFfqjqXlP8gqURbgBDiC4Lv89HM1REkiDOs4Hh_TTKZ6yqincZt5WEHpIQ8cYt4VKmAqBY7WqXxdkdZU9VMgobVCdPewfA82-vxPzVd9NUWaZugq2/s1600/CNL1.bmp"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwugJomkKO_aQfBbwbefXEme2xxm_KFfqjqXlP8gqURbgBDiC4Lv89HM1REkiDOs4Hh_TTKZ6yqincZt5WEHpIQ8cYt4VKmAqBY7WqXxdkdZU9VMgobVCdPewfA82-vxPzVd9NUWaZugq2/s320/CNL1.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501169311034647618" border="0" /></a><br />Since there was a close battle for the podium, I had my guys marked and any attack they put in I matched it, knowing I'd have the kick at the finish to do well in the sprint. I chased down my marked man three or more times during breakaway attempts. Each time he realized what I had done, let up and we drifted back. He obviously learned his lesson and sat in the rest of the day, I wasn't letting just him get away.<br /><br />A breakaway did manage to get away and I found myself on the front doing some work. I still wanted a victory and I wasn't gonna let anyone just walk away with it. ISCorp tried to block, and I mean BLOCK, on the front but I yelled and gave them some words of encouragement to make them pull through so others could do the work. It worked and I didn't see them on the front anymore the rest of the day. That made me happy, just a little.<br /><br />The last two laps had to be the fastest laps in a Cat 3 race that I've ever experienced. EVER. It was really cool, and I really enjoyed the chance to test my handling skills and my ability to move around the group at those speeds. I impressed myself and after a 10th place finish to round things out at Superweek for, sadly, a fourth place overall I am proud to announce that I have applied for my Cat 2 upgrade and will hopefully be racing the Glencoe Grand Prix and Cherry Roubaix as well as possibly the Gateway Cup in Missouri at the start of September to get a feel for what things will be like with the big boys.<br /><br />I'm very excited, and anxious, with a side of nerves for the upgrade. I'm confident that I will do well, but I am mentally ready for a slight bit of a rude awakening. I know it will be tough and I'm going to do my best. Having my team, my girlfriend and my family behind me as well as a few friends is a great help. I'm anxious to let you all know if I get my upgrade and can't wait to test my abilities!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-33013561365995629962010-07-23T12:33:00.000-07:002010-07-23T13:05:59.990-07:00On the podium, finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjjGl4MBdvgxXb4vgRkdKQ_D3bs1yXfdONW1PPV8YgPVxg5QdsNCDqr73SXf2H_4fYRTnrt-qL84FURAHmCOilfZBgM3XSLBUVU65997RGNtKVy0JNs3R4fTt7A4yjxixhC1qArt0Mfc/s1600/DSC_0218.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjjGl4MBdvgxXb4vgRkdKQ_D3bs1yXfdONW1PPV8YgPVxg5QdsNCDqr73SXf2H_4fYRTnrt-qL84FURAHmCOilfZBgM3XSLBUVU65997RGNtKVy0JNs3R4fTt7A4yjxixhC1qArt0Mfc/s320/DSC_0218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497188591074442498" /></a><br /><br />As things begin to wind down here at the ICC SuperWeek tour, things are just beginning to wind up for me. I've reserved myself a bit for these last few days and my points are starting to add up quickly in the overall standings.<br /><br />This week started with the race in my last update, Whitnall Park, which was a very tiring day and start to the long week of racing. Tuesday was a road race again in Milwaukee, The Bucyrus Cycling Classic. It was a lap course, each lap containing two good power climbs high winds and good technical corners. I managed to get in a breakaway that packed some major horsepower, but sadly it didn't succeed. Three of the four of us in the breakaway were all in the top 10 overall and I'm sure the peloton sensed some urgency with us all out front. A few people escaped again and the sprint was for fifth or sixth place. I ended up eight in the sprint and settled into 8th place overall.<br /><br />Wednesday was another road race, this time it was a bit longer compared to all previous days, we set out for 70 miles on a 4.5 mile course setting out for 16 laps. It was a super hot day and it was to be my longest road race ever and I was a bit nervous. I'm happy to say I felt extremely good despite having to pee for the last 2/3 of the race. Even though we were neutralized a few times I was a bit too shy to do my duty on the lakefront in Milwaukee. All minor dificulties aside, the race came down to a group sprint despite many breakaway attempts throughout the day. Bill tried to position me up the right side but as things closed up quick on that side I swung over to the left side and less than 300m from the finish a hole opened up and I took full advantage going from about 13-15th wheel to a podium finish in third place!<br /><br />Thursday it was time to get back into crit racing mode. I felt like crap that morning. I had slept just fine, gotten a full 8 hours of sleep and even though I had done that I woke up feeling so tired I could've stayed at home and napped all day. Tony and I watched the tour to its finish that morning and seeing Schleck win must've motivated me a slight bit as I felt great as soon as we arrived in Racine for our race. Not to mention the fact that I had two teammates by my side for the day. Jesse and Bill were there and helped as much as possible to keep my in the top of the overall.