I took 12th and Namrita 5th. It was one of my best hundies though a broken chain set me back a little. Still I felt great and rode strong one. I’ll write the novel when I get home on Tuesday. 12 hours of driving tomorrow which begins at 5 am, so off to bed.
Brown Santa brought a lot of goodies yesterday: Lots of Topeak goodies. Pumps, Mini Pro 20 and Rescue Boxes My favorite, the Tool Stick 11 Possible TNGA kit? The dogs are not as excited as I am.
I’ll add more as I find them…..
They are not a big departure from recent years and that’s OK, because I’m quite used to the Euro fashion we have donned in the past: There are a few sponsor changes and I hear rumor we’ll have our names on the back…..and I was just getting used to all the cheers thrown my direction [...]
SRAM has signed on as a sponsor of the Topeak-Ergon team for 2010. I’m stoked to try out the XX group. From all that I have seen, heard and touched (the latter only at trade shows) it’s lighter, smoother, more simple to operate and just makes sense.
In a nut shell it has been slow going. I started working in the gym back in Oct after a week or so of recover at the end of the 2009 campaign. Working with Kyle from Continuum Sports Solution has been fantastic. He’s put together a strength program that focuses on the what I need [...]
So here is the official version and I’ll add in a few notes in italics….. Snake Creek Gap Time Trial #1 01.03.10 To bring in the new year, Eddie and Namrita O’Dea from Georgia rode in the first of three Snake Creek off-road Time Trial races. Over 300 riders registered and most of them braved [...]
Join Ergon and 55nine Performance for an Endurance Race Clinic (that’s Klinik in German!). Now that the race season prep is upon us, join Team Topeak-Ergon riders Eddie and Namrita O’Dea as they share their valuable tips, insights, and secrets for success in the sport of endurance mountain bike racing. Topics will include off-season base [...]
This past weekend held a number of firsts. Besides the already mentioned piggy-back Lemans style start here are a few others in particular order: – Never changed clothes. I never had time. Many thanks to Chamois Butt’r for a nether region saving product. – No BURN Energy drinks. They were missed. – Roadie tactics in [...]