Tag: wisconsin
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Downer Ave Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 10
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…
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Fond du Lac Grand Prix – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 9
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…
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Sheboygan Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 8
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…
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Ripon TT (aka “rest day”) – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 7
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…
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Schlitz Park Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 6
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…
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Greenbush Road Race – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 5
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.…
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Waukesha Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 4
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…
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Grafton Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 3
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…
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Thiensville Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 2
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…
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Shorewood Criterium – Tour of America’s Dairyland – Day 1
Today was the first day of the Tour of America’s Dairyland, 11 consecutive days of racing all over southeastern Wisconsin. First, the thing that probably amazed me most about today … I had to wear arm warmers and the temperature dropped into the 50s by the end of the race. Keep in mind that summer…