Author: kartoone

  • Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage 2

    Quick summary: 18th today, 17th for the GC The details: Coming later today (we just got in from our 12 hour drive back home)

  • Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage 1 Power/Heartrate data

    Some interesting statistics from the race yesterday: Data Value Unit Duration 1:46:55 Sampling Rate 5 s Cycling Efficiency 24.9 % Number of Heart Beats 17655 beats Minimum Heart Rate 115 bpm Average Heart Rate 165 bpm Maximum Heart Rate 189 bpm Standard Deviation 8.8 bpm Minimum Speed 12.1 mph Average Speed 27.6 mph Maximum Speed…

  • Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage Race

    Quick summary: 15th place, 101 starters, 86 finishers. The details: Fast, flat race with lots of crashes. I was in a couple of ill-fated moves, and it certainly looked like we were heading for a field sprint. I fought for good position most of the race but somehow managed to be at the wrong place…

  • Tour of Elk Grove – 1/2 Stage Race

    Quick summary: 15th place, 101 starters, 86 finishers. The details: Fast, flat race with lots of crashes. I was in a couple of ill-fated moves, and it certainly looked like we were heading for a field sprint. I fought for good position most of the race but somehow managed to be at the wrong place…

  • Tour of Elk Grove – Stage 1

    This was a pro-only stage, so I didn’t race today. Still, I drove part of the way to Elk Grove and then biked the rest of the way so that I could watch a few of the pros and warm up the legs. I was very surprised by the roads (much better condition and much…

  • Tour of Elk Grove – Stage 1

    This was a pro-only stage, so I didn’t race today. Still, I drove part of the way to Elk Grove and then biked the rest of the way so that I could watch a few of the pros and warm up the legs. I was very surprised by the roads (much better condition and much…

  • Heading to Chicago!

    Quick update: We made it into Aurora late last night after 14 HOURS in the car yesterday. After a good night’s sleep, Kristine took the kids with our friends to play at a children’s garden/playground nearby, and I am getting caught up on a few things. Later this afternoon I’ll be driving part of the…

  • Heading to Chicago!

    Quick update: We made it into Aurora late last night after 14 HOURS in the car yesterday. After a good night’s sleep, Kristine took the kids with our friends to play at a children’s garden/playground nearby, and I am getting caught up on a few things. Later this afternoon I’ll be driving part of the…

  • Bull’s Gap Time Trial Photo

    I’ve got to hand it to the COGS group – excellent race, accurate times, quickly posted results AND photos. Way to go Cyclists of Greater Sylacauga! Here’s one of the photos (licensed under creative commons license). Thanks for posting these! Original photo by: Diddlee Creative Commons license You can view all the photos from the…

  • Bull’s Gap Time Trial Photo

    I’ve got to hand it to the COGS group – excellent race, accurate times, quickly posted results AND photos. Way to go Cyclists of Greater Sylacauga! Here’s one of the photos (licensed under creative commons license). Thanks for posting these! Original photo by: Diddlee Creative Commons license You can view all the photos from the…