Steve Lacey's Blog (5)

I read a quote today I just had to pass on to the rest of you....but not before I read it over and over. While reading I had to think back over the past year of riding with the 4:50 club. How lucky am I to be able to get up early in the morning and join up with others who enjoy just getting out and riding. Some days are darn early, cold, rainy or hot but I can't remember one in which I did not laugh about something during the ride. Even the day at Bobcat after a late night party was worth every… Continue

I finally sat long enough to make sure a video was uploaded. It is footage taken on the way down Soderberg to Springcreek trying to catch up. Better ones will follow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0TmdKhCpgk&feature=channel_page Continue

This week's race was held on the same course as race #1 only backwards, (get it now?) so it should have been all down hill right? The mud had a bit to say about that. The same gearing for race #1 was a bit harder to push in the soft tread after the weekend's rain. As always the competition looked fit and ready to put some hurtin on. The first corner was wide and the pace quickly filled the legs with lactic acid. First obstacle, a little mud hole followed by a short steep left hand ascent. Pract… Continue

Tonight was the opening race of the New Belgium 4 race cyclocross series. Never having raced a cyclocross event I was not sure what to expect. Someone told me it must be a flat course because it takes place in the field behind the New Belgium brewery. I think he spent too much time in the brewery before saying this. There were short climbs o plenty with a 32-14 single speed. Calling it a field is a stretch, it winds through a large sand trap, up and down a pile of excavation remnants from the bu… Continue

It seems the USA is getting a bit lax in their admission standards. Congratulations Angelo!! In keeping with Yann's trend of blog postings I felt compelled to chat about today's ride. It was a good showing on this fall morning, 7 in total couldn't hit the snooze fast enough. Jim started using up his points from the wine fest and joined the fun. Angelo had to show off his new passport. Doug was MIA trying to get his cold for the winter out of the way early. Typical ride, Soderberg, chase Yann up… Continue