tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21034763149483713062011-07-28T13:00:16.925-07:00i really, really like bikes.ADIGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323015888896560129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2103476314948371306.post-2735189525839930182010-08-13T07:59:00.004-07:002010-08-13T13:20:14.797-07:00

I've started a new blog. "My Niner".Basically, I've recently refound my love for mountain biking while on a work trip to The Downieville Classic and decided that I need my own mountain bike again.After lots of research, I've decided on a Niner Air 9. Riding in the Bay Area is perfect terrain for a 29er. 29ers take the wheel diameter up to 29" from the standard 26" mountain bike wheel. This

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Just not blogging much on this blog.I still do plan to do a bit of blogging here, so don't give up on me here.I've been blogging on the Ritchey Blog lately. Click Ritchey BlogMerco Grand Prix Criterium is this weekend...I'm registered for it and a maybe for the Road Race on Sunday.That's my update for the day!

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I found this video quite entertaining...hope you do too. Enjoy.

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No one can climb like AC. Looking spectacular out there on today's Tour de France stage.Had to pull up this old pic from Interbike 2007.

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It really doesn't get much better than this:Today's Lunch Ride:

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Actually, he and many others crushed me. It was insane how fast the Nevada City Classic was this year. Look back at my 2007 and 2008 posts and you can see how tough this race was for me as a cat 3.I didn't really plan on racing it this year, but when Lance, Levi and Horner announced that they were going to race it I changed my mind. Now I can say that I raced Lance. Even though it was short

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Something strange happened to Gestalt a while back...they took out the bike racks and no longer sold sausages. I never went to see it in this biker-less state, but I hear they even took away any evidence that this was a cyclist/hipster hangout...removed bike stickers, posters...anything bike related. It was very odd and sad, as it was a great hangout for me and my buddies to bike to, have some

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If you are a long-time reader of this blog, a friend of mine on Facebook or you follow my Twitter account (@bobodig), you will know that I used to constantly rave about the Port of Oakland Ride (AKA: The POO Ride).Well..........I have a new ride to rave about: The Valley Ride. I realized that I loved the POO Ride because it really played right into my strengths (flat crit racing). The Valley

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Try this ride...the first few uphills are pretty tough...the downhills are stomach dropping.I'm pretty bummed about this Garmin 205 file. We did this ride on Saturday in the scorching heat...easily high 90's, low 100's. We started off at Cupertino Bike Shop, went up Highway 9, to Big Basin Redwood Park, Boulder Creek and then back up the back of Highway 9. Running out of water on the way back

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Some photos of the us during the Wente Criterium (Coutesy of our teammate, Geoff Calkins)Jan & Aaron in formationYours trulyAdvancing on the damn Botts Dots

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Finally...a nice flat crit! Only issues were the strong wind and the millions of Botts Dots (pictured).These little suckers lined this course and when you and your lightweight rig hit them on a curve or a turn it can hop your bike and scare the crap out of you. Sometimes your line would hold you right over a line of them with riders next to you on both sides, the only thing to do is hang on,

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"Knowledge is Power", literally.I feel like I've made some large gains in my riding lately just by figuring out my Powertap and the numbers associated. Figuring out my power threshold has given me much more confidence and a smarter way to ride.I used to hit the hills with my teammates and suffer with them for a bit and then just completely fall off the pace, get into my easiest gear and they

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I bought a Powertap SL 2.4 last fall in hopes of training smarter. Yes, I got a great deal on it via the Interbike attendee discount, but it was still a big chunk of dough. I don't regret buying it, but I do wish I would have bought the Carbone version instead of the Open Pro, but whatever...it's still an awesome tool (so I've heard and am learning now)...So here's the deal. I bought it and I

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Raced hard today at the Brisbane Crit. Jan got into the winning break and took 5th. Carmi raced aggressive and was in an early break and almost got away from the main pack at the end. I stayed cool for the field sprint and was 5th, which I believe put me at 15th (big break)Jen and I just whipped up some chicken with balsamic pan sauce, mashed potatoes and artichokes! It was a masterpiece (and

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On my way back to SF after a weekend racing the San Dimas Stage Race. Didn't go well for me, but my boy Jan pulled off 27th overall and 9th today in the crit. Next up: Brisbane Crit and Circuit next weekend.

