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For the record
(Editor's note: the following diary entry relates to the eighth stage of the Tour of Southland in...
World's and beyond
My bike was lost by the airlines in London, so Fast Freddie lent me one of his two spare Ridleys....
Making the team
Oops. Not really anyone's fault but my own... I incorrectly assumed that email correspondence I had...
Almost!
Sunday morning, at the same time Fabian Wegmann told his teammates he would win today (a la Charles...
A last chance
Tuesday before the US PRO Criterium Championship, I did the local TNW (Tuesday Night Worlds, an...
Swapping jerseys at the Tour de Toona
Four men have held the yellow jersey in the last five days. Three of them from my team! Room 131 of...
Literally, a tough break...
Well folks, the verdict is in. Due to late diagnosis, I'm already partway into the healing process...
"Some heels, weend, and more heels"
The trip from Minnesota to Quebec took 16 hours, door to door. I think driving may have been just as...
Nature Valley Grand Prix - NE/NRC Minnesota, USA, June 8-12, 2005
Beautiful course. We only had Tyler in a group of 17 that went away halfway through, and the...
Nature Valley Grand Prix - NE/NRC Minnesota, USA, June 8-12, 2005
Red Wing Road Race, 163km with six hilly finishing circuits 7km each. The course includes two dirt...
Missing the break at Philly
So, what happened at Philly? John Lieswyn, the guy who never seems to miss the break (thanks for...
Battling in the break at Wachovia Trenton
A regular morning. Had breakfast with the Belgian photographers who have been coming to this race...
Slow start then BOOM at Lancaster Wachovia
It was the slowest Lancaster opening laps in my memory. A whimsical explanation? Bobby J riding his...
Fayetteville calling for Health Net at Joe Martin Stage Race
Our team plan was to attack all day every day, aiming for either ridiculous odds in a break or at...
Riders in the Storm
After contracting a virulent stomach flu at Redlands and subsequently losing over two kilos, I had...
Dominating in San Dimas
What happened to Symmetrics in the TT yesterday? Several of their riders got caught in a massive...
And the NRC is go
The week after returning from Chile's summer to Iowa's winter, I recovered in just four days from...
Red hot Chile
Last I wrote we were in the midst of three "easy" days, flat stages of under 150km each. Without the...
A 150 km "rest day"
Don't get the impression from yesterday's headline that everything is awry, actually we had a good...
A turn for the worse
This won't be a full report, since I'm sweating up a storm in the un-airconditioned 3rd floor...
Battling in the break
Yesterday I tried to work for Mike again in the field sprint for first. I looked back once to make...
Blowing out the cobwebs
Oof. This race is just what I needed to blow out four months of cobwebs. No training I did in Tucson...
