…Faster than Last
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Race #1 this weekend: Whitnall Park Spring Classic But who cares, the REAL action happens in August: Lampe’s Flatfest The 2014 Windy 500! RIDE ANGRY!!
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Goodbye 2013. Good riddance. Yes, I had some fun on the bike. Put on almost exactly the same number of miles as 2012, even though I took almost 3 full months off (I put less than 1,000 miles in after August). Aside from the great riding though, this was a pretty uneventful year. 2014 looks…
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One more minute riding inside and I might go Postal. This weather sucks. I’m keeping as much body hair as possible right now, just to stay warm: Yes, we all know how cold it is. But, when I look back at this in a year as I’m getting ready to ride outside in the morning,…
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2014 is here, time to plan for the annual Windy 500: (Head North, pedal, sleep, turn around, pedal. Done!) Interested? Join us for libations and smack talk: Wednesday, March 5, 7:00pm At the Red Dot – 6715 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Hurry before all the cabins with a balcony sell out!
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North, to the U.P. August 1 – 4, 2014 4 days, 500 miles, 2 states. Rain is guaranteed. Questions? jasonkayzar@mc2wi.com
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Here we go… The kinder, gentler version of the Windy rolled out on July 25th and ended up also being the easiest, shortest, best attended and record # of flat tires (20ish?) so far. No 160+ mile days at 20mph this year. Riding through the urban jungle (Racine is beautiful in July…) means riding through…
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My 2013 ToAD – here it is: Day 1: (Day 2 of ToAD actually, but for all of us who don’t get paid to play – it’s Day 1) East Troy. Nerves on edge, been training and looking forward to this since the end of ToAD last year (like hundreds of other riders). Storm blows…
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My alarm went off at 4:20 this morning. I got up, got my gear on, loaded up my bike and drove to Whitefish Bay. At 5:15, I usually roll out for a 35ish mile fast ride with a bunch of guys – but this morning the streets were empty. The forecast called for rain, maybe…
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This is how you do it. Sprinting – you either have it, or you don’t… right? We’ve all watched the great ones with amazement and disbelief: Zabel, Cipollini, Cavendish, Kelly, etc. They seem like they were born to sprint. In the modern era, we watch the overhead HD helicopter feed as the high-speed bullet train…
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Brothers and sisters, if you want to know how to do everything wrong – you’ve come to the right place! I’ve done all the legwork for you, no need to break a sweat or crack open a book. All the answers are right here. I’ve been training this way for a long time, so I…
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Lance Armstrong – Hero. Superstar. Asshole. The non-cycling community has already moved on to the next celebrity car wreck. I have moved on. Armstrong is a super-human douche, whose achievements in cycling will never be duplicated. Which leads me to today – I’m still wearing the LIVESTRONG bracelet that I put on 7 years ago.…
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First off – I am personally guaranteeing that we’ll have much warmer weather than this morning’s ride for the 2013 Windy 500. If not, I am offering 200% refunds to all participants. There have been a number of significant flavor enhancements to this year’s event: This is the bike I plan to ride. I’ll probably add…
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164 days until the 2013 edition of the Windy 500 rolls… This year, we’ve added a new twist: those in the know will know. Why should you ride your bike 500 miles in 4 days? Here are 9 reasons:
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Alrighty, due to the awesome power of the World Wide Interwebs, the Networking Ride blog looks like a malware site now: The site is fine, no malware, but some 35-year-old douche-bag that lives in his parent’s basement is probably chuckling all over his Cheetos about this. I’m just a caveman, so I haven’t figured out…
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The 2013 Recipe for the Windy 500 is almost fully baked: It’s a bit of Urban mixed with a bit of Suburban, with a pinch of Crazy. We’ve done North. We’ve done West. We can’t go East. This year, we’re headed South. Milwaukee to Chicago to Michigan to Chicago to Milwaukee. 4 days 500 miles.…
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So, about 2 weeks ago, Blake asked me when we would be going to watch the “Halloween Race”. Each of the past few years, he and I have gone down to Washington Park and watched Halloween Cross. Just 2 guys hanging out doing guy stuff, no Moms or sisters. Kids need to be 10 years…
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
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Now what? I cranked up my training this year, made it through ToAD and the Windy 500, and then… nothing. I have another Century to ride tomorrow, will probably do it on my track bike for fun, but I have no desire to finish out the WORS series or even do my first CX race.…
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Many Of The Riders Who Could Inherit Lance Armstrong’s Tour De France Titles Aren’t Clean Either Tony Manfred | Aug. 24, 2012, 9:25 AM | AP If the USADA gets its way, Lance Armstrong will eventually be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles from 1999 to 2005.His titles officially go to the riders who finished second in…
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Where do I start?? Here is the complete list of rules for the event: You must ride a bike 500+ miles in 4 days You must ride in at least 2 states See Rule #5. HTFU. Here are some basic facts about the ride: You will wonder why you signed up for this stupid thing…
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4 days, 500 miles, 2 states and more flat tires then most people have in a lifetime! www.windy500.com Flat tires are super cool, but what’s even cooler?? Getting LOST!! What even cooler than getting lost?? Riding through a Hurricane!! And to think, only 8 lucky people will experience all of the majesty that is the…
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The 2012 Tour of America’s Dairyland has finally come and gone. I was fortunate enough to be able to race all but the last day of the series this year, 9 days in a row. I am still a Cat 4 on the road, since most of my racing experience has been on dirt (where…
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For the past week or so, almost every one of my non-cycling friends has asked me about the latest allegations surrounding Lance Armstrong. The conversation goes like this: Non-Cycling Friend: “So… what do you think about Lance Armstrong??” Me: “I don’t.” NCF: “But do you think he doped?” Me: “Honestly, I don’t think about it.”…
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Q: How fast can you do a 100 mile charity ride? A: Pretty fast. Saturday’s Trek 100 weather was near perfect; high 70’s at the rollout, with temps topping out at over 90 by mid-afternoon. I lined up with the Team Wisconsin/KS Energy crew toward the front and we rolled out. For whatever reason the pace ratcheted up almost…
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2012 Bone Ride. Done. May 23. 257 kilometers. 2 stops. It actually started with dinner at Tutto on Tuesday evening. Jim Mellin and the AXA pro team graciously invited a bunch of us out for drinks, food and smack talking the night before the ride. It was great listening to a brief history of the…
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2012 – 1,519 miles, 2 road races and the first WORS race: DONE. Mountain bike racing is hard. Iola was hard, and not fun. I have done many rides and races that were really hard, but afterward I always felt good – a sense of accomplishment. Iola was just hard. When it was over, I…
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It’s been quite a while since I posted anything here. Not much to say really – get up, ride, go to work, repeat. This morning was no different. Having spent the entire weekend banking my landscaping points, I was itching to get out for a ride before work today. I left my house just before…
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Sean Kelly. 1992 Milan San Remo. No helmets. Toe clips and straps. Now dry up, sit your arse the feck down with a pint of Arthurs and watch the greatest Irishman ever. (Happy Saint Paddy’s Day)
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Note: February 2nd is the correct date for the planning meeting. I originally posted the wrong date (Feb 7). The 2nd Annual WINDY 500 dates are set! The 2nd annual 500 mile, 4 day bike ride (not to be confused with the Trans-Europe “piece-of-crap-only” car rally taking in 22 foreign countries over 23 days) will be held…
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With the world coming to an end in just 353 days, I figured that I had better get a little scientific about my race plan this year. For the last 2 years I’ve only averaged about 4,000 miles (that’s 6,400 Km for the roadies), but I’ve also managed to average a ride every other day…
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