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Charge up your headlights and come out this wednesday for the “Last Wednesday before Daily Light Savings” ride!  We will meet at Peak Cycles and be ready to ride at 6:30pm.  If you dont have lights dont worry, you can ride in between guys with lights!

See ya there!

Hey Cyclists,
Attached is the tourney poster and updated info sheet.
Please know that rules are not my cup of tea, but are necessary for a
gathering of polo hounds. We all play a slightly different version of the
game but in the end its all the same. Score a goal, play some D and be a
gentleman. Check out the breakfast info below.
Peace
Cheeney

“I’ve enlisted another Lyons local to provide a small breakfast for teams
during the entry process.  Denise makes the most bad ass breakfast choice,
the breggo.  The Breggo is a breakfast delight made with homemade bread,
filled with egg and potato along with your choice of spicy Italian sausage,
ham, bacon, veggies, or Mediterranean style.”

Check it out    http://www.breggos.com/

“She’ll have them there & warm before 9:00 Saturday March 7th.  Add the info
‘round as we continue to promote – peace”

Alawa is Chad’s new Maverick Durance!  Congrats man!

On the group ride today, Colin M told us that the MSC race fees for the Pro class has been increased…

Here is the flyer for the first race in Rabbit Valley… I love that the total racing time for BOTH the XC and ST should be less then 1 hour, 30 min.  That almost $1.75 per minute of racing, what an awesome deal!!?!??!  

Photo Removed –

“We are doing a grass tourney and I don’t want to give the cool fixie kids any ideas.”

From the email of Chad Cheney at DurangoDevo…

Hey There Fellas,
Saturday March 7th in Lyons, Colorado will be the first modern grass bike
polo tournament in the history of the mountain states. Lyons is located on
the front range between Boulder and Fort Collins.

The game will be 4v4 with new school rules. If you touch the grass, you must pedal one revolution forward, or get out of the way. Bike on bike contact is not allowed. We will use goals provided by the Fort Collins Bike Hockey team which are about 6x8ft. Teams have the option of playing a goalie. The ball will be a size 1 soccerball. The field will allow for two games at once. Uniforms or costumes are mandatory.

The tournament will be capped at 16 teams. Games start at 10am with round robin format. The Championship Bracket will begin at 3pm. Games will be played to 3 in the round robin and 5 in the championship bracket.

Cost is $40 per team, includes post game meal at the Oskar Blues party barn.  Live music at the Osckar Blues Brewery will follow. There is in town camping available and host housing can be arranged.

Please spread the word to your fellow mates and feel free to contact me with any questions. This action is being organized by Dale and Chad from Oskar Blues Brewery and myself

Chad Cheeney
970-764-5758

The official poster and name has not been determined yet.
It has to be good and it is not there yet.
Peace

Brendan H sent me this Text Message Photo this weekend of the 2009 Maverick Bikes Catalog!  I wonder who that tan and scarred arm belongs too…  😉 

The Morrison jumps are getting a little too big for my taste…http://www.flickr.com/photos/bturman/

Another photo report from John and Parker in California…

Make love all day long!

Thursday, February 12th at 7:00 pm

 Lactate Threshold Lecture

By Cindy Stonesmith/OES Endurance coach

Come early for the social hour starting at 6pm and fill up on Good Food, Good Sports so your stomach won’t interrupt the lecture.

Whether you’re a competitive or recreational athlete, knowing and utilizing your Lactate Threshold in your daily, weekly and annual training program is imperative.
Not sure a lactate threshold test is right for you?  Join us for a lactate threshold lecture by Optimize Endurance Services (OES), and find out how you can optimize your training and performance.  Lactate Threshold, also known as Anaerobic Threshold (AT) or the Onset of Blood Lactate Accumulation (OBLA), is the point at which lactate is produced by the working muscles faster than it can be absorbed and utilized by the working and non-working muscles. When the accumulation of blood lactate out paces the increase and utilization of working muscles, blood lactate levels rise and muscle fatigue and loss of performance is inevitable. In endurance sports, the key is to balance the rate of lactate production and the rate of lactate absorption and utilization. Find out how a lactate threshold test can provide you with individualized heart rate zone training, thus eliminating unnecessary miles, which optimizes your training for your specific endurance goal. Whether you’re running a 5k or Marathon, or participating in Ride the Rockies, a lactate threshold test will support your early winter and spring training.

Come check it out… and learn much more!

Location:

Beef O’Bradys

Good Food, Good Sports

585 E. South Boulder Rd.

Louisville, CO 8002

I noticed this photo on Epic Eric’s website…

Eric goes on big adventures the way most most people go to the super market.  But, I sent him an email anyway to see if the photo was his.  Here is his reply…

Yep that’s my bike at the magic bus, I took the photo.
The full story of that trip is here:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=4554111

An excerpt – The food situation was gnawing, mentally pushing through wilderness like this, going on a king size snickers all day for 12 hours and having only a cliff bar to go is tougher mentally than it is physically. After a few more hours we reached a point where we could see the Sashana River valley far in the distance. We will go there…