Author: kartoone
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A couple weekends off
We’re heading to the beach this weekend with Lennie and his family. It’s going to be fun, but I am hoping to get in at least one long easier paced ride, maybe even riding part of the way back to Birmingham on Sunday before Kristine picks me up. No matter what, I am definitely not…
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Pepper Place 2008 Wrap-up
Wow, it was a great fun evening with my team taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd (Philip Thompson, Jacob Tubbs, and Sammy Flores) in the Category 3 race and then taking 3rd and 4th (Stuart Lamp and Darryl Seelhorst) in the Pro race. There were a lot of attacks but nothing was getting away. Each guy in…
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Pepper Place 2008 – Afternoon racing update
We just got back from the afternoon kids races, and we’ll be heading back later this evening for the later races including the one I’ll be racing at 8:45pm. Here’s some pictures from the afternoon:
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Pepper Place 2008
Get ready Birmingham for some fast racing this Saturday night! I want a lot of people to be there to cheer everyone on so I’m going to start out with the quick details and directions to the race. Quick Details Check out the official 2008 Pepper Place Race Flyer online. Saturday, September 13, 2008 –…
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Pepper Place 2008
Get ready Birmingham for some fast racing this Saturday night! I want a lot of people to be there to cheer everyone on so I’m going to start out with the quick details and directions to the race. Quick Details Check out the official 2008 Pepper Place Race Flyer online. Saturday, September 13, 2008 –…
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Equipment update
I went ahead and purchased a new front wheel. I read an article about a Zipp carbon fiber front wheel that failed catasrophically after being “fixed” with carbon epoxy. Basically what can happen is that the crack will deepen underneath the epoxy and you won’t be able to tell because it’s hidden by the epoxy.…
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Equipment update
I went ahead and purchased a new front wheel. I read an article about a Zipp carbon fiber front wheel that failed catasrophically after being “fixed” with carbon epoxy. Basically what can happen is that the crack will deepen underneath the epoxy and you won’t be able to tell because it’s hidden by the epoxy.…
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Media coverage
Well, I guess its one way of gauging a season (for better or for worse!) but I finally made it into a major cycling publication: Velonews! Here’s a screen capture of the Velonews website with the picture by Kurt Jambretz. The caption reads “Atlanta 100K: A small breakaway of three riders formed and put a…
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Media coverage
Well, I guess its one way of gauging a season (for better or for worse!) but I finally made it into a major cycling publication: Velonews! Here’s a screen capture of the Velonews website with the picture by Kurt Jambretz. The caption reads “Atlanta 100K: A small breakaway of three riders formed and put a…
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US 100K Classic Race Report
Quick Summary: 41st out of well over 100 riders, 3rd place in a 3-place mid-race sprint, initiated the main break of the day, rode aggressively The Details: Wow, what a racing experience – from start to finish. Let me run you through the day. 5:15AM wakeup call to eat some pancakes and let them digest…