Well Folks tommorrow is the big day. I will be getting married to little miss wonderful, Rita(awwwww). For the past couple of days I have been hanging out with lots of friends and family and they all have asked me the same question. I guess its the normal question to ask. "are you nervous?" The answer is honestly NO. With so many people asking me the question though I am missing something? Am i supposed to feel nervous? I am not one to get worked up over anything so perhaps its just my personality.
Now that I think about it, its the guys that mostly give me a look and ask if I am nervous. Once I get married do I join a secret society that married men belong to? Its seems they know something and arent telling me when they ask if I am nervous......
Well I cant wait for Saturday and then its off to Napa Valley for the honeymoon. I will be sure to post some pics....from the wedding, not the honeymoon....this site is rated G. :)
-Adam
Austin Tri-Cyclist Blog
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Argon 18 E-114
Want to be like your hero (me) and ride a fast bike. Check this out. The Argon 18 E-114 is going on sale for a limited time. This frameset was originally at $4000, but now can be had for $2500. Details of the bike can be found here.
Awesome bike.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Podium Time
Congrats to C-May for placing on the podium and taking home a fistful of dollars at the La Vuelta de Acadiana Stage Race in Louisiana. Corey had a solid time trial that put him high in the standings, not satisfied with only a little cash he attacked during the crit to sweep up the time bonus and pushing him up in the GC standings. The race was close with only one second seperating first and second. Congrats Corey for making ATC Racing proud.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Tour De France
Tour De France
All I can say is its looking to be exciting this year. If anyone had doubts about that Lance guy then those doubts were put to rest. Lance is sitting pretty in 3rd overall and has the Team Time Trial on Tuesday. Astana is the favorite so Ol' Lance could be wearing yellow by the end of tuesday! How crazy is that! Another impressive performance by Mark Cavendish today. I think its safe to say that he is the No. 1 sprinter. Thor Hushovd with Cervelo gave him a run for the money today, but couldnt get him at the line.
If you dont have Versus to watch the Tour, Austin Tri-Cyclist has it playing at the shop pretty much all day. Just stop by, grab a chair and a drink and enjoy! Its going to be a great tour this year.
Also Cervelo made some cool limited edition frames in honor of the Tour. Check them out at Cervelo.com
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday Training
One of the best known cycling coaches in the area started a recovery monday evening ride. So all are welcome. Stefan Rothe, the founder http://www.rothetraining.com/, will have a ride leaving from Jo's Coffee on S. Congress in Austin. You can meet us at 5:30pm. Roll-out is 5:45pm. Its a 1.5-2hrs social, recovery-pace ride. I would highly recommend trying it out. I mean I did put it on the blog so if its blog worthy then it must be good. AND if you are looking for a coach to improve your cycling Stefan is an excellent source. Patrick Darragh has started training with him and he WON the south mopac time trial last week in a time of 16:11. THATS over 29 MPH average.
So enough about getting faster.
Also on Mondays after the fun and blog worthy Rothe Ride you can head over to a cool downtown spot for Sushi Happy Hour! Silhouette Restaurant & Bar is located at 718 Congress Ave. They have sushi happy hour all day mondays AND if you drink enough sake you can partake in Karoake upstairs. The food there is great and the prices are resonable enough.
See you next monday!
So enough about getting faster.
Also on Mondays after the fun and blog worthy Rothe Ride you can head over to a cool downtown spot for Sushi Happy Hour! Silhouette Restaurant & Bar is located at 718 Congress Ave. They have sushi happy hour all day mondays AND if you drink enough sake you can partake in Karoake upstairs. The food there is great and the prices are resonable enough.
See you next monday!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Copperas Cove Race Report
Here is an inside look at the Cat 5 Copperas Cove Race
We started at 1:10 and it was hot. They said there would be a bottle hand-up, but not until mile 33 so I had three bottles with me. We rolled out very slow and Ryan and I sat on the front and soft-peddled. A few miles in I joked to Ryan that I should take off like I was attacking just for fun. When it came my turn to pull I put in some effort and apparently it strung the group out, so I went off the front. Ryan came out and joined me and they started to chase us so we eventually decided to sit up. The second half was reportedly very windy and we did not see staying off for 45 or 50 miles. We rotated through for the majority of the first half with a couple of faster sections but nothing too bad. Apparently the group was doing a decent job of keeping the pace up though as the group was splitting. At about 25 in a kid went off the front and stayed out there for a while. I bridged the gap and joined him and two dudes followed me. We worked together as a group rotating through for a few minutes but never got in a rythm. They chased us down relatively quickly. At this point our lead group was down to 10 of us. I was pretty much out of water by the time we got to the mile 33 aid station. Took one small bottle of gatorade and a small bottle of water. Drank most of the water then dumped some on my head. That leaves me with a 20 oz bottle of gatorade for 21 miles. Not good. At this point it had to have been 100 degrees and the jersey was open and flapping. We worked together as a group into the crosswind, with the majority of the people just sitting on wheels and Ryan and I and a few other guys taking turns. We were in an echelon across the entire road (no center stripe). The dude in the wheel truck behind us kept honking at us then finally drove up beside us and started screaming at us and calling out numbers and what-not. For the record I was in the right hand gutter the majority of the time. We finally made the right turn for the home stretch, directly into a head wind. At this point I decided I needed to zip my jersey back up. So I sat up with no hands on the bars and tried to zip it up. Huge gust of wind. I really almost fell and took out Ryan with me. As well as some of the guys behind me. Dummy move and the jersey stayed open the rest of the way. The remainder of the ride back in was a death march. I ran out of water with about 10 miles to go as did most eveybody else. The last ten miles were rough but no one really pushed the pace. And very few people worked. there was a lot of sitting up and looking at each other. And dried salty people with white lips. At about 45 miles in I took a turn pulling. I leaned in and pushed a little bit and realized I was going off the front. Then I remembered that Ryan had said we should attack about 10 miles out. So I kept going. Eventually Ryan bridged. I actually believed that we might have a chance. So Ryan gets out to me and as he rides up he gets on my wheel for a bit then I turn and see if he will pull through, he says, "dude I just sprinted all the way from the back give me a sec." We take a few turns and he fell back. I was not far off the front and when I came to the first big hill I immediately decided it would be a sprint finish and I sat up. Fast forward to about 51 miles. I have been near or on the front for a while and figured it was times to drift back. I did not want to be surprised by someone sprinting for the line. Just as I moved back from the second spot to about the fifth spot I could see the cones in the road up ahead, marking 200 M to the finish line - the course was a little short. The pace picked up a bit and the first one to go was the dude on a Colnago. Then an AT&T / Brain and Spine rider made his move to get on Colnago Guy's wheel and I went with him as he was strong. I sat on his wheel as he went past the guy in front and he started putting in his sprint. I sat and sat and sat and pushed as hard as I could and made the move about 25 meters out. Both of my legs were cramping and there was no standing by either of us. I guess I timed it perfectly and I went by him and won by literally a half a second. I was actually a little shocked. Cool. Rough day.