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I'm cheating a bit...just don't want to rewrite this post.Full post with sponsor info here: 2009 Team KitAnd here's the 2009 Kit -_

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This recent comic from VeloNews magazine paints a great picture. It's speaking a bit more to the domestic pro scene this year, but I think it also speaks to the current unemployment rate across the US also.I know I'll be gunning to get my entry fees back!

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Heading down to SausalitoSent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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Coming soon! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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We're 'reviving' our team blog.Last year, we rarely posted on it...our last road race report was the Dash For Cash in May. Oops...the season went through September!Anyway, here's the link to our site: Sportgenic / Squadra OvestI'll even make it easier to get to the blog...Here's a link directly to the blog: Squadra Ovest BlogLastly, for those of you with Google Reader or some other RSS feed

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I've been meaning to post about this for a while. It's a pretty funny site to use whenever someone asks you a simple question that a quick search on Google would have answered for them.www.letmegooglethatforyou.com or www.lmgtfy.comI've sent this out to a few teammates and friends...if I've sent it to you, I hope you took it in good humor. (I've never gotten a reply on one that I've sent...)

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Ok, time to bring this blog out of retirement now that the season is underway.Much of this blog will seem like a repeat of 2008 because the schedule is pretty much the same...new category for me, same races...Today was my first crit as a Cat 2, The Cherry Pie Criterium in Napa, CA. There was a lot of hype coming into this race because it is only 1 week before the Tour of California and many of

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Little guy having a grass dinner. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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What have I been up to lately? Not really updating this blog a whole lot, so here's a recap in photo's...Lake Tahoe:Jen and I took a trip up to Lake Tahoe for a night just before Christmas. We stayed at the Black Bear Inn for a night and then set off to go cross-country skiing. We first went to Camp Richardson, but they were only renting snowshoes because there was not enough snow for the ski's

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Much needed after this weekend's rides!!

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Remember this post: Another CrashWell, all the road rash is cleared up...still evident, but all good. My chin is going to take a while still. The doc said it will be there for about 6-months, before it is just a small scar... I decided to post an update...along with some of the surgeon's photos (not for the weak stomached).Photos from day of crash (These are the close-ups the surgeon took...I

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This morning, as I was breezing through my Google Reader I ran across some excellent news.First, the background (this is def not the good news):My old teammate Steve was hit by a cab on November 20th while out on his bike. He suffered a really bad hit to the head and had to undergo brain surgery that following day. I don't have many more details of the accident, but Steve has been in a heavily

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Jen and I took a small road trip to see her family for Thanksgiving and then another short trip out to see some of my family on Friday up in Nevada City (I showed her part of the course that kills me every year). It was a great Thanksgiving and I was happy to see my Grandma while she was out to visit my Aunt and Uncle. We got back to the city on Friday night...Jen had to work on Saturday and I

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My tube of DZ Nuts arrived today! Gotta love Dave Zabriskie's humor.

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Gabe is close behind! Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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That's my boy A-Train in the green, killing it!

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We've had some amazing weather lately...today was about 75+ and clear. As we rolled out over the Golden Gate Bridge this morning, you could see the Farallon Islands in the distance.Dino, Jan, Phil, Geoff and myself met up at 8am...the same time as the Roasterie Ride...therefore we got mixed in with this group. As we approached the point of the route where the Roasterie Ride gets moving, we all

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One of my teammates got some metal taken out of his collar bone and elbow yesterday. He had it installed over the 4th of July weekend after a crash.I'm happy to hear that the removal surgery went well and he'll be flying up the hills again in no time.Hard to believe all of this fit in his skinny arm and shoulder.

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Lance just took the stage. Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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Just arrived today...if I could pop it on this bike for the ride home I would... Can't wait to get it set up tonight.

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Saw Cipo's Aqua Sappone and World Champion bikes on display!

