MoMBA Weekend

 It was a MoMBA marathon Friday - Monday. All systems set for the race Sunday. I was 2nd to sign up in August. The even said 10:00 am. Few weeks ago it was changed to 12:30. I had hopes to get it in but my band had a gig Sunday afternoon. I could do only 1 lap. I killed that lap tho. I was in the lead with Josh in 2nd on Fat Bikes. I played my gig while Josh won Fat Bike for the team. I returned last night to do my remaining 2 race laps. Felt great. 1 lap until sunset then last lap in the dark. Bummed I had to leave the race yesterday.  I've won that race 4 times in various categories. No biggie. I feel great on the bike and that's what counts. What a year it's been. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Sunset Wednesday

 Repeat of Tuesday with a long day. The bike made it all better again. lol Nice ride in Cow Country. 

Venga!

Egg

Sunset Tuesday

It would have been easy not to ride after a long work day. Glad I got out. I felt much better after riding including 3 KOM's. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty SKT TT Video

Weekend Wrap Up

 Double ride Saturday on the road bike then at MoMBA on the fatty. Sunday was a triple day with fatty gravel at Scioto Trail with ride # 2 at Great Seal. Josh & I worked hard. I then hit MoMBA again to get 4 hours / 4,000 ft. of climbing. Yeah!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty MoMBA Thursday

 

Good recovery ride at MoMBA. The legs felt good. 9 days until the XC race. I hit Hawk's Lair backwards. Good stuff! 

Venga!

Egg

MCR SKT TT - No Chain Fun!

Another great night to suffer. haha We had a fast night with the trail stewards blowing the gravel off. Slight 2-3 mph tailwind too. We rode to West Liberty. TT was back to Urbana. The legs were meh on the way up. I sent the guys off at 30 second intervals. No expectation for me. I started last and in the first few seconds, I knew I was on a great night.  21.5 mph avg in 11.68 miles on a fat bike rocks! New PR.  Yeah! The guys did a great job! These events have been huge in the bigger races we do. What a year!

Venga!

Egg

Double Tuesday

Fun ride at MoMBA after a rest day. I was the only one there for the first half of my ride. Fall is 5 days away. The leaves are falling, but the temps say August. hehe I hopped on my Madone for Ride # 2 around Fundalia with a few in the saddle intervals. Mad Cow SKT tomorrow. 

Venga!

Egg

Single Track Sunday Vid

Fatty Sunday

 What a day in Ft. Wayne at Franke Park with Buz & Joshium. Trails were killer. Awesome time!

Venga!

Egg

Mad Cow Ramble JB Night Race

Good day in the saddle yesterday. I did a hour on the road bike from JB. Hit the South Legbreaker roads. Love them hills. Another 45 minutes of warm up then we raced in the dark. Pavement start with Big Tim counting it off then attacking on the E-Bike. Half mile to the trail. Tim & Josh went in first followed my Mark. I cruised for a bit then settled in. After a few minutes I was on fire. I felt great. The bike felt incredible with my cornering darn good. 13.3 mph avg in the dark. Yeah! The guys rode great. What a blast!

Venga!

Egg

Cow Country Friday

 

Another great ride in Cow Country. 19 mph tempo avg on a killer evening. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty Wednesday

 Nice recovery ride at JB with Buz & Joshium tonight. Mapped out Saturday's MCR night race route. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg

Blue Streak - Fatty Style

 

I had plans to race my TT bike tonight, but I'm fighting a head cold since last week. The legs continue to be strong tho. 21.1 mph avg. Yeah! It's a lot of work on pavement, but at the same time rewarding. Another fat bike victory. So much fun. I was going to stop racing Blue Streak after so many years on the tt bike. Fat bike is challenging. Next April will be my goal on the tt bike to crush it. I may do the final Blue Streak on the tt bike. We'll see how long I can keep this peak.  People think I've gotten slower, but I'm putting out my best power numbers. Try and do that avg on a fat bike. LOL I'm having a blast! Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty MoMBA Monday

 Fun 90 minute ride at MoMBA Monday. The legs felt great. Beautiful evening to ride. Yeah!

Venga!

Egg

Uncle John's Race Vid

Uncle John's Gravel Race - Fatty Sttle

Awesome day in St. John's Michigan with Josh & The Beast. 800 racers. I took 2nd Place with Josh 3rd in 57 mile Fat Bike class. 20.1 mph avg. Yeah! We missed catching the group ahead where the 1st Place Fat Bike was. It was a bit chaotic at the start.  We stayed close for the first half. Our group diminished tho and we lost time on the way back. Josh and I put in a lot of work. I finished 12 seconds ahead of him during the crazy two track to the line. Sean 23.8 avg on his gravel bike. 26th place overall / 5th 50-59. A flying rock hit Josh's eye breaking his sunglasses, but he is ok. Another rock flew off the guy in front of me breaking off my Go Pro. Couldn't stop to get it at 25 mph.  I had some good footage too. I took some vid on the I Phone after that. New camera on the way tho. This race was not planned. Bonus. I also had a head cold. I didn't feel great except my legs, but that's a great average speed for 57 miles. 2nd place is A OK. Josh and Sean killed it! What a great 6 weeks of racing!

Venga!

Egg