Group Ride 6 NOT!!

Toady i headed out at 8:45 am for a group ride.It was cold and really windy.When i arrived at the start point i saw no one.So i rode up towards Bob's house and found him.He wasn't to keen on riding in the cold wind so he decided to get his mtb and ride somewhere out of the wind. So i headed out alone.First i went out to Newton and back and then rode around town for a bit.It turned into a shorter ride of just over 40km .Now i have to get ready to work until 2 am,i am on nights the next 3 days (joy).

Sunday Birch Ride

Today i went with Don out to Birch.We left at 8 am on a great morning.I had just finished doing a TT the day before so i wasn't sure how i was going to feel,but i knew i was in for some pain considering Don was leading the charge.We did a grand loop trying to hit as many climbs as we could.( man Don can sure hammer climbs ) all i did was just stay on his wheel and let him lead me around.We had a great ride and i felt pretty good.Ended up doing just over 30 km with 3,600 ft of climbing in about 2 1/2 hrs which i thought was a good ride considering the terrain.

Second race of the year

Saturday was my second race of the year.It was another time trail from Portage to Delta Beach and then ride home after the race. It is around 55km round trip.The turn out wasn't as good as last time with Don, Nathan and Mike not showing up,but there was still some great competition because some people that were not at the last one showed up.It was alittle breezy again which was OK.Here is the top 5 .

1st Cory
2nd Bob
3rd Nettie
4th Ian
5th Gord

Had to get the fam to help me work out

Today i decided to ride to birch so at 9:30 i took off from my house in Portage.It was a great morning nice and sunny and not alot of wind.I took gravel roads and the mountain bike.My family decided to come and pick me up so before i left i loaded the baby stroller so i could push Taya up and down the hills at Birch.( great hike a bike training ) By the time i got there and rode some trails i rode about 80km.I met my wife at the top parking area and then we went down to the bottom to unload.Brandy brought at lunch so we could have a picnic on the trails(sweet).The stroller was weighing about 60 to 70 pounds with all the gear and Taya inside which made it a great workout running the hills and she really liked it too.

My first race of the year.

Today i did my first race of the year.It was a time trial starting in Portage and ending at delta beach.There was a not bad turn out,thought there would of been more but most of the top riders from the portage area were there.After getting signed in Bob came up to me and asked me whether or not i wanted to go last or go ahead of Don Sissons.Luckily Don was busy talking to someone so a said i would go last, he didn't seem to mind.So we all took off,Mike Caslor probably had the best start he was flying (brand new bike).I took off last to try to hunt down as many people as i could.It took to around the half way point before i caught Don then soon after Nathan and then finally Bob and Mike Caslor.I ended up taking first place Bob second and i think Nathan took third.Don had bad luck again, because shortly after i passed him he got a flat.(dnf) It turned out to be a great day weather wise so i hope there's more coming.

Birch Ride

Today me and Don went to Birch for a ride.We left at 7:30am got a coffee and headed out.It was a beautiful morning way warmer than i thought it was going to be.After getting changed we headed out on the trails.Everything was going good until something got stuck in my crank brothers pedal and i couldn't seem to get clipped in,after a minute or two we found the problem and carried on.It was nice riding, i was trailing Don as he hammered climbs until he started having bike trouble about half way threw our ride.Then all of a sudden i heard a crack and his rear derailleur some how got caught in this spokes which isn't good( bent real bad ) He was done,so i rode on alone for another 40 Min's and met he back at the truck.Ride got cut short but it was still all good.

Hunting Route

Today i decided to ride a route i normally take during hunting season in my truck . It is pretty much all gravel roads and passes wright threw the portage sand hills . It was real nice because there is hardly no traffic and the scenery is a nice change. I saw dogs,cats,horses,cows,wild turkey's,a hawk,and rabbits. Normally i see lots of deer as well but it was to early in the evening. It was a 71.35km loop and it sure beats riding along side the hi way.