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What Would Kelly Do?: May 2010
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Friday, May 21, 2010. 2009 Road Season Wrapup. A fairly miserable 2009 road season it was. I think I only once finished in the top half of a race. major underachievement. I'll do even fewer crits this year. State TT was a disappointment. Overpriced and poorly organised. Posted by Carlos Flanders. Posted by Carlos Flanders. As the crank turns.
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What Would Kelly Do?: September 2009
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. USGP - Planet Bike Cup. 4 races and a revelation. Been looking forward to this weekend for several months. Doubly so since I found out that my favorite CX. Racer ever, Erwin Vervecken. Was coming along to race. Drove up to Madison on Friday, booked into the super 8 with every other cheapass. On the straights....
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What Would Kelly Do?: The Knowledge: Part 2
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Sunday, April 17, 2011. The Knowledge: Part 2. A multi-step program to winning races. Step 1: Get out of bed. A lot of people fail at step 1. Step 2: Finish your race. Everytime a rider DNFs it makes Sean Kelly cry. Posted by Carlos Flanders. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What Cyclocross Means to Me A School Project. As the crank turns.
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What Would Kelly Do?: September 2010
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Thursday, September 9, 2010. Breathing Underwater in Steamboat. Greetings from Steamboat Springs. A large and expensive ski town lying at nearly 7000 ft in NW Colorado. Steamboat Springs Stage Race (www.bikesteamboat.com). Drinking gallons of water and peeing like a racehorse every hour on the hour to avoid the threat of dehydration. Seems ...
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What Would Kelly Do?: Tour of Galena
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Sunday, June 19, 2011. The demeanour expresses everything. Pride of East Dubuque. Still editing this. Expect some changes. Others may have seen it differently. But it's how I remember it.). Pro tip: don't eat breakfast. Warming up is key. Shorter the event, the longer the warmup necessary. Ideally 45 minutes easy spinning followed b...The n...
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What Would Kelly Do?: November 2010
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Sunday, November 7, 2010. I told them I don't deserve it, neither did I ask for it. But the results got corrected and this arrived in the mail last week. Sometimes just turning up is half the battle. Sometimes turning up and finishing is it all. Posted by Carlos Flanders. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Happy Anniversary to Me! A multi-step pro...
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What Would Kelly Do?: June 2010
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. State Crit - Peoria Cycling Classic. A lot of updates due on this blog, might as well do them in reverse. Almost all of the races featured long-term breaks, some were brought back, some weren't. You might say that a Masters Open race is not the best place to try this, and you'd be right. With all the Cat 1s and 2...
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What Would Kelly Do?: IL State RR - O'Fallon Grand Prix
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Sunday, June 19, 2011. IL State RR - O'Fallon Grand Prix. O'Fallon Grand Prix - Illinois State RR Champs. I got out of bed. many didn't. About this, so I resolved to just ride near the front where I couldn't see the littering anymore and people might be a bit more interested in racing. I'm truly ashamed at the activity of some of my fel...
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What Would Kelly Do?: Cyclocross Upgrades
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Saturday, December 3, 2011. Cyclocross is all about tradition. In the Midwest (where former pros have no problem racing and winning on the road as Cat 5s) sandbagging is the greatest tradition. Who am I to stand in the way of tradition? Experience in 10 qualifying races or 10 points in 12 months. Hitting the wins requirements compels. Btw, ...
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What Would Kelly Do?: October 2010
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What Would Kelly Do? Channeling the spirit of one of the great bike racers into the journey of medium to mediocrity of a cat 4 rider - with an emphasis on cyclocross. Wednesday, October 20, 2010. The Knowledge: Part 1. I've seen a lot of this on the Internet. Inverse proof by self-coprologisation:. A: "I claim such and such a thing.". B: "I don't agree, but I'm a piece of crap! C: "It's self-evident that you are not a piece of crap, therefore A is wrong and A must be a piece of crap.". B: "Thank you, C!
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