Richmond Ciclismo Cyclocross Race 2006 Part I

I went on You Tube today and this came up as one of the top watched videos!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT is cool. Its a great vid. Very quiet and simple of a local looking race. pure. Well done !!!

Jingle Cross 2008 Mud Hill.mov

NO!!! ouch. ouchouchouch

Jeremy Powers' Lesson in Barrier Hopping

how to bunny hop the barricades...(fun!)

he gets the cookie!!!!!!!!

movies for the trainer

sometimes a good action movie is great for riding to. I was going to make a list of movies but...I think we all have different tastes. This one is a new release. Its pretty good. I saw a Van Deisel movie last nite that I could have trained to. WIsh I saved that one to workout to. BUT ..this one was MUCH better and a total surprise. IT was GOOD!!!

Just watched the new release : Eagle Eye. The chase scenes are amazing. That movie had me totally absorbed. I flew thru my workout. Jealous if you haven't seen it yet ~ I"d say don't waste it sitting on the couch. Save that one for a saturday and log some time in the saddle. GOod action movies that keep you engrossed like that are hard to come by. I especially liked how they didn't make the cops look chumpy or inept that were chasing the heros. Chicago cops!!!

this has to go on my bumper

LOL cafepress. They have cross stickers and shirts and things too. http://shop.cafepress.com/cyclo-cross

The importance of brain exersize.

I spend too much time working on my body and I am forgetting that I need to work the brain too. I guess my brain is getting older. I have heard that it is important to do puzzles and challenge the brain as we get older. I thought just reading was good enough but now I realize that I should include some problem solving ,too. Challenge my brain more. I know a fella that took up a course in calculus as he got into his 40's..... just for fun. That might be a good idea.
But I am truly reaching new levels of airheadedness. The absent minded professor.

Saturday I took a left turn onto the wrong road on Palatine Road I found myself driving down the wrong way on a one way double highway. I can only think that it must be that I was in a zone...that kind of mindless driving that people get into when they are on familiar roads. These are the moments of brainfart that kill people. Stupid darwin moments . No I wasn't drinking, in fact I hadnt been drinking in the last 48+++ hours , no drugs of any kind, no laughing gas! (haha) ........... I did have a starbucks half decaf..maybe she didn't hear me and made it all decaf. It was starbucks fault!!! :) .

It wasn't even clear to me I was going the wrong way when I did it. Until I saw cars coming AT me on both sides and flashing their lights at me. I quickly exited off at the off ramp. THank God there was just no one on the road! and so strange as this was a saturday at 2pm. Wild!

OH man....I try to always keep my blunders away from Hank's eyes. But today he was following me back from the dealer. Hank was behind me in his car and saw the entire thing. I called him on my hands free and he was just shocked as all heck.
"I can't believe that was you!!!" yeah ...me too!

I am starting up a puzzle program for myself. Or shock treatments.

oooh.. SOMEONE should make a computer game we can do on the bike while training that lets us solve problems. HA. A for real criterium game. That tests your mental reflexes and your ability to read a race. That would be fun.

Yes, I believe in angels and spacey people have very special angels. :D

Chicago Cyclo Cross Cup Final Results

What a fun YEAR! More races than ever and a great crowd of participants and awesome competition. Good Luck everyone who is at Nationals.

Montrose Race Winners

Men 123 - Scott McLaughlin (SRAM Factory)
Women 123 - Devon Haskell (The Pony Shop)
Men 3 - Dave Norton (Johnny Sprockets)
Women 4 - Eileen Neville (xXx Racing AthletiCo)
Masters 30+ - Chris Lombardo (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Masters 40+ - Brian Conant (The Pony Shop)
Masters 50+ - Wayne Simon (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Juniors - John Tomlinson (xXx Racing AthletiCo)
Men 4A - Brandon Leach (Johnny Sprockets)
Men 4B - John Villena (Cycle Smithy)

State Champions

Men 123 - Scott McLaughlin (SRAM Factory)
Women 123 - Devon Haskell (The Pony Shop)
Men 3 - Dave Norton (Johnny Sprockets)
Women 4 - Eileen Neville (xXx Racing AthletiCo)
Masters 30+ - Chris Lombardo (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Masters 40+ - Brian Conant (The Pony Shop)
Masters 50+ - Wayne Simon (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Juniors - John Tomlinson (xXx Racing AthletiCo)
Men 4A - Henry Loud (Team Pegasus)
Men 4B - No State Jersey awarded for Mens 4B

Overall CX Cup Winners
Men 123 - Scott McLaughlin (SRAM Factory)
Women 123 - June Upshaw (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Men 3 - Jason Knauff (vitaminwater - Trek)
Women 4 - Eileen Neville (xXx Racing AthletiCo)
Masters 30+ - Chris Lombardo (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Masters 40+ - Tim Boundy (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Masters 50+ - Wayne Simon (Verdigris Custom Homes)
Juniors - Brandon Feehery (South Chicago Wheelmen)
Men 4A - Maxwell Riordan (Chicago Cuttin' Crew)
Men 4B - John Villena (Cycle Smithy) Luck and Angels on your handlebars.