2010

So a few posts ago I mentioned that I am too young for nostalgia.  Well, I guess that means I should be figuring out what to do next year.   We do not have a team schedule yet, but I figure I have a decent chance of getting to whatever I really want to if I start working at it this early.  It's pretty amazing how easy it is to wander about the country these days.  There are some races in the spring that I am hoping to do, and since everyone loves pictures, here is a list filled with them:

First up for the GHBRA will hopefully be the Tour of the Bahamas in late January.  Here we can get some sun, hard racing, and a re-affirmation that our lives rock to kick off the year.  Added bonus- I get to tell my normal friends that I spent the weekend in the Bahamas while they are...well, not in the Bahamas.

After the sun and joy of the Bahamas, we will need to get some old fashioned hate in our hearts, so the oppressively hard Rouge Roubaix in St. Francisville, LA will come next.  Game plan is to go there, line up, and hope nothing horrible happens after that.

Next we should cross the nation to sunny Southern California for the San Dimas Stage Race.  Should be a good race and maybe I can finally get myself to ride a good uphill TT.  I have a storied and depressingly consistent history of doing horrible in uphill TTs, even when I am climbing and TTing well.  This is where it is all going to turn around.

Right after San Dimas, and the next town over, is the Redlands Cycling Classic.  It will be similar to San Dimas, as you might expect, but harder/faster.  I have heard some pretty wonderful and horrible things about this race, but luckily, all of the horrible things were just about how hard it is.  This should be good.

With all of that sun and happiness, again, we will need some good old oppression.  So for the last big race of the spring, tour of the Battenkill.   By now you should know how the GHBRA feels about dirt roads, and this race fits our standards perfectly.

Oh, and then there is that one race i might have to seek vengeance on....