Matt's cycling blog

This is the race I look forward to every year. A super fast course with bumps so it takes alot of power out of people. Another pretty stacked race Jesse, Marko, Brain, Mike p, Rayn b, James holmes and MG. I was going pretty good at the start sitting about 4th. Got on with kyle from beans n barley and we had a 10 seconds gap or so for the 2 laps. I was starting to pop so I had to settle down and drop back to the 2nd pack. I sat Jesses wheel until 2 to go then popped. Ended up duking it out with Ryan and Mike. I won the sprint for 6th.

I have been completely out of it cycling wise lately. It's just been hard lately after a rough weekend of racing, then finding out I've been "accidentally" getting emails for the u-23 national team. That I thought I was on, but apparently it was a mistake. So it has been a very frustrating week.

Did some stairs and ran a good 4 or 5 miles with sal on tuesday. Wensday did a cyclo cross work out with Jack Hirt, got smoked most of the time. I started to feel myself getting some sort of form back towards the end of our workout though. Hopefully I'll fully find my legs again before sunday.

I rode horrible in both races with a 6th and a dnf. My legs had no speed at all. It got to the point where I just gave up at the race sunday. Hopefully a few days off the bike is all I need to get some speed back.

Monday morning was like waking up with a hangover, but I had Sal to train with this guy is amazing always eager to ride it helps keep me pumped up. It was drizzling slightly so we kept it close to shelter, with some hill runs out at petrified springs. We got done with that at 7:30 still a lil early to go get some breakfast. So Sal had a pretty sweet plan for us to throw on some running shoes and hit the indoor running track up for about 3 miles of running. Later that day I headed to the gym for some computrainer work it was just supposed to be an easy spin scan day, but it turned into a hard 25 mile practice tt.

I couldn't even walk Tuesday morning, I dragged myself to my bike for and hour ride. I got to work Tuesday night. For those of you who don't know I work 3rd shift at Kohls un loading trucks.

Wensday after work at 6 Sal and I hooked up for another ride. We flew down across the border to Illinois for a fast 40 mile ride averaging 25 mph.

I took a Day off the bike to recover for the weekend. I'm looking at racing the Whitewater cyclocross race, and Cam Rock. It looks like Cam rock has a pretty good payout so there should be some stiff competition.


G is for Gangsta

After winning a cross race in iowa, crashing 3 times and finishing a lap down at badger prairie cross, then getting 2nd overall in comp at sheybogan. I wasn't sure if I'd bring good legs or bad legs to lapham peak.

After riding 3 hours with Andy Crater on Saturday. I felt a lil sluggish sunday morning, so Cole and I went for a easy spin sunday morning in the 25 degree morning air. After that we left baraboo, and headed to the cross race. After scoping the course out



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I got to the start just in time to get the perfect position to take the hole shot. The competition was small but stiff, Mike phillips, Brain matter, Cole house, Ryan B. and Marko L. I got the hole shot and went to work right away keeping the pace high. I was working for Cole, as he could easily hop the barriars so we figured he had the best shot at beating Brain. Within a lap I had it narrowed down to Cole, Brain, and myself. Cole and I exchanged pulls for a few laps then with 3 to go Cole breaks a spoke around the hairpin. Brain starts hammering I couldn't stay with him when he hopped the barriars up the hill and soon he had 30 sec on me. Cole yanked his spoke out quick and got back in when i saw he was within 15 sec of me. I slowed down and waited for him. We pretty easily hung on to 2nd and 3rd. Props to Brain he rode very smart for being double teamed. I think I will be alot more of a challenge when the barriars are higher.