Recent content by MTBRaider

All Cat 4s today...not too difficult unless you count the uncat climbs...cat 5s and 6s. I always like these type of rides above straight flat roads, but not more than the big mountains...climb for the descent. I think a break can stay away today...another French victory on Bastille Day. Oh...

Not sure if you've ever gone on an all day training ride, but for me the shower is as much about relaxing and recovery as it is cleanliness. He's a busy guy and was doing his best to manage his time. I wonder if had asked the tester if he could go to the kitchen for a tasty chicken sandwich...

By yourself and still shower? Perhaps it's all that practice he's had preparing for this one incident.

Belgium Junior and Kermesse races six days a week.

Well.... The donkey that showed to administer the test should have informed LA that his actions could be detrimental to the "results" of his test. if the JO was a competent test authority he would have informed LA of his rights, not simply allowed him to wander off hoping something like this...

Roubaix Sector 4 If anyone else needs a great spot to see some flats, crashes, and all out twisty mayhem, join me on Sector 4. There's beer and frites to satisfy even the most demanding. This is absolutely thr greatest time of the year. I was perched on the Muur and had great seats right...

I'll be there... If anyone wants to join me on sector 4? I'll have plenty o'beer and frites to fatten anyone.

I'll see you on Ventoux. I'll be down there for the last five stages. Ventoux will be nuts, be sure to monitor your Spanish homemade wine intake.

Belgian Pros never wear helmets, thinking about it Belgian novices don't wear helmets. I've lived in Belgium for three years now and have seen more head injury crashes than in my 15 years of riding and racing in the states. One of my teammates was hit by a car five years ago and almost died from...