Nature Valley In Nebraska, Duluth, Training For TT'sDan reports from Nebraska. Stages 2 and
3 didn't go quite as well. "It was like 100 degrees with 40 mph crosswinds" Dan
reported to me on the phone last night. "I just couldn't find motivation to go
hard in it." Andy Minier got into a break that finished 6 minutes up on the
field though, so it looks like he's due for a high GC placing in the end. I give
these guys major credit for racing in those conditions, with no one to feed them
no less. "I carried 3 bottles, and someone gave me a plastic one, but I was
still without water for the last 10 miles." Dan told me. The truth is, when it's
that hot out you need a full bottle every thirty minutes. Without that, you are
losing it every minute. I bet Dan and Andy finish each stage 5 pounds lighter
than when they started. Good luck in the crit today guys.
Meanwhile, in the race I skipped up north yesterday, sickboy, Micah and Matt M had a go at it as the Sickblogger reports here . On the home front, it got up to 97 degrees yesterday. This is the hottest it's been in May since the dust bowl. If that doesn't make you nervous, well, it should. I am terrible in the heat. I have a really hard time going hard, or even riding at all in it. But I need to get used to it in case it's hot during the Nature Valley Grand Prix. This race will be my last big race until August, so I am taking it pretty seriously. My first goal is to finish in the top 10 in the opening TT. I have started riding my new Trek E11 daily, and am sore all over from the efforts. My position is so low and forward, it really works different muscles than my other bikes. The good thing is that I can cruise at or above 25 mph. I figure I need to hold 30 for 15 minutes to place high at NVGP. I think once I get my position dialed in a little more I should be able to do it. After my TT ride in the morning I headed over to Chaska to ride the Mammoth trails. They are in such good shape right now, it's so fun. Those trails are very technical, especially if you try to ride them at race pace. I slammed my hands and bars into several trees while attempting to ride all out down the narrow paths. Unfortunately it was so hot in the woods after about an hour I'd downed all my water and was starting to get dizzy. So I made it back to the car and blasted the AC while shaking my head in disbelief at the amount of sweat pouring off my forehead... Posted: Mon - May 29, 2006 at 09:18 AM 
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