Exergy 2012

Peloton Magazine has announced the official roster for Team Exergy 2012!! I am very excited to be racing for Team Exergy again in 2012. Last season I started racing with the team  2 months remaining in the season to get a taste of the pro racing scene. Next season will be my first full year racing with Exergy. I am really looking forward to the year and have been training hard so far to make a bigger impression next year. Stay tuned for more news!
Check out Peloton Magazine for the write up.

Cali Trip

This past week I was fortunate enough to travel to California and ride for a week. My coach had a week off from work and wanted to go see his family in California and asked if I wanted to travel with him and get some good miles in. OF COURSE! First we went to beautiful Tahoe for a couple of days to get some good climbing in the legs. We were very fortunate enough to be able to crash at a condo right in Tahoe City. Josh the Exergy mechanic knew a guy who owned the place and he was kind enough to let us crash there. Rob is currently a cycling agent and road pro back in the day so it was really cool talking to him for a while. We were able to catch up with my coach’s friend from when he was growing up Marty and he road with us for a few days. It’s always fun too ride new terrain and ride with new people, makes for a nice change. 

 

 

Monday we headed towards Sacramento to do some MTB but it was raining since we woke up and I was not too thrilled to ride in the wet and mud but I gave it a go for a bit. I only lasted about an hour before my coach and I turned around and left Conor and Marty to keep riding. Then Tuesday Rob hooked us up with AthletiCamps, which specializes in VO2 and lactate testing. I have done quite of VO2 testing in the last couple of years but never a lactate test so it was good to get some more data for training purposes. 

Then we were able to stop in Salt Lake City on the way back to Colorado to ride with a good friend Chris. We went MTB and it was actually fun. Smooth rolling terrain and great weather. Altogether it was a good trip and met a lot of good people and made relationships that will last!

I am currently now in the car driving to Denver to see my Family and Friends for a couple of days before we head back to GJ. It has been a lot of time in the car this week. It feels like race season with all the travel but it keeps be busy. But it will be nice when I am able to stay in one place for more than two weeks.

Cyclocross Bike for Sale!

I am selling my cyclocross bike that I used for the last 1.5 years. It is a Great bike and still in great condition but I am unable to race this season so I don't want the temptation sitting in my living room so please help me out!

Check it out on Ebay

   

2nd Week

Right now I am in my second week of base miles and feeling great. The weather has been fantastic so far but next week looks like it changes for the ugly. Leaving for California at the end of the week with Conor and our coach to go ride for a week!  Been trying to take some photos to post on here the last two weeks of riding. Enjoy!

Living

Well it feels great to get back riding everyday and feeling good and having FUN!! Talking about fun, what better then riding with a group of juniors. Yesterday Conor and I got the opportunity to go ride with Two Rivers Junior Cycling team here on the western slope of Colorado. I love junior racing for many reasons. Juniors is where I started racing and learned a lot about the sport. Its where you learn to have fun and the basics of racing and riding. I just love the enthusiasm of Juniors while riding, they will ride their heart out until they blow. This team is what I love, a lot of sponsors and parents who back the team. The western slope is such a great place to ride and they are the only organized team out here, props to them. After the ride we got to hang out and eat some good food and talk to the juniors and parents about racing and what it takes to be a pro. Then we got to hand out some Exergy stem caps so the juniors will be rippin around with Exergy on their stems.

Other great news is I just bought a fully automatic Espresso machine!  I love this thing and think I am using it already too much but why not.

NO Cross

This year Conor and I are not racing cyclocross for a couple of reason. First Exergy didn't want us getting hurt and they told us they wanted us to focus on the road for next year and prepare for it proprley, this way we will be well rested when the road season comes around again. I am very happy with the decision so far, I am able to relax a little more and get some good base miles in and watch videos like this.

# 1 reason why I am not racing cross, so I don't end up like Joey!!!!

VEGAS!!!

A week in Vegas will break anyone who tries to take it on. We took off to Vegas on the 8th to watch Kenny take on the Ironman World Championship 70.3. We arrived in Vegas a few days before his race so he could check out the course and get his legs dialed before the big day. The days leading up to the race was very hot and miserable outside but race day was a nice 90 degrees for the high. In the end he finished 24th in his age group which was a huge improvement from the previous year, lets see what he can do next year, I am expecting BIG things.

Then we headed to the strip on Monday for Interbike but the show didn't start until Wednesday so we had sometime to kill. Nothing too exciting this year but it was still fun to check out. We were planing on coming home Thursday but we were informed from our managers that we had to stay one more night for a HUGE announcement for the team!

We got the email saying EXERGY was hosting a party at the Marquee in Vegas which is the hottest night club in Vegas and there was a dress code. Thursday morning we went out to buy some nice cloths so we could get into the club. When we arrived you had to check in and you had to have your name on the list to be able to get in. Then you took an elevator up to the club and was greeted by six or so waters with all different kinds of potions, you could get any drink you wanted or Voss water. The food was also amazing and the club was insane. The big announcement was Peanut Butter twenty 12 is going to be Exergy twenty 12 for next year and years to come!! Big step forward for women's cycling and Exergy, I am really looking forward to what next year has to offer.

After not riding at all in Vegas I got back on the bike and feel really out of shape. It is time to get back out there and get ready for 2012.

Hoover Dam

Exergy Party

New Nutella & GO!