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December 2006 - Posts

• Looking Back at Ohhh Six!

  2006...you were a good year. In every aspect of my life, 2006 treated me well. On the bike, or off, it was a year of growth and success. There were good times, and not so good times, and everything in between, but on the whole, a steady cadence was spun up a long rewarding climb. And now, as it comes time to look back, I do so with an excitement about what 2007 holds in store. If one thing stands out above everything else, it i… Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 29 2006, 05:19 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• Nonsense

  I took a page out of Sager's book.... Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 26 2006, 11:27 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• Christmas

  Sundance Resort, Christmas night 2006 Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 26 2006, 03:47 AM by alisonbee with no comments

• Merry Christmas!

  Have a very Epic Christmas! Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 24 2006, 11:09 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• Vegas Bowl

  Well I made it home. The roads were a mess coming up from Vegas. Lots of accidents, some more serious looking than others, along the way. Seems the blizzard that Colorado has been seeing is making its way into Utah. The game went well. BYU dominated :D Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 23 2006, 03:50 AM by alisonbee with no comments

• Vegas Bound

  I am off to Las Vegas today. We are heading down to watch the Las Vegas Bowl. Go Cougs! Sadly, there will not be enough time to get out and ride while we are down there. All the snow here is reminding me that I need to break out my XC skis. Sundance, Soldier Hollow, and Park City all have great Nordic trails. My skis are "classic" style, so I need to have the cut grooves to be able to really use th… Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 20 2006, 05:36 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• Oh Snow!

  Friday I managed a road ride with Keith and Chris. The rail trail in Provo Canyon was clear until just above Bridal Veil Falls. After that, well it was a little sketchy on the thin tires. Saturday the snow started to fall. By this morning we were socked in by the first real winter storm we have seen here in the valleys. I had to shoevel my driveway twice this morning. It's a good thing Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 17 2006, 08:14 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• Reading Between the Lines

  There has been a lot of talk about a governing body taking endurance racing under it's ever-caring wings. If there is ever a sure way to kill a sport, it would be to instigate, from afar, a set of rules that make little or sense. Many of you have no doubt been following the case of Jason Sager. His situation is not unique. WADA and USADA are as "good ole' boy'd" up as it gets. The rules and regulations are tilted against the athlete. Recently a Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 14 2006, 11:03 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• KTR 2007

  The KTR is going to happen in 2007. And it seems that by setting up an informational blog site I have become the defacto organizer of the race. That is fine. I am up to the task. There is currently a conversation over at MTBR aboutthe race. Mike Curiak saw our date of May 4th, and pointed out that parts of the route are not yet plowed of snow that early in May. So the date will most likely get … Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 12 2006, 04:26 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• On an On

  When the chance presents itself, I like to get outside, even in the cold. The Provo Canyon race course is still ridable. It is cold enough that the dirt freezes, and the snow remains crunchy. I miss the heat of summer of already. A few of you have had questions about the Van Dessel frames. I am going to point to this thread on MTBR that details the new line up. Othe… Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 08 2006, 02:03 AM by alisonbee with no comments

• Friend of the Devil

  I am excited to say that for 2007 and 2008 I will be racing under the Van Dessel Cycles banner. I will be rockin' the Jersey Devil HT 29er in endurance races throughout the intermountain west. Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 05 2006, 09:00 PM by alisonbee with no comments

• Winter

  I rode today out in the cold. It was absurdly cold. I could feel it in the back of my head, in my legs, in my lungs. 30 minutes after I was done, I was still cold. Got to love Utah in the winter. Looking for a good Christmas present? Just want to help spread the word about USADA's insane operational procedures? Look no further than these.... Read Full Post Here Technorati Tags: Cycling Posted Dec 02 2006, 10:00 PM by alisonbee with no comments