Garmin / Strava / Power
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I’ve had a Garmin 800 since Christmas. It is kind of fun. But, I’m trying
to decide if it adds to my enjoyment of the sport. I definitely like having
a spe...
PRO XCT #1: Mellow Johnny’s Race Report
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If the race was only one lap long, I would have won! Racing already? Yup.
The first race snuck up on me pretty quick there, but I always look forward
to ra...
Stories from my last races of cross season
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Leuven by Krist VanmelleSince last i posted in January, i have raced a
couple of World Cups where i finished 26th and 34th (Liévin, FR and
Hoogerheide, NL ...
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I kicked off my race season this weekend in TX at the Mellow Johnny’s Classic PROXCT. In addition to being the first PROXCT, it was also a UCI C1 event that ...
New Site. New Season. New Story.
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Hello, first time visitors, faithful followers (Hi, Mom!) and everyone in
between. Welcome to my new website. We’ve launched as I prepare for a
fast-approa...
Joy in racing
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This weekend marks the beginning of the Eastern Collegiate Cycling
Conference season. In light of that, and in light of the fact that I am
also racing in j...
Spring Training and a Baby
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sisters
I guess it took us having our 2nd child to get me back on the bike. We
weren't due until early March but Jocelyn came early and on February 17 at
...
OFF SEASON is SNOW FUN!!!
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Hard to believe it has been over 6 weeks since I stepped off my bike at
nationals and have only been on a bike 3 times since then. Don't worry, I
haven't ...
Positivity!
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We all now realize that blogging is somewhat D E A D. Twitter has allowed
me to keep up to date with a lot less effort than finding the time to
update a bl...
An Open Letter to Verge Series Participants
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An Open Letter to Verge Series Participants
Over the next month, you’ll start to see more and more press for the Verge
Series (as well as the new Shimano...
Almonte Roubaix
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Well it’s been a while. Since we’ve posted, not really into these days,
posting that is. We’ve been back at work and we had a temporary living
arrangement ...
North American Road Racing Cyclocross Cup, April 1
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The UCI announced today that it has plans to incorporate a Cyclocross Cup
in the North American road racing calendar. The idea has been in
development for ...
Devil Mountain
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Devil Mountain or Hell has frozen over — one team's success on Mt Diablo Since my retirement from professional cycling I've kept busy with other pursui...
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4, February 2011
Greetings -
It's been a while since I have sent out an update. The 'cross season ended
on (see last missive) and the circle of life has b...
Last Race
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As I took my jersey off after the U.S. Professional Road Race
Championships, it hit me, this was my last race for Team Type 1. For the
past three seasons I...
Xterra
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Today marked my first foray into the world of off road triathlon at the
Xterra Del Valle outside Livermore California. The idea of doing an Xterra
began fo...
New Website
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Dan Ellmore at Ellmore Consultancy put together a flash new website for me:
www.amydombroski.net
That's the what, and that's the where I'll be doing all my...
Star Crossed day #2
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I got a win!!!!! I’m really psyched! Felt strong out there. It was a hard
course. Long climb on the bike. Long run up. Plenty of other little ups and
downs...
The Closer I Get The Further Away I Get
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Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since the "black ice" incident. Good gravy, I
can't remember the last time I was thrown such a c*ck block to training and
riding. ...
Drip in the Spring
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I'll hit you first with a little recap of adventures and then with a race
report.
What a crazy few days!!! For that matter it's been a crazy few weeks. It...
classy
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I've found that shutting my mouth, listening a bit and showing you some
respect, gets me somewhere.
did the Spring Classic stage 2 today, double flatted ...
clean up
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What is that saying...*many hands make light work* or something?
Or *many cookies and a few brews make light work*?
Anyway..if we approached our own ya...
new blog post
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I follow a bunch of fake pro guys on the internet. All that they post about
is how much they ride. It annoys me for some reason. I think its because I
am w...
Southern Cross
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It’s hard to believe racing season has started already with the beginning
of the American UltraCross Series this past weekend in Dahlonega, GA. It
seems l...
