Danimal's House

Last week we did do a cross workout with Gully making a appearance. The USGP went down this past weekend for the 1st time in Louisville. Shriver and I took the 8:40 out of Albany, which meant we had to leave the house around 6 a.m. not good for me. I stayed with a host family that picked up shriver and I at the airport and took amazing care of me during my time in Louisville. Saturday race went good but I just couldn’t get across to the front group on of 4. I had a little bike issue going on during the race with my chain getting wedged in-between my chain ring and my guard. I ended up 10th on the day congrats to powers for his first usgp win. The second day I had a good start and was in the mix up until driscoll laid it down in a corner going on to the pavement and I went over the top landing on the pavement. I got back on the bike and started making my way back to the front of the pack. After a couple laps I ended up in the group with shriver. After another lap or two my elbow got to the point that I couldn’t hold on to my bars anymore. I was having flashbacks to world’s when I did this.

Lucky for me the x-ray on Monday didn’t reveal a break just a sprain. So I’ve been on the 20 min on with the ice and 20 min of heat. I took two days off and today I did an easy hour ride. Tomorrow I will try a cross workout with shriver and the danimal is staying with us this weekend. Happy Halloween!!!

Granogue/Wissahickon Cyclofile

Wissahickon

The race on Sunday was my best performance of the year. I didn’t have a great start but I just stayed on the gas and was able to make my way up to wicks for 4th. In the end wicks out sprinted me on the line. After the race shriver and I packed up and got the danimal to take a couple of sets of wheels to Louisville for us. On the drive home we stopped by a service area on the penn turnpike. While walking out to the car this lady ask’s me to pump here gas for her. I said “I don’t work here” then she says “ Im from NJ and we don’t pump gas in NJ.” I was waiting for a TV camera to come out and say I’ve been punked. She had no clue even hoe ere to begin with pumping her own gas as if she had never left the state of NJ in a car. I was the nice guy and started her gas for her I bet she got another sucker to screw back on her gas cap. Another guy saw shriver and said “ 87 fill it” shriver said “does it look like I work here”. I can’t believe the people you run into on the east coast on a Sunday afternoon..

Today played a round of golf up at mohonk mtn. Also finally watch knocked up. Definitly highly recommend it. It gets two thumbs up great success. Tomorrow shriver and I are going to go for a ride with gully so I can update everyone on what he is up to. Also Wednesday shriver, christen favavta, gully, and I are planning on doing a cross work out on suny new paltz campus around 4 so if anyone else is around and is looking to do a cross workout just come on by. Hopefully we don’t have a run in with another power trip old lady.

Granogue

Today went well I ended up 7th. That is my best finish in a C1 ever. I got into no mans land for a while. I missed the train on the first or second lap with johnson, powers, wicks, jones, and jesse. I rode around in 6th for a good bit of the 1st half of the race until the danish natz champ Joachim Parbo caught on with and we ended up riding together for the second half. I was confident that i could work him over on the last lap considering i was riding the run-up and putting some time into him every lap. On the last lap i came out of the pedal and it was game over because i had to run up the rest of the climb with the bike in between my legs. Toast had a solid ride coming in @ 10th not bad for a 18 year old. Shriver "not so much" breaking his chain on the start game over.

Results: 1st Johnson 2nd Powers 3rd Wicks 4th Jones 5th Anthony 6th Joachim Parbo 7th Me 8th Driscoll 9th Hamblin 10th Toast Danny S

Tomorrow I hope will be great success!! I feel like i didn't go to deep today so hopefully i can kill it t-row.

I was to lazy to do this write up so i took this from shriver. "Last Wednesday in upstate New York, Wells and I were doing a hard effort around the course in a park that we had set up when this old lady comes out screaming at us. “What are you doing? You can’t ride here!” I yelled back at her while barely able to breath “Why not, it’s a park?” She was so angry after she screamed at Troy and got the same answer “Why not, it’s a park lady!” Good answer Wells. We went over and talked to her after we had cooled down a second.

There was smoke coming out of her ears and she was breathing fire, and snakes in her hair too! “This park is for kids, and people to walk, and play, not for bikes. I called the police to come talk to you”. I asked her, “Why can’t we ride here? It is municipal use right and there are no signs?” She was red in the face and stuttering, “You….j.ju.. just can’t!” I am thinking, give me some good reason lady. “What are your names and where do you live?” Hmmm! ” I’m Ron…., Ron Burgandy and this is Brian Fantana” as I pointed to Wells. Anyway, long story short we got the boot! The park superintendent came and talked with us and told us that they don’t even let the little kiddies ride in the park. Fair enough, still no great answer or reason as to why you can’t ride your bike around in circles hopping on and off it in a city park. Anyone?"

Besides from that the training has been going well. We tried to go in and check out Williams lake. Didn't get to far considering it is like Alcatraz with 15 foot high fences every way into the place. I asked my dad about it and I guess it got sold and is going to be developed into an exclusive high price community. They use to have the best halloween race there each october with the caves lite up with jackolantern.

Yesturday we headed down to DE for the race in Granogue. Nothing like traveling through NJ @ around 5:30 lucky i stay as far away from NYC as i could so the traffic could had been alot worse. Hoping for a solid ride today.

Gloucester Weekend

Headed up to gloucester for the 1st round of the verge new england series. Shriver and I stayed with Ann who I first stayed with 3 or 4 years ago with Mcduff and Mapel. It is a great setup, nice and close to the venue without being in gloucester. Ended up have the danimal stay there also, Vegas is the only race i've done this year without kicking it with the danimal at host housing. The weekend went well on saturday i came out of my pedal off the start and end up going from the 2nd row to 2nd to last row. I fought for the better part of the race only to end up 15th. The course was so fast it was hard to make up time. Sunday went much better had a decent start and was able to get to the front group on the 2nd or 3rd lap. I tried to go right across to the leaders a move which would prove not to work at all. I ended up doing to much work in the front group and popped my self with 4 or 5 to go. Ended up in 10th as i got last out of the 2nd group since my back seized up. Shriver and I had the truck packed deep on the ride home. (4 bikes, 7 sets of wheels, BikeProdouble bike case, 2 travel bags, and 2 book bags). Traveling light!!! Now it is a big day of recovering, gluing tires, hitting golf balls, and maybe going out and watching a game. Also I've noticed on the pics from gloucester on cyclingnews they can't seem to get the names right. Here is a pic of me but yet it says it is toast (danny s)

Quick Post

Southampton went okay with a solid ride saturday not great but okay and collected my second set of points of the year with an 11 on the C1. Today not so much with 13th and just stopped giving it at the half way point. I'll update more t-row with some pics from the weekend.

Off to southampton

Well tomorrow i'm off to southampton b/c I have to pick up this guy at LGA


and figured it would be a waste of time to drive to LGA and back to my house only to leave for southampton on friday afternoon. I think i mite leave a little early and hang out with a couple of my friends who live in the city now. The race should be a tough one considering Vervecken will be there.
Not that they are ever easy but when the world champ is in the house I'm sure it will add an extra kick.

I haven't been up to much since I've been home just basically training and trying to get all my stuff organized a never ending battle for a guy like me. Also started getting a grip on a new place to do some cross practice. I've decided that the rosendale rec center is the best bet. SUNY New Paltz would be nice but i think i wouldn't even get a lap in before i got kicked off or run over someone.