NorCal Cycling News

coming soon, eh!

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yeah, AVC was awesome and there’s tons of pics to pilfer.

and … my VOS-mates posted some incredible results from this past weekend that need to be bugled about.

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right on.

awww yeah, mad scientist RickHunter is assembling my new swooper technologied racin’ bicycle.

yeah, it’s pretty much the baddest machine i’ll straddle since that one mean-spirited electroBull down in Juarez that one time.

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I love this bike so much i want to keep it near me at all times.

i think i’ll call it the white glove.

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AVC is gonna be hotness.  Be sure to bring cool gear for early, with warm gear switchable as that skyball of fire sets and the light, breezy night sensations take over Hellyer.

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Mercury reading above the 90’s …

a few particulates scuttling the air from a  wildburn this morning …

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perfect time for purgatory.

See you at the races tonite!!!

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Hell yeah

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thanks to Erika and Linda

for sharing their wedding nuptials with us.

wait … do women weddings have nuptials?

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i suppose there should be some mental calories spent postulizing ethical and philosophical streams of reasonry as to why it’s completely legit that two people of same bits n’ nibblets be found in the “norm” if they choose to hitch knots.

but … if ya don’t get it, ya probably won’t get it.

for a while, anyway.

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but adult education is possible.

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and thanks to the LosGatosCrew for bringing on the junior mayhem last night at our community velodrome. it’s OURS for the using!

and, my oh my, … what a riot watching all those nippers swimming about the banks with their wee blurring legs and intent, focused eyes.

like erika said, “… they look like little tadpoles.”

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and get well Rick!

You’ve got Sara to take care of you while rehab’n that hip. sucks to be laid up, but soak that hot nurse action up!

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and randomly,

just wanted to post this picture of some of the Nevada City Junior Podium Champs.

These kids are awesome.

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i’m so behind …

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Randoms are a form of efficiency, yeah?

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Specialized and Sierra Nevada are putting on their awesome crit again in Folsom this weekend.  This race has been my Nevada City leg and lung-opener for the past couple years.  It’s a perfectly surfaced, quick and safe crit around shady corporate park trees and plush’d up water-fat grass everywhere.

There’s food and drink close for racers and spectators and the fields are perfect for those looking to upgrade.  This part of the season and these kinds of temperatures usually slims down the fields to the safe, spirited, and surging for improvement.  If you’re riding motivated in June … in NorCal … you are a rider on the move.

so stick with it.  it’s sexy.

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Tri-Valley Twilight Series in Livermore

yes, there is a training crit series in the east, east bay.

sometimes, you just need to get in some speed work, yo.

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Live Video Feed of tonite’s Hellyer Velodrome races

yup, i’ll be on the mic in my Friday the 13th outfit announcing tonite’s mayhem at the track.  We ‘officially’ start at 7pm … but, the party begins before that.  Casey has set up the live video feed at:

http://www.stickam.com/ncnca_kc

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yes, it’s ridiculous … but dayum, we have a good time.

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Since i still haven’t figured out what all the fuss is about the facebook … i’ll just update my persona here, if you don’t mind.

let’s see what’s going on ~

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Nevada City Classic

… i’m on the mic, yo.

yup, got the call that they needed a voice to fill the void and so i stomped my foot twice and said “hayle-yes”.

folks, if you’re thinking about being out for Sunday’s beauty day of bike racing … remember, i know a good chunk of you and plan on singing out your names all day long. Yeah baby! We get a local announcer for our little slice of epic here in the NorCal.

thanks, Nevada City for the chance to highlight some of our own.

pre-reg, come race, get your fun-meter peg’d.

see you there.

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Tour of Pennsylvania

… i’m on another mic. Dave Chauner of ProCyclingTour.com called me up and we met with the PA Lightning squad to see if it’d be a good fit for us all if I spent a week with them slamming out a bit of DS action during the Tour of PA.

very good crew … the type of young, intelligent men that we want progressing through our American Pro ranks. I’m psyched to see what we can do together.

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Friday Night Fights

… jayzus, another mic.

This week is the much anticipated Friday the 13th SpookTrackular at the Hellyer Park Velodrome. I’m not sure if we’ll have live video feed like the last editions … but, i know we’ll have rockin’ music, good food and bev’s, maybe some costumes, and a shitload of rawkin’ racing.

we’re doing the word-of-mouth marketing on this action. and it’s going just rosey.

hope to see you there, ya’ll.

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June 20th … the AVC

awwwww yeah, daddy gets to strut his stuff! i can’t wait for the AVC at Hellyer on the 20th. I’m only going to be able to race Friday night, and have to swish out before the Madison (BInnes said he’d only think about it anyway) to catch a flight to PA.

But, they’ll have some geezer races and the big bad Elite Miss-n-Out that i am GAWDAMN drooling for, yo.

time to light up the track.

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and, if i can just take one more minute

… gotta spread some glory at the young, the unstoppable Dylan-ger who rocked the casbah last night at Nolan’s Tuesday Tortures.

Seeing Dylan rapid fire those legs for a 333m standing sprint, fending off hard charging competitors the entire way … it just sparked desire to train more and more!

thanks D.

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