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

Double Ride Thursday

Snuck out in the afternoon while it was dry. Fun 19 miler on the tt bike. I made a few minor adjustments from last week's ride. The bike felt even better. Crazy I'm riding a new old stock 2011 aluminum Speed Concept. I miss my 2019 black GEN 2 Speed Concept. Still bummed that frame cracked sliding in my truck when a person pulled out in front of me which sent the frame crashing forward in my truck bed. Oh well, I won 2 state TT's as well as many TT's on my old Silver Bullet. I'm happy where I'm at. The power numbers look good. Now to suffer on some longer efforts. Looking at Mad Cow TT # 1 Monday. That will show how the position & fitness are progressing. 

Ride # 2 on my new Trek Emonda ALR. 11 speed Ultegra. I loved my Madone SL6, but the 58 cm was a bit small. Nice 10 miler until dark. Beautiful bike. Couldn't pass up this price for a frame that fits. Bikes are so expensive now. Found this frame on sale at Trek for $550. Normally $2500. Madone's are just out of my price range now. Glad I have 3 New Old Stock Madone's to ride though. Moooohahaha 

Venga!

Egg

Indoor TT Tuesday

A mix of Rouvy & Zwift today. 30 minute session in the morning. Afternoon warm up followed by 3.2 mile Zwift TT. 150 ft. of climbing. It's March. Staying on a trainer isn't fun. The engine needs work tho. I felt pretty good. Very steady effort. 4th place at 339 avg watts.  6 weeks until the first Blue Streak TT.  Looking forward to outside MCR TT's. 

Venga!

Egg

Rouvy Monday

Another busy day. 1" of snow in the morning wow! I hopped on Rouvy. I love the 9.64 mile Turkmenistan dirt / gravel route. 225 avg watts. I rode it again at 255 avg watts. 1,108 ft. of climbing. Looks like quite a few days indoors, but that's okay. Zwift TT this week. More climbing planned too. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

 

Weekend Wrap Up

Busy day Saturday.  I hit Rouvy for 30 minutes in the am then a fun Fat Bike afternoon ride. I put in some good intervals. Power numbers looked good. 61 degrees. Yeah! Chilly Sunday. Howard & I kicked off March with a fun fatty hill ride. I miss the opening days of March. We reminisced about the old Ramble days. Some great memories. I do miss it. Great ride today!

 

Venga!

Egg