Saturday, June 30, 2007
Race Update
Yesterday was the second stage here at Fitchburg and we had yet another good day for the team. Everyone was really active during the race and had to be with the multiple splits that would occur in the race each lap. Phil was in a two man break for many laps and we had Guy finish super strong in the stage for 4th place. We also had Dave in the top 10 as well. Things are going well and hopefully we can keep it up for today.
Yours Truly...
Yours Truly...
Friday, June 29, 2007
Fitchburg TT
Well, yesterday was the Fitchburg TT that was yet again different for this year. The course was pretty tough with most of the race being a gradual uphill with some short quick descents in the middle and then mostly down hill for the last mile or so. Guy had a great ride and ended up in 7th for the stage. BIG congrats to him, he is riding really well right now and hopefully we can keep him up there for the GC. Everyone else seems to be riding well so it should be a good week.
We don't race until 4 again today so there will just be some rest for most of the day and then try to wake the legs up later on this afternoon. I'll try to get some results up tonight with a short update.
Yours Truly...
We don't race until 4 again today so there will just be some rest for most of the day and then try to wake the legs up later on this afternoon. I'll try to get some results up tonight with a short update.
Yours Truly...
Monday, June 25, 2007
More Crits
Well, we've made it past the crit season for a little while. Rochester was another great race though. I think that is one of my favorite races of the year. Bottom line in that one is Navigators. Everyone seemed to be riding well, but the camera messed up for the finish so 13th through 50 something has the placing of 13th. I don't know what will happen with that or if it'll get fixed.
Yesterday was another big money crit in Providence where Guy and Gavi got into the break that lasted for 40 laps of a 50 lap race. Dave finished up in the money, but no other great results to speak of. Fitchburg starts of Thursday so we are hanging out at Gavi's apt. on the other side of the George Washington Bridge in NJ. We rode across it this morning and then into Central Park for the ride today. It's hard to believe that humans cam make those buildings and bridges. One more day in the City and then it's up to Mass. I promise to get bateries tonight for the camera. I know a blog with no photos is lame.
Yours Truly...
Yesterday was another big money crit in Providence where Guy and Gavi got into the break that lasted for 40 laps of a 50 lap race. Dave finished up in the money, but no other great results to speak of. Fitchburg starts of Thursday so we are hanging out at Gavi's apt. on the other side of the George Washington Bridge in NJ. We rode across it this morning and then into Central Park for the ride today. It's hard to believe that humans cam make those buildings and bridges. One more day in the City and then it's up to Mass. I promise to get bateries tonight for the camera. I know a blog with no photos is lame.
Yours Truly...
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Resting Up
Today has been classified as a rest day. Yesterday was the cracking point. I only got in about 3 hours and hit the point of no return. The legs and mind just weren't in it and I've hit the point were I just feel totally depleated. So which leads me to the conclusion that it's time to take a little rest. That was the original plan up until Rochester, but the rest is going to be a little more serious. Hopefully all the training with some rest will play out like I had hoped it would for the next up coming month of racing. Time to put the legs back up!
Yours Truly...
Yours Truly...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Not too much has been going on lately. Just hanging out in the house trying to stay cool. Yesterday was extremely hot. Sitting in the house was just enough to keep a steady stream of sweat on the forehead. It rained last night so that cooled things off a good bit for today.
Big weekend or block I guess you could say. We head up to Rochester to race Saturday for a night crit and then head to Providence the next day for a crit Sunday evening. The only problem with that is that Providence is 6 hours from Rochester and Rochester wont be over until 10:30 at night. Anyway, after Providence we stay in the northeast up until Fitchburg. Should be fun.
Yours Truly...
Big weekend or block I guess you could say. We head up to Rochester to race Saturday for a night crit and then head to Providence the next day for a crit Sunday evening. The only problem with that is that Providence is 6 hours from Rochester and Rochester wont be over until 10:30 at night. Anyway, after Providence we stay in the northeast up until Fitchburg. Should be fun.
Yours Truly...
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Hershey Park
On Monday the entire crew from the house went to Hershey park to get in some roller coasters and some relaxing time, but that didn't really happen. We walked about 5 miles and it seemed like everyone was just a bit sluggish, but it was still a good time. The park was good with a combination of coasters and water rides that just don't get you a little wet, but soaked.
Yesterday was just a couple hour ride scouting out my ride for today and a movie later in the day. Me and Loren went and saw Shrek 3. It was pretty good and funny, but maybe just a little too much tacky funny stuff. Anyway, I'm not a very good movie critic so I'll leave it at that.
Big day today with a double day ending it with the Derby tonight, should be fun.
Yours Truly...
Yesterday was just a couple hour ride scouting out my ride for today and a movie later in the day. Me and Loren went and saw Shrek 3. It was pretty good and funny, but maybe just a little too much tacky funny stuff. Anyway, I'm not a very good movie critic so I'll leave it at that.
Big day today with a double day ending it with the Derby tonight, should be fun.
Yours Truly...
Monday, June 11, 2007
Tour of High Bridge
Yesterday we headed over to New Jersey to do the Tour of High Bridge, road race. It really wasn't much of a road race, but more of a circuit race. It was a 3.3 mile lap and we did 11 or 12 laps (I don't really remember). The course was pretty cool, with a steep pitch that had you grinding gears, a bit of flat, and then it kicked up again. The descent off of the climb was really rough with fresh patch jobs to try and make it better, but I think that usually makes it worse. The rest of the course was rolling and wooded so it made the race fun.