<br /><br />I didn't get much of a warm-up which made me slightly nervous at the line but once we got rolling on our 42 laps on the .8 mile course I started to feel great. Jesse and Bill were taking turns on the front trying to help catch a break that started very early in the day. All organization was out the window and 3 guys were up the road with between 10 and 15 laps to go. I made desperate attempts to close down the gap myself on the front and got it as close as 10 seconds but as I pulled off no one else could pull through as fast. With about 5-8 laps to go I decided to fall back and leave it to the rest of people at the front. With less than five laps I learned that Jesse had dropped and I hadn't seen Bill for a few laps. He came up to tell me the news about Jesse and he looked quite tired. I still felt rather fresh but I wanted to save it for the sprint. I couldn't close the gap to the break by myself and got into position for the last two laps. A move came on the second to last corner on the outside which I covered and got position on the inside of the last corner with two guys in front of me. I passed one and came in just behind the other for sixth place as there were 3 in the main break and one other rider went on the second to last lap.<br /><br />My form really seems to be coming around, my power numbers have not been that impressive yet, however I know I am quite fatigued and expect things to swing back up for crit "nationals" in two weeks. With only two days left I am still very hungry for a victory, keep posted as I will be taking more risks to get in a winning break or make a winning move within the last few laps.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-42760036386219302362010-07-19T18:05:00.000-07:002010-07-19T18:28:52.009-07:00Whitnall Park Superweek updateSo today was my second road race of the Superweek series. My goal for the day was to get in any breakaways and try to get out away from the group. I'd really like to secure a spot on the overall podium but I will most likely have to win at least two days to get the points. So that was my goal, if there's a break, you gotta be in it.<br /><br />Things started off a little backwards from what I wanted to. My friend and I were staged right outside the start/finish straight, waiting for the course to be opened for a warm-up lap. As we were waiting a group of cat 3 riders, from a particular team I don't truly care for, rode through the start/finish while the course was CLOSED to all riders except those in the race in progress. The officials scolded them with a slap on the wrist and no more. After the last rider rode through the finish, the course was opened and Tony, my friend, and I headed out for a quick lap around the course. No one was at the start/finish but us and a couple others that headed out for the same warm-up lap. Now we didn't take a slow lap or a fast one either, but we definitely weren't sitting still. We all cruised up the last hill expecting to see the whole field at the line and ready to start. You can probably guess where this is going and I'm sure you're right. There was no one there but on official in a car. He called out "what are you guys doing? The cat 3's already started!" And you can only imagine the anger that arose. The few of us first thought it was a joke but there was no neutral support car, no official lead car and no riders. We soon realized that it was not a joke and the race had started, without us.<br /><br />So there were a total of six of us that missed the finish and there was only one way we were going to make up, what we found out later, a minute time gap. After one lap, we lost one rider, after another lap we lost yet another rider. At this time we had the gap down to around 30 seconds. Going into our third chase lap we could finally see the group, but do you understand how much work it is for only four riders to overcome the sheer power and speed of the peloton? We simply smashed it for 4 laps, averaging somwhere around 28 mph and I know when I was pulling on the front I was pushing over 400W of pure anger. After four laps of chasing, roughly 20-25 minutes of pure teamwork, we made it to the group.<br /><br />I can't even express how tired I was when I got to the group, we had all done just about a 20 minute time trial. I played recovery all day. Nothing special happened for the rest of the day and I positioned myself very well for the finish. I was poised to AT LEAST get in the top 10 and when I stood up to sprint it out after the uphill before the somewhat flat finish there was nothing there. My legs screamed, NO MORE and I sat back down and hammered as hard as I could in the saddle until the last 50m where I got up again and did what I could which wasn't much.<br /><br />I came in for 14th and it was a well deserved check in my mind at the end of the day. I impressed myself and I know I could now survive in a break with at least 8 miles to go at the end of a race. I'm very excited to get the power data on the computer to analyze how well I truly did in the time before catching the group and then after catching them.<br /><br />Another road race tomorrow, hopefully a better start and a better result to report tomorrow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-78693226921259100102010-07-18T20:56:00.000-07:002010-07-18T21:11:11.737-07:00Superweek updateI'm not sure where to start, it's been a long week already and I've got a full week to go... hence the name SUPERWEEK. I've had some success and some hardships already, so here goes the story.<br /><br />I had some trouble finding a place to stay. Luckily the guy I stayed with last year, a ZIPP sales rep, found me somewhere pretty close to last minute in Chicago for the first few nights. I struck out in Milwaukee for week two so I am now staying with my friend in Madison, Tony Phillips. The people that housed me in Chicago were great, they had a nice house, let me watch the Tour at will and even fed me. I couldn't have asked for much more.