It's Bastille day! That should make for a fun stage, at least for the spectators. For the riders, not so much; the course profile looks like this: mmmMmM/\/\ (Those last two are, like, cat 1 climbs, one right after the other. Here's hoping the storms will hold off until the guys are safely into the town for the night!

Last night, my mom and I went for a ride. Other than the fact that I ride about twice as fast as she does, it was good -- she rode leadout for a while, forcing me to adjust and if nothing else practice my peloton-riding skills (such as they are). When she was done, we went back to the house so I could grab my water and my iPod, and then I went out ( Read more... )

Today I:
- Finally bought a new saddle for my bike - Serfas Rx Women's - and ( Read more... )

I love Team Astana's riders' names:
Bazayev, Dmitriyev, Iglinskiy, Klöden, Muravyev, Raimbekov, Rast & Schär. That Andreas Klöden is cute doesn't hurt, either. (I have no idea what the rest of the guys look like, though I probably have seen them before. Okay, cleaning, now...)

You just can't tell because I read things like this:
All I can say is that it was hard, hot and fast. And tomorrow it's gonna be hard, hot, fast and long...

And then I blink and snicker to myself. (It's in reference to a stage in a pro cycling race. Dunno which one; I thought the Giro d'Italia was over? *Pokes Steephill* No, I'm an idiot -- the ( Read more... )

Hi. Look, I know we've had this conversation before -- just last summer, in fact. However, it's now about two minutes before the cycling season officially starts for those of us in the northern climes (I'm hoping that the sidewalks/trails around my house will be clear in just a week or so more, because I want to RIDE), and once again, I can't seem ( Read more... )