silver city

Silver City, New Mexico is a great place. It’s a very inconvenient place for nothing.
For some strange reason, Mike Creed loves this place and would probably become a member of the SCFD when he retires from cycling.

After embarrassing myself at the UCI World cup on the track. I went out the next day with a chip on my shoulder and “raced” the Simi Valley ride. Antonio Cruz, Ivan Dominguez and a hand full of his teammates came out to try and run the ride. Well, little did they know, this kid who “can’t climb” had a chip on his shoulder and felt like he had something to prove.
I can talk forever about how the ride unfolded and what moves I created and how they had to chase Cruz and me for 25min, or how I made the split over Mulholland rd. But I wont. Ill just say, I road well, but at the end of the day, I knew I had some work to put in, before Tour of California.

Sunday I road from my house to Oxnard ‘the rock”. It was a beautiful day until the wind picked up and gave me a head wind all the way home.
I made a stop at “Napp Tunes Nest” to grab some water and a mountain due. (This store is full with biker guys. (Harley Davidson guys) so I wanted get my stuff and roll out before I get rolled up, rolling around there in tights. But it’s almost the same, they wear leather and that’s tight right??


Anyways, I get into Malibu and I hook up with Nate Loyal and John Slover. Thank God. Slover pulled all the way into Santa Monica and that was the ride of my life. Once I got to Santa Monica, I was home free; it’s just about 1hr 15min to my front door.

Monday, I left home for Silver City and ill be here for 3 weeks. I get home on my birthday and just in time for my one-year wedding anniversary.

Here is my training from Last Saturday
Saturday 21st 5hr
Sunday 22nd 5hr 45min
Monday23rd travel
Tuesday 24th 4hr 30min
Wednesday 25th gym and 2hr on trainer (rain/snow)
Thursday 26th 5hr
Friday 3hr 45min

Tomorrow Creed and I will do some intervals. It will be interesting to see how strong he feels after his 5hr day today. He’s a really good rider and this year is looking to really make some people hurt. You guys better watch out, he’s super motivated.

Ill leave you a few pics of my kitchen and me riding the rollers in the hotel.

peace