(see Triplets of Belleville)
So, after the Wednesday night ride, we were chatting over appetizers and drinks about winter plans (I was saddened by the Summer Solstice last week). We definitely want to do a spin that involves watching a movie and riding your bike. That’s the simple concept. What we need is a gym, garage, [...]

Tons of people have been asking me about how the race went last week; my response (other than, “check the blog”) has been something along the lines of, “we survived”.
Here’s a quote that sums it up:“One often learns more from five days of agony than from five years ofcontentment.”

(image from BlueMountain.com ecards)
So, we’re all excited about the idea of Team Revolution picking up a couple of super-strong Cat 1 and 2 racers, each with their own strengths and tenacity. Sydney Brown and June Upshaw have been devising their plans for Superweek and now we’re glad to join in. They’re both a great [...]

Here’s the video of the hill climb. Somehow, this crappy, shaky video doesn’t do it justice, but you can enjoy my cinematic skills.

We just got home and I’m exhausted. Left post-race at 3pm and drove and drove and drove. Here’s the quick low-down:
1. Katie finished 39th in the overall standings for the week. That is awesome as USCF gives points all the way to 40 (or was it 50?) for this race.
She climbed like a champ today. [...]

Did you see the results to yesterday’s race?
No. Of course not. I’m not sure it’s easy to find….or is it? Anyway, here’s the deal…1. Katie rocked today and even though I missed her at the second feed zone, she hustled in with the field and held on to a deceptive 42nd place in a cruel [...]

Someday I will not feel gutted after watching these two Team Revolution girls race. Someday I won’t feel so stressed out, as if my whole heart hangs on my sleeve as I watch them, lap after lap move, struggle, make ground, lose ground, look tired, spent, oxygen-deprived, like it’s the worst kind of suffering one [...]

Rough morning for Team Revolution. I think we learned valuable lessons:1. When every single other rider at least has time trial bars, it’d be good to find a set to slap on. It’s a big enough race that we don’t need another disadvantage.2. Speaking of disadvantage, we also don’t need to spot the competition a [...]

Whew! Thunderstorms threatened but stayed away for today’s 65 mile road race ending in 6 laps of a 1.6 mile circuit. There was a brief section of dirt road that seemed…crazy. The race went from fairly wide paved roads into a quick right turn onto a narrow dirt, gravel road that decended in a shady, [...]

The girls made it through a guillotine of a crit tonight. I’m not sure how many women started or finished, but I’ll leave it at saying a SIGNIFICANT portion of the field was escorted off the course in threat of being lapped. It was as fast as expected, with a sprint competition at the [...]