MORRISTOWN, N.J. (August 20, 2008) Van Dessel Cycles will span the nation this cyclocross season by sponsoring racers from ‘cross hotbeds in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Pacific Northwest, and Colorado. Elite racer Kerry Barnholt, who finished fourth last season at the national championships, junior national champion, Jeff Bahnson, masters national champion, Fred Wittwer, and Mark [...]

 
2008 CYCLE-SMART NORTHFIELD CYCLO-CROSS CAMP
 
Cycle-Smart is proud to present the 8th annual Northfield Cyclo-Cross Camp, taking place September 5-7, 2008 in Northfield, Massachusetts.
 
The camp’s unique attraction lies in its beautiful setting, fun atmosphere, mix of levels and personalities, and the opportunity to learn and practice skills with some of the best ‘cross racers in the [...]

However, I will leave you with this gem:

A little cultural competency goes a long way at a time like this.
I was thinking a Dead Kennedys primer might be in order for those of you who have to ask. But then I realized if you had to ask not only would you never know, you didn’t [...]

I always forget Joe Papp has a blog.
http://joepapp.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-sanction-ended-last-month.html
I think he complimented me but I’m not sure.

This is a picture of a sprint in Elk Grove for a $2000 prime:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos.php?id=/photos/2008/aug08/elkgrove08/elkgrove082/2008ElkGrove3_08
There are 5 people watching.
Hey Elk Grove, how about you spend some of that $200,000 prize list on advertising your race to the local community so someone actually shows up to watch? Not conflicting with Charlotte might help you get more than [...]

Two different paths to arrive at the same place; compare my PMCs from 2007 and 2008.
2007:

 
2008:

 
What you should see here is that in 2008 I did a much better build up. However, I did a lesser job maintaining what I had build through my California trip than I did in 2007, so the drop-off is [...]

You do what you can to minimize the distance.

Thank god for video chat.

It takes me all week to get caught up enough on my life to reflect on it. So Friday it is, even though no one’s left at their computers to read it before the weekend.
First, Chris Mayhew had a question about the actually CTL numbers from Molly’s PMC in a previous post. I inadvertently cut [...]