Dan Action

More fun in the sun February 18, 2008

   This very evening I am asking myself a very important question.  I am wondering -red or white wine with beanie weenie?  Looking for a robust complimentary taste, I went with the red.

Well, work hours are steadily ticking off down here as are the riding hours.  I had a great weekend recently racing in the crit the UF team held here in town.  I got all dressed up in my new skinsuit  for the occasion.  Nick and Gwen from Boston (formerly Gainesville residents themselves) were her in town and a whole bunch of us got together for pre-race breakfast.  It was really a great time.  The race went fine. The thing about a downtown crit I love is when the course is just packed with people and activity, much like a cross race.  There were the race fans, the folks who were just downtown and had no idea what was going on, there was a large section of drinking, heckling mountain bikers, a barbecue at a house along the course and general cycling fanatics abound.  It made the race a lot more fun.  I stayed towards the front of the 50 or so rider field for the duration of the race and chased down a couple of people trying to get away. One or two times I went to bridge up to someone who’s effort looked promising, but alas, I pulled the field with me then too.  It came down to a field sprint.  They are not my strong point, so I did my best to choose a wheel that looked good and went for it.  For my efforts I got myself into 13th.  Not bad, not great.

There is a video of the finish here.  Look for my pink butt crossing the line.

I just received the first issue of Embrocation magazine. Well done. I’ve been keeping it around the shop I work in, letting people take it in.

I’m getting the ‘cross bike ready for the Tour de Gainesville this year. A sixty+ mile romp through Gainesville proper’s incredible off-road trail network. Last year this is the ride that left my right shoulder in a state of separation.  This year I am more or less hybridizing the CX bike to give me a more heads-up position as the trails are varying but extremely technical.

Everything else is pretty much the same.  I crushed the little toe of my left foot on a log pedalling through a corner on my local trail, making wearing cycling shoes painful.  I’ve been catching up on everyone else’s blogs and pretty much ignoring my own, but damn, I love to hear what everyone’s up to.  I am adding a bunch to the old blogroll tonight.  I’ll  be back soon, I promise.