Feeling Fit
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One of the hardest things to get used to moving from Southern California to
the East Coast is winter. Lack of Mexican food too, but that situation is
gett...
Saint Valentine's Day 2012
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Sneaking around, rushing it, making sweet treats for the ones we love...Doing
our best to draw up some crafty cards complete with cartoon characters and
mu...
I have no off season...
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They skiers I know keep their lives together in the summer. The cyclists I
know get their 'honey-do' lists done in the winter. Most years, I don't
even h...
Alive and very well.
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Wow, today was one of those days that I get all spiritual. For those of you
that don’t know; the bicycle was instrumental in saving my life. *Here is
some...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Sue, Frankie, Kelly Cline, Naomi, Joe, me, M, Steve, Zack. Erik behind the camera, and Consorto a late arrival.
Day one, 2012:
White Clay.
14+ miles.
18 do...
Unmoored ...
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I like the holiday interstice, Christmas to New Years', to get unmoored.
There's less churn at work, almost no meetings, my email drops from 100 a
day to ...
025 Wedgies
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I don’t know how it happened. Geler Votre Cul Cross, freeze your ass off,
my skinsuit shorts started riding up. I was wearing leg warmers and thick
gloves....
Moment of Zen
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An oldy but goody.
This is a .50 cal. The projectile makes the round trip b/t/w the gun, a
steel target 1000 meters downrange, and the shooter's ear pro...
2012 season plans
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Hi everyone
Big changes are in store for Captain Crunch Racing in 2012. For the past
four seasons I have been racing my bike in a variety of disciplines. I...
Aching.
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I love the Mid-Atlantic ‘cross scene. I really do. But New England
cx…just, yeah. Gloucester was on the calendar this year, but didn’t happen.
Next year....
Easy Vegan Split Pea Soup
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This recipe is so easy I honestly feel a little silly writing it down.Easy Vegan Split Pea Soup2 T olive oil1 vidalia onion1 lb bag of green split peas4 cups...
Like a fine whine
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MuddyIf you squint real hard while looking at the picture above, you might
mistake it for a mountain bike photo. It looks like half of my rear wheel
is go...
Coatesville Classic
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After a three week hiatus from racing, I decided to make my return at the
Coatesville Classic. After some interesting ups & downs in my life off the
bike t...
Losing the Break
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The break is up the road, I am in it. Like a well oiled machine we rotate,
legs burning. My body, my mind, my legs all in sync, doing the work. A
small smi...
Karmic repay ride
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What have I done to deserve this? An old friend of mine offered up his spot
on the captain saddle of a tandem for a simple jaunt of around 130 or so
miles ...
That's all, folks.
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After mulling it around a while, I have decided that with the new year I
need a new attitude. No more suckage. After a fairly good season, albeit
lighter i...
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After about a week of living with it, I decided to deal with an irritating
splinter on my right thumb. It took a half-hour of neck-straining and
eye-crossi...
Addendum to "Thoughts on the New C Cyclocross Racer"
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I spent some time thinking, probably too much time, about what motivated me
to upgrade from Cs way back when. Mostly, it was because it was where all
my fr...
New Orleans - The Crescent City
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In case you are wondering, NOLA is open. There is not oil slick, there is
not lack of tourism or places to eat, drink, or be merry. This city is a
wond...
The muse has left the building
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Apologies to anyone who was actually reading this blog- Rolf has not been
inspired to write in quite some while, and you may have noticed he was
carrying m...
American Birkebeiner Race Report
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Want more factual, less-seizure-prone Birkie vids? Check out 2010 and 2011.
So, last year, I showed up to the Birkie with super-questionable fitness having ...
Dahlonega Nights – The Legend of Pico de Gallo
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I had come off of a long stint pretending to be superdad while my wife had
a pretty exciting ten days of her own vacation and a business trip to
Italy. I s...
2011: Some Pictures My Wife Took Of The Bike Racing
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Caitlin wasnt at quite as many races with her camera as last season. She
did, however, plan the (vast) majority of our wedding AND managed to get
some good...
