Green Mountain Bike Club Crit

I can't sprint.  In fact, your chances would be pretty good to bet on a gerbil on a wheel sprinting faster than me.  I work on sprinting sometimes.  I go out, try to look composed as I "power" my bike faster and faster along the road's shoulder.  I must look ridiculous for so much body motion and effort, for me, only leads to a top ground speed of maybe 31mph if the wind is right.  Whew!  I'm winded just thinking about it.  Sprinting.  Yuck.

A couple of quickies

First off, a HUGE congratulations to Mr. Ted King for finishing his second Giro d'Italia!  No, not some hackneyed, American, junior, amateur version of a giro.  No, I'm talking about the real deal, the big dance, er, il grande ballo.  Way to go, Ted!  I remember when I could stay in front of you in collegiate mountain bike races...for 24 seconds.  For those of you who don't know, Ted is a New England native, a Middlebury College alum, and a great reciter of lines from the movie Dumb and Dumber.  He's an all around great guy. 

What's that elephant doing in the living room?

Okay.  I'm going to do what very few other cycling-related blogs are occupying themselves with these past few days and refrain from talking about Flance Landstrong.  Who cares what I think?  I know neither of the guys nor do I feel like I can even make an educated guess about who did what to whom, etc.  It'll sort itself out...someday.

vermont gluten free

I told my mom years ago that she ought to start her own gluten-free bakery.  No store-bought product came close to the breads, cookies, brownies, and cakes she was making me.  Of course, it's no surprise since she can make even dandelion greens taste good.  She's an amazing painter, too, her true calling in life, which is one very good reason why she never went into the baking business.  Her painting is the gluten-free community's loss.  Oh well.  At least she still makes incredible blueberry cake for me when I visit.

Clearly, I need more pictures

With so much eye candy at my disposal, I am ashamed to admit I can barely share any of it with you visually.  So far, these posts have been rather wordy and, alas, so, too, this one will be.  But I'd like you to get a taste of what kind of bike bling I was fondling today.

Lynskey Helix OS Specials for May

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Happy May!

I woke up to 5" of heavy snow and 34 degrees on Wednesday morning.  Yes, just this past Wednesday morning, as in April 28, just three days from May.  Today, Saturday, May 1, temps got up to nearly 80 degrees and all but a few pathetic piles of shaded snow remain from Wednesday's interesting weather.

I did some more gap climbing today.  The training is going okay, considering I'm nearly (though, not really) done with all of my school work.  I'm feeling much better on the climbs and can tell my body is getting used to recovering while climbing.  A month ago, I was a sweating, wheezing, crying mess trying to get my pasty carcass over Appalachian, Brandon, or Middlebury Gaps.

Here's a beautiful image.

Suck it, April 28.