Shot ski!

While my teammates were racing Koppenburg (edit: Kop was canceled due to crap weather), I was drinking shots at Moe Dixon's last show at Copper. Shots arranged by my beautiful wife Jaime.

Dam D'Huez

Silverthorne has declared the beginning of summer with the plowing of the Dam D'Huez. You might say, "Summer? What about Spring?" I say what about Spring!?! When you live in a place where Summer is merely a pause between the end and the re-beginning of ski season, we skip Spring altogether. The birds and bees better get on it or on each other quick, Fall is coming.

Dam D'Huez on google earth

Blog theft

I keep stealing Tim Faia's video posts and copying them into my blog. Look at his blog from time to time to check out the weekly youtube post. This week's video features Abba. Was this posted to pay respects to drummer Ola Brunker who died on the 16th due to a frontal head collision with a spiteful glass door? Not sure, but Rest In Peace Ola.

CU Crit

No 35+ category this year for the CU Crit so I got the pleasure of riding the 3,4,5 race. There was a 1,2,3 race but Jaime and I had planned to go for a ride around the Title 9, Tuesday Night route. All was well for positioning until I decided to make a Jared Roy-esque attack, in his honor, 20 minutes into the race. Kenny was off the front and I moved up into the 3rd spot to block. When he was caught, I jumped and got a decent gap. Looking back at the field, I didn't see any teammates towards the front so I went back. It took a few laps to recover but I felt pretty good and want to get back to the front to sprint.

I have never been in a pack that took up the entire road from curb to curb for the whole race. To make moving up more interesting, the collegiate guys are freakin' sketchy and tend to hold a variety of lines. It was virtually impossible to move forward, not due to speed (only averaged 26.5)but the moving wall. I even tried the to-be-used-only-if-you-are-to-be-labeled-the-douche curb dive on a sweeper turn and only moved up about 10 to 15 places. That was enough for me. I accepted my fate but kept looking for a spot to move up. Nothing. Since we were getting towards 5 to go I decided to fade off the back to await the crash. Thanks to some the CSU guys, it came on the last lap right next to me. It looked kind of ugly and I guess one of them had a broken Collarbone. The peril of spinting for 50th. That was crash number 4 for the race. Another guy went flinging off course and landed on a family of spectators. Truly a fine early season race full of fear and fun.

The 1,2,3 race had Tom Danielson (Slipstream-Chipotle), Henk Vogels (Toyota-United), Ivan Stevic(Toyota-United), Tom Zirbel aka Zirbeast (Bissell), and some other pros in the field along with the local Colorado 1,2 zippy zips.

The great Dave Towle announced for a while. He and Rosebud go way back. Rosebud even thinks his dog, Arles (spelling unsure), is one fantastic dog-specimen.

Dickapalooza

Dickapalooza starts tomorrow and will run through next Sunday. For those of you who don't know the extent of my self indulgence, Dickapalooza is a full week about me, created by me and for me. Me, me, me, me, me, me, me! My Birthday, which is about me, is usually the middle of Dickapalooza. I do work during Dickapalooza and that is somewhat about me and then I ride and ski.

Sometimes I acknowledge Jaime during Dickapalooza and do something nice for her. That might come back to reward me but probably not after she reads this and discovers the hidden agenda of said niceties performed by me.

So there you have it...me. Get your own palooza. This is my palooza!

Sprinters

First rule of sprinting: toward the end of the race, good positioning makes crash avoidance easier. A real sprinter will not challenge 35th place but will accept his fate and cruise in.

Cookie Time

White People Blog: Learn how to cozy up to your caucasian friends.

Paul Marr of the "Paul Marrs" sent us this:

Bike related entry: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/61-bicycles/

The white people blog: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/

Hound

It's on!

Race season is officially on in Colorado. I am sort of bummed I missed the first crit in Denver yesterday. It was the at the Rocky Mountain Road Club's City Park course promoted by DU Cycling for their collegiate season. Heard from some of the team that Tyler Hamilton raced the 1,2's and got out-sprinted by Peter Lopinto, ex Kodak Gallery rider. They must have been off the front. These two are both pushing 5'7" 130ish pounds. Nothing more exciting than a 2 up sprint against all-rounder/climbers. Woo-hoo!

If I ever get payed by the supposed company with the supposed payroll, I'll go to my first race at the CU Crit on the 23rd. If not, I will lay low and act like I am training. Speaking of training, Day Light Saving is also on. Thanks Mr. Bush for signing that act to increase the DST! You're still sort of a douche though.

Feb 26 Powder Day Video

Scott Barney, The Greg Calla Crash and Me

A free-minded, non-gapered, free-heeled Irish

Scott and I on Union Peak

SnuggleBud

Winter is back; trainer time again.