Yesterday's half hour on the trainer went well. The leg was still tight if I pushed downward too much. If I stayed smooth though, there was no problem. Afterward, I tried a heating pad for a couple hours to try and loosen it up. This morning the improvement continued, but its slow. With any luck it will good for the weekend like my hip after the first Bubba Memorial.

News Item of the Day: 2000 World Champion Romans Vainsteins (Lampre) has announced his retirement at age 31. With only one victory to his credit in the last three years, the sprinter told Latvian newspaper Diena that he couldn't get a contract for the money that he wanted and doesn't want to ride for team which isn't in the UCI top 20. Vainsteins plans to go into a furniture business with his brother, and his farewell race will be next summer in his home town of Kuldiga, Latvia.

Viewpoint: I had completely forgotten Romans was still racing the last few years. He was pretty darn good in 1999-2000 then drifted from view at what you would think would have been his prime racing age.