Turning The Pedals

I started turning the pedals once again just a short 6 weeks ago. Maybe the nicer weather was a bit of a motivator, or just a strong desire to get back into some racing again. I'm beginning to map out some sort of season for myself, where I will include some NRC races for some race training and a select few to seek a good result. There will be quite a few nice races here in Colorado which will help with the form, down into the summer I will be keen for the Mt Evans Hill climb race. A type of race that I have never done, which excites me. I'll try to get up there a few times and sort out riding in thin air, the finish line is just above 14,000ft. OUCH!

Mostly, I am being patient as I am late in training and dont want to rush things, I have a few composite teams that I can join for some of the bigger events, but mostly will be riding under SRAM sponsorship as a privateer, which recently was the case for the Joe Martin Stage Race in Arkansas. Sarah and I headed down there rather last minute with some new friends Kat, and boyfriend Chris Winn, an Aussie rider who is on a 6 month racing sting here in the U.S. He's just given a break on the mountain bike scence and now giving it a go on the road. SRAM helped me with some new threads and support while down there. The weekend of racing went rather well for me, for my first races and not having many miles in my legs. Friday's 110mile road race was my longest ride of the year and sneaking into the breakaway, though brought some publicity put in a serious hurt box! Thanks to the guys in the break who let me skip quite a few pulls. And big thanks to Jose, driving neutral Sram car to feed me while off the front. Besides the cramps and pains, it was great to be back in a race and see some of my old mates. I enjoyed doing the race with Sarah as she's getting really good at the feeding routines and keeping on top of things, mostly just nice and making it a family event for the both of us. I took the rest of the race from the rears and moto paced behind HeathNet's 3 day train. Even though boring, with the GC sorted out on stage one, it made the next three days very, very controlled and the reason I managed through it with out much form.

I'll be ticking of the k's now and sorting out a way to get to the next race.

Thanks for the support and Encouragement!