Sunday, July 22, 2007

bart and alex G on the road in vermont

bart and alex went to vermont to lock horns with the pros.
heres the top 10.
bart ripped it for 7th, alex got 13th and sager finished in 27th with a flat and broken wheel.
they are racing short track today so check out the stories in their own words when they get back out of the woods.

bart g
sager


2007 USA Cycling national mountain-bike championships
July 22, 2007

Men's cross-country
1. Adam Craig, Giant, 2:16:31
2. Jeremiah Bishop, Trek-Volkswagen, at 4:26
3. Michael Broderick, Kenda-Seven, at 6:35
4. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, Subaru-Gary Fisher, at 8:52
5. Todd Wells, GT, at 9:12
6. Barry Wicks, Kona-Les Gets, at 10:54
7. Bart Gillespie, Mona Vie-Cannondale, at 12:45
8. Erik Tonkin, Kona-Les Gets, at 13:21
9. Jeff Hall, Salsa Cycles, at 13:31
10. Samuel Koerber, at 15:22











i wonder who is taking willows picture














i wonder about racing when you train for something for months or years, then the day comes and you are ready to rip then the bike breaks, flat or some bike problem happens. or the day you dont give a damn about the race, dont train for it, dont eat right, dont prepare properly and then out of nowhere you have power, dominate, rip it and win with ease. no worries no stress no pressure. then there are the days of suffering. when nothing with the body goes right and you wish for a flat, broken leg or something just to stop the pain. but when you are feeling like dog meat the bike works perfect.
odd story but thats how it goes for me out on the trail.

maybe thats the key. pressure comes from within, get rid of it and dominate.

3 comments:

climber said...

Pressure breaks pipes.

primetime formerly known as slyfox said...

yaaa

Forrest said...

Roady fitness is only going to get people so far on this course, you got to be able to ride a mountain bike too. Glad to see Utah representing.