<br /><br />On the racing front, things started out on a decent note. Day one was a criterium in Richton Park, IL through not what I would call a "ghetto" or a "project" but lets just say I was the minority on this particular occasion. I did this same race last year and it is a tough course. I played it safe since it was early in the series and finished 14th, just in the money for 20 bucks. The next day was the Willow Springs Road Race. We raced through a forest preserve on pretty decent roads. There was a climb and an uphill finish which provided some excitement every lap. We raced for only 30 miles compared to the previous days 35 mile, 80 minute crit. I got in a couple breakaways but had no success. There was a 2 man breakaway with only 2 laps to go. No one thought it would stick and when organization fizzled it managed to do so. The finish was uphill and I sat 5th wheel up the hill for the finish line and as soon as it leveled out slightly, the line was in sight I flew out to the left and up that side. I held my sprint just high enough to out sprint all but one member in the field for 2nd in the field and 5th overall. The next day, was a pretty fun criterium in Lake Geneva, west of Kenosha. There was a good climb, a good hill and a perfect fast finish. I sat in all day, it was extremely hot and I just wanted to make it to the finish. I did just that and we caught every breakaway attempt. It was super windy and I should probably not have ridden my 808s but they paid off in the sprint. I was poised for a 2nd or 3rd but a minor tangle with a rider from ISCorp slowed me down for another 5th place. The next day was a rest and travel day from Chicago to Madison. <br /><br />I arrived in Madison and Tony and I unpacked the truck and we set out for an easy hour ride while our dinner baked in the oven. When we got back it was Stouffer's lasagna on the menu, we caught up for a while then headed off to bed. We woke up early for our drive to the race in Milwaukee. <br /><br />The race was in Brookfield, a lovely suburb of Milwaukee. Tony's rear brake broke before the race, causing it to rub constantly. He decided to race despite the technical difficulty and we both set out in the heat again. I made it one lap further than Tony did. He finally had pushed high enough watts for too long and popped off the back. I had found myself in a breakaway and after taking a pull I found myself in a high need of recovery. I got forced to the front of the break and popped soon after. I fell back to the group and tried to hang on to the back. I dangled off the back there for about a lap like a dingleberry just waiting to be wiped off the back. It happened pretty soon, I tried to recover on the back of the group then I popped. I took one easy lap and it was over. I dropped out of a race for the first time in over 2 years. It hurt me mentally but I swore to myself I would come back stronger the next day.<br /><br />That next day was a super tough crit with a very steep climb after the start/finish line then an even bigger downhill and two technical corners at very high speeds. It was a left hand turn course, which is my style and I knew I could do well in a sprint finish if positioned well. A break got out sadly and organization fizzled with just four or five laps to go. The hill was killer EVERY lap but I got a good system for a high cadence all the way up in the big ring. By the top I was almost grimacing every time through. <br /><br />I stayed up near the front, safe and sound all day. We flew around the corners and when it came time for the last lap, things were pretty tense in the group. I positioned myself in the top 15 for the finish, there was a big crash on the outside of the last corner and luckily I was on the inside. The group was pretty strung out so I had some ground to cover, it was a drag race finish. I put out some good power numbers, not my best but close at almost 1400W instantaneous and just over 1300 for 5 sec. I came in for 11th place, not as far up as I had hoped but even though I was on the inside I lost a bit of momentum from others taking the turn tighter and me having to grab the brakes.<br /><br />So far I'm quite pleased with my results. This week I have 3 road races in a row, Monday through Wednesday followed by a crit on Thursday where Jesse will be joining me. I will take Friday off from racing and then race Saturday and Sunday to finish out the series. I am currently sitting in 9th overall and I'm hoping this stretch over the week will help me climb a bit higher. Sorry for so much to update on, I'll hopefully keep this better posted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-30957187952613986372010-07-12T10:08:00.000-07:002010-07-12T10:16:41.670-07:00WORS Firecracker Race Report<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>393</o:Words> <o:characters>2243</o:Characters> <o:company>Bell Financial Services</o:Company> <o:lines>18</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>4</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2754</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Michelle and I drove down to Eau Claire, or as she likes to say, "You-Claire", "Oo-Claire" or "Eee-Claire". She refuses to pronounce it correctly to deny me the satisfaction of having taught her the correct pronunciation. I still correct her every time she mispronounces it and then I smile. I guess its a fun little game.<br /><br />Arriving at about 1 pm, we headed directly to the race venue for a quick pre-ride. Michelle opted to sunbathe while I rode the course. I had raced this course a couple of times before, so I knew what was in store: a ton of fast, smooth, twisty, fun singletrack, very little climbing, and a couple of pretty serious rock gardens. Following the pre-ride, we immediately indulged in Panara Bread, picked up some needed cycling supplies, and checked into the hotel.<br /><br />We rode our bikes 5 miles to the Northwood Brewery for dinner. The service was appalling, but the beer was delicious. We should ride to dinner more often.