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It's that time again - Sportgenic is conducting our annual study of our network audience. We want to find out more about your passion for sport and would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to participate.And you'll have additional incentive as well. Respondents who complete the survey can enter a drawing for a $500 cash prize. Use it for a new bike toy.Here is the link to

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Headed up to the roof for today's Blue Angel Show.Here are a few of the shots that I took:4 in formationI dug the way the sun bursts into this photoFlying right overheadCruisinFormation overhead

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It's Fleet Week time in San Francisco. Caught the end of the airshow yesterday...just in time for the Blue Angels:Making their entranceThe best part of the airshow I saw all dayAlso, yesterday morning while riding back home, I saw a Paragrine Falcon hanging out on the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge...that was pretty sweet.

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That's the Maltese Falcon...a 289 foot super-yacht that sailed into the San Francisco Bay on Saturday. Check this out...due to it's 191 foot high (carbon fiber) masts, it had to wait for low tide to squeeze under the Golden Gate Bridge. I read that it had about 20 feet to spare. Pretty amazing.It's anchored in the bay between Sausalito and Belvidere. Dino and I had a great view of it on our

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So, I'm watching the coverage from this year's Tour of Missouri and Reid Mumford is in a break...I remember Reid lapping our cat 4 Park Forest Crit solo (back in the day). We marked him the week later. :-) Ahh memories....

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Post ride omelette about to come!Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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There's something to be said about the off-season. Our season here in San Francisco begins in late January and it rolls pretty much through this weekend. We train or race pretty much every Saturday and Sunday. Weekday nights are also full of training rides. We often loose a bit of touch with family and friends due to the hours that get eaten up while out riding (and post-ride napping).

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So good.

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Rob picked up some pimp chips - Volcom. BTW - the recent crash actually fixed the camera on my phone, so I'm back to mobile blogging! Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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Remember this? New Year's ResolutionReally, that was more of a goal than a resolution, but I'm never good with the whole resolution thing.Either way: Resolution/Goal = ACHIEVED!Yes, it's official. I put in my upgrade request yesterday and got the approval email this morning. Should be an interesting 2009 for me.I'm pretty stoked. I started racing for fun and to keep me in check...this was

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I manned up, put a band-aid on my chin and strapped on the helmet for the San Francisco Twilight Criterium last Saturday evening.I was already pre-registered and my Doc gave me the OK on Thursday while taking my stitches out...I believe his exact words were, "You can't do any more damage." I think what he meant was that my injuries wouldn't get worse if I went down again. The way I figure is

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Raced tonight. Report to come. Happy to have recovered quickly! Watching the P/1/2 under the lights now! Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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Picking up my g-ride today. Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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Party is pretty bunk, but at least I'm with good friends. Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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Yep...another one for me. This has been a rough year:- Cherry Pie Criterium- Final lap crash- Body: Minimal damage...scrapes- Bike: Broken carbon bars- Time off: None- Kenosha Criterium- Sprint finish Crash- Body: Nearly broke my collarbone- Bike: Nothing but a flat tire- Time off: 2-weeks- Port of Oakland Training Ride- Dumb guy crashed in front of me and I had to hit him...flipped over

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Giro di San FranciscoTeammates: Aaron, Carmi, Dino, Chris, Dan, Gabe, MuratPlace: 2ndI hopped on my bike this morning around 9:30am and excitedly rolled down to the course. Our Cat 3 race was at 2:10pm, but I wanted to watch the other races and hang out with the team.We set our tent up at turn 1 (Battery & Green), which was the perfect spot...view of the finish line straight, turn 1 and

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Some of my teammates and I participated in the Bike Against the Odds last Saturday (8/23). This was an amazing event put on by the Breast Cancer Fund.There were over 360 cyclists in attendance and we raised a ton towards Breast Cancer Research!There were a few options for the ride:-31 miles with 2,660 feet of climbing-51 miles with 4,000 feet of climbing-72 miles with 6,500 feet of climbing-103

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Suisun Harbor CriteriumTeammates: Aaron, Carmi, Dino, Murat and myselfPlace: Carmi WONWe had a great day last Sunday.Murat started it off with a stellar performance during the Masters 3/4/5 race. He was in two very good looking breakaways...the second one was a 3-man that was chasing after a solo rider. That solo guy stuck it to the finish and Murat took 2nd. Immediately after that race, he