From the gun Guy went and got a good gap instantly and held it for a lap and a half before team member Robbie G. bridged up and the rest of the field soon after that. There were multiple attacks that were going left and right and we always had at least 2 Sakonnet guys in every one of the moves. I think it was on lap 3 that Phil and I found ourselves in a move with 3 other guys and got a good gap. We all started to work well together and the gap stayed around 40 seconds for the most part. On the last lap Phil rode like a champ attacking at every lull in the pace. Roger Aspholm attacked and I followed not realizing we had a good gap with about 700 Meters to go and then I came around him in the finish. It was a good day for us with the guys in the field patrolling every move that tried to go. Phil came in for 5th and Guy took 2nd in the field sprint for 11th. Thanks to all of those guys. Hopefully there will be more updates like this in the next up coming weeks.
Yours Truly...
From the gun Guy went and got a good gap instantly and held it for a lap and a half before team member Robbie G. bridged up and the rest of the field soon after that. There were multiple attacks that were going left and right and we always had at least 2 Sakonnet guys in every one of the moves. I think it was on lap 3 that Phil and I found ourselves in a move with 3 other guys and got a good gap. We all started to work well together and the gap stayed around 40 seconds for the most part. On the last lap Phil rode like a champ attacking at every lull in the pace. Roger Aspholm attacked and I followed not realizing we had a good gap with about 700 Meters to go and then I came around him in the finish. It was a good day for us with the guys in the field patrolling every move that tried to go. Phil came in for 5th and Guy took 2nd in the field sprint for 11th. Thanks to all of those guys. Hopefully there will be more updates like this in the next up coming weeks.
Yours Truly...
Friday, June 08, 2007
Reading Crit
Yesterday was the Reading crit and things went well. The GUTT came through with a 2nd place in the sprint. This kid can really lay one heck of a sprint down. Hopefully someone can climb up on the top spot soon.
I'm still debating whether to go up to New Britain, CT for a crit tomorrow or just stay in Kutztown and get another long day of training in.
I think Loren and me are going to head to Hershey Park on Monday with the rest of the crew here in the house. That should be a good time if it's not too crowded.
Yours Truly...
I'm still debating whether to go up to New Britain, CT for a crit tomorrow or just stay in Kutztown and get another long day of training in.
I think Loren and me are going to head to Hershey Park on Monday with the rest of the crew here in the house. That should be a good time if it's not too crowded.
Yours Truly...
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Big Day
Yesterday was a huge day. It started out at 6:45am on the bike for a four hour ride to be back by 11am to start getting ready to pick up Loren from the airport. The ride was sweet. I stayed in the hills the whole time and stayed twisted around half the time, but it all worked out. So, I made it back picked loren up, drove back to the place and took a nap. Then woke up and went on another ride to complete the double day. Got back from that ride and made some grubb and then headed out again in search of an air matress from Loren. In the process of matress hunting, we ended up in Allentown and at the Wegmans. This place was the best food store i've ever seen. They had anything that you could imagine. I'll make the trip back to allentown for sure. We then came back and crashed.
It finally cooled off a little here in PA so that makes the place a little more comfortable. Today is just some openers and rest for the race tomorrow in Reading. Should be a good training day tomorrow with Reading being about 15 miles away. Ride there, race, ride back should do the trick. Wish us luck!!
Yours Truly...
It finally cooled off a little here in PA so that makes the place a little more comfortable. Today is just some openers and rest for the race tomorrow in Reading. Should be a good training day tomorrow with Reading being about 15 miles away. Ride there, race, ride back should do the trick. Wish us luck!!
Yours Truly...
Monday, June 04, 2007
Lancaster Crit
Yesterday was the Lancaster crit for the amateurs and then the road race for the pros. It started to rain just as they blew the horn for our race. Within the first 10 laps there had to have been 40 crashes. The roads were unbelievably slick. It wasn't even like we were going real hard into the corners and guys wheels were just coming out from underneath them. Luckily no one on the team had any major mishaps except Phil. Everyone rode really well. We had 4 guys in the break in the last 15 laps or so and Dave G. took 5th and 1st in the U-23 catagory.
It's been raining ever since it started yesterday and is supposed to rain most of the day today. I had a rest day planned today and I think it might work out nice. I'm starting to feel the racing in training so I thought today would be a good day to take some rest.
Loren flies in tomorrow around noon, so I'll have to resume the riding tomorrow and make it a double day. I love the double days.
Yours Truly...
It's been raining ever since it started yesterday and is supposed to rain most of the day today. I had a rest day planned today and I think it might work out nice. I'm starting to feel the racing in training so I thought today would be a good day to take some rest.
Loren flies in tomorrow around noon, so I'll have to resume the riding tomorrow and make it a double day. I love the double days.
Yours Truly...
Friday, June 01, 2007
Summer Time
Yesterday was one of the hottest days so far. The bank sign was reading 95 by noon. Guptill and I got out for a good ride yesterday just checking out all the roads and trying not to get to twisted around. We got a little discombobulated a couple of times, but it all worked out in the end.
Looks like Loren isn't starting work until June 18th so she might me coming to Kutztown for a little while in the near future. That would be pretty cool.
Congrats to Joey Thompson, he seems to be riding pretty strong at Mt. Hood right now. Keep it up!
The rest of the boys did the T-Town crit lastnight and it sounds like they did pretty good. Alright that's all I've got for now.
Yours Truly...
Looks like Loren isn't starting work until June 18th so she might me coming to Kutztown for a little while in the near future. That would be pretty cool.
Congrats to Joey Thompson, he seems to be riding pretty strong at Mt. Hood right now. Keep it up!
The rest of the boys did the T-Town crit lastnight and it sounds like they did pretty good. Alright that's all I've got for now.
Yours Truly...
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