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Armstrong riding the 2009 Giro…

With Armstrong competing in the 2009 Giro d’Italia do you think Vs. will give us better coverage?
I sure hope so…

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam. What else is there to say, but a beautiful place. It was a last minute decision to head up here, so I made my hostel reservations through Hotel World, and came up with what looked like a pretty good deal. Well the place was nice enough, clean, good enough bunk bed, and decent breakfast, […]

Originally the plan was to only spend Memorial Day weekend up here, but the weather was too darn nice to head back to the San Francisco fog. So I decided to stick around the whole week. A good portion of this week was spent in the saddle. Some where in the neighborhood of 10 hours…

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Cycling weekend…

This past weekend revolved around cycling. Saturday Mike and I decided to put ourselves to the test and tackle Alpine Dam. The loop is about ~55 miles and 4300′ of climbing. It’s a killer, but the views are worth every ounce of pain.
Sunday morning was spent down on the Embarcadero watching the Amgen Tour de […]

Marin Century

I rode the Marin Century Ride with Christopher about a week ago. The course was much harder than I expected. If you are wondering how hard, well it was 105 miles with about 6500′ of climbing. Over the course of the day I burned ~7400 calories.
Even after all that I am finding myself searching […]

What bike should I ride?

Owen asked a couple of questions in a previous post, my answer turned out to be a bit too long for a comment, so I’ve decided to post my response:
Do you drink anything on your marathon bike rides, besides water? Like Gatorade?
For longer rides I tend to bring two bottles, one with water and one […]

Stinson Beach Loop

I went out yesterday and rode the Stinson Beach Loop. I was surprised to find out that it was only 46 miles, but with over 3000′ of climbing it was challenging. I was able to complete the loop in a little over 3:22, which I’m happy with. There are some incredible views […]

The new ride is sweet!

I’ve had my new road bike for almost a month now and I have to say I’m rather pleased with it. Pacific Bicycle was kind enough to swap out the compact crank for a standard double at my request when I purchased it. On Tuesday’s grueling ride up Kings Mtn in Woodside I just […]

New wheels…

I finally broke down and bought myself a new road bike on Sunday. After test riding about 9 different bikes I decided on the Orbea Onix. The only problem is it’s now Friday and I still haven’t been able to get out for a ride. The weather in San Francisco has been […]

60K Bike Ride

Nicole and I rode in the Tierra Bella Bicycle Tour yesterday and chose the measly 60K option




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