On July 13 I boarded a plane bound for Europe where I will be until October 1. For the bulk of that time I will be working for USA Cycling as an Associate National Team Coach for the Junior Men and Nieuwelingen. USA Cycling has a base in Sittard, NL in an old sports hotel … Read more
Due to heading straight to the airport after Redmond Derby Days and boarding a plane to Europe the next day this post is coming a week late and a bit abbreviated. That said, the 2014 Derby Days Criterium was a huge success. The big winners of the day were the members of the Keller Rohrback … Read more
There is still time to pre-register for the biggest prize list criterium in the Seattle area, but not for long. Pre-registration for the 74th Annual Redmond Derby Days Criterium closes Thursday, June 10 at 10PM. There really is no reason to not pre-register. The weather is looking great, the prize list looks even better and … Read more
The 2014 Redmond Derby Days Criterium is rapidly approaching. Register now for the largest prize list single day race in the Greater Seattle area. Pre-reg is through USA Cycling: http://www.usacycling.org/register/2014-2224 All sales tax and service fees are included so the price you see on the flyer is the price you pay to register. Why race the … Read more
This week finds me in the Minneapolis – St Paul area where I am the Guest Sport Director for Team SmartStop. The team consists of current NRC Leader Travis McCabe, the newly crowned US Professional Road Race Champion Eric Marcotte, Adam Meyerson, Flavio Alejandro and Travis Livermon. Here is a race report from tonight’s Stage … Read more
The 74th Annual Derby Days Race is rapidly approaching. This year’s race will be held on July 12. As has been the case the last two years the cash will be flowing, the champagne will be sprayed and good fun will be had by all. Not wanting to rest on our laurels we have upped … Read more
“I can’t do ___” has an entirely different meaning than “I won’t do ___”. When you strip away all the BS, the excuses and the posturing the difference boils down to a matter of choice. Most often when you hear someone state “I can’t do this” what they really mean is “I won’t do this”. … Read more
For a limited time you can order one of our sweet kits from Castelli Cycling. Click on the link below, order direct from Castelli and we will ship to you when the order is completed. Available are our Aero Race Bib Shorts and our black short sleeve team jersey (pictured below). You can check out … Read more
Periodically I will be posting brief profiles of Tête de la Course athletes. They will either be athletes being coached by Tête de la Course Cycling or athletes flying the Tête de la Course colors in various parts of the country. Today’s profile is on Ansel Dickey from Woodstock, Vermont. Ansel is one of the … Read more
There are times when playing it safe is the right move. Then there are times when you just need to say “Fuck it” and take a chance. I have been known to do both and quite honestly I probably tend to the former. This is a tale of the latter and where it led me. … Read more
