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29 juin RacesGT Golden Bike Race Series Upcoming Dates Firecracker 50 at Breckenridge, CO 7/4/2009 Ore to shore at Marquett, MI 8/8/2009 Landmine Classic at Hingham, MA 9/13/2009 Vince Lombardi keeps winning this thing and that just can't happen. I have met the guy and I know some of you can take this bike away from him. He has a really great deal going. They fly him from race to race and set him up when he gets there. Its enough to consider downgrading from pro and quitting GT. Then I could beat the guy as an expert and take his golden bike, along with all the free travel and the gold diggers. Flying in General6th place Ohio Mountain Bike Championship Series #5 at East Fork State Park Things started out well enough and I was leading the race during the second lap. That is until I came across a young rider who was off his bike standing on top of a jump in the middle of the trail. He quickly got out of the way, but with trees on either side, it was going to be a tight fit. At the last moment, his bike fell into my path and I hit it, sending me flying through the air like a frog. I was able to get back on the bike before the third place rider could pass me, but I was now making many dumb mistakes. One of which would lead to a flat tire in the middle of a stream crossing. I ran and rode the flat about 2.5 miles back to the start/finish were I was able to put more air into the wheel. During the run, many riders passed me but I was able to pass about 10 pro/experts in the third lap to finish in the sixth spot.    25 juin Race1st Place at the 13th annual Appalachian Classic Mountain Bike Festival - WVMBA #5 in West Virginia I barely made it to this race with only 7 minutes remaining before the start. We had used Google Maps to plot the course to this race, and in haste not checked them over before leaving. Consequently, we ended up driving on single car width back country roads for over 15 miles. The clock was really starting to tick down and our already aggressive drive turned into an all out rally race to the finish. I can remember miles of twisting road covered without ever having to come out of second gear. My rev limiter kicks in at 7800 rpm, so I’m sure you can imagine “the hills were alive with the sound of music”. Luckily, I had a new set of sticky Nitto tires put on the car only days earlier. 14 juin Groovy Series #3 fotos1st Place Groovy Series #3 at Vultures Knob The race was held on June 13th and as is usual for this series, it came with all the extras. Each of the Groovy series races starts at 5pm on Saturday instead of Sunday. All of the events come with with food and drinks, a DJ, a bonfire, tons of prizes, and most entertaining, events like the single speed bad ass MOFO competition.
The next and last race in the Groovy Series will be held on September 12. It will also be part of the Neo Power series, so it should be good. 10 juin Carbon fiber InsolesI am now using a pair of custom carbon cycling insoles from SoupCanInsoles.com. They have a retail price of $340 and claim to increase power output 26 watts on average during maximum effort. They were hand crafted from molds of my feet by Dr. Suppan and designed to align my foot for increased power transfer.
After racing my fist race with the insoles, I can say that
they have done a bunch of things that I was not expecting. For instance, I no
longer slide or move inside the shoe at all. They feel like they are part of my
foot. In addition, my feet no longer hit the crank arms or the frame, which I
thought was just part of riding. As for power, I feel very good, but I have no
way of measuring the output with any accuracy.
7th place Pro Men, Massanutten Kenda cup, USA CyclingI had a great race at the Massanutten Hoo-Ha in VA. The competition at the race was top notch, as were the trails. The course was 12 miles long and included three good climbs, one of which lasted for several miles. On the up side, the downhill lasted for several miles, which gave me many opportunities to use my downhill skills before buckling back down for the climbs. The GT Marathon ran surprisingly well on the course. Prior to the start, I heard nothing but horror stories about unridable rock gardens and climbs so rough that I would be forced off my bike. In actuality, I was able to ride unscathed over the rock gardens, never putting a foot down. And the huge step ups and rock piles on the climbs, they weren’t a problem either. The travel on the Marathon is very much suited for tracking confidently over fields of lunchbox-sized rocks.
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