Monthly Archives: February 2011

When training rides go bad.

Early in the week the weatherman had temperatures forecasted for Sunday to be in the lower 60’s. Plans were ramping up for yet another great training ride but as the weekend drew near those forecasted temps kept dropping. Highs were still supposed to be in the mid 50’s. When Sunday rolled around, the fog rolled...

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Headwind and Hills

Finally got out for a long group ride on Sunday after sometime off the bike. Steph and I have been fighting a head cold now for about 2 weeks. We still weren’t 100% but we couldn’t miss an opportunity to ride on a 70-degree day in February.     Catching a tailwind after batting a  25+mph headwind for...

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Curacao

Steph and I just returned home from the island of Curacao, which is located in the southern Caribbean, just off the Venezuelan coast. This was our first visit to the island and it proved to be a worthy destination for a winter cycling retreat. With an average temperature of 80 degrees there was no need...

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