Remember in The Natural how Roy Hobbs becomes romantically interested in Memo Paris and then he goes into a slump when she’s at the games? Yeah, I didn’t either*. But my wife did, and she said she must be kind of like that at bike races. With the e…
The difference between boys and girls
Boys believe that the world is their urinal. They will pee anywhere any time the need, nay opportunity, arises. Privacy and discretion are afterthoughts, if considered at all. Girls will hold it to the point of getting a kidney infection unless they c…
Three u’s
Ordinarily on this blog, I’d take today to tell you about the race I did last night at Miller Motorsports Park. I’d tell you about how I stupidly sprinted for the prime a lap early because of a spectator ringing a cowbell. I’d tell you about Eric…
Four in a row
I think we’re all guilty, when we come close to winning but just miss because of one decision or another, of replaying the final moments of the race and thinking if I’d done this or that, I could have had it. I can’t tell you how much time I
Cooperation
After Monday’s post about getting in the break at Sanpete, Mark T. commented: “you learn more about yourself on the front than you do in the pack.” Well here’s what I learned: you win races by being smart. And riding on the front early in a lon…
Building character
Saturday was the Sanpete Classic, one of my favorite courses. Usually. It was super windy and would have been a good day to hide in the group and make a late move. Before the race began, though, Mark T. found me and told me that my assignment for the d…
How email will lead to the demise of this country
People are stupid and will believe almost anything you tell them. For instance, in the last few months I’ve had people forward me emails telling me that if I eat cake made from expired mix* or answer my cell phone while it’s plugged in, I may die. …
My day in court
Well it turns out I don’t get to join the hallowed ranks of the misdemeans, dug, Elden, and Brandon. I got a ticket a few weeks ago for driving with revoked registration. Sounds worse than it is, though at its worst, I’m still not even sure it’s …
Attrition
Saturday afternoon I lined up in the Cat. 1-2-3 field in Park City for the Tour of Utah amateur criterium. It was perhaps the hardest race I’ve ever done. And I only lasted 20 minutes. Cameron H. and his teammates put the hurt on us from the outset
Tour of Utah Super Spectator
Seeing as how we have this big time race going on in Utah right now, I’ve done my best to watch as much of it as I can, including Tuesday’s prologue*, the finish of Wednesday’s stage one (which were both conveniently in downtown SLC near my offic…