<br /><br />In the morning I put together a couple of yummy bagels with cream cheese and mung bean sprouts, but my stomach was still calling for more, so I had a couple of blueberry muffins, some raisin bran, an orange and a bunch of coffee. I tried to find a bleed kit for my Avid brakes, which were seriously rubbing in the rear, but had no luck on a Sunday morning. I figured the extra work necessary to overcome the brake drag would help grow hair on my chest, so I gave up on fixing them.<br /><br />After watching Lance lose Le Tour, we went out for more shopping. I succumbed to some clever marketing and ate a Cuban pork sandwich 1.5 hours before the race. As I ordered it, I said, "I could regret this decision". And I did. I burped constantly as I warmed up and seriously considered purging, but I knew that wouldn't make me feel all that great either. No matter, the race must go on.<br /><br />I got my customary last row start (when will I learn to get to the start line early?) and was near the back of the pack going into the first corner. See me at about :26 in this video.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eARsZ9V0oEM&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eARsZ9V0oEM&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I made up some spots before the first section of singletrack, but had little to no hope of moving up much. I rode a pretty steady pace throughout the race picking up a spot here and there and getting into a group for a while, which really beats riding alone. I was happy to not surrender any positions in the last two laps, which is where I usually fall apart. I made it through Mr. Hyde (the nasty rock garden) 3 of 4 times. I dropped my chain in dramatic fashion the first time through, but killed it the other times. Its actually pretty fun...watch my arms act as suspension in this video:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGmP4tQL4-E&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGmP4tQL4-E&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />So in summary, I got my ass kicked as usual, Michelle I had a wonderful trip and we're looking forward to the next trip, which will include a Brewers' game.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">To Troy Meives, Jim Chapman (both fellow Sisu Cycles owners) and the rest of the volunteers who put on this race, NICE JOB. The course was fantastic! I'm already looking forward to it next year.<br /></p> <!--EndFragment-->Jesse Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843490956599254766noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-92123705064606282392010-07-02T07:02:00.000-07:002010-07-02T07:18:06.730-07:002010 ICC SuperWeek Schedule<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnSjlnb37ZkkvezlW46bOUYO69PtyH7e8CeJdO07hNpE2xxh5NGZnTPgs7t4bK-u3jJzB6Re01BwAeW3XBeGhjnVpdfVGJ6dDBlU3ppvrIHt3Erwht5URuZL41KzDhe7UsnQnocgaYYE/s1600/IMG_3955.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnSjlnb37ZkkvezlW46bOUYO69PtyH7e8CeJdO07hNpE2xxh5NGZnTPgs7t4bK-u3jJzB6Re01BwAeW3XBeGhjnVpdfVGJ6dDBlU3ppvrIHt3Erwht5URuZL41KzDhe7UsnQnocgaYYE/s320/IMG_3955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489312158500079874" border="0" /></a><br />I will be racing for a total of 11 days over the course of exactly two weeks. The first two days are near Chicago while the rest of the series is based around Milwaukee this year. I'm sad that one of my favorite road races of this series has been removed from their schedule but I know there are plenty others in there that will be challenging and still suit me. I wanted to make my schedule for SuperWeek this year public so here it is!<br /><br />Mon. July 12th - Richton Park Criterium<br />Tues. July 13th - Willow Springs Road Race<br />Wed. July 14th - Lake Geneva Criterium<br />Thurs. July 15th - Rest Day<br />Fri. July 16th - Brookfield Criterium<br />Sat. July 17th - Schlitz Park Criterium<br />Sun. July 18th - Rest Day<br />Mon. July 19th - Whitnall Park Road Race<br />Tues. July 20th - Bucyrus Road Race<br />Wed. July 21st - Lakefront Road Race<br />Thurs. July 22nd - Racine Criterium<br />Fri. July 23rd - Rest Day<br />Sat. July 24th - Humboldt Park Criterium<br />Sun. July 25th - Whitefish Bay Criterium<br /><br />As always, stay posted for updates along the way.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-7448272195842447282010-06-30T11:23:00.000-07:002010-06-30T11:28:31.340-07:00Carpenter wins State Championship on his SISU FF1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubmsxqMQesg4_dCmaXggbn_6VxKnLEt4VNDDOaXpltFFPECiTgkli059KUIiRQqmhnFNeCrckhpab4qts5P0U935iID0_aSwNVOniFV7pK8jI_nFkpcVzfoKfJJXUtwo0KVeNMLf9286P/s1600/Tom+Carp+FF1-3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488634247358325042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubmsxqMQesg4_dCmaXggbn_6VxKnLEt4VNDDOaXpltFFPECiTgkli059KUIiRQqmhnFNeCrckhpab4qts5P0U935iID0_aSwNVOniFV7pK8jI_nFkpcVzfoKfJJXUtwo0KVeNMLf9286P/s200/Tom+Carp+FF1-3.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Tom Carpenter riding for Culver's Racing, won the Road CAT4 State Championship last weekend on a SISU FF1. Congrats Tom! Thanks goes to Chris Schmidt (XMATIC) for the photos. </div>Matt Palomakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368586586524480960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-19065836008403096382010-06-29T11:44:00.000-07:002010-06-30T10:50:04.787-07:00Lumberjack 100-Wellston, Michigan<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6r_sK2oRexeB_iECVWUUrg-_LlaljMe9RQzA6DyV7jtg_YItQ-xCp5caZVLVBXgwARIQjmCGo6uyEkKtjzh5yY4Dcrm-OumbvX9h1-QUr1OKtEHvkBdO77zG-zXkf7YDDLg1JZlF4dza/s1600/ZF-1880-21299-1-001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488296702685121410" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 214px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6r_sK2oRexeB_iECVWUUrg-_LlaljMe9RQzA6DyV7jtg_YItQ-xCp5caZVLVBXgwARIQjmCGo6uyEkKtjzh5yY4Dcrm-OumbvX9h1-QUr1OKtEHvkBdO77zG-zXkf7YDDLg1JZlF4dza/s320/ZF-1880-21299-1-001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Racers often look at me strangely when I say the Lumberjack 100 is my favorite cycling event. Granted, I haven’t raced outside of the state of Michigan and I am relatively new to it all. Still, though the Big M course is, according to ninth place finisher Garth Prosser, a trail that a beginner could ride, at what other Michigan races can I line up with heavies like Eatough, reigning champ Jeff Schalk, and local heroes like Tanguy, Simonson, Musto, and Graham?