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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

FedEx Botches it Again

After two days and many calls to FedEx, it seems that my race bike has been misdirected again, this time to Sacramento, CA! If that

Bikeless in Parker

Since we both have separate race and training bikes, it makes it possible to ship our race bikes to our destination ahead of time, rather

Wedding in Colorado Springs

We just got back today from a short trip to Colorado Springs for the wedding of a good friend of Heather’s. We left on Friday

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

Downers Grove

Today we flew out to Chicago for the USCF Criterium Championships. Since we were flying non-rev, we ended up having to split up since there

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

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

Superweek Shorewood Criterium

Today was another rest day for me. I decided that in order for my taper for the Boise Twilight to be effective, I needed to

Superweek Whitnall Park Road Race

Today’s race was the last of the “road races” of Superweek, although the course was more like a long criterium than a road race. Actually,

Superweek MGA Proving Grounds Road Race

The road race today was south of Milwaukee, near Alpine Valley’s course from yesterday. Since we are staying north of Milwaukee, we had another long

Superweek Alpine Valley Road Race

Today’s race was a road race south of Milwaukee at the Alpine Valley ski resort. The race was delayed because of a crazy woman who

Superweek Arrival

Today we flew out from Boise early in the morning and arrived in Milwaukee in the afternoon. After waiting 45 minutes in the baggage claim

Tour of Walla Walla Criterium

After a lot of food and a good night’s sleep last night, I think we felt much better today. We also had more time to