New Address

1200 Houston Ave.
A226
Grand Junction, CO 81501

going to get food

A bike ride to the cafeteria from the dorms. So this is a little tour of the MSC campus

Was it worth it

Today was my first real day back on the Bike. I prerode the road course for next weekend. It's going to be a really challageinng course. I also got to see the last yellow jersey that Lance Armstrong ever woar in the Tour de France. There was a solid group of us,8. One of the guys that was there was a past winner of Lotoja, 7:50. Well after the 88 miles. and 5 hours on the bike I could hardly move my knee. So I really don't think it was worth it. I'm going to swith my old pedals back that have so much float that my shoes comes out all the time, but it dosen't bother my knee. This ride was amazing, I'm glad I rode it before the race, and was able to see the amazing sights that it has to offer.

Update
It's Sunday Morning and my knee feels great!!! How I don't know but I am going to switch pedals and see if that is my problem. I mean my leg feels amazing, I didn't think I would be able to ride for a week.

WEEK 1

Wow Grand Junction is a great place for me! The first week of classes have gave me a small slap in the face, but better than a chalk bag in the back of the head. I would rather go to school than work for sure. I have met a lot of cool people and have met some people that are going to drive me crazy. I went to the cycling meeting on Wednesday night and had like 30 people show up to it. It was awesome to see that many people show up and be that excited about cycling. I have been off my bike sense last Monday, and I am ampped up to get out there and do some riding. Tomorrow I am going to pre-ride the Colorado state championship course, because I am going to win it. The course is 91 miles, an out and back with a hill 2000 foot climb in the middle. That's nothing!!! Then on Sunday depending on the knee I want to do a century of the valley around the GJ. So that shows you I am pumped back up, and ready to get back after it. I want to really win that national collegiate championship in the spring. Its going to be on like it's never happened before. I'm going to be a machine in the spring. The free bike is kicking some ass around the campus, i'm showwing those girls I got skills like peddling skills, track stand skill and so on.... they dig it!!!!

School I don't know if this was such a good idea

Well the last day of freedom is here. I start school tomorrow at 11, early I know. It will drive me crazy by the time school starts. The dorms are going to be a crazy time for sure, with all of the young one being free for the first time. Last night I went to a party that had more hot girl than all of Pocatello. I think I really like this place. I have been off the bike for a 6 days letting my knee get some rest. I have been fighting some knee pains all summer and now I the rest hopefully will take care of that but the pain has been getting worse.

Free Stuff
Last night before the party, my roommates and myself went to casino night. They gave us two hundred dollars of play money. With the money you won they had an auction at the end of the night. They had a bike from coke a cola, and the roommates and myself where all wanting the bike for commuting to the cafeteria. I was the man on the roulette table. I was up 900 dollars, then.... well then I was down to twenty dollars kinda of a slump. But got back to 500 dollars and ended up betting big and getting up to 2000 dollars. The roommates ended up getting a lot of money and then got some donations from other people that, rounded our total to a 60000 dollars but we got a donation of 27000 from a girl that I gave good luck to at the roulette table. We got the bike. It's like I'm pro because now I'm getting free bikes. Maybe school is a good idea!!

Last Race in Idaho this year

First off, I want to say that Boise is an awesome city!!!! Justin Rose and myself stayed at a house, 2 blocks away from the start finish line. I also have to thank Justin's GIRL BUDDY (wink wink)for hooking us up with that, she was house sitting. That worked out great for us bum bike racers trying to make to the big times. If you are ever in Boise and want to get a bite to eat well the Lucky 13, on 13th street and Eastmon. It was a great atmosphere and great people watching, got to love doing that.

Bike racing!!!!!!
The Cycling Classic was a 91 mile road race with 8000 feet of elevation gain. This course was great, it started with five neutral laps through the Hyde Park area. Then we rode out to the main circuit, that was 18 miles per lap. In the 18 miles there was 4 climbs. On the first lap there was a solo attack my Calvin Allen who is an animal. He just got done doing the Tour of Utah a six day race with the best Pro's in the USA, the best and he placed in the top 40. Well later on that lap a group of three attacked and I chased on to that group. We then caught Allen two climbs later and had a group of 5 of us, all from different teams. This was looking really good for this group, all the main team represented. Going down the last decent of the first lap the Hyde Park rider flatted. That really didn't make things good for the break, because Hype Park had eight riders in the race. Oh shit. The four left in the group decided to keep it going. On the next lap we dropped another rider. For the next two laps it was three of us driving it going for the win, our gap was up to 2:51 which was huge on that course. On the KOM(king of the mountain which was 14% for a 100 meters OUCH) climb we dropped another rider, so Allen and myself off the front. We started rolling over the climbs and started the last lap. On the flats I got dropped, I cramped and I was done. Allen saw the gap and started driving it. I was so toast. I stayed away for the chase aka the peloton which was 5 tell the top of the first climb. I stayed with them tell the KOM climb then the legs buckled again. I then gave it all I had left. I had set up Rose, he was in the group of 5. He was fresh because he didn't have to be on the front at all, at any part of the day. Rose out sprinted Matt W. from Hyde Park for second. I got caught by another rider and he out sprinted me in the last K. I ended up 8th. Not to bad for not riding anything long for over a month. My fitness is really for crits right now. Congrats to JUSTIN ROSE for being a bad ass and riding smart. I'm beat, hopefully to see a lot of you tomorrow for some beers.