<br /><br />Anna and I finished loading up the diesel wagon and drove across town to pick up Cyclefit and Lonesomemountain.com rider Jeff Zimmerman. Jeff is more experienced with 100 milers than I am, having suffered through the mudfest the NUE season has been thus far, but this was his first LJ. We talked a lot about nutrition on the ride, as this, not the mileage, has been the real crux for me. How does one avoid “feeling bad” for a lap or part of a lap? This has been my question for a year since having a horrific second lap at the ’09 event. We were determined to have a good breakfast with pre-made (Chef Jeff) French Toast, eggs, and good coffee..<br /><br />Pre-race business taken care of, we suited up and tried to warm up on the two mile paved stretch that would be the roll out. My goal was to be into the singletrack in the top twenty so that I could avoid first-lap traffic. I locked out the new Reba and the race was on; the pace on the pavement was faster than I remembered, probably due to a course change. In previous years, the start dumped riders onto singletrack, then smacked you in the face with a nasty, sandy hill. This year, we were headed straight onto singletrack and people wanted…to get there…first!<br /><br />Despite my efforts, once in the singletrack I was still riding in traffic and every time I hit my brakes I grew impatient. At first I told myself the old “it’s a long race, relax,” but that lasted about five minutes before I stood on a few hills and made some aggressive passing moves to clear some space. I settled in with Joe Slonecki from the Farm Team (who I keep hassling for New Holland samples) and we pushed a comfortable pace until he simply rode away from me two-thirds of the way into the lap. Unlike most riders I saw, I stopped at the aid station for a bottle of Heed, hoping it would pay off later in the race. On the first lap, 33 miles, I had three bottles of Heed, five Endurolytes, and a bar. Back at the transition area, I slammed down a yogurt, some pedialyte, some water and tore off for lap 2 after Jeff rolled into our pit about a minute behind.<br /><br />The Hogsback was absolutely flying on this bumpy course and the Crossmarks bit nicely on the laser fast cornering. Already, though, I could feel my saddle starting to chew into the skin under my sit bones, and I knew that I was in for some pain. I forgot to butter up at the next pit! I would pay for that for the next week every time I tried to sit down. Later in the race, I had to stand just to relieve the pain. Put this on the list of things to change next year. Saddle? Butter? Endurance pad? Check.<br /><br />I left the pit already concerned that lap one took too much out of me, but I pushed on, trying to take care of salt and nutrition. About ten miles in, I started losing power, going backwards fast. I tried to stay positive as rider after rider passed, just hoping to make it to the aid station. The spirit of the aid workers definitely was a lift as they filled my bottle, pointed to food, and chatted about the race. Several were admiring my bike, asking about this Sisu thing (the word “beautiful” was implemented). I told the Matt Palomaki/Sisu Cycles story, abbreviated, between bites of PBJ and banana. Slightly revived but with better attitude, I rolled on, taking a mouthful of Heed every few minutes to keep a trickle of calories coming. I hit the dirt road section hard, ate some more, and then hit the last five miles feeling better than I had all lap. I walked some of the last hills, knowing I need to save my cramping-yes, cramping in the second lap-right hamstring some of the damage. I rolled into the pit with a slower second lap of 2:42. The second lap pit was faster than my first, armed as I now was with the knowledge that the aid station was not terribly far away. I didn’t feel great, but had a good feeling that I was recovering a bit for the third lap.<br /><br />People debate about the mental strain of a 33 mile lap versus a 100 mile loop. I can’t really speak on that, given that LJ is my only 100 miler, but I will testify that ticking off each major hill for the last time of the race is, in itself, a major lift! Early in the third lap, a young guy rolled by. I looked/smelled/sounded so bad that he was concerned! I turned down his offer of a gel, didn’t need it, but thanks, and hope to see you later. Five miles into the last lap, I started to feel good, really good, and I started pulling people in, including gel guy. Guys who looked so strong 10, 20, 40 miles ago were completely shattered. Attitudes change this far in, and for the first time in hours, I felt like, well, the hunter rather than hunted, but how to keep that feeling going?<br /><br />I rolled into the aid station and went again for PBJ, bananas, heed, and the real prize, two cups of cold Coca-Cola. Hurting, but amped-up and with 18 miles to go, I was determined to finish strong. I also had thoughts similar to single-speeder Wayne Cook (Frasier Bikes) who wailed, laughing “Why do I do this?” At this point, there was a lot of lapped traffic on the course; I loved the determination on the faces I saw. It was really inspiring to see these riders pouring their guts out, going way beyond their limits, writing their own LJ stories, and the emotion pushed me even deeper into my reserves.