Fatty Thursday

Brrrrrrr. Back at it after a rest day. Sunshine felt great, but man was it chilly. Another good fatty hill ride from Union. 1,371 ft. of climbing. I'm still freezing as I type this. lol 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty Hill Ride / MCR TT Vid

Cow Country Tuesday

40 mile recovery ride in Cow Country. I headed East then North through New Carlisle, Christiansburg, Casstown, & back. The 2nd half was all headwind. hehe Cow Hill, Hammerhead Hill & Rudy in the wind. Oh yeah! So many great battles on those hills. Another killer day. The legs felt great. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

 

Double Monday / Mad Cow TT # 1

What a day! Ride # 1. Big Tim, Buz, & T.Bolt joined me for a fatty hill ride from Union. 24 miles with 1,300 ft. of climbing. 2 hours in the legs then do a time trial. haha The Beast, Buz, & I got it done. MCR TT # 1 7.67 miles. Sunshine & 73 degrees. SW wind 15+ mph. First 4 miles were tailwind. Today was a big test. New front end aero bars, base bar, drive chain, & helmet. I started fast. The bike felt great. My helmet was a newer model. It was too tight on the warm up, so I loosened it. Well, it started sliding down. Arggg. I pushed it up every 10 -15 seconds. 30.8 mph avg for the first 4 miles. I held back just a bit since the rest of the tt would turn epic. Left onto Loy Rd. The crosswind was howling. I stayed in the bars hammering West. Great test of the new cockpit. I passed Buz cheering him on. I had to slow with 2 oncoming cars turning on to Lost Creek - Shelby. .8 to the finish line. Wow. As the guys said....demoralizing. haha It was tough. I gave it all I had to the line finishing 2nd with 27.3 mph avg. Oh yeah! Great way to kick off TT season. Sean crushed it at 28.8 avg. Buz did well on the fatty at 17 mph avg. The other guys were missed. Next time! 

Venga!

Egg

Cow Country Sunday

Hello Daylight Savings Time. Fun 40 miler on the new Emonda ALR in Cow Country. I rolled out from Bethel H.S. again. Sunshine with temps around 60. SW wind around 10 mph. I rolled the same way as Friday over & down Rudy. I took Elizabeth - Bethel / Gearhart road combo. Up to Casstown via Hufford & McCandliss roads. Casstown - Sidney North to Loy.  Due East to Elm Tree. Loy's pavement is killer these days. I had a cross tail wind, but good tempo. Now it was time to head home into the wind. Elm Tree to Christiansburg. The legs felt great tho. I passed by the Old General Store. Many Sunday rides would stop here back in the day. Good stuff! Addison - Carlisle & Dayton Brandt back. 19.1 mph avg with 1,100 ft. of climbing. The Emonda felt great. Love the paint job too. Big day tomorrow. Hill ride then first MCR TT of the year. We will see how the new bars  / position feel. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Rouvy Saturday

 

Fun 16 miler on Rouvy with 1,800+ ft. of climbing. Rode one of the Strade Bianche gravel routes. Good stuff!

Venga!

Egg

Cow Country Friday

 

Quick Rouvy 20 minute spin in the morning then a 28 miler in Cow Country. What a day with sunshine & 75 degrees. I took my 2010 5.9 Madone out. I rode from Bethel H.S. Rolled out easy via Agenbroad, Pisgah, & Studebaker Roads. Down Rudy with many memories in my head of days gone by. So many great battles this time of year. I loved working hard all Winter to crush the opening week's of March. I enjoyed the tailwind North. Good tempo up Jay's Climb, Heart Attack Hill & up Walnut Grove. Nice crosswind. I loved finishing there back in the early 2000's. Keith was always so strong on those finishes. 

Over the top then worked my way turning North on Alcony- Conover. Nice tailwind. It's been a while since I've ridden Casstown - Clark. East of Alcony - Conover is a old chip n seal with a few false flats. Crosswinds make it fun. Through the S turns to Addison - Carlisle. Headwind back, but the road runs down hill. The legs were feeling great. Right turn on Dayton - Brandt. Freshly paved road from last Fall was a nice surprise. I had a huge smile. The way back on DB was all headwind. The legs were great. I passed by Keith's old house. Still miss that guy two decade's later. Mini Rollers to 571 were fun.  I rolled back with just a enough light. What a ride. Riding certainly keeps you young at heart. It's 2026 yet I felt like I went back in time 20 years. So many characters in my head from those years. As I said earlier this week, I miss those battles. I wish everyone well wherever you are in life now. Man I love riding!

Venga!

Egg