cycling rocks

taken 08/29/2006

Candice Murray a.k.a. “The Mother of Oregon Bike Racing”. While looking for a picture to post for Tuesday Night’s Finale, I thought this one of Candi more than suffices; and while Tuesday’s Series is over, there’s still lots of racing and work to be done. This year marks Candi’s last year as she is retiring. She will be missed as having organized (along with her family) a strong, well thought out racing environment for Oregonians.

Check out some more pics from Tuesday.

I haven’t ridden in days. It feels good. But as I watched the racers round the corners and sprint for primes, I felt the ‘ol itch to get back on the bike. It was only yesterday that I told the guys I didn’t want to even get near a saddle. Alas, tonight my thoughts are exactly the opposite.

taken 08/28/2006

Here’s a sprint pic from last night race. Lighting was bad, so I’m learning how to use a flash at sporting event. It’s harder than I thought.

Last Sunday was Portland’s first century. I declined from participating because of the $40.00 early registration fee. With all the events I’ve been doing, I couldn’t bear to part with the money for this one.

Good thing. I heard it was a cluster-f. They had planned for 400, but let 1,200 people register. That’s a recipe for disaster. At bikeportland.org some folks documented their day. Sounds pretty bad for some.

taken 08/05/2006

The picture above was taken at the 2006 Highline Hammer in Whitefish, MT during a very cold descent from Logan Pass. Despite the arm warmers, vest and gloves I shivered the whole way down with the wind cutting through to the bone. I had peaked for the season two weeks before at STP, but I still had some get up and go to ride 86 miles at the Hammer.

Here’s a few more pictures from the event.

taken 08/22/2006

Wow. It got late fast. Pics from Tuesday’s Racing are up.