Cyclocross Season

My Cyclocross season starts this weekend at Manzanita Park in Prunedale. I am very excited for the Cross races!

My Road Race season is now complete. I had many great results, yet I had so many times where I could have actually done even better. I know that I will keep improving on the Road with hard work and learning from each experience and outcome.

Finish Line

I made it to the finish line for my Road Race season. I learned a tremendous amount during the competitions and I know the knowledge will help me for next year....

I had another strong finish at the Folsom Circuit race. I had a chance for the win all the way to the line. It was a very stacked field and the racing action was very hectic. In the end I was 4th place on the line. Thanks to my coach for his constant advice and tips, and thanks to all the people who supported me in my racing.

Road Season Finishing Up

Racing Armstrong was a highlight for me in 2009. I attacked him but he was going as fast as the motorcycles, so my attack went no where. He inspired me to race in 1991 when he was a no-body, and he came to compete here in Monterey. I saw his potential and his fighting spirit on the bike motivated me to race in that same manner....

Amazingly.... I made a huge impact on the Road Racing for Northern California for this 2009 season. It was only from hard work that I was able to produce the results I achieved....

I came into the 2009 Road Race season with some set goals. It has been amazing to actually achieve my goals, especially when I set them so high. I set my sights on some amazing things and was very fortunate to achieve my goals. There were many races where I suffered, felt bad, missed key moves, made mistakes, was passed right on the line, got dropped, and simply did not deliver the result I wanted. However, for the most part I produced some incredibly outstanding finishes that propelled me into a extremely high ranking in Northern California Road Racing.

This weekend marks the end of my Road Racing season for 2009. All of the hard work I do to ride strong paid off, and I am thankful to anyone who has helped me achieve my success.

Pay Attention

Last lap attack up the climb and a face full of effort at the top of the hill- just be absolutely sure it is the last lap! A simple look at the lap cards is a must or you could be sprinting across the finish line for nothing....

If you are going to be serious about racing, and you take part in a multi lap Criterium or Short Track race.... YOU BETTER PAY ATTENTION TO THE LAP CARDS!

I can learn from my mistakes, and so can anyone else who reads this writing.

I felt really good on the Sunday Criterium in Vacaville. Yet I did not read the lap cards which showed there was 2 to go when I thought it was 1 to go.

Some things you have to learn the hard way..... it does hurt so bad inside when you make a mistake like not looking to the lap cards and getting the lap count confused when your having a good day on the bike and ready to chalk up a good result.

Sometimes learning the hard way is the best way to learn.

And most of all I have to improve from this experience and understand that the hard lessons in life are the best lessons. And when you learn from your mistakes you become ready to achieve your goals for real.