<br /><br />When I hit the dirt roads late in the third lap, I felt someone on my wheel and hoped that he would come through for a pull. It was a masters rider, and he apologized that he couldn’t do work. Told him I would do the best I could. I ate another bar and put my head down, all thoughts of saving anything put to rest. It was all out until the finish. I pulled him for a few more minutes in the singletrack until I started to ride away. It was another emotional lift when he thanked me and urged me to ride strong; he probably helped me more than I him.<br /><br />After the brutal hills and blistering bench-cuts of the last six miles, I got stuck behind a single-speeder who was just behind another geared rider. I stood and sprinted past the single, but had waited too long to gain another spot. I rolled through the finish chute 29th in a time of 8:05:54. I was disappointed to have lost spots (my goal was top 20) from my finish last year, but I still cut 50 minutes from last year’s time. Anna was there at the finish to help me get myself together. Jeff had some struggles on his second lap, but had a strong finish of 8:31. He’s now sitting top ten in the series standings and is planning to challenge Schalk for the title with a strong second half.<br /><br />My splits:<br />1- 2:30:11 2:30:11<br />2- 2:42:31 5:12:413<br />3- 2:53:14 8:05:54<br /><br />Thanks again to Matt Palomaki of Sisu Cycles for getting me some suspension and for building a really hot 29er! Thanks to Mike and Kay for the excellent lodging and Anna and Jeff for the great weekend. Great job Rick Plite and crew. It’s still my favorite race!<br />Sunday Anna, Jeff, and I did a thirty mile recovery ride on M-22 with a burger stop at the Blue Slipper in Onekamah. It was an utterly perfect blue sky day with minimal wind; even though the silver-dollar sized lesions on my butt were killing me, I had good company and world-class Great Lakes coast cycling.<br /><br />P.S. Sorry about the lack of pictures--dead battery. Full results here: <a href="http://www.raceservices.com/10/lj100/061910_all.txt">LJ results</a></div>Jtreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04514598022713596007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-38390010662628866252010-06-28T08:00:00.000-07:002010-06-28T13:44:32.768-07:00More guts than brains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHYs8oGU4jCx01fC3RGvDa0R6pNwYZvmtyYdJk9ddhN6ByX3-kJjHAsGJRiBWMyx5zIgwPShjf_SD9WOkufxohvurPewHIlBlDeoFPlZz4EinwDrZ3L4Mvid5W6lAtm0IFkRHh4nvWHU/s1600/IMG_1305.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHYs8oGU4jCx01fC3RGvDa0R6pNwYZvmtyYdJk9ddhN6ByX3-kJjHAsGJRiBWMyx5zIgwPShjf_SD9WOkufxohvurPewHIlBlDeoFPlZz4EinwDrZ3L4Mvid5W6lAtm0IFkRHh4nvWHU/s320/IMG_1305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487843304261941298" border="0" /></a><br />That's what was on my mind during this entire weekend during my most important mid-season race. This year's Superior Bike Fest saw the worst weather it's seen in most years of its existence. Every day brought a different weather challenge or surprise. It made planning and getting ready for races tough and racing even more tough.<br /><br />Friday night at the Twilight Criterium I experience my very first crit on wet roads. I was pretty nervous going into the race and was almost late for the start because my computer time is 5-10 minutes off from other clocks. I had just barely finished my warm-up and took one or two quick laps of the new course, got my timing chip and lined up at the start/finish line. The whistle blew and we were off.<br /><br />The roads were gross, water and sand being thrown up in your face isn't exactly a pleasant way to race but that's part of what our team is all about. GUTS! I launched a breakaway only a few laps into the race to mix things up, with no hopes of staying away but as a gap emerged I got some hope. Another person attempted a bridge and after sitting on his wheel to recover for a lap I got back on the front and let us drift b<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCTgpvbnUqp0jg5s30YCe1LY6iy_vVOGF8SxLbVg5ljWCR3vDXXezU-phdtzfQh1FyINm3mE7OR_30JUWXuVJYFyFMO2Ve4m7qmSY248D3z4PngQoZjr0lL2sdjjGa_k8cpb8KrcPwHw/s1600/IMG_1299.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCTgpvbnUqp0jg5s30YCe1LY6iy_vVOGF8SxLbVg5ljWCR3vDXXezU-phdtzfQh1FyINm3mE7OR_30JUWXuVJYFyFMO2Ve4m7qmSY248D3z4PngQoZjr0lL2sdjjGa_k8cpb8KrcPwHw/s320/IMG_1299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487923772523256226" border="0" /></a>ack to the pack. After that my legs were slightly tired, it was a good shock to the system and I felt ready and relaxed, extremely focused on my goal: another sprint victory. I sat in while Jesse sat on the front chasing down every breakaway that went off the front. He crushed everyone's dreams that tried to get off the front, he said he felt "superhuman" throughout the race. After all his hard work I positioned myself for a sprint to start on Front Street and someone attacked just before I had planned and I jumped with them. I came around the final corner in 4th or 5th and worked my way all the way to a solid second place. It was so close, as you can see in the photo above. This was a great start to my ultimate goal for the weekend: a podium finish in the omnium.