Author: kartoone
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Mississippi Gran Prix Race Report
Quick summary – I had to miss this race last year, but I was reminded again this year of how lucky we are to have such an amazing stage race within a few hours drive of Birmingham. This race is an amateur only stage race, meaning that the overall winner is determined by the cumulative…
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2011 Sunny King Criterium photos and videos, part ii
Here are some more photos and videos from the races earlier in the day … I posted photos, videos, and heartrate data from the pro/1 race yesterday. Great racing by everyone! An attack in the Cat 4 race My teammates Mike, Darryl, and Sammy getting ready to start the Cat 2/3 race.
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2011 Sunny King NRC Criterium and Foothills Road Race reports
Sunny King NRC criterium summary – I survived to finish 36th place with well over 100 starters and only 73 finishers. I moved up quite a bit on the last few laps, but it wasn’t enough to get into the top 30. Considering how hard the race was and how bad I felt early on,…
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Dothan Cityfest pictures and videos
What a fun weekend of racing at the Dothan Cityfest crit. Check out all of the photos and videos below. Check out my recap of the Pro/1/2 race. Pro/1/2/3 women photo I thought I had more pictures from the women’s race, but now I realize that I was busy warming up and Kristine was with…
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Dothan Cityfest Criterium quick summary
Lots of strong teams and strong riders made the journey down to Dothan for this fun, fast, well-organized criterium. The race is part of Dothan Cityfest with tons to do for the kids (everything from pony rides to jump zones) and some great entertainment for the adults too. Our pro/1/2 race had about 50 riders,…
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Tour de Tuscaloosa Race Report
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hqdIDVK52I&w=640&h=390] As you might be able to see in the video (no audio – Kristine was screaming so loud she broke the microphone), I couldn’t quite come around Dan Holt (Team Type I) in the sprint after he had such a fast jump when he started the sprint, but it was close, and 2nd…
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Tour de Tuscaloosa Crit – Quick Report
We dodged the rain for the Saturday night crit here in Tuscaloosa, and scored a pair of top 10 finishes on the team. Team Type I had a really strong team here, along with Thomas Brown from Mountain Khakis, a strong Hincapie Development team, and strong riders from Herring Gas, Texas Roadhouse, Marx and Bensdorf,…
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Fun climbing commute
Yesterday, I had to run by the bike shop to fix a problem with my shoe. Thanks Bob’s Bikes for the quick fix!!! Jonathan at Bob’s is the fastest Specialized tension knob replacer on the planet. On my way home, I climbed up and over 12 ridges both large and small. It was a fun…
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Birmingham to Mount Cheaha
Yesterday, I opted out of a race to enjoy a little adventure with my family before spring break was over, and before my race schedule is completely full. We haven’t been to Mount Cheaha in a little while now, so before spring break was over I wanted to see if we could go for a…
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Birmingham 10,000 feet revisited
Strava achievements, 4 personal bests, 3 second bests, and 4 third bests Today, I incorporated one of my favorite climbs into a 10,000 foot climbing route. Rouge Roubaix was a long hard race on Sunday, and I took Monday almost completely off (1.9 mile bike ride with the kids). So I wasn’t sure how my…