Stu is getting out of the P-Town

On Monday the 14th of August we are meeting at Portneut Valley Brewing at 7pm. This will be most likely the last time I will see a lot of you for a while, so you should come down and by round. After all I'm a broke college student now. If you didn't know I'm moving to Grand Junction, CO to get a degree and not sew chalk bags anymore(ha ha, I can sew). That was fun and I'm sure Sam will be sending me his credit card at Christmas, for gas money. A little bribe to get me back to p- town because he will be out of bags and need someone to do the work for him. Sam it's only the truth.
The race this weekend is the Boise cycling classic. A 95 mile road race with full road closure. I will be attacking on the other side of the road like I was racing in New Zealand. This will be my last race in Idaho this year besides the Scout Mt. Hill climb which my body is going hate me for. Hopefully some of you can cheer ICE on, this weekend in Boise. I will be eating a burger and drinking a dark beer maybe even two beers.

Most of all I would like to see you all there on Monday with TWO BEERS IN HAND OR A PITCHER.

Sam And Rose's Dirty thoughts Started with this

Floyd Landis Stage 17 Victory

Epic day

With the most epic day of racing in front of me, and I was so excited. Today I was driving to Mackay Idaho an hour and a half north of Pocatello. The White Knob Challenge is a 9 mile up hill 9 mile down hill mostly on four wheeler road. I was ready to win the White Knob Challenge. I planned on going off with the proÂ’s but there was only four of them so went off with the Expert group one minute behind them. From the get go all I can think about is catching those guys. Three miles into the race I have caught three of the proÂ’s and there is no expert in sight. I was chasing hard to get that last pro. I crested the hill second over. Started the ripping decent rolling like a mad man. I was glad that I practiced a little downhill skills earlier in the week.. But I double flatted not once but twice $@#!.
The day was over for the mountain bike. I got a ride down the mountain on a four wheeler holding my bike on my lap. I get to the car and a quick change of clothes and put the bike on car and on the road..
Now my Dad was driving me to Logan, UT to do a Crit. Yes that night, only five hours tell the next start. The drive took us right through Pocatello. Getting into Logan I have an hour and a half to start. While warming up with Rose who was just doing the Crit I flatted and didn't bring my spare wheels. So now IÂ’m looking for a wheel that I can barrow. The Logan Race Club Hooked me up with one of there Reynolds carbon deep dish wheels. Then I forgot to but on the ten speed spacer so it gave the wheels drag on the free hub body. Then some how my cassette got twisted on the free hub body and we had to twist it back into the right groves. Ten speed spacer on sweet. Now we canÂ’t get the cassette to go on right. With four tries and the race promoter hold up the race for me IÂ’m still having some shifting problems but IÂ’m on the start line with no warm up because of the mechanical.
The race starts and I get as close to the front as possible. This way itÂ’s easier on my legs to warm up. Next thing I know IÂ’m in a break of four and my legs are not feeling good at all. The break got back then a new group got off and Healthy Choice(Logan Race ClubÂ’s Elite team) had eight riders and they kept on sending riders. The break was only a little ways in front of us. So I attacked in the gutter and that didnÂ’t work but the next time around J Rose attacked. It was like we where racing at the Holt Arena on a Tuesday night. That attacked got brought then I attacked the next lap. I was getting so close to the break and my legs BLEW UP. The field caught me and then dropped me. I waited up to get lapped and then help J Rose again. When I got back in, I jumped in right in front of Rose to block wind for him. He Attacked again and got a gap I went to the front and was slowing down the field looking like I was taking my turn on the front. After a few laps of that Rose had a huge gap. I then had a few words with a Cole Sport rider(wanker, a.k.a. Old man river) which made my day because I pissed him off so much. J rose ended up fifth on the day and rode a for a long time by himself because Healthy Choice riders took it to him. HE HAD A GREAT RIDE.
A special thanks goes out to the Dick from Cole Sports for making a day of miss haps, a great day.

Justin rose

911 trail!!!! Justin Rose going down hill and not crashing. Great job

Thanks giving Point

1st stage winner