Tuesday CCC Updates
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- Now that CX season is officially, officially over the CCC site will be
dormant for a few months. We’ll have sporadic updates as needed, but don’t
expect ...
Ronde 3.0
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The route for Ronde v3.0 is taking shape. Fair warning, it will be the
longest one yet and will feature old and new trails. If you took part last
year,...
Wednesday Night SuperPrestige 2011
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I have been fielding emails all day, so here are the details for WNSP 2011.
We will start this training event next Wednesday night. It will run through Na...
Chute!
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Words: Michael Barry Photo: Olaf Unverzart Team Sky’s Michael Barry is the
author of Le Métier and Inside The Postal Bus. He crashed and broke his
elbow ju...
NAHBS ’12: Latest Show Goes Global
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Message by NONE
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show came to Sacramento for the first
time since the initial event in Houston in 2005. Starting with onl...
Who’s Next?
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So Boonen and Cancellara have thrown their hats in the ring as contenders
for the northern Classics. Boonoen not only save the day for Quickstep by
getting...
Stu Thorne – The Man Behind Cyclocrossworld.com
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Almost every weekend during the cross season, you can find Stu Thorne
working on a bike, paying attention to detail and making everything run
smoothly, or ...
The Sickness of Being Sick
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Illness is a mental battle as much as it is physiological and
environmental. I believe that once one admits to himself that he will get
sick, he will get...
First Race, First Win, new RED
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The Performance Advantage proven in debut, Boonen nets 100th New SRAM RED
was introduced in early February, editors raved, and high expectations have
follo...
Toto, I’ve A Feeling We’re Not In Houston Any More
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Be careful what you wish for etcetera atmo. I just left the building,
a.k.a. the Hyatt Regency on Avenue L in Sacramento. The 8th Annual North
American Han...
Pete Webber on his ‘Ride on Washington’
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Hi Friends,
Pete here. Hope you are well!
Next month I am participating in "Tim Johnson’s Ride on Washington" and I'm
asking my friends to donate to th...
Cross Clash COMPLETE!
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The Rapha/Focus Cross Clash over! We had a bunch of fun running it, and
*especially* a lot of fun talking trash about it around here. How else can
you just...
Saying Goodbye…
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The trick in attending a great party is knowing when to leave… I started
Pavé on a whim about three years ago. I wanted to assign my students a
project t...
Retroshift
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These are pretty cool...though I don't know about $140 without the actual
shifters, $220 with.
http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/11/28/first-look-retroshift-b...
USGP - Bend
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Click on the image above to view more from Sunday's races
Our friend in Bend, Rob Kerr, caught the last couple of races yesterday in
Bend:
The profes...
Johnson, Driscoll Grab Pair of Podiums in Boulder
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After a successful two weeks of racing in the Czech Republic – where
Cannondale prepared by Cyclocrossworld.com’s Tim Johnson scored a pair of
top-20 finis...
2011 Cross Wheels
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Update: As of 10/24/11, all options are available and in stock.
We have quite a few new options for cross this year. Some details and
availability are stil...
2010 Euro Cross Camp
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written by: Jerome Townsend
2010 Euro ‘Cross Camp
The 2010 Euro ‘Cross Camp started for me almost as soon as the U23 national
championships ended. ...
New look for Rhymney Beers
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A trip up the valleys last week gave me an excuse to visit Merthyr Tydfil's
best pub, the Winchester, brewery tap for the current Champion Beer of
Wales w...
American Beer Blogger: the latest
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We had the pilot episode of *American Beer Blogger* in the can Thursday, or
*so we thought.* I went to Green Leaf Studios in Easton, watched the show
with ...
Free tickets to the Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival!
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The Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival has given us two pairs of tickets to
their upcoming festival! We want to give these tickets to people who can
attend, so...
I’m probably not coming back
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Yes, I’ve been away for a while. Between my weekly column, free-lance
writing and this little thing called Philly Beer Week, I don’t have time to
fill this...
