Goal for this week be like "Jens Voigt" while on the CX Pain Train

OK I'm copying and pasting Jens Voigt's Basic Info from Face Book cause its hilarious and he is my Hero:

"I no longer have a shadow because I dropped it repeatedly until it climbed into the Saxo Bank team car claiming a stomach ailment and retired.

My big ring is 56. My rear cassettte is 11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12.

I once challenged Lance Armstrong to see who had more testicles. I ended up winning by 5.

I don't get road rash, the road gets Jens Rash.

When I ride off the front of a peloton, i'm not actually riding faster, just pulling the earth closer towards me."


This week I will think like Jens as I'm riding the "Pain Train" Cross Style

Off Season and Cross Season

Enjoying my MTB and Cross-Bike.  Spent yesterday at Marsh Creek with Dave Grant on the MTB, lots of fun and only a smashed finger.   Really enjoy Mtn biking, would like to get to the point where I don't crash on every ride

Had to post the poster!

Doing a quick hijack of Matt's blog to share that I'm not the only one that think Matt avatars well. Even with the posterizing of the photograph, it's very obviously Matt leading out the pack at last year's Tour de Millersburg.

Oh, and btw, Matt's team mate won the GC this year! Some great results for team mates and friends! Great job guys!

Yet an Other Freakishly Accurate Avatar for Matt

Matt's Xbox Live avatar.

All ya get is pictures

I took a couple of photos of the Iron Hill Twilight Criterium (just the 3/4 amatuer race as that's all I stayed for).









Matt had a good finish and all the guys looked great out there. Hard work from everyone. A good showing for their title sponsor's race. Great race guys!

Ya, uh, hi...

Yes, Matt really does suck at blogging. Lucky for you, I went to the Habitat for Humanity race with him. It was a beautiful day, with some fab results.

I'm not good at the whole "discussing the race in minute detail", as I don't race (and that seems to be as much a part of racing as shaving your legs). However, we did get to see Marty win the Cat 3, and Joe finished 3rd in the 40+ (which is the race that Matt did).










FYI: I think if it weren't for the beard, Matt would look like a junior in the 40+ (but then most juniors are bigger than him)... but Matt did just point out that he is kind of the junior of the 40+.

How to get your ass kicked in one training race

Nothing like starting the season on the right note. Today Matt and Tim went up Trexlertown, PA for a training crit. Basically, all catagories are thrown together (cat 5's thru pros), they ride around in circles and the pros crush the field.

Between the wind, the cold and the fact that those pros already have been racing this season, I think the boys did well. A good kick in the ass to motivate them for the upcoming season.

Matt's not sure what happened, but suddenly, there was a pack that lapped the field. Ya, the pace was hard. The wind was hard (especially for little Matt who was tossed around like a piece of paper in the wind). However, the boys stood strong and managed to hang on to them for the second split. So if it weren't for that lapped lap, they would've been right with them!

Last night was the the team's fundraiser at the Iron Hill Brewery. Good times! The team has grown quite a bit and it should be a good season for them!

First official race will be this weekend in Strasburg. Matt's not sure if he's going to do both the 40+ (his first) and the 3/4. Depends on Marty's schedule on the 40+. It also will effect if I go or not (the 40+ starts early... 8:30 and the 3/4 starts after 11:00). Oh, and weather. I'm not going if it's cold. No reason for me to suffer. I leave that to Matt.