February 2013 Blog Posts (3)

HOPPER! Wow, what a great event! I have raced many XC events, a CX, a Super D, and several other big road events (some timed) (e.g. Death Ride, Ride Across Indiana), and the Chileno Valley Grasshopper was right up there in terms of EPIC fun. A combination of amazingly beautiful scenery, tough climbing, super fun descents, and some REALLY fast guys (Trek Bear development team, Berry Farms development team, Mikes Bikes road team and others, including top pros) made for a great day of comradery…

The second ride of the 2013 Grasshopper Adventure Series was Saturday.  This one was pure road, and drew a significantly different crowd than the road/dirt mix of Old Caz'.  I had just finished my base training period and this seemed like a good 4 hour workout and one of the few options I will have this season for competitive road biking.

Registration was full the day before the race, so that meant 300 other cyclists, many of them ready to test the early season fitness.  The winter…