A lot has gone down since we last checked in. Think of webpages now as the “print” of the WWW…with social media streaming out information so quickly that by the time you read something it’s already old news, we’ll let this serve as a throw-back!
Sea Otter. The annual spring outdoor trade show of sorts. A good excuse to race and a great excuse to get everyone from the racing and bike industry world together after a long winter and before a long summer season. Held in Laguna Seca, the racing …

That’s it, winter is officially over…
It’s about time for winter to pack its backpack (“nap-sack” for Canadians, as I have learned…) and
move to southern hemisphere. I have to say that the winter in Durango, Colorado is not too bad –
usually high of 40 F, maybe a 1-2 days of snowstorms every other week. If it gets too cold for a few
days and I feel bad about not riding my bike for more than 2-3 days, I usually Skype call my brother,
that lives in freezing Toronto, and after he tells me …

This year’s Mellow Johnny’s Pro XCT UCI C1 (for real) will stay at the top of the list for many reasons.
Its the season opener, the most complete field you can put together of North Americans, an amazing track unlike any of the others we race on, one of the most passionate fan bases you can tap into, perfect weather, and since the whole thing was based in Austin – there’s no shortage of good coffee and texmex.
For Blake and myself (sager) we’re racing in our home town. Blake grew up …

Still struggling to get back on track with the multi media updates, as stages 3-6 had us in the sticks.
Blake and Sager wrapped up a great week here, with the courses and competitors much tougher than in 2011. Blake finished fourth overall and came terribly close to taking the win on stage 5, while sager won stages 2,3 and 6 to finish second on GC to an impressively strong Stefan Sahm, of Germany.
We’re about to jump on a plane….here’s a video to hold ya over, and keep your eyes peeled …

We’re doing a pretty rough job with keeping all forms of intranet updated….facebook, instagram, cyclingnews.com journals, Vimeo videos and Cyclingdirt.org, where does one end and the next begin?
For now…we’re heading into stage 3. Harlan’s sitting in 4th, Sager’s in 2nd after winning yesterday’s stage. We’re both dragging from our great idea to race an “opener” marathon in Osorno, but honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. What would you do? You’re in Chile, its NOT SNOWING (like at home)?
You’d race your bike, that’s what you’d do.

As we speak, we’re on our way down to Osorno, Chile for the Conquista Volcan de Osorno, and then the Trans

Cyclocross championships was simultaneously the last race of the long 2011 season for me and
also the first race of 2012.
It seemed that pushing CX nationals into January has misled the weather in Madison, WI. Almost a year ago when I found out that CX nationals will be held in January in Wisconsin, I was scared to imagine the weather that will torture all CX racers – way below freezing.

But it looked like fall weather has waited and waited until CX nationals weekend –
highs of 40′s and even 50′s, no snow on the …

Well – season is done folks.
Finally. I say that as if we’re ready for it to end…and we are/were, yet it was our best season yet. Wins at Trans Andes and the defense of Rotem’s  national title, a dozen stage wins, top tens in every Pro XCT, a heap of back yard victories for all of the guys and gals in their respective regions – in everything from ‘cross to STXC, Marathon to good old fashioned point-to-point races. Heck, a few of us even hit Premier Elite flying status, and …