Spring training

New ride!

Damn! Be fine! I picked up my new 2016 Madone yesterday so HAD to ride it home despite a headwind and legs not especially perky. In 2012, I got a 6 series Madone and raced and rode it a couple years. Since I no longer have that older Madone, I cannot do a direct comparison but after one ride, I thought I would share some impressions. The old Madone had much more in common with my Domane than the 2016 Madone.

This is a VERY sophisticated bike. It has a lively feel without being harsh. Very nimble. Responsive to what you put in whether at the pedals or steering. And it feels fast. Hard to say after one ride but in the crosswinds, I was surprised with my speed on a day when I was not trying too hard (still recovering from the last bout of intervals). And did the headwinds feel easier? Headwinds never feel easy but I did get home faster than I expected. Or perhaps it was just the thrill of having a new badass ride!

Jim

TMT Spring training day #1

Our first 2016 podium!

Meteyer starts the season with a second place Podium.  So what if it was for a pie contest on Pi Day 3/14.  Winning breeds winning, did Yogi Berra say that?  It was a Meyer’s lemon tart with a pine nut crust.  Hope everyone is putting some good miles into their legs and getting ready to take a few more podiums.  I’m looking forward to hitting the new WCA 50+ category with a bunch of my teammates.

Eric, Greg, and I are talking about hitting some of the Fly-over series including La Crosse and Galena for sure.   Mark your calendars. And if anyone is looking at any of the others let us know.   Eric and I are also planning a return to Vermont over labor day weekend for the GMSR.  Sounds like there is some great racing on the calendar for August!   

So get out there and ride!  So you can eat more Pie!

Thanks for reading,

Mike

New bike day! And first Ladies TMT ride of the season!

First Ride...

My first outside ride of 2016, Evan's first ride ever!

Shout Out

Our friends at JBL are helping us make this year’s events even better.

You’ll be hearing more from us soon!

Thanks, JBL.

 

2015 race season complete!

Bring on 2016!

Cyclocross Training at 11,053

dblomme

KOM

But......

Here's the KoM leader after 50 meters past the finish line.

Someone lapped wheels and went down right in front of me. Took me with him. Broken right collar bone.

Signing off from GMSR.

Eric and Mike
Sent from my iPhoneReport from Green Mountain Stage Race.

Stage 1 - 6 mile TT
Meteyer was sitting in 7th only 3 sec out of third and 30 sec out of first. Decent position. Knuth was off his A-game and was 50 sec behind Meteyer.

Stage 2 - 53 mile road race
Trek Midwest strategy was to minimize wasting matches as we'd had done in previous years that we paid for in the mountain stage the next day. Meteyer took maximum KOM points on both rates climbs. It wasnt the going in plan but the opportunity was there so i took it. I was fourth wheel at 500m of top of the first climb and feeling really good. I jumped at 300m. One guy came with me and pasted me at 100 m to the line but i fought back and got him by half a wheel at the line. The second climb jumped at 500m and went uncontested. The race finish came down to a field sprint and we finished in the pack.

At the finish line of the stage here is the KoM leader.