This year Cycle University Road Race Team is much stronger than it was last year. We have grown a bit but I think the core have also gotten much stronger with a year under everyone's belt. All the new guys that have joined the team are serious about racing and they all have strong qualities. Our stongest guy on the team Rolly took a job in the Bay area so that kinda hurts having him leave the team like that for a job? Na we are glad he has a job and I am sure he will be kicking some arse down there in San Fran and he will be joining us on the weekends when he is in town. I am a Co-Captain of the team along with Shawn Harrington and Greg Snyder. We have been able to structure the team a bit more this year and Cycle U has really been 100% behind all of our ideas and are really supporting us so its going to be a awesome season.
My training this year has been much more consistent with Ed Ewing as my coach and doing InCycle at the West Seattle Cycle U. I really believe that the last half of last year I was much more fit and competitive because I had a coach. The season is almost upon us with the Frostbike Time Trial on 2/28. Then we hit the Sequim, Tour de Dung Series and Mason Lake Series in March.
Yesterday was our first real team ride at race pace. The goal was to get warmed up after 15-20 miles and then hammer it the last 20 miles or so. Of course the rain came and we were all soaked and muddy but it was alot of fun. The burn in the legs was welcomed with open arms.
We will post as much as we can with the team's adventures in conquering the Cat 4 and Cat 5 local race scene.
Brad Haley
Co-Captain Cat 4
