April 30th

People always say in Ketchum, “If you don’t like the weather, wait ten minutes.” That saying couldn’t be more true today as I awoke to a fresh blanket of snow. We were teased with warm weather last week, followed by some rain and now snow. The good news is that when summer arrives, I will [..read more]

Back in the Swing of Things

It’s always hard to come out of the winter and put yourself out there for the first races of the year.  Short distances and speed racing are also not my strength.  But it was good training and this is the time of year where I have to take my medicine and do some tough racing [..read more]

Racin at the Sea Otter!

So far, my time at the venue has been spent riding with journalists, checking out the new bikes, pre-riding the cross country course and connecting with friends.  The mechanics have also been tweaking all of our new race bikes and I have been trying a few different options with prototype tires, new Rotor Rings and [..read more]

Concept Store Opening in SLC

Next Tuesday night, I’ll be in Salt Lake City for the grand opening of the new Specialized Concept Store, Bingham Cyclery.    There will be wine, appetizers, Red Bull and brand new Specialized gear to check out!  I’ll be there to chat about racing, nutrition, training and riding bikes! For more info, click on the invitation [..read more]

At Specialized in Morgan Hill

Yesterday was spent at Specialized HQ connecting with marketing people, product designers, mechanics and web folks. I brought them cookies and brownies from home and that was a big hit. I got to test ride a sweet prototype Ruby road bike and did a sweet ride up into the hills. 1 hour uphill and 20 [..read more]