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I got out on my bike exactly 2-weeks after the crash. That was last Friday. I wanted to see how the whole shoulder/collarbone area felt when taking normal bike riding abuse...the shock you get when you hit a bump/crack/pothole and the stress you put on when pulling on/stabilizing the bars during a sprint or hard effort. I passed!!!What did I earn by passing this test? Confidence to go to the

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I've signed up to ride in this one day event in support of the Breast Cancer Fund.Go toBike Against the Oddsto donate toward this worthy cause.thanks

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Here they are...I'm just behind the guy on the far right (next to the barricades)Skidding into the barricadeAirborne! This is the hit to my collarbone...Looks like I was going to ride out of it, but I got nailed by the guy just behind me and spun/flopped to the ground. (photo sequence ended here though)

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It's shot from pretty far away, so you can't see much detail. If you look closely (very closely) when the announcer says his 2nd "Head's up", you can see me hit the barrier and sort of bounce back...almost like a flop.

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This is the best picture I could find so far, but will post more as I find them...that's me somewhere on the right side of the picture.Congrats to Matt Smith of Trek/Vitamin Water for the win.This was a 40-mile Criterium and I was feeling great. Played a bunch at the front and then settled back into the pack to rest up a bit for the finish...I knew it was going to come down to a sprint finish

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Crash just before the finish. I think I did some kind of Superman flying move into the metal barriers. No broken bones though. Haven't checked out the bike yet, but looks ok...

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Here I am sitting in my parents living room, stealing some neighbor's unlocked WiFi connection...yeah, the p's are running dial-up. Thank you neighbor.I'm happy to be home, it's nice to just chill out in the house I grew up in. My mom's 60th birthday is this weekend, which is the main reason for my trip...I'm just happy she was born in the same time-frame as Superweek and the Chicago Criterium!

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Watch it. Watch it in the IMAX format.TrailerI found it funny to see Chicago as Gotham. "Road's blocked, we're going to have to take 'Lower 5th'" (um, don't you mean Lower Wacker?). Was good to see my old city and makes me more excited for my week back home, which is less than one week away.

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Teammates: Dino, Aaron, CarmiPlace: 3rdAaron was our first guy in a break...that stayed out for a bit and then it might have been Carmi in the 2nd break...caught. Dino went for a prime with a big attack up the left side of the main straight, he got it and essentially initiated the biggest break of the day. Dino and about 6 others? stayed out for about 15 minutes. Once that was caught Carmi

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We had a Gangsta Rap Party on Saturday night and set up the Photo Booth in one room to see what we could get...Here's the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mari1ee/sets/72157606145373317/Me and the roomies (Shawna, Gosia & Stephanie)

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I'll share the race report from our internal team site for this one...it's a classic.(Click on it to zoom)Explanation: Dino was driving, so that's the text I sent from his phone to another teammate that asked how the race went. Love it!Here's the Garmin data I captured up until the flat tire.

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Up next for me and some of my gang:7/12 - Coyote Creek Circuit Race7/13 - Lafayette Criterium7/19 - Watsonville Criterium7/20 - Berkeley Criterium7/24 - Superweek: Racine Criterium7/25 - Superweek: Chase Food Folks & Spokes Criterium7/27 - Chicago Criterium8/3 - Timpani Criterium8/9 - Carrera de San Rafael8/16 - Dunnigan Hills Road Race (maybe?)8/17 - Suison Harbor CriteriumBunch of Road Races

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Teammates: Dino & GabeCategory: 3Temp: High 80's if not 90'sPlace: 2ndThe course was similar to the Burlingame Crit, but opposite direction...5 left turns and 1 right (Somewhat L-shaped). It was in the heart of downtown Davis (UC Davis) and therefore brought out a large amount of spectators, which brings the excitement and energy level up a few notches.Our plan was simple...there were only 3

