14 days to go till Nationals

I raced at the track Wed. and came around people in the sprint I would normally have trouble with and did it without any trouble. I also pulled back the biggest break of the night and shreaded the field.
Today I motor paced for an hour in 94 degree heat.
This will be the year for me. Now I rest and take it easy from here on. After nationals I am concentrating on getting enough points to get out of the 3's.

22 days to go

Since the last post I took 2 weeks easy. Between the training and heat I had to back off. Last weekend was an omnium in TN. I took 11th in the cat 3 RR which was a waist of 3 hours of my life. It is so different between Masters and the 3's. The sprint was a joke and I got trapped. The TT that afternoon was better since none of the idiots where around me and I got first. The crit Sunday in the masters 30-40+ was super fast and I ended up with a 5th overall and 1st in the 40+. The cat 3 race was easy and on the last lap I was in 4th going into turn 3 and three guys did a hail mary move on the inside so not wanting to go down I backed off and had to try to pull it back ending up with a 9th.
The week before at the track I ended up with a 2nd in the masters a 9th in the A's and a prime.
This weekend everybody is coming up for the FBCC and I am doing the crits Sunday and an easy ride with Dave Saturday. It will be good to ride with and see everybody.
As for the 22 days left.......That is when I go pick up my national jersey. My attitude is getting very cocky, I am motor pacing at 30-40 mph and I am 12 pounds lighter this year. It is my year to win!!!!!

HOT

Weekend before last between SC and TN I got 4 top 10s in a TT and crits. This past weekend was the NC ST crit champ. There were 4 teams with no less than 5 riders each, Sat. the course sucked, oh and it was over 100 degrees. I survived though and only broke one wheel. 12,14,17,and 21 is how I ended up. It was my 4th week on a training block so I was not at 100% and on Sunday's second race on the line the guy next to me said his computer said 108 degrees. I got in some of the breaks and pulled some back so I did not sit in. I was there for the heat and hard races. Shawn got to play in the pool at the motel and we made it back in time for the meet and greet with the Blue ridge roller girls. Kellie will be trying out for the team this Sunday. Gotta go to work...........Robert

I am still alive

Work has been busy, Kellie new job is going well and Shawn has finished his end of the testing and waiting to get out of school. The cat has not moved much and racing season is in full swing. I am riding stronger than ever this year and getting in the top 10 on a regular basis. Right now the clock is ticking down to nationals and I am focused on that. This weekend I skipped racing to back off a little and will be in Tn this coming weekend for an omnium and the NC crit championships the next. This picture was from Elberton Ga. where I got 3rd in the TT, 9th in the crit and 6th in the RR.

Greenville week 2

Sat. River falls in the masters we had 4 go up the road and all the teams sat on the front controlling it. I stayed with all the attacks and positioned myself to far back for the finish and ended up 21st.
Sun. Donaldson center 6 laps and on lap 1 a guy went up the road. Lap 3 the attacks started and I was with them all. We would get away and then everybody would play games and we would get caught. Lap 4-5 the big boys started and on the last attack I was trapped and thought it would come together but 3 got away. The last lap was fast and with half a lap to go 4 got of the front and where able to stay away. I got 2nd in the feild sprint only because I sat up and ended 10th overall. It looks like I am starting the season strong and with a new bike and attitude. I am going to win!!!!!!!!!!!

Survived the !st weekend

Went to Greenville spring series to see what kind of shape I am in. Sat. at Fork Shoals RR I went with two others on a break away. I dropped a chain and we got caught. I pulled back on and tried two more attacks. I was spent at the finish and came in behind the sprint. Sun. in the masters race at Donaldson I stayed with the group since there were several teams and all the big names. I stayed with all the attacks and with 2 k to go got gapped and pulled the group back up and as soon as I got back in the leaders they attacked again and I tried holding on but fell of the back of the leaders 700 meters to go and came in 21st. My results where not good but I felt good and strong so now I know were I am and after this snow melts I can get outside and step it up.

FLA

We went to the 12 hr of Santos in Ocala Florida this past weekend. I got some good riding in since it was 75 degrees. Friday rode the course and Sat. got 4.5 hrs on the road. Sun. 11 hrs in the van. Dave won and Joel got 5th in his first 12 hour race. This weekend Greenville and see what kind of shape I am in. For now get caught up on my sleep and training......