My cycling journal
From the monthly archives:
Dave and I took four laps around Fiesta Island today in preparation to race the Fiesta Island Time Trial on March 9th. It was a little windy, but not very bad. Sure am glad warm weather has returned to the southland. Was able to ride today without any cold weather gear.Btw, submitting [...]
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Have you found the Bicycle Tutor? This guy rocks. He’s got videos showing you how to perform a lot of common maintenance on your bike. I’ve subscribed to his feed and am getting a lot out of his posts.
Thanks Bicycle Tutor guy!
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I just registered for the Fiesta Island Time Trial series on Sunday, March 9th. It’s the race of truth over a dead-flat 20km course.While it’s not a USCF event, I think it’s going to be fun seeing how fast I can do three laps around Fiesta Island all by myself. I checked the [...]
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If you’re not following what’s going on in the pro peloton, the organizers of the Tour de France (ASO) have decided to not allow Team Astana to participate in any of the events they organize (Tour de France, Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, La Flèche Wallonne, etc).
I’m not going to get into any of the politics here, [...]
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Recovery ride. Legs still feel a bit beat up. Focused on climbing Torrey and Scripps Highlands from the sitting position.
And it was sunny today although chilly. Was still glad to have my undershirt and sleeves. I am seriously done with this whole “winter” thing. Someone bring on the sweltering days of August. I [...]
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Riding with The Descenders yesterday, I got to take some turns in their TTT formation.
The theory is that you get a group of riders in a line to share wind protection. The person on the front goes balls-out for a short period of time while everyone else is tucked neatly behind and only going [...]
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Yesterday, I rode with a local cycling group who call themselves The Descenders on a 64 mile course around some of greatest roads Poway, Ramona and Rancho Bernardo have to offer.
Luckily for me, The Descenders were having a slow day cause I got my legs cranked completely off. These guys ride a couple of [...]
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Are you watching the Amgen Tour of California? It’s been a great race so far. Tune in, it’s only getting better.
I’ve got some friends visiting the Tour as it rolls through SLO, Solvang, Santa Clarita and Pasadena. Why the heck am I staying home this weekend?
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I really didn’t want to ride today, but I did anyways. I need a baseline time for that simulated crit around the lake twice and I got it at 20.3mph average for 15.28 miles.
Then I did some of the local hills on my way home – Scripps Ranch Blvd, Scripps Highlands, and Blue Cypress. [...]
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If you thought climbing Alpe d’Huez was tough, check out the Galibier. And yeah, I’m climbing that in July on the same day I do Alpe d’Huez.
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