TCTC 2008................ A Success!

Training Camp 2008 is in the books, and I haven't been to any others, but the weather was great, the riding awesome, and the group was amazing! I think all in all we had 25 people camping in the high desert in Fruita, CO. I headed over Thurs afternoon, and people started trickling in that evening. After the 4 days, we had roughly 13hrs on the bikes, and I think we might have seen 1 cloud all weekend. Here are some pics, thanks to everyone that came and pitched in, I had a great time, and Maya and Kenzi are still sleeping!

One of the many sunsets and sunrises we enjoyed!

Sunset on the Book Cliffs and the IMBA mobile.

Got windy at night, so we moved into the camper. Let me tell ya, this was one wicked game of BULLSHIT! Doesn't Illes look like he's up to something?????????

Another thanks is due for Pudge and Autumn Schultz for hosting the team dinner at their house Sat night. Not an easy task to feed 20 hungry cyclists. Autumn pulled it off, and the lasagna was great. THANKS GUYS!!!!!

After all the great riding, joking, drinking, and hanging out, we all went home with smiles on our faces, dog tired!

SEE EVERYONE IN FRUITA!!!!! Its time for #6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks everyone!

Training Camp Update!

Well, I've got some news, not sure if its good or bad, but here goes. After an interesting drive into the mtns on early Sat morning with Juth and Boni following, the trailer is in Grand Junction, and ready for the kegs to be cracked for training camp. The roads were a little slick, but no issues. We finally rolled into GJ around noonish, grabed some lunch at Pudge's house, and off to the trails we went. We headed to Loma to ride the Koko loops, becuase we knew they were in good conditon and rideable. We were not dissapointed, we rode Mary's, Rustler, Horsethiefs, Steves, Lyons, and all the way back on Mary's. 30miles, 3000+ ft, and a little over 3 hrs of ride time. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!! Trails were prime, and there wasn;t a whole lot of people. So for TC, Loma is a definate. Sunday morning we got up and made some breakfast and chilled until the mercury climbed above 30deg. Then we headed out on the Reeder Mesa road ride.
I had to jet out early, but I logged just over 2 hrs and 40 miles, and I didn;t see 1/2 of what was possible. Definately going to have to be done with the team one day. Now for the bad news. The crew headed out to Rabbit Valley last night to get another little ride in, and found it to be VERY muddy on the TT course. A lot of it wasn;t rideable still. 18rd is still muddy as well, but s hould be good by this weekend if we don;t get anymore moisture. We are still planning on camping at 18rd, stay tuned for updates as the week progresses. Suppose to be in the 50's and sun all week in GJ, so we'll definately get some good miles in. Any questions, email me, otherwise we will see everyone on Thurs or Fri. Drive Safe.

Training Camp Update

WOW, it's been a while since I have communicated to the world through the blog. I would have had this done an hour ago, but it took me that long to figure out my user name and password. Anyway, while winters death grip is slowly letting up on us in Western CO, TCTC is quickly approaching. This will be the official place for up to date info on Training Camp. Here is the latest skinny on the fat. Road riding in Grand Junction is stellar right now. Mid 50's during the day, and sunny. Roads are dry, so the miles could be endless. However, if any of you are like me, I could care less if I sit my ass on my road bike saddle for a long time to come. After all, we do race the fatter tires! So, here is my take on the Mtn scene in GJ, as told through Ryan (aka. Pudge) Schultz. Isn't it nice we have a bubba and a pudge on the same team???? Anyway, riding around Loma (Mary's) is in great shape, few muddy spots last weekend, but should be fantastic by the time we get there. 18 rd????? That's a different story. As of last weekend, 18rd wasn't even passable. You weren't even able to get to the trail head because the road was so muddy. That being said, It should be good to go by this time next week. Few showers in the forecast for this weekend, but then back sunny and 50's all next week. For those of you that are not familiar with GJ riding, it can pour there for 5 hours, and be dry and ready to ride in another hour. So as long as the ground has soaked up everything this past week, this weekends shit show shouldn't be an issue. However, just to be sure Juth, Boni, Pudge, and Myself are going to play in the rain all weekend in Fruita to do some riding. If anyone else would like to join, feel free. I can provide lodging, and the hot tub is always HOT! So there will be a full detailed report of the riding conditions on Sun night or Mon morn. Check Back. Also, I am waiting for direction from TC as to what types of rides he is planning. I will post as soon as I receive. Word to the wise, BRING BOTH BIKES (of course that is if you have 2). I got you covered Catherine! Team trailer is heading up to the mtns on Sat with me, and I will have it all set up and ready for us on Thursday. If anyone want to put anything in it before it heads up, call or email me before Sat. Yes Bubba, the beer will be cold and flowing by the time you get there, unless you show up with one of those fancy new ASR-C's!!!!!!! Oh, one more thing. About 18rd, if that doesn't open up for us, we are in search of plan B for camping. I am sure I will find something, I have some feelers out right now. Stay tuned. Hope all is well, and I sure hope everyone is getting A LOT more riding in than I am (Wouldn't take much). The end is in sight, days are getting longer, and weather is getting nicer! email me with any questions.