The turn-around from Nationals to Europe was short – after a good showing (or a bad showing, I don’t remember) at the after party, the Kona Crew packed up and shipped out Monday morning to be in Belgium by Tuesday afternoon. I wasn’t planning to race until Namur on Sunday, but given the choice between a paid AirBnb and a …
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Journey to the Center of Worlds
When I left you last, I was headed for Spain with Kerry and Emily to seek out sunshine while the Euros had their Nationals. At this time, I did not know if I was on the worlds team or not. Spain was great; there was sun and some longer hours on the bike. Not really “training” because after the long …
Kerstperiode.
After a great ride at Nationals, I was ready to take Europe by storm! But it seems that Europe, or at least Belgium, had a bit of a different idea about my arrival. I had quite high hopes for the world cup in Namur. I didn’t have a result in mind, but a top 30 was expected. A top 20 …
It’s Like America, but Different
The trip: December 13 – December 29 The races: World Cup Namur (pl 34), Waaslandcross (pl 17), World Cup Zolder (pl 31), Azencross at Loenhout (pl. 18) The conclusion: Not quite what I had hoped, yet more than I expected. One of my biggest failings this season is that I did not set any goals. The only rule I set …
Intercontinental Rise Through Mediocrity
Last season I came out of the gate swinging: winning and making podiums and being overall damn impressive. I expected this season to be about the same, or better if nothing else. The season started, and it wasn’t better. Or about the same. In fact, it was going quite worse if you just look at results 1:1. This is, of …
Just Freaking DO It
So you want to race in Europe (or at least you want to know about how I did it). Step one: Listen to everything everyone says about it. This will make it easier. Step two: Make sure you are surrounded by people who are concerned about you and your relative competency and thus will ensure that every single detail is …