Monday, September 26, 2005
I'm alive.....
I'm still alive. Did the Pedal-prix thing over a week ago. We came second, only relief is knowing that the team that beat us had one of the nations top time-trialers and we pushed Ballistic to breaking point. Here's a link to a picture of us after we won the six hour. We weren't so glowing at the end of the 24. Well there's always next year.
In other news I've had a go at being a Bike Ed instructor, "Now kids, this is what you should not do...", and am contemplating the jump form bike shop botherer to bike shop propreitor.
But in the meantime I'm trying to focus on the Mont 24hr. Me, myself and I verse 100 or so other loons in the forests of Canberra. YAY!!!!!!!!
weird year for me so far with crashes, neck problems and too much school and work. I'm assuming I won't be a major threat for the top of the podium, but a top five placing isn't being too ridiculous (I think). Anyways, a top ten gets me a World's Solo 24 qualifier and I should be happy with that if I get it. However I must admit, I like getting prizes and despite having podium placed at three of the four 24hr events I've entered I've yet to get my ugly face in a magazine and I'm starting to think that there's a conspiracy against SA riders.
Yeah conspiracy, this is how I see it... Three SA riders get their name/ picture in MTB magazines, Chris Jonglewald (apols for speeling), Sean Lewis and Kay Harsmaan. The rest of us get either anonymous photos, Ashley Waas most common anonymous SA rider, or in my case an indirect quote in Enduro magazine "... the solo winner...". HOW THE F*** ARE WE MEANT TO GET SPONSORS IF WE DON"T EXIST UNTIL WE TAKE OUT THE NATIONALS?????????
Anyway, to address the imbalance we will keep on riding faster than those who live on the East coast until everyone realises there's something in the water down here, and I'm not just referring to unsafe levels of chlorine.
YAY, I WROTE SOMETHING ON MY BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: I got 81% for my marsupial mole essay.
In other news I've had a go at being a Bike Ed instructor, "Now kids, this is what you should not do...", and am contemplating the jump form bike shop botherer to bike shop propreitor.
But in the meantime I'm trying to focus on the Mont 24hr. Me, myself and I verse 100 or so other loons in the forests of Canberra. YAY!!!!!!!!
weird year for me so far with crashes, neck problems and too much school and work. I'm assuming I won't be a major threat for the top of the podium, but a top five placing isn't being too ridiculous (I think). Anyways, a top ten gets me a World's Solo 24 qualifier and I should be happy with that if I get it. However I must admit, I like getting prizes and despite having podium placed at three of the four 24hr events I've entered I've yet to get my ugly face in a magazine and I'm starting to think that there's a conspiracy against SA riders.
Yeah conspiracy, this is how I see it... Three SA riders get their name/ picture in MTB magazines, Chris Jonglewald (apols for speeling), Sean Lewis and Kay Harsmaan. The rest of us get either anonymous photos, Ashley Waas most common anonymous SA rider, or in my case an indirect quote in Enduro magazine "... the solo winner...". HOW THE F*** ARE WE MEANT TO GET SPONSORS IF WE DON"T EXIST UNTIL WE TAKE OUT THE NATIONALS?????????
Anyway, to address the imbalance we will keep on riding faster than those who live on the East coast until everyone realises there's something in the water down here, and I'm not just referring to unsafe levels of chlorine.
YAY, I WROTE SOMETHING ON MY BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS: I got 81% for my marsupial mole essay.
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Hey Bert!
How'd the Mont go for you?
Love that mud! Not... I think the Blur needs a new drivetrain, much sooner than I had hoped I could stretch it.
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How'd the Mont go for you?
Love that mud! Not... I think the Blur needs a new drivetrain, much sooner than I had hoped I could stretch it.
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