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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Furious 3 2011 tournament

Two more days until Canada Day and my 1st multi-day bike race the Furious 3 bicycle tournament.

http://www.furious3.com/

A friend of mine jokingly asked me when my next bike tournament was?

I laughed and said this weekend. He walked away and I thought about what he said then laughed again. This weekend will kind of feel like a hockey tournament. I have 3 games to play and when they are all over the person with the most wins will be rewarded.

Since this event will be my first stage race I am a bit nervous as to how my body will deal with the stress. Furious 3 will be a good experience for me and I will get a small taste of whats the Trans Rockies 7 day race in August will be like.

http://www.transrockies.com/trc/about

I am excited to ride so many of the great trails Fernie has to offer and I look forward to racing with a bunch of great people and competitors.

Thanks for reading, it feels good to write this down. Wish me luck.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Giveout creek, 49 creek, Sproul creek, Small wood creek. by travis_hauck at Garmin Connect - Details

Giveout creek, 49 creek, Sproul creek, Small wood creek by travis_hauck at Garmin Connect - Details
Big long training day. Warm and sunny, good reason to stay on the bike all day.
Hope this ride builds up some power for the Furious 3 coming up this weekend.
Wish me luck.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Organ Grinder 2011 by travis_hauck at Garmin Connect - Details

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Organ Grinder 2011

I started out the race with a fast pace leading the field up the hill and into the trail. I heard Paddy yell to me to slow down but he only has one gear so I ignored that and stated pedaling harder. I had Graham Torrie right behind me and I knew he wasn't going to let up. Graham and I were wheel to wheel and broke away from the group so we set into a pace and started to chat. This helped the race go by a little quicker. We chatted for about 5 laps and then Graham started to out climb me and then I lost sight of him. I did, however, catch up to him in the feed zone while he had to get some air in his tire. So we rode together a little longer on lap six but once again, Graham climbed the Dog town climb stronger than I could and broke away from me again.

I was feeling pretty tired on lap 7 and was looking forward to the finish line. About half way around lap 7, Steve Gaffney, a rider from the first place team passed me. He rode by me like I was standing still. I was hoping I could hold off the other teams so I dug deep and kept up my pace. I finished the race in 2nd place for the Solo category and 3rd place overall. I am really happy with my race and I look forward to some good training over the next 2 weeks.

I am now going to get focused for the Furious 3 in Fernie BC July 1st.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Organ Grinder.

Looks like it might be a bit wet this weekend in Canmore for the Organ Grinder. Not sure what tires to run.
Anyway it should be fun.