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In early August an email landed in my inbox that went something like this:

Hey Bick

Our next CX race is on 25-Aug, then the Nationals are the 29/30-Sept.  If I can hook you up with a very sweet bike will you come and race?

Pretty please.

Continue reading “HED Winter Short Track and Cyclo-cross”

Mixed teams racing demands mixed teams tactics, most of which revolve around the chick.  Can she bake good muffins? Is she quick off the gun? And, where it gets dirty, is she prepared to sit out a lap if the team is down a few minutes on the win. Working as a team when riders are blown or injured complicates this a bit, but gaining a victory in this category with an even ratio of laps is certainly a satisfying way to do it.

Continue reading “Mixed Teams Racing at the JetBlack/WSMTB 12 Hour”

There are a lot of happy things that go hand-in-hand with a trip to Europe in July. Three summers in a row is a big one. Seeing a stage of Le Tour de France is another. Hiking up the final climb to La Toussuire to witness one of the decisive alpine stages of the 2012 Tour was an opportunity not to be missed.Continue reading “Tour Time”

The Dolomiti Superbike is a race that has appeal in a way that is distinct from any marathon I have raced before. Like many races I don’t know much about, most of the appeal is let loose by the name alone: it’s big, it’s tough, it’s Euro, and it’s in a beautiful part of the world. Arriving at the Dolomites in Northern Italy, near the Austrian boarder, the rocky mountaintops rising in all directions from the greenest of green hillsides look like pieces have fallen off the moon. With 3500 entrants, the race promised unforgettable views of this dramatic landscape alongside an extraordinary taste of the European mountain bike culture.Continue reading “The Dolomiti Superbike”