First proper spin after two weeks doing nothin. So cold out there! I did my usual road route down to Rathdrum and back. Gettin those base miles back in now. Even got a bit of off road in near enniskerry. Did it all on the CX bike. W/ a lovely 44 Chainring up front, things are smooth!
Thawing out now..
ova and out
10/28/08
10/25/08
Some more stuff from land of the frog
Here are some more pics from the race in Frejus. James had an 'interesting' fall at the beach.. a real Jimbo Jones moment.. He tried to jump a gap over a deep gully along the beach. Ended up on his arse, soaking wet, embarrassed and to top it off two gorgeous french birds were laughing ar him!!
Here's me rockin a proper farmer's tan!
Here's me rockin a proper farmer's tan!
Friday fun in B-town!
Ballinastoe was nice, we had a college mtb trip planned, beginner style! A small group of us from college
went inc. Niall Davis, Tallghtfornia's own Germanic Georg and a local KTM moto-rider named Jay.I had done nothing biking related in the last two weeks so it was great to get out and enjoy some trails. (-: The plan was to go super easy and follow the beginners and take some photo's!
Oh yeah, we all wore normal clothes for a change! No lycra! old school (-;
That's Georg to the right ------>
Some of the trails are swoopy and fast so Niall came up with a plan to try and ride the whole trail by not using brakes/or peddling! fun and quick
Here's some more pics
These are some Roc D'azur photo's Elite start etc.
10/14/08
France - 4 nights 2 races (-: Part 1
Just got back from Fréjus early yesterday. What a place in October! Great food, warm consistent weather, A golden beach along the coast and to top it all off an awesome venue for mountain bike racing!
I only decided to do this this race about 3 weeks ago. I was swayed by my buddy James Mcluskey AKA (Jimbo Jones) to go and see what the Roc had to offer. With my flight etc booked, we headed out to Frenchyville on a Ryanair flight. The flight went kinda pear shaped at this point.. halfway through the journey I Managed to spill half a coffee all over myself and the sleeping passenger beside me. While i was taking off my scorching wet t-shirt James burst into a fit of laughter and couldn't stop. She actually never woke up during the whole incident.. So later, I had to explain why i was in the nip and why her clothes were damp with coffee stains! Enough said on that
We arrived early morning on Thursday and from here it was a calm drive to a small village called St.Aygulf near St.Tropez. We settled in straight away, built the bikes and hit the beach to get some well needed race nutrition and rest. Jimbo's prefared race nutrition consisted of his famous combo of jelly sweets and french fries! No joke, the man ate like a downhiller the whole trip.
Race Day 14.10.2008
Roc Marathon, 83kms
4.25hrs, 7th place Espoirs 60th overall, Winner- Roel Paulissen
I Decided that going all out in the marathon was not such a good idea considering i had to be competitive in the XC event on Sunday, So with this in mind, and a nuts amount of porridge/jam in my stomach i was set to race at 8.00 in the morning on Friday.. that's 7.00 Irish time.. !! I was ranked 48th/1400 on the line based on my UCI ranking so i ended up on the second Grid in the First wave! Christoph Sauser arrived late at the line and took up position just in front of me! i was slightly starstruck at all the top names surrounding me! the start was suddenly hectic because a pro dude was having problems clipping in to his bike in front of me and Sauser. Suddenly i was tonnes of places back and following the man in the red specialized jersey! We worked through the crowd a bit then i overtook him! But obviously not for long (-;
It was a strange start so early in the morning, My Hr's were sluggy and my body didn't seem to want to go to fast! For the whole 83 km I only Averaged 175HR which is very low considering my max is 215! Taking it easy throughout paid off in the end and I was riding technically well up the steep stuff and not dismounting like most of the frenchy's! A severe lack of water led to a bit of a bonk midway through but a quick stop in a feedzone and i was on my way again.
Here's some of the French birds riding the Roc dammes <<
careful of that drop!
Check out this little youtube clip, its an ordinary joe's take on what the roc is all about, The tandem halfway through is crazy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl7UrKvcFVU
More on this tomorrow, might even talk about how i ended up riding the race on Sauser's actual tires!
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