Fox River Omnium
Announcing the Fox River Omnium – May 19 and 20th. Courses in Elgin and Fox River Grove. Both have been raced in previous years. Scoring to be posted here. Not your regular Omnium scoring….that wouldn’t be very PSIMET now would it? Continue Reading
Spring Has Sprung
Yesterday, I became a road bike racer, if only a novice. That is an odd statement for me to make because I have been licensed with USA Cycling and American Bike Racing since 2010. It is equally odd considering I’ve participated in thirty road events in 2010 and 2011. My first year, I completed eleven starts and got my upgrade. If anything, my expectations for that year were spot on. I knew I wasn’t physically ready to compete and knew nothing about how to race. I was dropped in every race I entered. I also had zero DNF’s. The mind was willing but I simply wasn’t physically capable of doing the things I wanted to do. Continue Reading
TOAD Thiensville & Grafton
Thiensville
Turns out that there isn’t a whole lot of money in the not-for-profit “business”. While all you suckers were working Friday, I spent my 8-hour-a-week work cut (i.e. Friday’s off) up in Wisconsin racing my bike. Aside from snagging a couple of podium’s from me over the past two years, Nick Ramirez (Burnham) stole one of my hometown ladies a few years ago which means he ends up in Woodstock from time to time so Friday he and Bridget followed Katie and me north. Continue Reading
Tour of Galena 2011 (Cat 3)
A hell of a good time
I came across the Tour of Galena months ago and was incessantly reminded by Dave Mindick (who’s son, Kyle, took 2nd this weekend for xXx int he 15-18 category) who happens to work in the same office complex as I do. I’ve been to Galena and was under the assumption that they wouldn’t haphazardly let a team come in and run a race half heartily. If there is to be an omnium in this quaint tourism town–it’s going to be run well. Continue Reading
Old Man Speciale: Fox River Grove (3, p/1/2/3)
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My intention as of late last week was to race Monsters and Fox River Grove. I was going to play it cool in the city; sit back and enjoy the show, play my cards in a sprint if it came to that. My main focus was Fox River Grove. So when I woke up on Friday morning to find my hips crooked, I was a little peeved. For the 3rd time in as many years, a muscle in my lower left back decided to spasm like some sort of old man. Fortunately, experience allowed me to take care of this issue in time to race for Fox River Grove–to an extent–but Monsters was out of the question. Continue Reading
Get rich or die trying
I’ll be splitting my blog posts between here and the one on the company site, but this one squarely belongs here because it talks about racing. Continue Reading
Warm’n'Fuzzy
It’s Cycling Season
It’s like the sound of hearing your team is represented in the winning break that is putting time into the peleton. Continue Reading
Tim Speciale Race Report: Whitnall Park P/1/2/3
Training to Race
I’ve done 7 races already this year but it doesn’t really feel like enough. The constant battering of myself for the good of my season (that is: training) is growing tiresome. Cold training rides. Wet training rides. Training rides I get yelled at. Training rides in the hills. Training rides in the wind. Training rides on trainers. Training, training training. I know it’s for a good cause and I will stay the course–hopefully to the dismay of my opponents–but every now and then you have to break it up with some fun. That’s why races like Whitnall Park can be a godsend. Continue Reading
PSIMET’S Fox River Grove Criterium
As many of you already know (thanks Luke), PSIMET LLC is in the process of resurrecting a race in Fox River Grove. Stay tuned for updates (including a flyer). Here are some things that we know and can share at the moment: Continue Reading