What a nasty crash at the end of Stage 2! CANCELLARA and RODRIGUEZ both appeared to be injured as they crawled across the finish line. Hopefully it's nothing serious. It looks like most of the sprinters made it through. That means the climbers and their domestics were involved in the crash. Let's hope none of the GC guys were seriously injured.
Even though most of my Fantasy Team were involved in the crash, I was still able to move up one notch - #312 out of 2616.
Monday, July 9, 2007
First Day of First Grade
Elise hopped the bus today for her first day of First Grade. We're all very excited for her!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
TdF - Stage 1
Robbie McEwen pulled out another unbelievable career sprint. 10 miles before the finish, he was 150+ riders back after a crash a few K earlier. Out of nowhere he sprinted to the finish line ahead of everyone else. He's amazing. That's why I chose him on my Fantasy Cycling Team.
Now I'm #313 out of 2616 teams!
Now I'm #313 out of 2616 teams!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
TdF - Prologue
The World Time Trial Champion showed exactly how he earned that title! He blew away 188 of the world fastest cyclists today in the 4.9 mile 2007 Tour de France Prologue. He completed the ride in 8:50, which puts him averaging 33+ mph...unbelievable.
He was my first pick on my Fantasy Cycling Team and earned me 55 points. That puts me 428 out of 2616 teams.
He was my first pick on my Fantasy Cycling Team and earned me 55 points. That puts me 428 out of 2616 teams.
Friday, July 6, 2007
TdF - Fanasy Cycling Team
I received some mail today from Performance Bikes advertising their free Fancy Cycling Team. I spent some time this afternoon setting up my own team. We'll see how I do.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Moab - Day 5
After last night's disaster, Andrew and I proclaim that we are finished with Moab. We want this trip behind us. Drew is a bit disappointed, but that's because he has a never ending supply of energy and would be perfectly happy to bike back to North Carolina from Utah.
We return the rental bikes and drive back to Denver. It was another drive with stunning views. We make it back to Denver, grab a hotel for the night and catch our flight the next day.
All in all, we were none too impressed with Moab. For me, my expectations of Moab were way off. I was expecting long, fast downhills of single track and jeep trails. We never once rode anything that resembled that. Slickrock was impressive, but being 6'5" tall and renting a bike proved to suck the fun out of the trail. The bike was too small for me and I had a really hard time making the ultra-steep climbs without falling over backwards.
If I were to go again, I would spend more time researching bike rentals or maybe even take my own bike out there. The best thing for me would probably be to get a 29er full suspension bike. Oh, and I'd make sure to lower the saddle this time. For sure, my saddle was way too high for that type of steep riding - and I wasn't able to crouch low to lower my center of gravity.
We return the rental bikes and drive back to Denver. It was another drive with stunning views. We make it back to Denver, grab a hotel for the night and catch our flight the next day.
All in all, we were none too impressed with Moab. For me, my expectations of Moab were way off. I was expecting long, fast downhills of single track and jeep trails. We never once rode anything that resembled that. Slickrock was impressive, but being 6'5" tall and renting a bike proved to suck the fun out of the trail. The bike was too small for me and I had a really hard time making the ultra-steep climbs without falling over backwards.
If I were to go again, I would spend more time researching bike rentals or maybe even take my own bike out there. The best thing for me would probably be to get a 29er full suspension bike. Oh, and I'd make sure to lower the saddle this time. For sure, my saddle was way too high for that type of steep riding - and I wasn't able to crouch low to lower my center of gravity.
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