Brother Genco Goes to the Desert...

January has been one rough month for your humble author up here in the big sky. Had some lady issues, my Giants got destroyed by the loathsome Eagles, I’m still not making the big bills at work, and the weather has been flat out depressing. I needed a good weekend of mountain biking to get back on track. Luckily I knew of a mountain bike race taking place this past weekend, in...

Watch ‘Cross Worlds Live...

Here are some links to watch the hard men and women throwdown this Sunday. According to the fat guys in my office there is some kind of football game on tv that day as well. Schedule with Video Links Cycling...

Worlds Predictions?...

First thing first. I am pretty amazed that USADA did the right thing with regard to Jonathan Page. They are not exactly know for being accomodating or allowing any room for error on the athletes part. So well done USADA. In the mens race I think Lars Boom is the man to beat. Based on Sven’s crying Lars is at least winning the head games at this point. Albert is kind of a...

Big, Not 1/21...

We got a little help from Dr X on this edition: Big Ring: Compton winning the Roubaix WC and complaining that the organizers took out the hard parts that she could ride, but some of the elite men had to walk. Not Big Ring: Trebon complaining that the course was too hard, and that he is never coming back. Someone needs to call the wahbulance to take Tree-farm back to the Cross-Crusade...

Big Ringers Big Ringing...

While I was picking myself up off the snow yesterday the AZ State Championship Series kicked off. Looks like the fitness gained in ‘cross paid off big for Brother Lee. Here is his report: This past Saturday was the first race of the 2009 Mountain Bike Association of Arizona State Championship Series. The race took place at White Tanks Regional Park located on the far west side...

Snow Bike...

Winter the 801 we get these god awful thermal inversions. The Salt Lake Valley becomes and toxic dump of air you can see. Yesterday I went on the local group ride and spent the evening hacking out the sludge I had spent 4 hours inhaling. No cool. Today I got invited to head up the the clear air of Park City for some snow riding. If you find your self in Park City for a ski trip and...

Euro ‘Cross...

Much praise to Brother Schmidt for giving us a taste of the cross scene over on the continent. Hopefully we will hear more from him when the MTB season gets rolling. Here is his report: Euro ‘Cross Well, kind of. Cross in Germany is not what you may have heard or seen of Euro Cross. This is not Belgium or the Netherlands. Anyhow, cause I was on an after Christmas trip to my folks...

Best Trainer Albums (in no particular or...

Riding the trainer. Ugh! If you live in the North country it is a fact of life, getting hit by a snow plow doesn’t make you hard, it makes you dead. I like to keep my trainer sessions short and the lactic acid level high and that means intervals and loud music. Here are a few of my picks to get you through those snowy days when it gets dark at 4pm. Iggy and The Stooges –...

Big Little 1/5/09...

Big Ring - Niels Albert and his spleen back on the top step - Rachel Lloyd’s 1st Euro podium, Sue Buler in 8th. Rock on ladies! - We finally had a snowy race in the 801 - Lots of Euro Championships this weekend Little Ring - Trek, the great American bike maker, gives a big FU to it’s American riders. Weak. - Sven Nys asking his fellow Belgians not to stab him in the back at...

Big and Little…...

Welcome to 2009! Big Ring Resolution: go BIGGER. Big Ring: USA Cross Superstar Powers cracking the top ten finishing 7th in Middelkerke. Saweet! Big Ring: American Women CX’ers all over the top ten. Nice! Not So Big Ring: Mr. Boom getting stitches for his b-day. Get well soon Lars… Not So Big Ring: Sven being a d-bag. We are clearly against dopers at the Big Ring, but...