Race Report: Spring Series Weekend #1

Hougen East RR and Aldergrove Short RR, Cat 3 Courses & Conditions Opening race weekend of the Escape Velocity Spring Series. Hougen East Road Race: 80km over 4 laps of a pan-flat, four-corner course. Not the most exciting parkour but everyone will be twitchy to get the season off to a start. Aldergrove Short RR: 88km … Continue reading Race Report: Spring Series Weekend #1 →

2016 Early Season Kick-off

I just realized, this blog was intended to be a training & racing diary of my own progression through the 2016 season, but I haven't posted anything personal about my current status. Consider this a quick correction to that. Our local Spring Series road races kicks off this coming weekend, with some positive and negative changes … Continue reading 2016 Early Season Kick-off →

Surprise TT Pacing

Analysing the Team Surprise TT Efforts Today’s first Winter Training Camp of the year marked a friendly competitive time trial along a portion of our usual route, Iona Beach. Everyone was told it was a one-off max effort, individual starts, no drafting, no crossing the yellow line. We were all suitably attired in heavy layers, … Continue reading Surprise TT Pacing →