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Watched My First Cup Race

This was not the plan.I was hoping to race at birch for Cup 5 but when Taya decided to give me one of her bugs i threw in the towel.I couldn't seem to shake it off in time and with reach the beach next weekend i decided to pass.This was the first time i have been at a race without a bike.Looked to me like it was a pretty good race.The 2 leaders were smoking and the race sure got spread out( way to go everyone)i wish i could of suffered with you.When i got home i was so tried from being under the weather i felt like i did the race but did nothing.Next week rtb sick or not sick i will be there because i love this race so i hope there is a good turn out.

La Ruta Shakes Up Organization Ahead Of 17th Edition | Cyclingnews.com

La Ruta Shakes Up Organization Ahead Of 17th Edition | Cyclingnews.com

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Great Weekend Rides

What a nice hot weekend.Got in a couple of good rides.The first one was on Sat where i was in another tt in Portage, it started in Portage and ended at Delta Beach.There was a pretty good turnout but not alot of Portage guys (wtf).The provincial team was there and some Winnipeg guys and gals,it was warm but there was a se wind.I was in cat 4 and i think i was in 3rd at 33:57 and the top time in cat 3 was 31 and some change again i think(that's fast) after the race me and Don S rode back to Portage ended up doing just over 60km .Then Sunday me and Brandon Greg headed out to spruce for a lap,we would of did a couple but we both had things to do.It is fathers day , my anniversary and i have to work from 5pm to 5am.It was 25degrees at 9am and 30 2hrs later.We had a great ride doing a nice steady pace with lots of time to shoot the shit.We did a semi hot lap down to cabin 4 in 52min and some change and then took it easy on the way back.Then after the ride we relaxed with a cold beer ( thanks Greg) before heading home.1 lap 38km

Morden Recap

What a great race!Lots of people,great course and ok weather.I did the 80Km race which was tough.Some spots were alittle rough and others were a bit wet.There were 2 creek crossings alots of grunter climbs ,single track,double track and some gravel road sections.It pretty much had it all except for long climbs which are almost impossible to find in Manitoba anyways.My race was good i didn't go out to hard and then got into a grove.My goal was to average 1hr a lap for 5 laps which ended up working out to 5:06 mins of riding time using my gps with about 5 mins of stops (feed zone ,crashes etc. etc)which i thought was pretty dame close .I wanted to start with a good 2 laps and then tone it down and get comfortable and finish strong.You always have to be careful not to follow someone else's pace when you do the long races.You have to know your body because the main goal is to finish the race.I could have gone alittle harder but i honestly thought some of the guys ahead of me would wear down( i was wrong).Good job to all the guys that did the 80km race even the guys that didn't finish because it takes balls to do or try to do a race like this and if you finish you can really say you did something.Here is some of my race numbers on my gps.


1st lap 53:59
2nd lap 58:27
3rd lap 1:02:10
4th lap 1:06:06
5th lap 1:03:42

calories burnt 3611
climbing 1623m
zone 1 9:19
zone 2 1:17
zone 3 7:41
zone4 2:25:15
zone 5 2:46:12
max heart rate 187
The rate zone times are more because that is including my small warm-up.

Wed nite race review

I was heading into the city so i decided to take in a wed nite race.I love these races super fast and always competitive.When i first arrived at around 4pm the first person i saw was Kevin Braun.He was waiting for Hal so they could mark the trail.I just happened to have saddle he won on my blog during a free give away session so i made the transfer.I then did a couple of semi hard warm up laps and then got ready for the race.When staging began i found out that the top guys from the last race were allowed the front row spots,so i was pushed back.I knew it was going to suck because we had a short sprint and then had to funnel in between 2 picnic tables( which are chained down so that they can not be moved).My start wasn't very good, a hole much of guys made it into the single track before me.I then found my self riding in a group that was a little slower than the front few guys so they slowly disappeared .I couldn't make a pass until the trail opened up so when it did i managed to pass 2 or 3 guys then took off to chase down the lead group.I couldn't seem to quit catch them,they would be in sight and then they weren't.So i just kept riding hard.Pretty much the hole second lap i had about 4 guys right on my ass so in the last open section on the second lap i tried to open it up and hammered but it didn't work.They all just worked together and waited for me to burn out and then made the pass.I tried to keep them reeled in which was working until my chain jumped off just as i started the last lap( they were gone ) probably lost about 20 seconds which normally isn't much but at bur oak it is.I only managed to get one of them in sight again but couldn't bridge the gap.I don't think i was to far back time wise but i think there was quit a few guys ahead of me.The results should be out soon.I felt good during and after the race, legs felt strong.I raced the first half lap using middle ring and the rest i used big ring and my bottom 3 sprockets.