Bethel Tuesday

Busy day, but the storms were headed in again. I parked at Bethel. First ride on my 2007 5.2 Madone that we built up over the Winter. I did laps around the 2 schools for 30 minutes. I hit the TT bike for Ride # 2. I put in lap after lap as the skies darkened on the Bethel velodrome.  I got in 75 minutes which is nuts considering the storms were literally half a mile North of the school. Stole another one!

Venga!

Egg

TNP Monday

The rain was approaching. I drove East to Buck Creek for some TNP Laps. Great memories there. Miss those days. Good tempo ride.  I'm still feeling the weekend. A ride after a long day in fresh air is good medicine. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty DTE Sunday

Fun day in Michigan at DTE with Big Tim & Joshium. 3 hours sleep after last night's gig. I was tired, but legs felt pretty good. 86 degrees with humidity. The guys rode well! Fun trip!

Venga!

Egg

Calvin's Challenge 15 Mile TT - Victory!

 

Early morning with a 7:00 race start. Storms were in the forecast, so I decided Thursday to do the 15 mile TT. I had planned on the 50 miler. The 50 mile course would be on SR 72 three times. Safety is more important. I needed a longer than 10 mile TT, so the 15 mile was perfect. Plus I'm doing Blue Streak TT's on the fat bike. Cloudy 59 degrees with South wind picking up 10-12 mph with higher gusts. Those are chip n seal roads. Slow rolling with false flats and a 300 ft of climbing. It was mass start chaos. You have 6,12, & 24 hour racers too. I waited 5 minutes then started. I had to pass many riders. I had to slow at times with cars being stuck behind racers. First 5.5 miles was all headwind It was early and my body wasn't firing 100%. 2.5 miles West to SR 72. I was settling in. I had tailwind for the last 7 miles. The road surface wasn't fast rolling plus it was slightly uphill. I gained speed nonetheless with the tailwind. 1st place in the TT with the fastest lap out of everyone. It was later beaten by a recumbent, but conditions were much faster later after the storms. 3rd race in 7 days. Thanks to Joe L. for the pics and hanging out. Great job Larry for putting the race on. Good stuff!

Venga!

Egg

JB Thursday

 

Back at JB with Buz yesterday. The trails were in great shape. We mapped a new MCR time trial route.  I'm hoping to steal some races soon if we don't get too much rain. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg

MoMBA Wednesday

 2 hours of Fatty solo fun at MoMBA this afternoon. Trails were drier than I thought. Not many out today as the wind was howling. Temps dropped 8 degrees during my ride. Fun ride!

Venga!

Egg

Blue Streak TT - Fatty Style

 

Back on the fatty at Blue Streak. I had one heck of race on my tt bike last month. The rest of the year is on the fatty. I have other races planned on the tt bike. I was still feeling Saturday's race effort & this lingering head cold. 20.2 mph avg tho on a fatty is great. It's stupid, but fun. haha Buz did a great ride on his fatty with Tebow on the road bike. T.Bolt put in a good effort on the tt bike. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg