Humid. A bit rainy. 32 racers. John is back in town, and thus racing the Bs. He said he was going to try to get in a break, and if that didn’t work, wanted me to drag him to the front for the field sprint. Okee dokee. Lots of break attempts. I don’t think John […]

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by admin
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The P Course was run this evening. I had pretty low expectations going into the race (as opposed to every other B race, right?), and I pretty much expected to get dropped. And, I did. It happened pretty quickly, and a group of maybe ten or twelve riders quickly formed as the second group, and […]

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by admin
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Mmmm….dirt Three dirt sectors on this ride: 1. Campbell’s Run Road. This is the classic “Do Not Enter” road, but don’t be fooled. The first third is essentially a false flat on dirt through the woods. The first 200 meters of the road has a few houses, but they disappear pretty quickly. The middle section […]

Posted on May 16th, 2009 by admin
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Back to the Bs. I wrestled with many motivational demons over the last week, and in the process had an epiphany–I realized, first, that I am no where near in the sort of shape I was in last fall. Not that I can’t do a long ride, or deal with the pace of the B […]

Posted on May 14th, 2009 by admin
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Tarik Saleh has a smart post about Tommke’s problems, and it does seem that perhaps Boonen is headed down the same dark path as Marco Pantani. It seems that no matter what Lance Armstrong twitters about him, Boonen will be without his team for the rest of the year, as Quick Step doesn’t interested in […]

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by admin
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Tom Boonen has been suspended following a second positive test for cocaine use. The man has a chance to break Roger de Vlaeminck’s record of four wins at Roubaix (plus who knows how many more Monuments), but instead he’d rather play around with booger sugar. Good one, Tom.

Posted on May 9th, 2009 by admin
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(or, Anybody Wanna Buy a Bike?) Yes, Tuesday night. I relegated myself to the C race after three consecutive weeks of broken parts and wrecks. I needed to actually finish a race, and I figured this would be a good start. In the back of my mind, I thought I might be able to turn […]

Posted on May 5th, 2009 by admin
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Tonight’s goal was relatively simple–break my streak of not finishing a race. I sure that nothing would break or fall off my bicycle during the 35 laps. Quite a large group to start, at least 30, I think, with several strong teams in attendance. I assumed I would spend most of my time firmly planted […]

Posted on April 29th, 2009 by admin
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In case you don’t track other areas of this website, Jen has officially completed her work toward an MFA in Creative Non-fiction from Chatham. She has posted the table of contents of the manuscript, too.

Posted on April 27th, 2009 by admin
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I’m with Ira Ryan: i am a cyclist that loves to ride and train and will happily ride all day and all night, but something about the race face is hard for me to get. i buckle under the silly stress of all the serious looks and nervousness at the line. it is hard for […]

Posted on April 25th, 2009 by admin
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