Archive for July, 2012
We thought our adoring fans would like to know the secret to Team Mike’s Bikes riders’ glorious physiques…Here’s a few videos from the team’s top secret cross training regimen during the season.
Several months ago, Steve asked Travis and I if we would be interested in traveling to Belgium this summer. Rick Adams, owner of Immersion Cycling, provided us with a proposal that would involve racing and training in West Flanders for two and half weeks. Travis and I jumped at the opportunity and for the past eleven days we have been competing in the local Kermises, tasting the local cuisine, riding the cobbled roads of the spring classics, and watching our favorite pros compete in post Tour de France criteriums. Below is a photo journal from my Instagram (henryscholz) of the trip so far.
For more information on trips and racing in Belgium, check out Ricks site http://immersioncycling.com/
The Sigginga haim located in Zingem has 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 14 beds, living room, dining room, huge backyard, and a bike shed. It has hosted several cycling teams and we spoiled enough to only have 4 of us staying here! Read more
What does a climber focus on when he starts the season a few lbs heavier that he should be? Or 12 lbs heavier, with an at best semi-functional left leg, like me at this year’s team camp?
Time trials.
And now that I’m closer to where I want to be to climb well– hill climb time trials.
So I raced one up by tahoe, it went fairly well. Then on the recommendation of teammate Jim Wingert, I signed up for Diablo.
The deal – Six miles and change up. Riders off in 30 second intervals. The first couple miles roll a bit, then it’s just up.
My condition – I climbed Mt. Shasta with a few friends the weekend before. Six days later, I was finally starting to walk normally.
Getting there – In case I didn’t already hate the 80/580 merge to the maze stretch of highway enough, this Sunday confirmed that’s just a terrible stretch of road. 6 am and heading to a race – I went a half mile in about 20 minutes. Despite the delay, I was still able to get in a decent warm and make my start time. Really the first part of the race when it comes to TTs.
The race – I hit the course hard and 24 minutes and change later, I took the win. Jim came in second for a solid Team Mike’s Bikes 1-2.
photo by Tim Westmore
A small field came to race at Watsonville and I’m not sure why. Such a rad tight course: a hairpin and a couple turns that were nearly so, a hill and some other turns. It felt like a mini criterium-rollercoaster. Read more
