Yikes, after the Syracuse Race Weekend two weeks ago where I performed poorly, I vowed to get a little bit more serious about my training regimen. I train regularly by doing a combination of weight lifting, lots of miles and other cardio such as a stair master. With this workout plan and a “sensible” diet [...]
Another Syracuse Race Weekend has come and gone. It was very busy for everyone in the Onondaga Cycling Club since this is a three event race. This year it was called a stage race, but the GC was determined by points. It was a stage race mostly to force folks to ride all three events. [...]
Ebay is great to pick up used stuff that other folks just don’t need any more. This eBay ad is from a Cat 2 who just can’t take riding any more and is selling everything. A bad performance at Gila has made this guy just want to quit. After two days at the GILA we [...]
Last Sunday was the Binghamton Circuit Race in Binghamton NY. The weather was great, and the course was fun. A 1.6 mile loop with a slight enough hill to make the legs hurt each lap. My race was going quite well for 11 of the 15 total laps. Then I guess I burned too many [...]
(photo from photoradius) My first real race of the season was at The Perinton Spring Classic on Sunday. The race was put on by the Genesee Valley Cycling Club who are located in Rochester, NY. They are the same folks that ran the Rochester Giros and will host a bunch of other races later this [...]
My next race is Perinton which is located in a suburb of Rochester. Yup, I am heading back out to Rochester for another race. Hopefully everyone on the team will be AOK after the race. This Saturday we finally get the team jerseys. I’ve been wearing my Black Castelli Simple Jersey on all of my [...]
(not my knee, this belongs to Colavita-Spokepost.com teammate Jason Haight) First race of the season, first getting dropped of the season, hopefully the last. When Phil and Paul refer to pro cyclist as “turn their legs in anger” it is not much of an exaggeration. You have to have a little extra spark when racing. [...]
It has been a while since I wrote about anything related to my racing. The problem is that while most of the country has some nice weather to ride, the Northeast has been cold, cold, cold. That has not stopped me from riding my bike outside at all, but this spring is really dragging since [...]
Here is the official announcement as seen in Daily Peloton: http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=8902 See if you can guess which rider is the Velochimp New New York Regional Team Announced Colavita-Spokepost.com SYRACUSE, NY — The newly formed amateur cycling team, Colavita-SpokePost.com CNY Region bike racing team, has announced it’s roster for the 2006 racing season. The team consists [...]
This Saturday I underwent the Conconi test to determine my aerobic threshold and my anaerobic threshold. This was the first time I actually was tested for my cycling ability. This year I am actually on a racing team and want to see where I am in terms of fitness. I was in great shape going [...]