Yesterday marked my long ride ever, coming in at approximately 139 miles as a part of the Rapha Gentlemen’s Race. We headed out to the beach (Lincoln City) on Friday evening and stayed in a suite at the Inn at Spanish Head thanks to team president Jim who served as sugar daddy for the evening. [...]
Fireworks
Posted By Adam Edgerton on July 6th, 2009
Here are some of the photos I took of the July 4th fireworks display on the Portland waterfront. Enjoy.
DNF or DFL?
Posted By Adam Edgerton on July 1st, 2009
I felt like crap tonight at Tabor. I wasn’t particularly tired, I just didn’t feel good on my bike. So when the race started I was struggling to hang on in the back – more mentally than physically. I went with the whole idea that when you’re feeling bad you should attack. So when a [...]
…and then a weekend of spontaneous racing broke out!
Posted By Adam Edgerton on June 28th, 2009
I came into Friday not really sure if I was racing either the Swan Island Criterium Saturday or the Salem Fairview circuit race Sunday, much less both. But both it was, and I’m glad I did. As a newly minted cat 3 I’m not particularly worried about getting top results immediately. Instead, I’m much more [...]
Elkhorn Stage Race – Stream of Consciousness Style
Posted By Adam Edgerton on June 22nd, 2009
Stage 1 – 70 mile road race Okay, this road race shouldn’t be too hard. It’s only 70 miles and the first 20 are completely flat. This will be nothing compared to the 100 mile last stage. Sweet, police-escorted roll out of town! I’m sitting too far back in the pack, but that’s okay, I’ve [...]
Brutal
Posted By Adam Edgerton on June 15th, 2009
…is what this weekend is going to be. Epic, but brutal. But first, some less painful news. I volunteered at the Cirque du Cycling race on Mississippi, which happens to be less than a mile from my place. Fun race, big crowds, great atmosphere. The race course lined with people Banner hanging crew Zach doing [...]
Mount Tabor Racing Video
Posted By Adam Edgerton on June 12th, 2009
Justin La Vigne put together a video from his handlebar-mounted camera at Mount Tabor on Wednesday. Check it out – I’m in it quite a bit. This was confirmation that my race wheels do indeed look pretty sweet when rolling. Mt. Tabor I from Justin La Vigne on Vimeo.
Racing Mount Tabor
Posted By Adam Edgerton on June 10th, 2009
Tonight’s race at Tabor was a blast – and my first cat 3 race. It’s a field that will challenge me, but at the same time I think I’m definitely at the level I need to be at to be competitive. The race was 9 laps long, which ends up being about 10 miles – [...]
Long Ride
Posted By Adam Edgerton on June 7th, 2009
The team headed down to Salem yesterday for a ride with our Salem team members. The ride was planned to be over 100 miles with lots of climbing – perfect to test my legs for the 105 mile stage the last day of Elkhorn stage race that is quickly approaching. This was the longest ride [...]
Ow, with a side of some more ow.
Posted By Adam Edgerton on May 31st, 2009
And that’s just the way it was supposed to be. Today was the OBRA team time trial championships, and I volunteered to do the race with teammates a few weeks back. It’s a 27 mile course, with teams of four racing against the clock for the best time. To do well, it takes precision, fluid [...]