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
“Hey, do you mind if this kid that I’ve been doing some cross workouts with goes on the ride with us today?” That’s how it started almost exactly six years ago this month when my friend Darren asked if a 13 year old local kid named Logan could join us on our ride. After assuring … Read more
Although I’m sure that July 13, 2013 has been circled in all Seattle area bike racers’ calendars I thought that I would still put out a little friendly reminder. So: THE 73rd ANNUAL REDMOND DERBY DAYS CRITERIUM IS THIS SATURDAY!!!!! Now, as anyone who has participated in my races in the past know, when I … Read more
Glass Cranks. Pro Slow. These are two terms that I frequently use to describe a recovery ride and how to do one. The topic of recovery came up recently with one of my athletes when I was looking at his data from a prescribed recovery spin and saw that his numbers were quite a bit … Read more
Logan Owen, Zach McDonald, Jeremy Powers and Katie Compton addressed the media prior to their races in Louisville. Here are some snippets from Logan. Logan responding to a question about the lag time between US Nationals and Worlds and how that influenced his preparation. Logan talks about the differences between racing in Europe and the … Read more
Tête de la Course Cycling So Cal Team Training Camp February 25 – March 3, 2013 Calabasas, CA You are invited to join Tête de la Course Cycling for a week of training in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains. The sunny Pacific Coast and the meandering roads of the southern California mountains are perfect terrain … Read more
Yesterday Logan Owen participated in his last race in Europe for this cyclocross season toeing the line at the Rome World Cup, the penultimate race in the series. Logan ended up fourth behind the seemingly unbeatable Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands, Bertolini of Italy and Budding of the Netherlands. Although disappointed with his … Read more
Logan Owen is back in Europe as he prepares for the Cyclocross World Championships on home soil in Kentucky this coming February. He has already notched up a win at an event in Namur and the day after Christmas he went one better than his third place in Tabor notching second at the World Cup … Read more
Logan Owen is back in Europe as he prepares for the Cyclocross World Championships on home soil in Kentucky this coming February. He has already notched up a win at an event in Namur and the day after Christmas he went one better than his third place in Tabor notching second at the World Cup … Read more
Logan Owen is back in Europe pursuing more World Cup points and valuable experience on his quest for a World Championship title in KY in February. In his first race at Namur he had a resounding victory winning with a considerable margin. Here is the post-race interview.
