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

TT Friday

Busy day with killer weather. Sunshine & 64 degrees. I got out late afternoon for a 20 miler on the TT bike after a rest day. First ride testing out the new TT bars. Silver Bullet felt great. Now to get some saddle time on it before TT's start. 

Venga!

Egg 

Fat Bike Wednesday

 

52 degrees with 30 mph winds. If the wind was South I would have taken out my tt bike for a few KOM defenses. haha In a few months we are doing some very hilly gravel races. Hill rides started tonight. Fun 21 mile fatty hill ride. We hit all the  with a hills & gravel sections around Englewood dam. 1,300 ft. of climbing. Seated climbing tonight. Reminds me of the good old days with MtHd. That was over 2 decades ago now. Wow! Buz & Josh did well. 1 hour 52 mins in the saddle. The legs felt good. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty Snowy Tuesday Video

Fatty Snowy Tuesday

Stole another one before the melt. 3rd day in a row of fatty snowy fun. Luckily the sun stayed away during the ride. Sun came out as I finished. Amazing how fast things melted as I drove home. haha Good stuff!

 

Venga!

Egg

Double Ride Monday

40 minutes on Rouvy this morning spinning the legs followed by a fun 1 hour 15 fatty snow ride late afternoon. 29 degrees with wind chill in low 20's. I was toasty warm. Love custom Mad Cow Winter gear.  I'm excited to get rolling for Spring, but I'll miss the snow. I relish the solo Winter rides. Me against the elements. Some great river views. The wildlife is quite busy too. My fav tunes in one ear while pondering so many things from season's goals to life's mysteries. Man I love to ride!

Venga!

Egg

Weekend Wrap Up

Back on the bike Saturday after 3 rest days. It was rough at first, but by halfway I woke up. 22 miler on Rouvy riding Paris Roubaix cobbles. 15 miles on Rouvy Sunday morning followed by a 1 hour 10 minute fatty snow ride. The wind was howling at 15 degree wind chill.  Winter is on it's last few weeks, but always nice getting in a snow ride. I finished the day off at 9:20 p.m. with Zwift TT. 10 miles. PR on the course. Missing the win by 4 seconds. I didn't feel great, but a good sign after training camp. 

 Venga!

Egg

Florida Day 4 & 5 Video

Florida Day 3 Video

Florida Day 2 Video

Florida Day 1 Video

Florida Day 5

 

What a trip! 1 hour 10 minute spin ride before driving home. Another great trip. I felt great down there. My 3rd Winter training camp. Right on track. The guys did a great job. Great weather, food, and riding as always!

Venga!

Egg

Florida Day 4

Day 4 done. Back on the road bikes for a 24+ miler up to Knox Hill & back. This trip has brought back a ton of memories. Hard to believe it's been 15 years since I first came down. Thankful to Andy, Matt, & Dan inviting me down. This trip has changed from Road & TT bikes to more off road. It's been nice adding some road rides in. Maybe bring TT bikes next year tho. I miss those Snowbird TT's. I'll be on the TT bike when I get home. March is coming fast. We met Big Tim at Pine Log for ride # 2. 3+ hours again in the saddle. Yeah! 1 day left. Sigh. It goes so fast. lol

Venga!

Egg

Florida Day 3

 Fatty fun! Storms blew through with 30+ mph winds. 65 degrees & sunshine with 15 mph wind by ride time. We did the full Longleaf trail out n back with Orange loop extension. Josh took the KOM with myself few secs back. Big Tim has the KOM on the e-bike a few days ago. Great job fellas! 9 hours & 41 minutes in 3 days.🤘

Venga!

Egg

Florida Day 2

 Back at Eglin AFB MTB trails/ Carbo, Race Loop, Skinny Dip, & more trails rock.3 hours 15 minutes with 1,000 ft. of climbing. Very pleased with my tt effort on Carbo loop. 65 degrees. The guys were flying! Awesome day, 7.5 hours in 2 days. Yeah!

Venga!

Egg

Florida Day 1

Florida day 1 in the books. Fun 38 mile road ride with Josh. We did the Ponce de Leon loop counter clockwise. Good avg speed too. Sunshine & 75 degrees. Wow! We met Big Tim at Pine Log for single track fun. 4 hours 16 minutes in the saddle. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg

 

Rouvy Thursday

 

Quick 32 minute spin on the trainer before heading to Florida. 12 hour drive, so I'm glad I kept the legs loose. Legs felt good!

Venga!

Egg

Zwift TT Wednesday

Ouch is all I can say. This week's was only 2.4 miles but most was one heck of a climb on dirt. I wasn't sure how it would go, but I got started at a good clip. I did this course last March and it hurt. Well, yep OUCH! haha I felt pretty good though beating my time by 49 seconds. 2nd place. 320 avg watts. I've had good results this Winter. Tomorrow an easy spin on the trainer early then off to Florida driving through the night for training camp # 3. Be on the bike Friday for 5 days of  fun.
Oh yeah! 

Venga!

Egg