Happy Independence Day
Het Volk was unsubstantial; form was compromised from the fall at Romsée. The legs were firing well on the climbs, but my top end was at top end. Lined up for the field sprint, and got stuck on the outside of a turn in the last 700 meters.
A three day training camp in the German/French speaking Ardennes just finished. Practice spinning up the steep climbs will serve well at the Tour de Liege beginning July 17th, around one week from now.
The short run calls for a Tour of Flanders style UCI race this Saturday in Pittem as a prep for Liege followed with the Tour de Liege the 17th possibly with the Ronde Van Vlaams Brabant beginning the day after, both UCI 2.12's and 5 days long.
The day after Vlaams I fly direct to Salt Lake to train at altitude in prep for the Tour of Utah, though still tentative for the team.
background
2007
Four top 20 finishes in European UCI single day and stage races
Seven top 10 team finishes in European European UCI single day and stage races
Nebraska State Road Race Champion
2006
Six top 20 finishes in European UCI and Belgian Sanctioned Races
Nebraska State Cyclocross Runner-up
2005
Nebraska State Road Race Champion
1st place Gilbert Iowa Road Race
2nd place Lincoln Plating SCC Road Race
3rd place Lincoln Plating SCC Criterium
2nd Place Waterworks Iowa Criterium
2004
11th place stage 3 UCI Tour de L’Abitibi, Canada
15th place stage 8 UCI Tour de L’Abitibi, Canada
6th place NRC Joe Martin Stage Race Category 3 Criterium
2003
1st place NRC Joe Martin Stage Race Junior 17-18 Criterium
2nd place NRC Joe Martin Stage Race Junior 17-18 Time Trial
5th place NRC Joe Martin Stage Race Junior 17-18 Road Race
2002
Nebraska State Junior Road Race Champion
2001
Nebraska State Junior Cyclocross Champion
2000
Nebraska State MTB Series Junior Champion
1999
Nebraska State MTB Series Junior Champion
1 comments:
Thanks for the update. I've been wondering how it's going. Keep up the good work. I hope you make the Tour of Utah team. Ian G. is planning to race it.
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