Things Can Only Go Up From Here

Luck to change... I hope So far my cyclocross season has run into some bad luck on and off the bike. During my first cross race I managed to roll over a large pine cone hidden in some grass, which sent me over the bars and onto my knee. I jumped back on the bike and started to pedal, but the knee was already the size of the Good Year Blimp, so I had to settle with a DNS. See Video


The following weekend I raced at the LARPD in Livermore and was blindsided on the first lap and the collision caused my rear derailleur to break from the frame and again I was out of commission. Last week I was in Union Square with Z - fell down some stairs and ended up rolling my ankle and falling onto this couple sitting in front of me. Luckily, the ice cream missed her head and landed in front of them. It hurt so much I had to limp into a local parking garage and recover without an audience. Now the good news.

Brian at Big Swingin' Cycles (http://www.bigswingincycles.com/) has decided to help me out for the 2009/2010 cyclocross season. This is my favorite shop in San Francisco and the mechanics are a good group of guys. Brian has always been supportive of local racing and it will be a pleasure to roll with the Big Swingin' logo on my frame. Dave is my mechanic at the shop and does excellent work on cyclocross bikes. Also, Big Swingin' will be hosting the Lion of Fairfax Cyclocross race on October 17th - it's a great course and a cool atmosphere. Racing in the A's is going to be challenging this year, but I hope to make several top-10 appearances throughout the season.

One last thing... I would like to thank Brian Bruckner, Dave at Big Swingin', Ritchey Bicycle Components, TRP and Angelo DiGiovine for the support. Next on the calendar --> BASPS #1 McLaren Park 10/04/2009 McLaren Park, San Francisco