16 August 2012 | Race Reports
After the World Cup in Val D’Isere, the US Olympic Mountain bike team headed to Kirchzarten, Germany to train for a week before heading to London. Hats off to US Mountain Bike Team… | READ »
2 August 2012 | Race Reports
When I showed up in Val D’Isere I was happy to find that the course was pretty straight forward- nothing too risky or dangerous. Not that it was an easy course- far from… | READ »
10 July 2012 | Race Reports
The National Championships returned to Ketchum, Idaho this year, and once again I was thrilled to return to the place where I first started riding and racing mountain bikes. The previous two weekends… | READ »
2 July 2012 | Race Reports
Racing a World Cup race on US soil is very special to me- especially since there were so many years when there was no World Cup in the US. There’s just something about… | READ »
25 June 2012 | Race Reports
Two days ago, I came as close as I ever have to winning a World Cup. And at Mont Ste Anne no less. Last year I had a rough race on the Mont… | READ »
20 June 2012 | Race Reports, Travel
Just a little taste of what’s been going on in my world these days. After the La Bresse World Cup, I had a few days at home before heading up to Vail… | READ »
25 May 2012 | Race Reports
The course in La Bresse has been referred to as “old-school” meaning that there aren’t any man-made obstacles and it is all “natural.” That didn’t mean it was easy- far from it. The… | READ »
15 May 2012 | Race Reports
Nove Mesto might be my favorite World Cup. It’s not just the course (which is really fun as well as physically tough and technically challenging), but the spectators come out in droves, line… | READ »
10 May 2012 | Race Reports
I like racing bikes. And while I like the typical cross-country format, I also enjoy both longer and shorter races. And a big prize purse doesn’t hurt either. So after a few years… | READ »
24 April 2012 | Race Reports
Ok, this somehow turned into a really long blog post so I will offer a “cliffs-notes” version here for those of you who (like me) aren’t into reading long blog posts: The Cliffs… | READ »
20 April 2012 | Race Reports
My race at the first World Cup in South Africa was pretty disappointing, and I headed into the second round determined to turn things around. We flew into Brussels on the Thursday before… | READ »
2 April 2012 | Race Reports
Now that several weeks have passed and my memories are fading, it’s about time for my race report from the first World Cup race in South Africa. So…I finished 40th. There were plenty… | READ »
6 March 2012 | Race Reports
If the race was only one lap long, I would have won! Racing already? Yup. The first race snuck up on me pretty quick there, but I always look forward to racing at… | READ »
25 February 2012 | Food, Recipes
The racing season is almost upon us, and many of us are already busy training. Obviously, everyone’s first choice for training and race fuel is Clif Bar products, but what if you can’t… | READ »
20 January 2012 | Misc
Is it really the middle of winter right now? I’ve been asking myself that a lot lately as I realize I’ve once again over-dressed for a ride. Temperatures have been in the 40s… | READ »