Me and Hutton (Behind) just avoiding a crash in a sketchy athens final
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Athens and Roswell...
brought probably the worst luck I have ever had. 2 dnf's and a crash pretty much sums up my weekend.
Athens was a fun day. We race in the morning just off downtown Athens, at a neighborhood course. We had a few guys in the 3's, and I was left to myself in the 1/2s to try and qualify. In the 1/2's, 35 spots make it to the Amateur final. 3's get 25, as well as some 4's, masters, and juniors. IN the 3's, all of our guys qualified. The 1/2 race was quick, but not bad. Alot of guys were sketchy, nervous to make the final. I made it no problem, finishing top 20.
The finals didnt go good. We had no legs at all. The best situation ended up having Blair, and winner Eric Murphy up the road, followed by me and Dave hutton in a chase. Considering Hutton is on Erics team, that got swallowed up quick. NOt being in the game mentally, I pulled out a little over halfway. It was definatley cool having all the people yelling for you.
The pro race was awesome to watch. NOthing else like it.
Roswell brought more bad luck. It was a fast race. We had 130 guys in our field. I threw a few digs in, trying to get something started, but the field wasnt having it. It was strungout for most of the race, making it hard to move up. Last lap, I worked my way up to top 20, setting up for the sprint. I was on the right by the barriers, when a guy forced his way past me. We hit the first turn, and he took it to wide, clipping the barriers, taking me down, along with 15 other guys. I tried to get up to finish the race, but i looked down to see a clean crack across my seat stay, along with a bunch of banged up stuff. Needless to say, it was a long walk back to the bus. So all in all, it was a bad weekend, but I plan to get back to rcing next weekend on the ol javelin
Athens was a fun day. We race in the morning just off downtown Athens, at a neighborhood course. We had a few guys in the 3's, and I was left to myself in the 1/2s to try and qualify. In the 1/2's, 35 spots make it to the Amateur final. 3's get 25, as well as some 4's, masters, and juniors. IN the 3's, all of our guys qualified. The 1/2 race was quick, but not bad. Alot of guys were sketchy, nervous to make the final. I made it no problem, finishing top 20.
The finals didnt go good. We had no legs at all. The best situation ended up having Blair, and winner Eric Murphy up the road, followed by me and Dave hutton in a chase. Considering Hutton is on Erics team, that got swallowed up quick. NOt being in the game mentally, I pulled out a little over halfway. It was definatley cool having all the people yelling for you.
The pro race was awesome to watch. NOthing else like it.
Roswell brought more bad luck. It was a fast race. We had 130 guys in our field. I threw a few digs in, trying to get something started, but the field wasnt having it. It was strungout for most of the race, making it hard to move up. Last lap, I worked my way up to top 20, setting up for the sprint. I was on the right by the barriers, when a guy forced his way past me. We hit the first turn, and he took it to wide, clipping the barriers, taking me down, along with 15 other guys. I tried to get up to finish the race, but i looked down to see a clean crack across my seat stay, along with a bunch of banged up stuff. Needless to say, it was a long walk back to the bus. So all in all, it was a bad weekend, but I plan to get back to rcing next weekend on the ol javelin
Monday, April 20, 2009
Casey crit went pretty well. 2nd time on the bike since being sick. Chest hurt but the legs came around towards the end
Monday, April 13, 2009
I'm on a boat
So lately I have been slacking a little bit on this blogging thing. I've been pretty cramped for time lately. Whenever I can, I will get mobile posts with pics up...
Anyway, after Jeff Cup, I had a rest week come up. Things rolled smoothly, but coming off it, I started feelin a little under the weather. Went to the doctor a few days later and found out I had strep and an upper respiratory infection. Not good. 10 days of antibiotics later, I was feeling great, but got hit with allergies. So I'm trying right now to get over that. Training has been going pretty good. Am feeling like I'm getting into some good form, just in time for the first big races of the season. I'm heading out to Marian on Wednesday, for a signing, and registration for classes. It should be good to catch up with my buddy Leibo. Heres a look at my schedule for the next few weeks.
April 19- Casey Auto Crit, Newport News, VA
April 25- Athens Twilight, Athens, GA
April 26- Nalley Roswell Historic Crit, Roswell, GA
April 28- Beaufort Memorial Classic, Pro 1/Invite, Beaufort, SC
April 29- Downtown Walterboro Crit, Pro 1/Invite, Walterboro, SC
May 2- Whitehouse RR, Nashville, TN
May 3- Pre Ride Worlds Qualifier Course, Nashville, TN
May 16- Wilmington Grand Prix, Wilmington, DE
May 17- Kelly Cup, Baltimore, MD
May 25- Tour of Sommerville, Sommerville, NJ?
May 31- Edgar Soto/Jr Worlds Qualifier, Nashville, TN
Should be a pretty stacked few weeks.
In other news, my boy Leibo has been crushing it over in Europe. He went from being sick with bronchitis and DNF'ing a kermesse, to winning the prologue at a major junior stage race just a few days later. This kid is a machine. He went on to finish 3rd on GC. Be sure to check him out on the blog spot. Btw, those are my glasses.
Anyway, after Jeff Cup, I had a rest week come up. Things rolled smoothly, but coming off it, I started feelin a little under the weather. Went to the doctor a few days later and found out I had strep and an upper respiratory infection. Not good. 10 days of antibiotics later, I was feeling great, but got hit with allergies. So I'm trying right now to get over that. Training has been going pretty good. Am feeling like I'm getting into some good form, just in time for the first big races of the season. I'm heading out to Marian on Wednesday, for a signing, and registration for classes. It should be good to catch up with my buddy Leibo. Heres a look at my schedule for the next few weeks.
April 19- Casey Auto Crit, Newport News, VA
April 25- Athens Twilight, Athens, GA
April 26- Nalley Roswell Historic Crit, Roswell, GA
April 28- Beaufort Memorial Classic, Pro 1/Invite, Beaufort, SC
April 29- Downtown Walterboro Crit, Pro 1/Invite, Walterboro, SC
May 2- Whitehouse RR, Nashville, TN
May 3- Pre Ride Worlds Qualifier Course, Nashville, TN
May 16- Wilmington Grand Prix, Wilmington, DE
May 17- Kelly Cup, Baltimore, MD
May 25- Tour of Sommerville, Sommerville, NJ?
May 31- Edgar Soto/Jr Worlds Qualifier, Nashville, TN
Should be a pretty stacked few weeks.
In other news, my boy Leibo has been crushing it over in Europe. He went from being sick with bronchitis and DNF'ing a kermesse, to winning the prologue at a major junior stage race just a few days later. This kid is a machine. He went on to finish 3rd on GC. Be sure to check him out on the blog spot. Btw, those are my glasses.
long time since ive updated the blog. not much has gone on. havent raced ina while. athens in 2 weeks. might post a real blog tonight
Friday, April 03, 2009
jeff cup went pretty well. 130 guys started, 30 finished in the front group. ended up 13th. elliott 20th. legs felt good, just no kick at the end.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
had a good ride today with elliott. going to jeff cup tomorrow. pretty excited. will post a blog afterwards
Monday, March 23, 2009
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