On Wednesday, May 5th, my dad and I woke up at 3 am, to head for the Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville, Arkansas. A challenging 4 day stage race, consisting of a 2.5 mile uphill Time Trial with an avg. grade of 7%. Then a 110 mile road race, a 92 mile road race, [...]
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(Photo Credit: khawkins04/flickr) Well, I made it. I pretty much sat on the back of the field. Mostly because fighting to get to the front wasn’t worth the energy. Being a single rider, I was entertaining the idea of going for primes and NOT working unless for my own benefit or survival. And that was [...]
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On March 23 I got the news that I was selected as one of 10 riders throughout the country to represent Airborne Bicycles. What the deal included was a bike of my choice, a all expense paid trip to 2010 Sea Otter, helmet cam, and some gear. With 3 solid weeks to train for the [...]
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This might read like an Oscar speech, but I’m incredibly thankful for my personal support and the overwhelming local support of the event from this past weekend. The Tour of Hermann 2010 is in the books (and I was counting down the races. Whew!) While it’s a grave disappointment that they not were able to [...]
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The race started with a Matt Pence being shot out of a cannon attack. Everyone tried to get onto his wheel, but no one could. Pence spent the next few laps solo; a few riders from Mercy and Big Shark organized a chase. Once the attack was brought back, attacks were being fired left and [...]
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Have you ever been so frustrated it is hard for you to think? Well this past racing season that’s exactly what happened to me at the Tour of Hermann Criterium. It was a cold and rainy day, one of those days perfect for sitting inside and watching movies. I was very nervous and cold plus [...]
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I’ll avoid a play-by-play race report, but I know I’m not alone when I say the cobwebs have been dusted off.
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