Archive for April, 2009

Ode To Cracker Barrel

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Since Team Rev’s two racers are out on the road, this was a well-timed entry. Big Ring’s sentiment rang true for Carrie and I as we rolled into the Walterboro, SC Cracker Barrel this morning…

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Invisible Victories

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I find that it is much easier to write about my bike racing failures (you know, like last weekend’s Hermann races) than it is to write about successful races.

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2 Wheels Before 4

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It is my opinion that the state of Missouri should make being a cyclist a pre-requisite to being a motorist. The roads would be a safer place.

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Speedweek: Drowning, Not Waving

“I’m going down,” I think. I’m vaguely aware of a subconscious relief by such a revelation, but my gut instinct is to try and find a way out.

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Italian Comfort

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Another Team Rev sponsor endorsement coming from Big Ring: “As if Ferrari’s, cool shoes, and pasta weren’t enough, it appears that the Italians have perfected another media for a pleasurable life.”

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Mini Thin v. Ephedrine: A Scientific Study

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The “behind the counter mystique” associated with these drugs sparked my curiosity. I had to find out what their physical implications would be for cycling. How would they stack up to more socially acceptable energy supplements?

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Tour of Hell-urmann…two views and poetry slam

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Sadly, I couldn’t find any pics of the women’s open races. I’m not convinced they don’t exist, but they are hidden beyond my own usually-powerful, sunday-night-slacking google-stalking skills. These two reports will require you to call upon your own imagination for the torments of the course, weather and competition…

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Does Delirium Deliver?

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Would Delirium Tremens cause grandiose cycling or just delusions of grandeur?

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Saddled With Decisions…

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Like a lot of cyclists, I started out on a pretty thick women’s specific saddle and, after breaking it in, I swore I would never use any other saddle.

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RACING 101: Post-poned (again!)

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For 4/13 clinic session:
Weather simply will not cooperate. While you’ll have to race in the rain, we’ve decided you don’t need to learn that way. We’ll make it up, so stay tuned!

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