--May
We started at 1:10 and it was hot. They said there would be a bottle hand-up, but not until mile 33 so I had three bottles with me. We rolled out very slow and Ryan and I sat on the front and soft-peddled. A few miles in I joked to Ryan that I should take off like I was attacking just for fun. When it came my turn to pull I put in some effort and apparently it strung the group out, so I went off the front. Ryan came out and joined me and they started to chase us so we eventually decided to sit up. The second half was reportedly very windy and we did not see staying off for 45 or 50 miles. We rotated through for the majority of the first half with a couple of faster sections but nothing too bad. Apparently the group was doing a decent job of keeping the pace up though as the group was splitting. At about 25 in a kid went off the front and stayed out there for a while. I bridged the gap and joined him and two dudes followed me. We worked together as a group rotating through for a few minutes but never got in a rythm. They chased us down relatively quickly. At this point our lead group was down to 10 of us. I was pretty much out of water by the time we got to the mile 33 aid station. Took one small bottle of gatorade and a small bottle of water. Drank most of the water then dumped some on my head. That leaves me with a 20 oz bottle of gatorade for 21 miles. Not good. At this point it had to have been 100 degrees and the jersey was open and flapping. We worked together as a group into the crosswind, with the majority of the people just sitting on wheels and Ryan and I and a few other guys taking turns. We were in an echelon across the entire road (no center stripe). The dude in the wheel truck behind us kept honking at us then finally drove up beside us and started screaming at us and calling out numbers and what-not. For the record I was in the right hand gutter the majority of the time. We finally made the right turn for the home stretch, directly into a head wind. At this point I decided I needed to zip my jersey back up. So I sat up with no hands on the bars and tried to zip it up. Huge gust of wind. I really almost fell and took out Ryan with me. As well as some of the guys behind me. Dummy move and the jersey stayed open the rest of the way. The remainder of the ride back in was a death march. I ran out of water with about 10 miles to go as did most eveybody else. The last ten miles were rough but no one really pushed the pace. And very few people worked. there was a lot of sitting up and looking at each other. And dried salty people with white lips. At about 45 miles in I took a turn pulling. I leaned in and pushed a little bit and realized I was going off the front. Then I remembered that Ryan had said we should attack about 10 miles out. So I kept going. Eventually Ryan bridged. I actually believed that we might have a chance. So Ryan gets out to me and as he rides up he gets on my wheel for a bit then I turn and see if he will pull through, he says, "dude I just sprinted all the way from the back give me a sec." We take a few turns and he fell back. I was not far off the front and when I came to the first big hill I immediately decided it would be a sprint finish and I sat up. Fast forward to about 51 miles. I have been near or on the front for a while and figured it was times to drift back. I did not want to be surprised by someone sprinting for the line. Just as I moved back from the second spot to about the fifth spot I could see the cones in the road up ahead, marking 200 M to the finish line - the course was a little short. The pace picked up a bit and the first one to go was the dude on a Colnago. Then an AT&T / Brain and Spine rider made his move to get on Colnago Guy's wheel and I went with him as he was strong. I sat on his wheel as he went past the guy in front and he started putting in his sprint. I sat and sat and sat and pushed as hard as I could and made the move about 25 meters out. Both of my legs were cramping and there was no standing by either of us. I guess I timed it perfectly and I went by him and won by literally a half a second. I was actually a little shocked. Cool. Rough day.
--May
Saturday, June 20, 2009
ATC Racing News
Copperas Cove Report
The legend known as C-May had his first taste of victory this weekend. He took the win at the Copperas Cove road race, cat 5 division. Now that he has the trophy he will proceed to the Cat 4 divison where he hopes for more success. Congrats Corey.
ATC Racing also donated water bottles for the 4/5 35+ division to help with the 100+ degree heat that everyone had to deal with. Thanks Patrick for getting this all together.
Our latest member to the tea
m is Lola AKA "The Destroyer".
The legend known as C-May had his first taste of victory this weekend. He took the win at the Copperas Cove road race, cat 5 division. Now that he has the trophy he will proceed to the Cat 4 divison where he hopes for more success. Congrats Corey.
ATC Racing also donated water bottles for the 4/5 35+ division to help with the 100+ degree heat that everyone had to deal with. Thanks Patrick for getting this all together.
Our latest member to the tea
m is Lola AKA "The Destroyer".
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