Here comes the sun

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520394710420373581.post-84919706912786397172008-03-14T11:34:00.016-04:002008-03-21T12:16:33.227-04:00Here comes the sunHello loyal readers! My apologies for the lack of updates in the last few weeks. School, training, and racing have been keeping me busy. Here is a brief update on everything that has happened since I last posted (in reader friendly list form): USNA - VT riders get into the break to finish 1st and 3rd. (Steven and Owen Nielsen) - JZ and I get into the chase break and finish 6th and 9th, respectively. The familia is present and have a good time. - Day 2 is the TT (17 miles on a rolling course). My time is 29:35 (9th place, again. Coincidence?) Spring Break '08 in Chapel Hill, NC at my man Eoin's casa - Complete 13 hrs of solid riding in the first 3 days - Complete 4 games of PIG in the last day - Team has smashing good time downtown. Did I get a helicopter ride?<a href="http://www.superiorambulance.com/Images/Helicopter%20InAir%20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.superiorambulance.com/Images/Helicopter%20InAir%20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a> ECC/ACC joint conference weekend in Philadelphia, PA - Soaking wet criterium where Bryan finishes 8th. Grouppo explodo in the Virginia Tech camp. - TTT the next day, 8 miles. Due to the lack of draft I give off, I am not selected for the main TTT team (4 riders). I end up having a "better warmup" and pull my team (3 riders) around before dropping them, unwillingly. Individual time is 21:30, but clock stops at the last rider so 26:36... The TT practice was fun (despite it starting at 8:30 AM in 20 degrees F). The other TTT team finishes 4th overall (without any aero wheels and only 1 TT bike), booya! - Circuit race of 30 miles in the afternoon: Esteban gets into the break, B Mac and Cheese leads out the field sprint. After looking back during the final 300m I lose his wheel and get passed on the line by 5 guys. Steven gets 6th, Bryan 11th, and myself 17th? - Virginia Tech finishes the weekend omnium as the best ACC school <A href="http://www.velocityresults.net/">(Fist Pump!)</A> Community Service <object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-bf3288ed4fe2f19b" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqgAAABqQx1oQmSnIaATdhug8I96194KjbmsACT-klBt4gr8D-PA1wNX-81Xw93iI1jxZlUfrwxxrUAsuAM4qZ-KiHQ_fgJOyf0288OWWjrMiDoZweNMUPlTIUvzwL253wjuetE9kXEPS05OsSemdwRV_0amXuWs_xTOYAEpBxNNrljLGj7TcoMqHfTmslwm-hNOxrT2InQPubo5Ndziav2_ATtOFzY5PRvB5DAZJZIK0fnID%26sigh%3DAMWezoBSIv83k1QiwV__YZlDwLY%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dbf3288ed4fe2f19b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DK86zejrJ0KKJRosL6JUlFoeaATk&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqgAAABqQx1oQmSnIaATdhug8I96194KjbmsACT-klBt4gr8D-PA1wNX-81Xw93iI1jxZlUfrwxxrUAsuAM4qZ-KiHQ_fgJOyf0288OWWjrMiDoZweNMUPlTIUvzwL253wjuetE9kXEPS05OsSemdwRV_0amXuWs_xTOYAEpBxNNrljLGj7TcoMqHfTmslwm-hNOxrT2InQPubo5Ndziav2_ATtOFzY5PRvB5DAZJZIK0fnID%26sigh%3DAMWezoBSIv83k1QiwV__YZlDwLY%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dbf3288ed4fe2f19b%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DK86zejrJ0KKJRosL6JUlFoeaATk&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object> - Owen and I ride with the youth of Blacksburg in an effort to educate, inspire, and give back to the community. - 39x25 at 130 RPMS for last 30 minutes - Owen gets dropped later in the ride by an 8th grade girl.Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312539308962784312noreply@blogger.com