<br /><br />Saturday was a totally different story about domination. The road race was dominated by a nine man squad from Hagerty after breaks were launched as we went through Gwinn. The break contained a person from every team but SISU. I was sitting in and recovering from trying to chase the initial break and was doing the same thing just before the gap was bridged by every other team not represented. The break crushed some of my aspirations for a well executed uphill sprint finish. Weather left me tired, disoriented, and discouraged. Hagerty managed to block the group for over 30 miles to allow the break to finish six minutes ahead of us. I had perfect positioning though coming into the finish to sprint from 200m out until somone went at 300m to go. Since I didn't get in the break I really wanted the field win, but the person that took it was flying when they went by me and there was no hope. My legs blew up, cramping with only about 50m to go as a good chunk of the field cruised by. I had nothing left. I knew I had given that day my whole effort, I wasn't overly pleased with my result but in retrospect I know Jesse and I both did a ton of work on the front in hopes of getting closer to the break. I was a tired boy after the long day in the saddle.<br /><br />Saturday night was fun, I got to hang out with the team: Palo, Justin Koski, Josh McCreedy, Jesse Bell. We went to L'Attitude for dinner and ended up staying and talking about racing and life. I had a lot of fun. It was great to meet Justin and Josh for the first time, you both need road bikes though! After we decided to bounce from L'Attitude, Jesse had raved about the Wild Rover's Chicken Pot Pie, so Jesse, Josh and myself all headed up to the Rover for a second dinner just before they stopped serving. All three of us smashed our own large pot pie which usually takes two people to eat. It was awesome, we hung out and shared more racing and life stories including my own story of how I got into cycling.<br /><br />For the second night in a row I stayed up late cleaning my bike from the nasty conditions over the weekend. My powertap had also quit sending data but after a battery replacement at midnight it was back to normal for the race in the morning.<br /><br />Both Jesse and I woke up SUPER early for our race that we thought was at 9am, come to find out it was at 11:25. So after I woke up at 6:30 and double checked the times I went back to sleep for a good 1.5-2 hours. The first time I woke up I felt sick and exhausted but after the second time I felt refreshed and ready for the day. Sunday was a circuit race around Presque Isle in Marquette. This is about a 2 mile lap done in reverse from the direction of normal traffic flow, going up a good steep power climb followed by a long fast downhill to a sharp right hand 90 degree turn that's narrower than the one lane road around the rest of the island.<br /><br />Jesse was a beast another day in a row for me again. He controlled the race for us, chasing breaks and setting the past for about 70% of the entire race. I simply sat in waiting for the last lap with the fast downhill before the finishing straights. I was about 6th wheel in the sharp <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgmvph-a8VsWGDP4InXT1uwOFlA8elkvng7h6pndSamF8f9VCAiQwBqRcufQttImmo54fObqMoGMRPbaOykF-5KR6LN6w2pnZHNOGD3FjdlCtIE6FCzRdAhyphenhyphendwtJc741uEl0tnZDjwO8/s1600/IMG_5022.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgmvph-a8VsWGDP4InXT1uwOFlA8elkvng7h6pndSamF8f9VCAiQwBqRcufQttImmo54fObqMoGMRPbaOykF-5KR6LN6w2pnZHNOGD3FjdlCtIE6FCzRdAhyphenhyphendwtJc741uEl0tnZDjwO8/s320/IMG_5022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487926506607206418" border="0" /></a>corner which was followed by a flat then another right hand corner, another straight and another corner then the finishing straight which was pretty short. I made up one position before the final corner and just edged out 5th place with a stretching finish bike reach for a fourth place.<br /><br />I owe much of my success to my teammate Jesse, without you this weekend would have a completely different story. You saved my butt on more than just a couple occasions. My strength is not the individual pursuit and to have a teammate as strong as you is very valuable in races such as this weekend where everyone is out to beat the home teams. Jesse asked me after every race if there was anything I wish he would've done differently and he had done everything I asked of him and we got very close to the results we wanted for the weekend. I couldn't have asked of any more from just him.<br /><br />I had a great weekend, a second and a fourth gave me some good cash prizes and some valuable upgrade points. I ended up fourth in the omnium for the weekend, just out of a podium spot which was one of my goals but after the events of Saturday it was almost impossible without a guaranteed win on Sunday and others that were strong doing really bad. I'm very happy with my form, my sprint power numbers are continuing to climb. It's exciting to look at the computer and see a new, higher number and be able to say "yup, today was a good day!" I learned a lot about my strengths and weaknesses and I'm still analyzing power data to see what I could have done differently.<br /><br />It's now time for a hard week of training and preparation for heading off to SuperWeek in IL/WI where I will be doing 11 race days over the course of two weeks. Stay posted as there will be possible training updates between now and then as well as continuous updates throughout the SuperWeek tour.<br /><br />Thanks again to my team, Matt, all of our sponsors, and all of you who came out to support me over the course of the weekend. All you've done for me means the world to me and I'm enjoying this year of cycling more than any others in the past!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645406957008131675.post-74828687793517564522010-06-21T13:40:00.000-07:002010-06-22T05:47:30.897-07:00Torn and tattered<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIzXvGkXl0y97lFLP1kJ6MhyphenhyphenoK5wE86NiWKpglUqrTJRhtq5HmirNYu54QLViRQW-TeUZU7_yKgNbUoGjGaOFkeLXmIzWGQ_8PDB7pGhBjEJhGYmRa_S-uQPKYfz4ONrRLMzgz_aocoo/s1600/DSC06232.