The team, as I predicted in the last post, had an awesome weekend with the evergreen Matt Brandt getting 3rd in the criterium and Tim Norris getting 18th. Nationals just topped off a great season for Lindenwood with 3 victories and a heap of top 10's. 2010 was definitely our best season by far and I can't wait to get amongst it again next year.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Mutt
The team, as I predicted in the last post, had an awesome weekend with the evergreen Matt Brandt getting 3rd in the criterium and Tim Norris getting 18th. Nationals just topped off a great season for Lindenwood with 3 victories and a heap of top 10's. 2010 was definitely our best season by far and I can't wait to get amongst it again next year.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sum of The Years Digits
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Midnight Regulations
Since last writing I have been at home enjoying the southern hemispheres summer. It was great to get out of the cold for 6 weeks and put down some solid training for the coming season.
The top of Tawonga Gap
After a week of trying to acclimatise to the searing Australian heat I headed south to the little alpine town of Bright for a week of training in the mountains. The Bright training camp had become an annual thing for me and is definitely integral to gain early season form. It was a tough week but had the company of some great guys and the support network of some very experienced professionals made it very beneficial!
I know I'm probably biased but I love training in the Hunter Valley! We have a bit of everything, some solid climbs and valley flats all on good roads with awesome scenery. It also helps when you can come in after a big session and enjoy home cooked meals, kick back in the pool and decimate your parents red wine collection.
Well I have left the warmth of Australia and made the trip back north-east to icy tundra of Missouri to start another year of college. Although the cold is depressing the collegiate cycling season starts in 3 weeks and I'm pretty pumped for my second season. My form is good I just have to stay healthy and finish off couple more things in training and I should be doing alright.
This year we have 10 weekends of racing, 8 of which are back to back with the final two being conference championships and then Nationals. All the boys are looking very sharp and I'm talking shit up this season for the team!
It's time to get going and do some training. I'll keep you posted soon on results and general going on's, so be sure to check back soon.
Stay upright!
Chev.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Quick Update
Just a quick hello from sunny St. Charles. One week till I leave for home, been 11 months since I have been back!
School is wrapping up for the semester and the training volume is starting to increase. Last week I had a 4 day camp down in north Georgia. It was amazing riding down there, beautiful landscape and very friendly locals. It was good to get away for a while and ride some nice ling climbs.
At the top of one of the climbs in picturesque North Georgia.
Looking forward to next year, I'm really excited for the collegiate season and hopefully will be able to use it in the lead up to a good season racing over summer. Lindenwood is going to be strong next season, we have bolsted our ranks with some quality riders and an amazing coach, will be a big year for sure. I haven't got a outside team finalised yet, but will know exactly what's happening by the time I get home. Some exciting prospects on the horizon!
What collegiate cycling is all about.
Well I have to get going now (I said it was going to be quick), much school work to be completed in such little time.
Take care,
Chev.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Another Stone Rolls Over
My room...
Dream day in sunny Belgium.
I think I did about 15-17 races whilst there and a poo load of training so hopefully I have some form for the last road races for the season and also for Collegiate Track Nationals. I already miss Belgium, it's amazing beer and chocolate and also the mates I made there but hopefully will be back there in the next couple of years.
The boys: Owen, Peter-Lee, Cammo and Ruan.
It's been a year since I arrived in the States to start college and the time really has flown. I start college as a sophomore this year and it's weird seeing all the new freshman blindly trying to find their way around campus and it's hard to imagine that was me only a year ago.
Well today the Lindenwood team heads out to Sedalia for a crit tonight and then a road race Sunday and should be a good test to see how the form is before Gateway cup in a weeks time.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Bell Jam
It's been a while I know so I guess i'll start from where I left off.
On the 16th of June, Addison (my roomie and team mate) and I packed the car and headed up to Minnesotta to stay for a couple of nights and pack up the RV before heading across to Wisconsin for the Tour of America's Dairyland. After being held up in Minnesotta due to a tornadoe we finnally got into Wisconsin in the wee hours of the morning to start racing the tour. It was going to be 11 days, 10 stages in 9 cities across the "Dairyland State".
A wet day in Waterloo
I won't go through every stage but I was pretty happy with the results considering I was on my back in hospital paralyzed from a virus just a week before the start of the race. I managed to grab afew top 40's and a 26th was my best result for the tour. All in all it was good tour and was a great opportunity to race against some big US teams.Hanging out in another Walmart
After Tour of America's Dairyland was done and dusted we worked out we had traveled close to 1500 miles in 2 weeks and parked way too many nights in Walmart parking lots. Once back in STL my good mate Matt Camilleri called me up and asked me had I booked my tickets back home yet and if I hadn't I should come stay and race with him in Belgium for a month. I was in like Jim and after a couple of frantic weeks trying to get an international licence and flights sorted out I was stepping of the plane in Brussels.
Matt mid park up on the first ride in Belgie
After struggling with a suitcase, bike bag and the language barrier I finally jumped off the train in Lierde the town that would be my home for the next 5 weeks. I still don't know where Lierde is in relation to Brussels or the rest of Belgium but I'm guessing it's in the south becuase it's only an hour ride and you're into France. The area is pretty much holy ground in regards to cycling with many of the big pro races traversing the roads here and the Muur and the Koppenberg which are brutal cobbled climbs are within 30 minutes ride.
The Muur. This is a brutal cobble climb that features in the classic Tour of Flanders.
Yesterday was my first race in Belgium and was an under 23 race about 15km away. The race went well and after 50kms I pulled the pin as I'm told you don't want to go too deep in your first race because you can end up digging a big hole. It's hard to explain how much the Belgians love their cycling but everyday day there is a race on in a town within riding distance and all the townsfolk will be out to watch the race and grab a wurst and beer.
The streets of Geraadsbergen. A stage of Le Tour went up here a few years ago...
Well I'm off to get ready for another race tomorrow. Until next time keep living the dream and take care.
Chev.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
In A Cave
Yeah it's been a while... I don't really get near the Internet for any extended period of time these days but I'll try and update you as best I can.
So the last time I posted I was heading out to Collegiate Nationals. Well lets just say Nats was a learning experience and it was great to see the amount of talent getting about in the sport at the moment. I finished the road race in 58th spot and was the 3rd group on the road. The crit was much more cruisy then the road race and I managed to roll over in 62nd.
Since nationals I have been doing most of the local races. I have been out of the money in the last 3 races I have done which has been really disappointing. Last Sunday night less I went to hospital with a massive headache, fever and a terribly sore throat, and that where I stayed for a couple of days. I guess that explains the sub par results.
I have the Missouri State Road Champs this weekend and then I head up to do the 10 day Tour of America's Dairyland which should sort me out. Then I have two mellow weeks then I'll do the first two weeks of Super Week then I'll fly home and focus on getting fast over 3kms.
I'll try and keep the twitter updates going. Hopefully it won't be so long between posts.
Take care, Chev.