Yeah for doping control I like to bike. Ok I'm a little obsessed. This last week was the Tour of Utah. Although the race is small and doesn't even compare to the Tour de France, it is still fun to see professionals riding around the same streets I ride every day. The race was 6 days long. It started up by the capitol and had days in Ogden, Provo, Mt Nebo area and even finished one day at Snowbird.
Friday night there was a time trial out at the Miller Sportspark. Some friends and I went out to watch. It was so fun. We could walk around down by the cyclists. I was just a few feet away from Floyd Landis (I giggle every time I say his name) from Team Ouch and Dave Zabriskie from Garmin Slipstream. It was so cool. We got to sit right next to the track watching the riders coming out of the starting house and just a few feet away we could watch riders crossing the finish line.
Ok so here is a biking lesson. A time trial is a race against the clock. There are team time trials were you ride with your team to the finish, but this was an individual ride. Riders started about 30 seconds apart. This length depends on how long the race is. This time trail was only 9 miles so it was pretty fast. There is no drafting in time trials, everyone has to ride their own pace. I think it really tells you who is the fastest rider. The regular stage races tell you more about a riders strategy.
On Sunday I went down town to watch the last stage. This was fun because they rode around only 2 blocks so they passed every minute. They took the corners so fast and every time they passed I nice gust of wind. It was a lot of fun to watch. I'm getting excited just writing about it. So if you ever want to chat about biking you know I will totally geek out on it.
Friday night there was a time trial out at the Miller Sportspark. Some friends and I went out to watch. It was so fun. We could walk around down by the cyclists. I was just a few feet away from Floyd Landis (I giggle every time I say his name) from Team Ouch and Dave Zabriskie from Garmin Slipstream. It was so cool. We got to sit right next to the track watching the riders coming out of the starting house and just a few feet away we could watch riders crossing the finish line.
Ok so here is a biking lesson. A time trial is a race against the clock. There are team time trials were you ride with your team to the finish, but this was an individual ride. Riders started about 30 seconds apart. This length depends on how long the race is. This time trail was only 9 miles so it was pretty fast. There is no drafting in time trials, everyone has to ride their own pace. I think it really tells you who is the fastest rider. The regular stage races tell you more about a riders strategy.
On Sunday I went down town to watch the last stage. This was fun because they rode around only 2 blocks so they passed every minute. They took the corners so fast and every time they passed I nice gust of wind. It was a lot of fun to watch. I'm getting excited just writing about it. So if you ever want to chat about biking you know I will totally geek out on it.
Time Trail
Floyd Landis warming up.
Talk about some serious tan lines
Starting House
Coming into the finish line
Stage 5 - Last Day
Tight corner
Rock Racing leading the peloton
Yellow Jersey of Mancebo
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