I'm not riding today. What I am trying to do is decide on a riding schedule for the next few days. A staff meeting Saturday puts my usual ride in jeopardy and I have not decided whether to blow it off or not. The good thing is I can ride in Columbia on Sunday. I loved the 'cross season but it's good to not be back in an off-season and just get in some good rides over there. The fixed gear will definitely be making another appearance Sunday. Sixty flat fixed gear miles will be nice.
News Item of the Day: (Associated Press) AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong will decide in May whether he will race in this summer's Tour de France, which he has won the last six years.
He said in Wednesday's Austin American-Statesman he will ride for another two years, but he's still unsure where to focus his 2005 schedule - the European spring classics or Tour de France. Armstrong's representatives did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press on Wednesday. After winning his record sixth title in July, the Texan has said he plans to race in the Tour de France again, but he didn't commit to next year or 2006.
On Tuesday, Armstrong and his team finished a weeklong training camp riding in the Austin area. "I've got a clear head. I'm chilled out. I'm relaxed," Armstrong said. "I feel better than I have at other December camps."
The team also plans a two-week camp in Solvang, Calif., starting Jan. 11. The squad, which has been sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service the past nine years, will become Team Discovery on Jan. 1. After the January camp, Armstrong and team manager Johan Bruyneel will decide on which spring classics to enter.
Armstrong will leave his Austin home in mid-March and spend six weeks in Europe racing. When he returns home in May, he'll decide on the Tour de France. Armstrong has been criticized for bypassing other popular races to concentrate on cycling's biggest event. The races he did ride were picked specifically to help him train for France.
Viewpoint: Before he was going to decide in February, now its May. I'm not sure how to interpret this. The apparent conclusion, at least to me, with a May decision is that Armstrong will not be racing in May's Giro. So, if he won't be doing the Giro and then decides against the Tour. I would think he would then do the Vuelta. That is assuming that he will do any of the Grand Tours next year. Would he do a purely World Cup racing season? The only other things would be finally making a World Championships appearance again and the often mentioned attempt on the Hour Record.
News Item of the Day: (Associated Press) AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong will decide in May whether he will race in this summer's Tour de France, which he has won the last six years.
He said in Wednesday's Austin American-Statesman he will ride for another two years, but he's still unsure where to focus his 2005 schedule - the European spring classics or Tour de France. Armstrong's representatives did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press on Wednesday. After winning his record sixth title in July, the Texan has said he plans to race in the Tour de France again, but he didn't commit to next year or 2006.
On Tuesday, Armstrong and his team finished a weeklong training camp riding in the Austin area. "I've got a clear head. I'm chilled out. I'm relaxed," Armstrong said. "I feel better than I have at other December camps."
The team also plans a two-week camp in Solvang, Calif., starting Jan. 11. The squad, which has been sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service the past nine years, will become Team Discovery on Jan. 1. After the January camp, Armstrong and team manager Johan Bruyneel will decide on which spring classics to enter.
Armstrong will leave his Austin home in mid-March and spend six weeks in Europe racing. When he returns home in May, he'll decide on the Tour de France. Armstrong has been criticized for bypassing other popular races to concentrate on cycling's biggest event. The races he did ride were picked specifically to help him train for France.
Viewpoint: Before he was going to decide in February, now its May. I'm not sure how to interpret this. The apparent conclusion, at least to me, with a May decision is that Armstrong will not be racing in May's Giro. So, if he won't be doing the Giro and then decides against the Tour. I would think he would then do the Vuelta. That is assuming that he will do any of the Grand Tours next year. Would he do a purely World Cup racing season? The only other things would be finally making a World Championships appearance again and the often mentioned attempt on the Hour Record.
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