Adventures
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Heading into a hanging Austrian side valley at 1700 Meters was the perfect location to rest up from 4 days of climbing at the Alpen Tour. It was also ideal to start acclimatizing to the medium altitude (1500M-2200M) which the
June 23, 2015
This trip over to Europe hasn't gone to plan racing wise so I've put that on the back burner for now and have been trying to soak in the great European culture and landscapes. There's been a lot of good
June 16, 2015
Limping into a World Cup XC wasn't an easy call to make after a rough month on the bike but sometimes races like this can light a fire under ones ass. Watching KONA teammate Spencer Paxson the week before work
June 8, 2015
Some times you win, sometimes you lose, and other times you get spanked really good. I’m not talking about sketchy European red light districts, but rather the 3 day Belgian Mountainbike Challenge down in La Roche en Ardenne in the southern hills
May 14, 2015
Morocco is a geographical gem situated on the North western coast of Africa. The predominantly Muslim country is covered by a dry desert, highlighted by the magnificent Sahara but also contains a huge coastline and the grand Atlas mountains. On
May 6, 2015
Sea Otter is a busy time of year as nearly everyone involved in the cycling industry gathers in Monterrey California to show off there new product and celebrate another year of racing/riding with a weekend full of events. It’s a
April 24, 2015
Two weeks in Vietnam was just enough to get a fine taste of a spectacular country. The street food was top notch, the climate near perfect, and the local culture was great! The schedule called for a trip over
April 17, 2015
The body was revved up after the tour down to the coast and I knew I had to keep the engine lit or else it would settle into recovery mode and make the 1st day of the Vietnam Victory Challenge
March 31, 2015
The Vietnam adventure kickstarted when I heard about a new 3 day race called the Vietnam Victory Challenge. Emailing the organizers to find out more about it I quickly received a nice offer from Bob the race director to help
March 19, 2015
March 20-22: Vietnam Victory Challenge SR April 17-18: Sea Otter Classic XC (California) April 27- May 2 Titan Desert SR (Morocco) May 15-17 UCI Belgium Mountain Bike Challenge SR May 24 UCI World Cup XCO #1 (Czech Republic) May 31 UCI World Cup XCO #2 (Germany) June
March 13, 2015
2013 was a big year with 79 days of racing. I was keen to tone it down and focus more on good results at select races in 2014. This worked out, but I still lost control towards the end of the year and
February 24, 2015
Coaching is one of those jobs which often doesn’t receive the attention or credit it deserves. Cycling is a challenging sport, requiring a pile of riding, good motivation and smart training. More often it is the athlete who is training
February 16, 2015