Whoo! Alright-Yeah...Uh Huh

Hello everyone,

Just a quick update from sunny St.Charles. As Australia has been experiencing the worst bushfires and hottest weather in it's history, St.Chuck has been between 10-20c which has made for some pleasant training, or as pleasant as training gets anyway. Despite having a day off this week due to the flu, I should get close to getting 20 hours on the bike again this week.

Posing the new gear outside our favourite brew shop

Only one week left until our first race which will be the start to my US road campaign for the year. Next weekend we have a training camp here in STL and then have a race on the Sunday in Colombia, Missouri.

Part time mechanic, full time giant J-Bo and Cliffy "The Taree Turtle"Lyons

Well the temperature has plummeted here over night and it's now a barmy 1c as I write this so I'm about to jump in to bed and contemplate about getting on the rollers tonight.

Until next time, take care.

Chev.

Franga's Interview

Hey all,
New member of the Lindenwood cycling team, Francis (AKA Frank, Franga, Franklin, Frankston, Frankenstein) just did a cool interview with me on his blog. You can check it out at www.francishamre.blogspot.com I must stress that it's not a very serious interview but it's funny all the same.

Cheers, Chev

Youth & Young Manhood

Howdy all,

Well the last time I wrote I was jet lagged and it was snowing, well I'm glad to report that my body clock has converted to US time and it has finally stopped snowing here. We ended up getting about half a foot of snow which was weird, the only way I can explain it to the people back home is it was like going to school in Perisher Blue (a Australian ski resort). In all truthfulness though if it had snowed like this in Perisher it would have been the biggest dump in decades and every man and his dog would have been screaming down the 'Snowy Way' to get on the slopes but over here it's business as usual.

Stoked!!!

We have some new dudes on the team this semester and now the snow has been cleared from the roads we have been out training as a group getting to know each other. I'm pretty stoked to say that all the guys on the squad are good blokes and are fun to hang around. I think we are going to do well in the collegiate road seasons because everyone is dedicated to riding as a team and everyone is mates, being mates might not sound like a big deal but in a bike race when things are going shit only good mates will bleed for each other.

The boys in action.

I have also received my new ride, it's a Specialized Tarmac Pro SL with SRAM Red componentry (I'll get a photo up soon all you bike pedophiles reading). This bike is so light and stiff it's definitely the best bike I have ever ridden. Also picked up my new Specialized shoes and helmet which are both awesome, the helmet is so light I'm always forgetting that I'm actually wearing it and the shoes are both comfy and really rigid. The new steed got it's first gallop on the weekend and past all the test with flying colours including the one were I blow all the other boys doors off on the in to St.Charles sprint. Even rockin' Robbie McEwen would have been proud.

A new way to hold the bike, Crades seems impressed...

Until next time, take care.

Laters all, Chev.