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Circuit race at Sea Otter

25 April 2009

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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 [...]

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Sprint finish picture from Burlingame 2008

22 April 2009

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

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Racing in my new uniform

20 April 2009

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Cornering during the Fort Ord Road Race on Friday.

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Levi Leiphimer wins Sea Otter road race

18 April 2009

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Today’s road race was tougher than the criterium yesterday and the presence of Levi Leiphimer (Astana) and the full Bissell Pro Cycling squad caused mayhem in the bunch. The road race was 70miles long raced over narrow twisting roads through the Oak Forests of the Fort Ord backcountry, punctuated with numerous hills. The weather today [...]

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Bissell controlled Sea Otter Criterium

17 April 2009

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62 PRO 1,2 guys lined up at the start-line of the Laguna Race-way and there was a full squad of the Bissell Pro team along with good representation from the Liquid Cycling team, Land Rover-ORBEA, Successful Living, Slipstream and several other strong teams. From the gun, the pace was very high on the wind-swept raceway [...]

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California up-date

15 April 2009

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I have been here in the Bays Area now for several days and have been putting in some good quality miles and meeting lots of new people. I am amazed at the sheer number of riders that bike around here, people from all walks of life, ages and sizes. I’ve been based in Santa Clara [...]

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Cracked frame and 5th place

4 April 2009

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I was all decked out in my brand-new Hansaton uniform that I had recieved from Champion System a couple of days ago and felt like a brand new rider wearing smart looking Nalini Grand-Prix shoes. I felt like the new shoes gave me more instant transfer of power to turning the pedals faster that I [...]

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Balterra and Manda racing

1 April 2009

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Andrew Willis put on 3 races in 4 days in the Austin area which was great for all of us to get in some good speed-intensity work in! On Thursday night, a decent Pro 1,2 field turned out to race at Driveway. Some notable absentees included Stefan Rothe, Chris Wherry and Heath Blackgrove, who were [...]

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Tunis-Roubaix race

8 March 2009

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I turned up to this race knowing about the rough section of the course, but it was not expected to be as rough as it was! About two weeks ago, the gravel/dirt road section was in ok condition, with two smooth grooves on each side of the road. However, the local roading company put down [...]

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Athletes Guarantee from Usana

15 November 2008

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Athlete Guarantee Program Trust is a major issue for athletes competing for a place in the Olympics and other high profile athletic competitions. Taking nutritional supplements to help maintain health shouldn’t place an athlete at risk for testing positive for a banned substance. Broadly publicized allegations of contaminants in supplements lead many top athletes to [...]

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