Last month, I raced in the Nature Valley Grand Prix, a five day stage race in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nature Valley is one of the most important races on … More »

I apologize for another lengthy interval between updates. I have spent the last few weeks travelling throughout the country, from St Louis, to Washington D.C., to Minnesota, to Cincinnati. The … More »

Several riders recently asked for some basic guidelines about riding in a group. I think this is a worthy topic for this week’s entry. After all, I was just talking … More »

“No pierden la fuga” These were the instructions of Seba, our director, before each stage of the Joe Martin Stage Race. Translated, it means, “Don’t miss the break.” According to … More »

Hello everyone. I have been remiss in filling updates to my semi-weekly online journal (I tell people that I’ve been avoiding the label ‘blog,’ but I don’t think I can … More »

Someone asked me an interesting question the other day. “How did you get to be a professional?” It was an interesting question because of its bluntness as well as the … More »

I’m sure that many of you are eagerly anticipating The Tour of the Battenkill coming up this Sunday. With only a few days left to prepare, I thought I’d offer … More »

Monday: Recovery Tuesday: 3.5 hours, v-intensity, 4×8 minutes progressing intervals (high threshold-VO2) Wednesday: 2-3 hours, easy Thursday: 2 hours, v-endurance (scout the ITT course) Friday: San Dimas Stage Race (ITT) … More »

Monday: Recovery Tuesday: Recovery Wednesday: Recovery Thursday: 3.5 hours, v-endurance Friday: 3.5 hours, v-intensity, 4×8 minutes progressing intervals (high threshold-VO2) Saturday: 5 hours, v-intensity (Food Park Group Ride) Sunday: Training … More »