Gabcast! Cycling Life #9

 

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Here’s the horse I rode while in Boulder for a few days. I vaguely remember last fall being told that I “ride in a highchair” or something like that, referring to my ridiculous lack of drop. WHAT UP NOW HIGHCHAIR!?! I felt no ill effects whatsoever….. except for a wicked headache on the right side of my head behind my eye.

I am checked out of the East for the week. I had to go to Tucson to 1. show my face at work so that they didn’t forget to call me for more work (we are on a job with a $6 million budget for art and interiors ALONE. It is mindboggling, this house) 2. drop summer session so I can race more 3. TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, which has proven to be the hardest thing to do this decade.

I had (more…)

  

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There’s a lot of racing going on out there. It’s hard to keep track of it all. Even at the races I’ve been at, I only ever see the wheel in front of me or the bumpy pavement. So, give me the scoop and I’ll post it, with a little editing enhancement perhaps.

Here’s a pic of what the Phantom Colavita Rider did to Taylor Tollefson of TIAA-CREF on Saturday at CSC. Actually, my sources tell me that he and Chad shared a room and Taylor moved in on Chad’s chips and salsa. A fight ensued. You should see Chad. Let’s just say, Taylor had a belly full of salty chips at the end of the scuffle.

And don’t forget the  Tulsa Tuff (or Tough): The Bagel Boys (Einstein’s) went to whoop up and here’s a brief: “…..we have either been up way too late or I have been way too drunk to write any. We got out here on Wed. Night and went to bed. Thursday we did some riding and ended up going out to some bars later followed by a strip club. Do you have a twin sister dancing in Tulsa? Fridays race was at 9:20 pm and with 150 overgrown Cat. 3’s there was a lot of crashing. Our top result was (more…)