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Teammates: Dino, Gabe, Murat, MePlace: 6th40 minute race? maybe 45?The run-down:Typical Cat 3 race start...few guys attack and back, attack and back. I was able to get out in a break of 3 just before they put up the 10 to go cards. One of the guys was strong and the other was skipping his turns. My mates controlled the front of the pack. A couple guys bridged up...it was funny...all of a sudden

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Catching up on this blog...here's the report I did for our internal team forum...The day in reverse.7pm+: Richmond --> Berkeley --> Richmond. Blasting Social Distortion from Aaron's 64 Malibu SS to pick up a Chicago style pizza from Zachary's.4pm: Parking lot in Napa. Drinking beers under the tent while watching the P/1/2 race. Lombardi guy killed it solo.3pm: Same spot, same beers. Heckling the

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This is the large version, but the small version will live just beneath my Twitter Updates. I have a feeling that my Chicago readers will really appreciate this in the winter!

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September 13th, 2008.Book your flights!

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Inquiring minds want to put faces to names.Here are a few photos from the Santa Rosa Crit. Courtesy of Through My Eyes Photography:Carmi "the 18 year old boy-wonder" SchulmanMurat "Drop the Gavel" Ozgur(Carmi just behind)Ken "I've got the plan" ArizpeDavid "Dino" Acri (AKA: Carmi and Angelo's Driver)Aaron Gallardo (AKA: Alejandro, the Spanish Climber)And, of course, yours truly(I'm the guy in

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Jen coached me through the process...Here's the final product.

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I've talked about the POO Ride a number of times...this is because I love the POO Ride.Last night we hit it up hard (Dino, Anthony, Mark, Eric, Vince and Colin). I'm feeling it today...probably a combo of soreness from the weekend and the POO Ride. Here's how sore...we have a foosball table at work and when I play, I'm a bit bent-knee...and it was hard to last a full game.One of the usual

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Race: Nevada City ClassicLocation: Nevada City, CACategory 3Teammates: Dino, AaronPlace: 19th (Aaron got 7th!)This recap is even shorter.90+ degrees, hill and elevation (~2,500 ft.).Dino (his family), Aaron and I drove up to Nevada City after our race in Folsom. Good times - we hung out by the hotel pool for a while and rehashed the earlier race and talked about tomorrow's race. Aaron and I

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Race: Specialized/Sierra Nevada CriteriumLocation: Folsom, CACategory: 3Teammates: Dino, Gabe, Murat & AaronPlace: 8thThis is going to be somewhat of a short recap...basically what I wrote up for our team's internal recap.Murat was an attacking beast and grabbed 1 prime, then came in just shy of a few others. I wanted to feel out how the sprint would go so I went for one of the primes...I

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Construction on the POO Ride so it was a bit of a cluster. I sat out and watched. I'm a bit tired and worn out so I guess it's for the better. Folsom Criterium and Nevada City Classic this weekend. Sent via BlackBerry mobile

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0.7 mile course...flat...5 corners.Category 3: 45 minutesOur Team: Aaron, Carmi, Dino, Ken, Murat and myselfThe plan was to race aggressively starting about 15 minutes into the 45 minute crit. I was to sit in and wait for the finish and go for either the win or the field sprint (if we had guys in a break). Plans sorta flew out of the window. We did race very aggressively though.Murat was the

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"Woke up quick, at about noon, just thought that I had to be at..." ok, really 8am (Eazy E reference)Anyway, I packed my bag up and hopped on the BART out to Pleasanton, CA for the Dash for Cash Criterium. I was in for a big day, Cat 3 race at 11:55am and then the Pro/1/2/3 at 1:55pm. This was a very cool race set-up...large rectangle with a nasty cross-wind on a super bumpy road (the rest of

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Saturday's finish with Dino and me circled.Full shot of the Ridley with the Stealthy Carbones

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I cleaned my bike Friday night in preparation for races on Saturday and Monday. My bike only looked good for the first 100 yards of my race on Saturday because of the wet roads (luckily the rain ended before our race). Dino and I rode a great race - chased down what needed to be chased and otherwise stayed safe and fresh for the finish. Here's what sucks, they did not have a finish line camera so

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