june 20, 2009
alot of riding has been happening this month. done some good rides on the trainer too since
IT WILL NEVER BE SUNNY AGAIN AND ALWAYS BE RAINING!!!!!!!
so, a bunch of new guys are now riding with us which is great. nick, oj, mark, rich, and a few more who havent shown their faces yet. we are making a strong showing at almost every event we do and it is become more and more fun each time. cycling now is carrying over more into my personal life which is great.
after the chatsworth tt i knew something had to be done to reverse my bad eating habits and so far its going well. lost weight and feel stronger on the bike and just better overall. started eating more "natural" foods after rides and also going back to the diet i was on a few years ago. fried chicken!! shit makes me go mad when im riding.
already on pace for a 400 mile month which is my goal usually. keeps a good balance of enough riding, but not so much that it drowns me. since not riding to work the bike feels more fun. last year once living in summit riding to work made the bike feel like a chore and not a hobby that is for enjoyment. so i have found a great balance.
after chatsworth there was the watermelon crit which i placed 6th in. last year came in third but the race was not as hard an effort and there were far less riders. this year was great as we had 7 guys in the race. our plan didnt work out in the end but we all rode well and had a good time. i felt great in the race and had a fun time launching attacks trying to set things up for nick.
then there was the 2009 criterium new york. this day began like a mess. i overslept and thankfully alex texted me that woke me up. we got there with not too much time to spare but as luck would have it the event orgnizers were late setting everything up so we all got to warm up. this was a cat 5 race only and we owned the field. we had 5 racers out of like 20. we set a plan up and this time it worked perfectly. halfway through the race the group split with oj and mark in the back group. so ken, nick and myself were in the front and we played it smart letting the other riders do all the work. with 4 laps to go ken attacked and split the field again. he flatted and then another rider attacked. i stayed on his wheel and nick and me were in the final group with maybe 3 more riders. once nick went with 2 laps left a gap formed and it was me nick and one more rider. the other rider pulled us around and then with half a lap left i launched and had a gap which i took to the line winning the race!
that week i upgraded to a cat 4! with 5 first place finishes, and six other finishes in the top ten i knew it was time to move up. i feel more comfortable on the bike and know i will have fun racing with alex until the other guys move up.
so now propeller is a strong team with almost 15 racers. this time last year it was only 3 riders and 1 who didnt live in nj. i have just under 1500 miles in for the year and more miles are being put up so i know i will do well. but this year they are more quality miles instead of last years quantity.
IT WILL NEVER BE SUNNY AGAIN AND ALWAYS BE RAINING!!!!!!!
so, a bunch of new guys are now riding with us which is great. nick, oj, mark, rich, and a few more who havent shown their faces yet. we are making a strong showing at almost every event we do and it is become more and more fun each time. cycling now is carrying over more into my personal life which is great.
after the chatsworth tt i knew something had to be done to reverse my bad eating habits and so far its going well. lost weight and feel stronger on the bike and just better overall. started eating more "natural" foods after rides and also going back to the diet i was on a few years ago. fried chicken!! shit makes me go mad when im riding.
already on pace for a 400 mile month which is my goal usually. keeps a good balance of enough riding, but not so much that it drowns me. since not riding to work the bike feels more fun. last year once living in summit riding to work made the bike feel like a chore and not a hobby that is for enjoyment. so i have found a great balance.
after chatsworth there was the watermelon crit which i placed 6th in. last year came in third but the race was not as hard an effort and there were far less riders. this year was great as we had 7 guys in the race. our plan didnt work out in the end but we all rode well and had a good time. i felt great in the race and had a fun time launching attacks trying to set things up for nick.
then there was the 2009 criterium new york. this day began like a mess. i overslept and thankfully alex texted me that woke me up. we got there with not too much time to spare but as luck would have it the event orgnizers were late setting everything up so we all got to warm up. this was a cat 5 race only and we owned the field. we had 5 racers out of like 20. we set a plan up and this time it worked perfectly. halfway through the race the group split with oj and mark in the back group. so ken, nick and myself were in the front and we played it smart letting the other riders do all the work. with 4 laps to go ken attacked and split the field again. he flatted and then another rider attacked. i stayed on his wheel and nick and me were in the final group with maybe 3 more riders. once nick went with 2 laps left a gap formed and it was me nick and one more rider. the other rider pulled us around and then with half a lap left i launched and had a gap which i took to the line winning the race!
that week i upgraded to a cat 4! with 5 first place finishes, and six other finishes in the top ten i knew it was time to move up. i feel more comfortable on the bike and know i will have fun racing with alex until the other guys move up.
so now propeller is a strong team with almost 15 racers. this time last year it was only 3 riders and 1 who didnt live in nj. i have just under 1500 miles in for the year and more miles are being put up so i know i will do well. but this year they are more quality miles instead of last years quantity.
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