Bikedan in Asia

2009 Giant Cup National Race

Waiting for the start of the race that was delayed over an hour! Last weekend was the 2009 Giant National Cup race that was held in Dajia, very close to Taizhong. Since it was a national event, all the best Taiwanese riders turned out for the 33km event that was raced on a 11km circuit [...]

Brief race report from Salt Lake City

I raced in the pro-am event where there were over 70 starters and there was quite a few good riders present, ones that had missed the cut for the Tour of Utah, and they were keen to impress for both resume and sponsorship purposes. My form in the race felt reasonably good and bodes well [...]

Break laps field at Driveway

I had come late to Driveway and litarally just rolled up to the start-line without a warm-up and still putting on my gloves when the whistle went for the start of the New York Life Pro race. A Bryan Fawley first lap attack had the 40 strong field strung out, with about 10 riders off [...]

Wenger wins Driveway from late break

David Wenger from the Super Squadra racing team won from a late break that established a slender gap with three to go after Daniel Carruthers (Hansaton Hearing Systems) took the final cash prime on offer. The five escapees, including Chris Trickey (Austin Nationals), who pulled out a bag of tricks to win the most aggressive [...]

Adventures in Monterrey part 2

I also discovered a wonderful ‘sanctuary’ in the middle of the city, Arena Monterrey, this was a massive park that contained the old Monterrey power station that has been converted into a tourist attraction; there was a 2-3 mile loop that was twisty curvy with people riding bikes and roller-blading on it; lovers strolling among [...]

Racing at Beaufort, SC

USA Speedweek

I’ve arrived back in the deep South of Austin, TX after spending most of the month of April on the road for a couple of major cycling events, first being racing over in California. I was back in Austin for a couple of days before going down to San Antonio for one day of the [...]

Circuit race at Sea Otter

The final race of the Sea Otter PRO road races was brutal with the steep hill to get over on each lap of the 2.2 mile circuit. Early on, a group of six riders broke away and maintained a 1-2 minute lead before the catch was made after 18 laps or so of racing. My [...]

Sprint finish picture from Burlingame 2008

I finished 2nd, behind Chris Hipp in a frenetic bunch sprint finish that contained several big names including Eric Wohlberg and Jackson Stewart.

Racing in my new uniform

Cornering during the Fort Ord Road Race on Friday.