Strava map of the Madison Criterium course – 2011 Tour of America’s Dairyland Mmmmm – chocolate milk at the finish in front of the capitol after 11 days of racing This was a great way to end up the 2011 Tour of America’s Dairyland. I put the course map first because it highlights the unique…
I think I may have cracked the top 15 on this one. I was really happy with the finish as it was a complete turnaround from yesterday. Even though I was again at the very front with one lap to go. I was able to hold my position and not get passed by anyone in…
The Fond du Lac Grand prix yesterday was another great race that I managed to mess up at the end. Let’s start with the positive, though. I was in several breaks and even attacked once to start a break. I rode well at the front for the entire race before blowing the last lap. There…
Josiah bundled up and attempting to hold the umbrella over Kristine Video of the finish – Disappointing race yesterday in Sheboygan. A steady persistent rain made for slick streets so I opted for the inside line on all four corners. This was a good decision because there were more than twenty wrecks. Many of them…
Instead of the time trial, I opted for a four hour easy paced ride in search of hills along the Ice Age trail. It was a beautiful ride … check out the panoramic view I stitched together from photos I took at the top of the lookout tower on Lapham Peak, and check out the…
Strava map highlighting one lap of the race. This has to be one of my all-time favorite criterium courses, although I would not want to race it in the rain. Fortunately for us in the pro men’s field, we dodged the thunderstorms and raced on a completely dry course. This was not the case for…
Notice anything missing in this picture??? Answer – my iBike came loose on one section of bumpy road. There was no way to tighten it back up while riding so I had to wait for one of the screws to come completely off. Then I could spin the iBike around to unscrew the other screw.…
Finally, I made it into the top 20 to score a point towards the overall omnium. I am excited about the road race tomorrow with its double points and long distance (about 80 miles). I had a great warm-up ride with lots of climbing up some very steep hills in Waukesha. None of them gained…
Dropped a LOT of money at the bike shop today to buy replacement pedals. Today started out with a trip to Wheel and Sprocket – very nice bike shop based out of southeastern Wisconsin. I picked up the Speedplay pedals shown above for $352. With that fresh on my mind, I was really hoping to…
My day started out with a wonderful breakfast at the original pancake house – pecan pancakes, great coffee, and fiesta omelette And my day ended with this – a broken speedplay pedal! Actually, the broken pedal happened about a quarter of the way through the race, and the awesome SRAM mechanics had me up and…