07 Kick Off

Well the 2007 mtn bike race season is officially underway here in Fountain Hills, AZ. The season kicks off with a 3 race stage race with an additional Fat Boy crit tonight. It seems like both a long and short time since i have been able to mingle with all my friends i only see during the big races. It seems like the season will never begin when your back home training but when you finally show up and see everyone again it like it was only yesterday. Speaking of yesterday, the TT went alright. I felt good, could have a gone a little faster but couldnt quite figure out how. I dont know if i would call it sandbagging, but my time i thought should have been better than 18th. The top 5 or 6 guys in semi pro would have finished in and around top 20 in pro! Oh well, i guess it just makes the competition a little more stiff. Today is the Super D at 3:30 and the downtown fat boy crit tonight under the lights. I'm a little bitter about yesterday so hopefully i can bring some time back today in those events even though the super D is really just another TT.



The Free Sager bands were out today, i saw at least 5 or six. Troy Wells was again rocking the dual Free Sager and Dopers Suck bands on each arm, nice touch.

In other news it was Bryans first pro race. While early racing and desert terrain didn't suit him, he had a solid race and hopefully enjoyed his inagural race with the big boys. Yea thats a yellow number plate!





The down time has been abundant as it always is at these races. If your not resting or sleeping, your doing what you shouldnt be doing, i.e. standing in the hot arizona sun watching the pros and your friends suffer. I must have put a solid 5 hrs in the sun yesterday. Of course living in colorado now i have to get the sun when i can. Well hopefully the racing will go a little bit better/faster than yesterday, either way it will be fun to race, especially under lights tonight.