Recovery Riding

nothing like ending a good three day block with a recovery ride in the rain.

W

Me and Carson W made the drive down to Raliegh this weekend for the second round of the Winter Series at the Wake County speedway. I am still feeling the lagging effects of being sick which is really a bummer. But the field was small and the team got to practice rotating and try a leadout for the sprint. All the guys did an awesome job and I was able to win the sprint. It was fun to go through the motions of a leadout in a small race, because we'll need to have that experience in order to do so in bigger races coming up. Baby steps to bigger things...

Banner Elk: 16 degrees, feels like 4 (weather.com)

Great.

Base Endurance Ride: Mount Mitchell State Park

Chart courtesy of my CycleOps Power Tap SL. This ride was from Asheville to Mt Mitchell and back via the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Some Stats:

• duration 5:55
• miles 85.4
• avg watts 216
• avg hr 140
  

and the season rolls near...

Finishing up my VO2 max and lactate threshold testing. and my 2007 race schedule is taking shape...

• January 27 Winter Series Criterium
• February 3rd Winter Series Criterium
• February 4th January Nationals
• Feb 16-18 Valley of the Sun
  
• Feb 24-25 Spring Training Series #1
• March 3-4 Spring Training Series #2
• March 10-11 Ga Tech Collegiate
• March 24-25 Charlotte Crits/FSU
• March 31-1 Greenville Omnium
• April 14-15 LMC Collegiate
• April 21-22 SECCC Conference Finals
• April 24-29 Tour of Virginia
• May 4 Town Mountain Hill Climb TT
• May 5-6 Wake Habitat Cycling Challenge
• May 10-14 Collegiate National Championships
• May 17-20 Tri-Peaks Stage Race
• May 25-28 Edgar Soto Memorial Stage Race
• June 9-10 Roan Mountain Road Race
• June 15-17 Race for Kids/Second Testing at ECU
• June 28-1 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
• July 5-15 Espoir National Championships
• July 20-22 French Broad Cycling Classic
• July 23-27 Tour de Toona
• July 30-Aug 5 Crossroads Classic Criterium Series
• Aug 6-sept 8 Cycling Center Hertsberge Belgium
  

Human Performance Lab at ECU

The Capri Foundation Elite Cycling Team gathered in Greenville NC to get our VO2 Max, Lactate Threshold, Body Fat % and some bio metrics stuff analyzed. It was a super fun experience and a chance to ride with all the guys. Our training camp kicks off this week, friday-monday in Asheville NC.

I am also excited to be working with a coach this season, previously of AEG-Jet Networks Pro Cycling Team, Hugh Moran. I think it will be an awesome experience and a good relationship.

It is only about 5 weeks until my first race of the Year: Valley of the Sun stage race in Arizona, February 14-16.

til next time

me

haha my sweet team headshot. no real reason to post it, except i am trying to get a picture into my profile, and this one might fit the stupid size requirements.

The Capri Foundation Elite Cycling TEAM

This is the team and the staff that make it all work. Also, the team website is up and functioning a little more each day, check the link over in the right hand column.

off season happenings

well, i jumped the ship and turned 21. and me being a lover of greens, the popular gift was mountain dew. here's my stock by the nights end. my friends pretty much rock. and no, i haven't been sleeping well haha.

also did some pumpkin carving with sarah. it turned out to be terrifying mind you.


the Capri-Foundation Elite Cycling Team had our kick off meeting october 28th, and despite the chaos, me and lovely found some oppertunities for some foto opts.

over and out

Well, this season is a wrap. I am enjoying a nice October with no training and a little recreational riding. Although, per usual, I will most likely dabble in some cyclocross races, so I will do some updates along the way.

i miss her so

LMC MTB Weekend

Another MTB weekend in the books. Here is our A mens lineup shortly after the 2 hour mudfest was over. The team had a great weekend, and I managed some lesser placing, 3rd in short track and 6th in cross country. But with the tidal wave of allergy related problems I have had the last couple of weeks, I am just glad I could race.

Team News

Well, I can finally announce that I will be riding for the Capri Foundation Elite Cycling Team next year. Which will take on its official name after all the team sponsors are released. This is a first year team based out of central North Carolina. More news to come.

Ga Tech Short Track

Some racing action from the weekend...
...smoking some short track...
...which really didn't go that well, 6th I think. Which is dissapoiting, but tomorrow is another day and another race.

Collegiate MTB at ETSU

Well my first mountain bike endeavor since nationals last october haha. And I am happy with how it went for the most part. As you can see above, I dabbled in the DH for a few extra conference points. This roadie kept it real in 15th. Then later I had a really dissapointing TT, it felt good and fast but I only managed 6th. Then way later in Short Track I was able to secure second behind a flying Scott Stewart. So I was really pleased with that result.

Then Sunday, in XC a lead group of four established in the first lap which I was in. But early in the second lap I lost contact but held on to 4th spot until the finish, which I was pleased with.

A little more time on the mountain bike to brush up the technical skills, and we'll see what happens.

Straight Gangster or Just Plain Stunning?

Well there's not really much racing news to speak of, I just thought everyone should see what me in Andy "cowboy" Evans hat looks like.

Back to Banner Elk

Here's one of my new favorite pics. Finally have some racing on the horizon, a TT at the Lowes Motor Speedway tomorrow. Hopefully the legs will be ready for that. The frequent climbing here in Banner Elk is surprisingly feeling good.

And everyone should check this out http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/07/faintinggoats.html

...it won't dissapoint.

Eds Movie Review: Talladega Nights

Well Stu wanted it, so here it is: my review of ricky bobby. The instant the quote "i am all jacked up on mountain dew" hit my ears I loved this movie and it is the best movie my eyes have ever caught in their reflection. Well not quite but still, it was kicking and I highly recommend it to everyone. It's defenitly stacked with one liners, so I think a few viewings are in order to totally embrace the retardness of the movie that the guys on the LMC cycling team will likely over- embrace on every ride for the next 4 months.

Track Racing? Why?

Well its been a while since I did an update...I did the crossroads classic this week, which is a criterium series that runs thursday to sunday. I had a lot of fun but no results. My back is still giving me a little trouble from my crashes in Altoona, which doesn't work out to well in fast crits, but I should be good to go now that I can do some low key training for a few days. Haha so wednesday I think I am going to race on the track! I don't know how that will pan out since I have never raced there before. I am doing the points race, so I'll do an update after that.

No Belgium

This decision was made about a week ago, but I am not going to make it to Belgium this year. I might do another post about it later.