Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Swanson trail conditions

Anyone been out to Swanson lately?  How are the trails?

Monday, April 26, 2010

Monday night ride 4/26/10

Anyone planning on riding tonight?

Saturday, April 24, 2010

MOVIE NIGHT

This should be a good time. I like going to the Waiting Room for these types of things.

A taste of what to come:


Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Omaha-Lincoln-Omaha Ride

For anyone who is looking to get some long miles in this weekend, I am going to be participating in this great ride.  Check out the details here.

Per the Obvious....

Tranquility ride today is canceled.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Cancellara: King of the Cobbles

Fabian Cancellara entered cycling's pantheon with a dramatic victory in Sunday's 2010 Paris-Roubaix.
"Spartacus" decisively powered away from an elite group of eight riders with 50km to go, becoming just the 10th man to win Tour of Flanders and Roubaix in the same season.
Just a week after winning Flanders on his S-Works Tarmac, Cancellara hopped aboard a Specialized Roubaix and dropped arch-rival Tom Boonen ahead of the Mons-en-Pévèle cobblestone sector. Cancellara was briefly joined by three breakaway riders, then simply soloed all the way home against a strong headwind to the Roubaix velodrome to win by a two-minute margin.
"I think it was my big motivation today (to match the record). I knew it wouldn’t be easy, but things went perfect, the team was great," Cancellara said. "It's been an amazing week. I need some time to realize what I have really accomplished. Cycling has a long, long history. To be #10 (to win The Double), and the way I won it, I am really proud."
Thor Hushovd crossed the line second and Juan Antonio Flecha was third, but the outcome was pretty well determined as soon as Cancellara took the race by the scruff of its neck.
The victory saw Cancellara at his finest. His Saxo Bank teammates protected him all the way through the decisive Arenberg cobblestone section where the real battle commenced.
Strong northerly winds seemed to muzzle any daring, long-distance attacks and a fairly large group came out of the Arenberg.
Three riders – Bjorn Leukemans, Sebastién Hinault and Leif Hoste – had pulled clear of a lead group of about 20 riders. Cancellara decided he didn't want to wait for others to make the race and punched accelerator on the pavement just ahead of the Mons-en-Pévèle with 48km to go.
"Everyone was talking Cancellara against Boonen. They told me, don't race his race, race your race," Fabian said. "That really helped. I decided I wanted to make the group smaller, and then no one could follow me. I kept going full gas, and then I knew the race was only for second place."
Saxo Bank was superb throughout the day. Kasper Klostergaard snuck into the day's main, 19-man breakaway. The team then controlled the middle part of the race, with Matti Breschel, Stuart O'Grady, Gustav Larsson, Dominic Klemme, and Frank Hoj working the nose of the main pack.
When Cancellara attacked, he didn't need teammates anymore.
"Fabian is the most amazing rider I've ever worked with," said Saxo Bank team manager Bjarne Riis. "The team rode fantastically, just like they did last weekend. But Fabian is such a special rider, he can do things like that by himself."
Riis thinks Cancellara is on such good form that he should ride Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège later this month.
Cancellara wants nothing of that, at least not right now.
"The only thing I want to do right now is have a party with my teammates," he said. "I want to enjoy this moment, if even for a few days."
After his spectacular victory, he certainly deserves it.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Lake Manawa Trail Days

Come out and help T.H.O.R. get Lake Manawa ready to ride.  Sunday, April 11th and Tuesday April 13th.  More details here.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Platte River

A few of us are heading down to Platte River State Park on Sunday 4/11/10 to ride the trails before work.  We are going to meet at the shop at 6am and roll out soon after.  Feel free to meet us at the shop or down at the trails.  See ya then.

Jewel Park MTB TT

Congrats to everyone that participated in the Jewel Park MTB Time Trail last weekend.  The conditions were perfect and the atmosphere was amazing.  Thanks to all who are involved with the Psycowpath Mountain Bike series for putting together a great kickoff event for the 20th anniversary season.  Here is how our team did with times.

Erik Z. took 3rd in Men Cat 3 35+ (24:15)
James C. placed 12th  in Men Cat 3 Open (28:52)
Paul E. came in 4th in Men Cat 2 35+ (20:03) only a minute off 1st place
Mike M. came in 4th in Men Cat 2 Open (19:34) only 14 seconds off the leader!!
Sean L. came in 5th in Men Cat 2 single speed (22:11)

Congrats to all the riders that participated.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Turds for Gold

So did anybody send any shoe to Chromes Turd for Gold shoe swap? If you did here is an update on the progress. Kinda cool what they are doing with them. Read and enjoy.

I sent in a pair and can't wait to get my new kicks!!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Specialized Takes Flanders

Photo by Sirotti
Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) and his S-Works Tarmac SL3 were simply too much for the competition to overcome in Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen, a.k.a. Tour of Flanders. The win instantly established “Spartacus” as a legend in Belgium and represents his third triumph in a cycling monument (Milan-Sanremo in 2006, Paris-Roubaix in 2008). It also marks a Flanders “Tarmac SL 3-peat” for Specialized, following back-to-back wins in 2008 and '2009.
With 45km remaining, Cancellara’s attack on the cobbled climb of the Molenberg created the winning break with Tom Boonen. The power duo continued over the next three climbs – the Leberg, Berendries, and Tenbosse – and gained time on the chase behind that included David Millar, Philippe Gilbert, and Björn Leukemans.
Thousands of screaming fans lined the penultimate climb, the Muur-Kapelmuur, known simply as “The Muur”. It was here that Cancellara sensed the moment was right to ditch his companion and ride solo to victory.
"There were so many people lined out on the Muur, I could hardly hear or understand where Tom was behind me,” said an elated Cancellara. “When I finally looked back, I understood I had some distance. When I realized I'd dropped Boonen, it was like having wings on my feet, and I kept going all the way to the finish.”
Photo by Graham Watson
Cancellara accelerated smoothly in the saddle – at times putting over 1400 watts through his Body Geometry shoes – while Boonen and a diminished chase group seemed to struggle and stomp on the pedals. In the end, the Swiss champion finished one minute and 15 seconds ahead of his Belgian rival, while Philippe Gilbert rounded out the podium in third.
Fabian was grateful for the incredible support from his Saxo Bank teammates. From the first of the day's 15 climbs, Saxo Bank headed the race to control an eight-man escape group to keep both Cancellara and Matti Breschel in contention.
With Stuart O’Grady frequently setting a brutal pace on the steep hills, Cancellara admitted that the advantage was having Matti. “I knew that Tom must have spent energy to follow Matti, while we just sat near and watched the others…the team’s work gave me even more power.”
Spartacus has little time to celebrate, though, as he and his fellow Team Saxo Bank riders trade their Tarmac bikes for the S-Works Roubaix in preparation for next Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, alternately known as “The Queen of the Classics” and “The Hell of the North”.
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