The Bicycle Diaries - Battle in Bridgeton 6/29/08 |
Friday afternoon I mowed the grass, the most therapeutic remedy for passing the time before the big State Championship Road Race. And the temperature was soaring, hot and humid with more in store for ...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:27:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - The Road to States 6/26/08 |
The road to States is paved with many types of miles; team rides, training races, and hours spent alone on the open roads. Each is important and something is gained through the effort. The training ra...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:30:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - Fast Times in Marlton 5/18/08 |
Crits are fast races to begin with, it's just the nature of the beast. And when it comes to fast courses there may be some debate, but riders who have been around for a while can generally agree that ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 May 2008 20:14:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - Return to Branch Brook 4/19/08 |
Usually I am finished racing Battenkill-Roubaix by this time, but this year I didn't get into the race, as the Cat 4 field closed quickly and I decided against the wait list. Instead, I focused ...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:09:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - Belgian Morning 4/6/08 |
A continent away, the top professionals were racing through Belgium in the Tour of Flanders. On this continent, we raced as well. And, it seemed that our conditions mimiced those tradition...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:18:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - Twice the Pain at PNC 3/30/08 |
The next to last race of the series in Holmdel brought the bulk of the Norwood squad out for a Sunday morning slugfest in the 4/5 and 3/4 races. Silly me, glutting for punishment, enters both; hey, wh...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:29:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - Brutality 3/9/08 |
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, high winds toppled a tree in my yard in another display of the forces of nature. Imagine trying to ride in it. Then make it a reality.
To put it simply, I shou...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:50:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - It Begins 3/2/08 |
One thing that I have learned over the last several years is that no matter how rough the winter has been, no matter how cold it is, no matter how many miles anybody has been able to do, when the cale...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:57:00 GMT |
The Bicycle Diaries - Countdown 2/24/08 |
I almost find it hard to believe that the first weekend of racing is less than a week away. Some years the off season seems long; this year it really hasn't. I can't say that we've had the best of con...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:02:00 GMT |
2008 New Years Day Rant and Rave |
Happy New Year boys and girls! If you're reading this, then you, along with me, survived 2007 and are ready for a brand new year. At this moment many fine folks are lying at home in misery with hangov...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:33:00 GMT |