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3JNh8okGvFl0pTBR9ztFUW_mL47sh-82SjJIhxepcpShZMiI7fE4SRafY3dubR3sFP3EIq6_980lYn7X0rSUlvUjPtCKTojA_uy24mU_pmEEtYqxD9sMmBLufjI5-9xj_LGj0BgFldc/s1600/DSC06285.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3JNh8okGvFl0pTBR9ztFUW_mL47sh-82SjJIhxepcpShZMiI7fE4SRafY3dubR3sFP3EIq6_980lYn7X0rSUlvUjPtCKTojA_uy24mU_pmEEtYqxD9sMmBLufjI5-9xj_LGj0BgFldc/s320/DSC06285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485410677971380194" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend was full of fun and surprises. The fun started in Thiensville, a groovy suburb of Milwaukee that was host to on of the best four corner crits I've ever done.<br /><br />The course was a perfect rectangle. The corners were challenging and the heat was impeccable. It had to be upwards of 90 degrees and humid as a Finlander's sauna. I had fun, didn't really feel very "ramped up" for this crit due to my training plan not fitting perfectly but the race provided a good way to get in the racing groove again in preparation for Saturday's race in Grafton. I pulled out a solid 25th place in Thiensville, nothing special but I was happy to finish given the heat and due to some rather sketchy riders.<br /><br />Saturday was Grafton, a six corner course with 2 gradual rises and a 250 meter finish stretch. This was my course. Sadly a break-away got off the front and even though I did do some work on the front, we were not able to pull it back. I couldn't do it alone. I sat in the rest of the race, trying to put the cards back in my favor slightly. In the midst of all the action I wrapped myself into a pretty gnarly wipe-out. Someone's powertap computer fell of just ahead of me, unannounced to me and with a one in a million chance I hit it with my weight over the bars and flew over the handlebars in a bloody heap. I was wearing my brand new kit, let's just say it's only use now is for cross season, if that. This happened with about 12 laps to go so I hurried over to neutral support and got the bike checked out. Only the brake levers were scratched up a bit and had. The bike looked good, my adrenaline was pumping and I wanted back in. I took my free lap, got a big push to get back in with the group as they approached the wheel pit and jumped right back into the action.<br /><br />I felt super strong at this point, as I said, my adrenaline was pumping it was my kind of course and I simply just wanted to go. I decided it better for me to sit in and wait for the final laps. The break kept getting further away and it became hopeless to catch them and so it was every man for himself to duke out the field sprint. The final lap came and on the third straight the guy sitting in around sixth wheel just face planted creating a domino effect crash, piling up 10-15 riders. Luckily I was just behind some of the last guys tangled up in it, swung way wide of it all and got in on 5th or 6th wheel. I sat in until the finish stretch where everyone in front of me simply sat on their butt and hard pedaled. I swung out, looked at them as I went by and captured yet another field sprint, good enough for 5th place overall. Solid day.<br /><br />I woke up Sunday in rough shape, my body was sore and I was tired because I was up late taking care of my road rash. My aunt was planning on coming down for the race as she lives in Green Bay and the race was in Appleton. I couldn't bring myself to call her and say I wasn't racing so I got out on the bike before making a final decision to make sure my power wasn't lacking and that I could turn the pedals in a good circle. I felt pretty decent once I got on the bike and decided it was go time, packed up the truck, ate some breakfast and headed North for Appleton.<br /><br />It was great to have my aunt there, she said "hi" right at the start before the gun went off which was great because I had almost lost hope of seeing her by the time the race was about to start. She brought her camera and is who I owe credit to for the pictures in this entry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIzXvGkXl0y97lFLP1kJ6MhyphenhyphenoK5wE86NiWKpglUqrTJRhtq5HmirNYu54QLViRQW-TeUZU7_yKgNbUoGjGaOFkeLXmIzWGQ_8PDB7pGhBjEJhGYmRa_S-uQPKYfz4ONrRLMzgz_aocoo/s1600/DSC06232.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIzXvGkXl0y97lFLP1kJ6MhyphenhyphenoK5wE86NiWKpglUqrTJRhtq5HmirNYu54QLViRQW-TeUZU7_yKgNbUoGjGaOFkeLXmIzWGQ_8PDB7pGhBjEJhGYmRa_S-uQPKYfz4ONrRLMzgz_aocoo/s320/DSC06232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485575786435937346" border="0" /></a><br />I went out with no expectations since I was still a hurtin' unit and I knew I had more important things this next weekend, SBF. I didn't take any risks, went out and won my first prime lap ever for 20 bucks cash, and brought in a 19th place finish. I was pleased with the result given the condition of my body. I got in bad position for the last 3 laps and didn't feel like taking any risks as I had been banged up enough for one weekend, let alone the whole summer.<br /><br />I'm pretty pleased with my fitness level, I didn't feel too fatigued at all after the weekend. My body is taking the crash pretty well. I've got road rash on my right shoulder, elbow, hip and lower leg as well as my left knee. My hip is bruised as well as that was the first thing to hit. Sadly I destroyed my brand new skinsuit after just 2 days of racing, blowing out the right shoulder and hip.<br /><br />All in all it was a great weekend, The Tour of America's Dairyland is a great series even in only its second year of existence. If you haven't heard of it, get familiar because it is, I'm sure, about to become the best series of racing in the midwest. Last year the pro fields were only reaching about 90 riders where this year they have been over 100 and pushed 150 in Grafton. If the pros are going, you should too!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1