Last race planned for the season and with no doubts the hardest one. This was my second Downieville Classic, with a plan to beat last year not so glorious 3:40 time. Had learned from last year mistakes and fearing again the cramps, so this year I planned more meticulously the nutrition details. Camped at the [...]

This has been my first real racing season, following a training plan based on Joe Friel’s training bible. At the beginning of the season I set my goals. These need to be measurable, within our control, must be somehow stretch you and should be stated  in the positive. Season Goals 1. Complete Sea Otter Classic [...]

Took me a while to fully digest this race and get to write down a race report. First off I considered the CCCX #9 my last race of the season. So I decided to do the Downieville classic without considering it a race, but more lake an epic ride. And that’s in fact what it [...]