Our 1st team ride of the year translated to a good day on the bike. We had 14 riders of all ability levels, so we planned a 50 mile out and back at a no drop pace on the way out, and we broke into groups on the way back so those that wanted to hammer, could. Friday was wet and cold, but Saturday was 50 degrees and sunny – perfect day for riding. Sunday – snowing and cold. We cashed in some karma to pull that one off.
My folks rolled into town Saturday afternoon on their way back to MN for the summer and it was a quick dinner/dessert/games – bed – up – breakfast/game and we saw them off in true Flagstaff fashion…with snow coming down. Ahhh well, we’ll catch up more in June when we head back to MN for some summer fun.
Got some stuff goin’ on at work this week, mixed in with a crit race on Tuesday night, and maybe one more ride before we catch the flight to Siesta Key, FL. I have plenty of white skin to brown up, that’s for sure.
Any chance you followed the Tour of the Gila this past weekend? Probably not because it didn't exactly make it to network TV....in fact, You Tube and a live camera at the start/finish line were the extent of the video segments I was able to fine. Here's the skinny - American Idol Sir Lance A. was trying to get back on form against a tough field across the border in NM. Youth is king in cycling, and LA looked every bit of his 38 years at the Gila. I hate to be a cynic, but there ain’t no way he’s even sniffing the podium at the Tour in July, and I hope he can shelve his ego and ride for Levi Leipheimer who looked like he was on a Sunday ride at the 5-stage Tour of the Gila. You don’t think LA would dope again to get to the podium one last time, do ya?
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