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Who gets Lance’s wins?

Lance Armstrong wins timeline

A better question to ask might be what is Team Sky on?

Haven’t been riding much this summer

meh, fuck getting older.

Yesterday’s training session was par for the course, another short endocrine system blaster. The (possibly misguided) thinking behind it was that the cross races I’ve watched (limited sample size…) in the past seemed to consist of a lot of lower intensity efforts interspersed with short, near max periods. The last part of the workout was just to try and smooth out my cadence and not pedal in squares as much. In and out in about a half hour, BOOM!

10×1 minute on, 1 minute recovery spin
5×30 seconds on, 30 second recovery spin
10×30 seconds left leg, 30 seconds both, 30 seconds right leg, 30 seconds both, all at about a recovery pace.

VIDEO: Where the Trail Ends – Full Trailer

Mmmm…yes please

Today’s workout

Started riding the trainer again. Knee feels a’ight, hip feels 100% better than it was, which means it’s like 25% of normal, LOL. Anyways, trying to jump start my ass into shape and maybe race a little cross this fall if I can scrounge up a bike. Today’s workout, for those keeping score at home.

4×5 minutes ~70%, 2.5 minutes rest/easy spin
5×30 seconds all out, 30 seconds easy

Short and to the point. I figure once I start training muay thai again that will work to build my cardio ‘base’ as that’s a few hours a day + 7 miles round trip biking, and use my 3x or so trainer workouts a week to do more HIT/Tabata-ish workouts – especially as I don’t subscribe to the 90s base mileage galore thinking.

Anyways, the Brits didn’t medal in the Olympics and I find their post-race whining hilarious.

VIDEO: “These are the days”

aka summertime. Get some before she’s gone!

These Are The Days – Curtis Robinson from The Coastal Crew on Vimeo.

Team Sky is close

reaaaal close

Great quote by Foes

Saw this quote in the interviews Bikerumor ran on carbon bikes.

We’re not into carbon. I don’t know how to make carbon frames, and I’m not going to go overseas just to have someone put my name on a frame. I could easily go to Asia and have a frame made for $300, but that’s just not who we are.

Epic Video of Epicness

Tip of the helmet to Jeremyridesbikes for the find.

NES soundtrack? Check.

Stem….spacer….plug…..tool… Check.

Catalog bikes FTW!

Crank Brothers Sale on The Clymb

Saw The Clymb is having a Crank Brothers sale today. Most stuff appears to be over 50% off so some good deals to be had if you’re in the market. It’s one of those ‘make you feel special and part of a private club’ type sales sites so you’ll need to create an account to see the deals.