Hardest Course Of The Season! – S03/E12 – The CXOff
Physical and mental tests galore! Starting with a wicked case of insomnia I nearly bailed at takeoff but The Bug convinced me to drive 1.5 hours to ride 40 minutes in the cold, gusting winds of AppleCross in Winchester, VA. Turns out this was the best course of the season. Already ridiculously challenging, a few […]
2017 Charm City Cross D1 – UCI C1 Elite Women & Men
Things that were hot and moist this past weekend: the weather, and the racing at Charm City Cross! It may not be the traditional CX weather we’re accustomed to in October here in the mid-Atlantic, but it’s still cyclocross and you race in the conditions provided when the whistle sounds. Tech Notes: I was *extremely* […]
This Wasn’t How I Planned It – S03/E02 – The CXOff
Less than 2 weeks out from my first race and my training has gone completely off the rails (partly because of this vlog), and I *still* don’t have a raceable machine. Although clearly stressing out, I tried to keep the PMA going knowing that one way or another I’ll have something to race on October […]
2016 BikeReg Super 8 Series: #2 – Schooley Mill Cross – Elite Men 1/2/3
Schooley Mill Cross – Elite Men 1/2/3 Interesting race to say the least. Jake Sitler (Van Dessel Factory Team) got out to an early and commanding lead over Greg Wittwer (Sweet Spot Cycling) but ended up flatting out midway through the race with no pit bike to go to. Lead change to Greg who, coincidentally, […]
2015 Super 8 CX Series: #1 – Hyattsville CX
Things You Think You Did, but You Most Definitely Ain’t Did There’s that moment where you’re planning something out and you think to yourself that you’ve done this thing, or something similar to this thing before. When, in truth, you have not. That thing is race at 8AM then proceed to cover the rest of […]