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Uhl
May 24, 2009
This afternoon was the last stage of the Treasure Valley Stage Race, the Nampa downtown criterium. Heather went off before me and it was an
This afternoon was the last stage of the Treasure Valley Stage Race, the Nampa downtown criterium. Heather went off before me and it was an
The road race was long and hot by the end, but I finished! We got to the start area early and being in farm country,
Finished my first stage race this weekend and ended up doing okay. The road race was hard at first and I managed to get 17th.
There were four of us at the start: Laura Stott, Joanna, MaryAnn Ozier and myself. The first prime I sprinted for and won; I thought
I rode my new Cannondale Slice TT bike with my Lew front and Zipp Disk rear. I started behind Jen Halladay and chased her the
The Women 1-3 started with the Men Cat 3. There were 6 women who started and 19 men. We rolled out pretty easy. The first
I planned to do this race as my “comeback” but since I still wasn’t feeling that great this week, I decided to pass on it.
Today I was on the sidelines rooting Hugo, Ted and Heather on while they raced. In a stage race you cannot start the next stage
It was raining and awful for the crit. I got a bad start and the first few laps had to keep closing gaps. I almost
There was a chance we would get rained on during the race. I wore arm and leg warmers and was glad I had them most
With only a few hours between the time trial and the road race, there was only enough time to eat and rest a little bit,
Today is a double-stage day in the Tour of Walla Walla. This morning we raced an out-and-back 6.7 mile time trial. Then this afternoon is
This morning Heather and I drove up to Waitsburg, Washington where we are staying for the Tour of Walla Walla. The race name is really
We started with 21 riders. It was cool so I wore arm warmers and knee warmers. There was a strong wind it seemed all over
The course was very interesting. After the start finish you went straight for a block and then did a 180 degree turn. You rode back
There was a headwind out and some wind on most of the course. I rode Mike Shumake’s Cervelo TT bike with a Zipp 606 front
That’s basically what Heather and I were in today’s criteriums…filler of the pack. I had nothing left in my legs today and just hung out
There was a fiasco getting to the RR start. Something happened on I-10 and we were crawling at 5 mph. Luckily we were able to
Not in the results!? Here’s the story… So today was the 90-mile road race stage for the Valley of the Sun. There was a major
The criterium was the final stage of the Gate City Grind. Heather and I went to the course early to watch my teammates race the