Rapha Rising! BRING THE PAIN!!!

http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-rising

21,125m of climbing in 22 day's, YES I CAN! & YES I WILL!. Finally being 5'5 comes in handy :) living in southern CA with the SGV cannons pretty much in my back yard i plan on using some of the best local climbs to my advantage, one being Mt. baldy which was stage 7 of the tour of amgen. I calculated that if i ride my usual 1,000 meters or about 3,333 feet a day i will reach the goal of 21,125m in 22 days, this course usually takes me a little more than 2 hours. Not only do i look forward of winning that Rapha Galibier jersey i look forward to improving as a cyclist so please follow me through this fun competition i will be posting up my results daily starting  july 2nd. Also thank you Rapha for putting this together it  will increase the fun of my tour de france , you guys ARE AWSOME! 

The Bianchi Bubble Gum

This is my first build so i wanted to make it extra special. The more i get into cycling the more i learn about the history, With the new era of carbon fiber frames i think a lot of people forget about the craftsmanship of steel frames so i really wanted that to stand out in this build, so what better components to represent that than no other than Chris king , Thomson seat post, &  brooks saddles. I also wanted to change it up with a modern retro look, I know i could of played it safe as a classic retro look with a silver headset & BB but i decided to go with pink since it pops out so much and represents Chris kings pretty and strong line. The Celeste green & pink combo really reminded me as bubble gum so i thought that would be a great name for this project. I hope to have it finished up soon, I will post up more pics soon.

Alberto Contador wins 2011 Giro D'Italia! Is He the next chapter of cycling history?

I always hear & read of all the great story's of Eddy Merckx & lance Armstrong but never had the chance to witness them but this year i witnessed a modern part of cycling history with alberto contador winning the Giro. It was such an amazing dominant performance, he never once looked tiered after all  his hard working & surprising attacks through out the giro. He was just on another level than the others. This was Contadors second giro win changing his new & still going legacy to 6 out of 7 grand tour wins at only 28 years of age that has got to seal his place in the books as the next big thing of cycling.

My photo's of tour of amgen stage 7

This day was EPIC! i had a great time & can't wait for next year

Tour Of Amgen! Tour Of Amgen! Tour Of Amgen! Get on the Go!!!

Waiting impatiently for the amgen to kick off.... Torture! Cycling really  brings the little kid out of me perhaps i been a little to hard on my nephew that has A.D.H.D now that i had a taste of it myself. So i been waiting months for this to kick off and like many others was tuning in for stage 1 yesterday with a hot box of pizza into we got the bad news that the all so beautiful stage 1 in Lake Tahoe got cancelled due to the weather... Big Time BUMMER! So now here i am even more anxious about stage 2, well actually to tell you the truth as much as i want to enjoy the whole tour i would prefer to fast forward to this saturday stage up to mt. baldy since word is that it should be EPIC & i will be there live some were along the switch backs trying to take the best pictures.

My first viewing of the Giro & review of phase 1 stage 1-9

My first viewing of the Giro has been more than amazing, i heard so many good things about this historic event but did not think that it would soon be the highlight of my day/week. Due to the time difference here in California i am forced to wake up a lot more early than usually to catch a live event but it has been totally  worth it, a cup of joe in the morning has made this one extra special. Let me start off with the beautiful views throughout italy, it has beenunbelievably beautiful more than i could expect it makes me want to pack my bags and head out already. Now the racing is just on another level the unexpected
stage wins and pink jersey seeming to never want to stay with one rider makes each stage more unpredictable than the last, & let me not forget the insane course's with sharp turns, long descents, switch back climbs, ending with a stage on a volcano that erupted just two days ago, Can it get any crazier??? Word has it as YES! it does. My pick going into the giro was alberto contador who has been pretty quiet through stage 1-7 into he made two of the most amazing attacks that i have seen, in stage 8 which he almost won but had to settle for second and on stage 9 were he won the stage with the pink jersey, just an amazing performance and great ending to phase one of the giro. Tomorrow riders finally get a break to rest & will soon start back up for the next phase stages 10-15.

Team HTC highroad training for the Tour of Amgen

Lucky Me! Right place at the right time, i got the chance to hang out & ride with some of the guys from team HTC including one of my favorite riders Matthew Goss... well at least for a little. It was a awesome experience, felt like a little kid again :]