Fort Leisure Race.
Well last time i updated, Cu was wreaking havoc on Durango and the Ft. Lewis kids. The weekend was a roller coaster of good and bad fortune. I personally had good races minus a couple of mishaps.
The first day was the TT, the boys took 3rd on what was a disappointing ride for them. However this got them pretty damn angry and those who beat them in the TT probably wish they hadn't when it was time to get our crit action on. The went well. I had really good legs and was basically at the front covering attacks from FLC. That is until 35 min in when i had cramps in my calf/beind my knee. I don't really know what caused it but its still hurting today. I was able to sit ack and recover for a few laps then move back up towards the front with 3 to go. it wasn't enough time but Brad gave Kiel and excellent lead out for the W. Everything about it was perfect.
The next day was the RR. It was only about 5.5 miles long with a about a 300m dirt section, and about a 1k short hard steep climb back up the plateau. I again had great legs but on lap 2 as the field was starting to shatter, i dropped my chain on the climb. I got it right back on, sprinted to bridge back up quickly as the pace was pretty high and right as i bridged, Tyler Sheldon and Troy Wells through down huge attacks. I followed wheels hoping we would slow down for just a bit. With my head down i realized we had slowed suddenly. thinking we had stayed with the group during the attack i looked up only to realize the guy in front of me had blown up! i tried really hard chasing for about a 1/2 lap but once the group was down the road there was nothing i could do. I got caught by the follow group/peleton but broke away from them on the climb the next lap. I caught teammates Nate and Kurt who had dropped from the lead group. Kurt then got a flat and me and Nate pushed on. We caught Brad who had flatted out of the lead group and rode in with him. We had a fun sprint at the end and i got 13th, the lead group had only finished with 12. I had a good ride and was happy with it but wished my chain incident hadn't occurred. Unfortunately, dropped chains and flat tires were not the worst things that happened. Kiel crashed 1st lap due to some guy riding carelessly. He rode strong and finished the race with what we all thought was a broken elbow.
Our hotel rooms were less than ideal this weekend. $29 night doesn't get you far in the states. I thought someone would have figured that out by now. A quote to describe the living conditions this weekend, "I wouldn't take a girl here even to rape".
Did i mention that hot water was scarce?
On the way back the other van had a bet, which was taken up. "i bet you wouldn't go jump naked into that creek over there".
Unfortunately after i got home/back to my room, i didn't realize someone had left a bomb in it. Yea......about that.....i swear i was going to clean it! Oh, mom would be soooo disappointed right now.
Well, yesterday i got a massage. My right leg, right behind my knee is still giving me some grief. The lady said she thinks i strained a tendon. Is that bad? anyway, it seems to be healing but slowly. Today is a big ride day, especially since i didn't ride yesterday as it rained for 24 hr straight! Hope everyone is well. Good luck to all those going out to the NORBAS.
OH, one last laugh. Check this out. Apparently when i went to Puerto Rico for the Ultimate Dirt Challenge and won the U23, i got 16 UCI points. well happens to be that's better than Trebon, wicks and Decker! So that puts me as 9th ranked American in the world! is that not one of the funniest things you have ever heard!
http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2895
2007 UCI Mountain Bike Rankings
April 17, 2007
Individual Men’s Rankings
1. Chris Jongewaard (AUS) 330
2. Geoff Kabush (CAN) 290
3. Jader Zoli (USA) 280
4. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.) 235
15. Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.) 151
19. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo.) 149
29. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont.) 112
33. Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass.) 108
43. Sam Jurekovic (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 91
57. Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va.) 76
85. Colin Cares (Boulder, Colo.) 60
218. Blake Harlan (Austin, Texas) 16
229. Ryan Trebon (Ventura, Calif.) 15
284. Barry Wicks (Corvallis, Ore.) 10
321. Carl Decker (Bend, Ore.) 8
Anyway have fun laughing at that.
The first day was the TT, the boys took 3rd on what was a disappointing ride for them. However this got them pretty damn angry and those who beat them in the TT probably wish they hadn't when it was time to get our crit action on. The went well. I had really good legs and was basically at the front covering attacks from FLC. That is until 35 min in when i had cramps in my calf/beind my knee. I don't really know what caused it but its still hurting today. I was able to sit ack and recover for a few laps then move back up towards the front with 3 to go. it wasn't enough time but Brad gave Kiel and excellent lead out for the W. Everything about it was perfect.
The next day was the RR. It was only about 5.5 miles long with a about a 300m dirt section, and about a 1k short hard steep climb back up the plateau. I again had great legs but on lap 2 as the field was starting to shatter, i dropped my chain on the climb. I got it right back on, sprinted to bridge back up quickly as the pace was pretty high and right as i bridged, Tyler Sheldon and Troy Wells through down huge attacks. I followed wheels hoping we would slow down for just a bit. With my head down i realized we had slowed suddenly. thinking we had stayed with the group during the attack i looked up only to realize the guy in front of me had blown up! i tried really hard chasing for about a 1/2 lap but once the group was down the road there was nothing i could do. I got caught by the follow group/peleton but broke away from them on the climb the next lap. I caught teammates Nate and Kurt who had dropped from the lead group. Kurt then got a flat and me and Nate pushed on. We caught Brad who had flatted out of the lead group and rode in with him. We had a fun sprint at the end and i got 13th, the lead group had only finished with 12. I had a good ride and was happy with it but wished my chain incident hadn't occurred. Unfortunately, dropped chains and flat tires were not the worst things that happened. Kiel crashed 1st lap due to some guy riding carelessly. He rode strong and finished the race with what we all thought was a broken elbow.
Our hotel rooms were less than ideal this weekend. $29 night doesn't get you far in the states. I thought someone would have figured that out by now. A quote to describe the living conditions this weekend, "I wouldn't take a girl here even to rape".
Did i mention that hot water was scarce?
On the way back the other van had a bet, which was taken up. "i bet you wouldn't go jump naked into that creek over there".
Unfortunately after i got home/back to my room, i didn't realize someone had left a bomb in it. Yea......about that.....i swear i was going to clean it! Oh, mom would be soooo disappointed right now.
Well, yesterday i got a massage. My right leg, right behind my knee is still giving me some grief. The lady said she thinks i strained a tendon. Is that bad? anyway, it seems to be healing but slowly. Today is a big ride day, especially since i didn't ride yesterday as it rained for 24 hr straight! Hope everyone is well. Good luck to all those going out to the NORBAS.
OH, one last laugh. Check this out. Apparently when i went to Puerto Rico for the Ultimate Dirt Challenge and won the U23, i got 16 UCI points. well happens to be that's better than Trebon, wicks and Decker! So that puts me as 9th ranked American in the world! is that not one of the funniest things you have ever heard!
http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2895
2007 UCI Mountain Bike Rankings
April 17, 2007
Individual Men’s Rankings
1. Chris Jongewaard (AUS) 330
2. Geoff Kabush (CAN) 290
3. Jader Zoli (USA) 280
4. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.) 235
15. Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.) 151
19. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo.) 149
29. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont.) 112
33. Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass.) 108
43. Sam Jurekovic (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 91
57. Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va.) 76
85. Colin Cares (Boulder, Colo.) 60
218. Blake Harlan (Austin, Texas) 16
229. Ryan Trebon (Ventura, Calif.) 15
284. Barry Wicks (Corvallis, Ore.) 10
321. Carl Decker (Bend, Ore.) 8
Anyway have fun laughing at that.
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