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Valley of the Sun Time Trial

Today was the time trial about 50 miles west of Phoenix. The weather was beautiful with blue skies and warm temps. There was a slight

Warm Phoenix

We did a lot of driving the last couple days with an overnight stop in St George, Utah and now we’re at the race hotel

Heading to Valley of the Sun

We’re about to head out for the Valley of the Sun Stage Race and we’re both looking forward to it. My taper is going well

Parker Mainstreet Omnium Criterium

After a couple of frustrating races today I think Heather and I are glad the season is finally over. Heather didn’t have such a great

Parker Mainstreet Omnium Road Race

It was brisk this morning for Heather’s 8 AM start. The women’s race consisted of three laps of a  21-mile, extremely hilly circuit. We drove

Parker Mainstreet Omnium Time Trial

Heather had a good time trial this morning. The course looked like fun with a lot of ups and downs, good pavement, and sweeping turns.

No Bogus

With reports that the air quality would get better on Saturday, I went ahead and tried to register for the Bogus Basin Hill Climb through

Idaho State Criterium

Heather takes the Idaho state criterium championship! Heather took out her frustration after yesterday’s flat and rode a brilliant race today. Since I was corner-marshaling,

Idaho State Road Race

It was a long, lonely road after getting dropped for good the third time up El Paso. Today Heather and I had the Idaho State

USCF Criterium Championships

After not getting a good night’s sleep, I didn’t know how I’d feel in today’s cat 2-only race. It wasn’t technically a “championship”, that status

Pro-Am Challenge

Tonight were the “warm-up” events for tomorrow’s championships. Heather’s race was first and it looked like a pretty big field with a lot of heavy

The Cycling Classic

Today was the inaugural edition of The Cycling Classic and it’s set to become a true classic as the name implies. The course consisted of

Old Town Pocatello Crit

After another poor night’s sleep last night I wasn’t feeling too great this morning, but I figured entering the master’s race should be too bad.

Garden Creek Gap Road Race

We drove to Pocatello yesterday during the heat of the afternoon. One of the gas stations we passed showed a temperature of 103°. When we

The Morning After

Even after going to bed so late, for some reason, I woke up at 3:45 AM. I was really hungry at the time so I

Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium

After Superweek last week and a good taper this week I was raring to go for the 20th annual Wells Fargo Twilight Criterium (aka, the

Superweek Bensenville Criterium

Well, today is the last day of racing for us and I’m sad see it end. Even though the men go for another week, the

Superweek Carl Zach Cycling Classic

Waukesha is a small town west of Milwaukee and the location of the Carl Zach Cycling Classic criterium. Today was the hottest day so far

Superweek Schlitz Park Criterium

We decided to get a hotel for the remainder of Superweek. With the rest of the races in Milwaukee plus a late race on Sunday

Superweek Brewer’s Hill Criterium

Today I went with Heather to Milwaukee for the Brewer’s Hill Criterium. I’m glad I didn’t race the master’s race today as it started in