A little more details

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/adageo-energy-joins-the-pros-in-2010

as it turns out, the team did not release the podium insight press release, that lady has her ear to the ground hard!

I was really excited to see that Cody Stevenson joined the team, I've hung out with him a few times at races as my former team mate Jeff Hopkins and he were really good friends. He's a fun guy but also can seal the deal in the finale of a race! Certainly someone I can learn a thing or two from.

2010 is a GO

Here it is...

http://www.podiuminsight.com/2009/11/04/continental-teams-bahati-foundation-adageo-energy/

I wanted to wait to sign the contract and get all the stuff done for the UCI before I made it public that I've transferred to the Adageo Energy pro cycling team, its all nailed down now and I'm really excited to move forward with a great program thats well established but bolstered with some serious hitters! Look at that roster! We're going to do some serious a#$ whoopin'.

The new team website, blog and twitter are not up and running yet, but in the meantime check out last years site, http://www.liquidcycling.com/.

Since meeting Josh Horowitz, the man behind the scenes at Adagio, I have gotten to know and respect his approach to the sport and his vision for his team. I've been brought on primarily as one of the lead-out engines in the Adageo sprinting train, so in addition to my endurance training I have already begun my speed work both on the bike and in the gym. I have a lot more to write about, but its late and I need to go to bed!

Thanks to everyone for your emails, text messages and calls of congradulations, its great to know ya'll are thinking about me!

Stop: Hammertime!

I love that someone really thought this out... stop: hammertime! It wasnt just an accident, this dude put some thought into his gag, so we felt it was only fair to stop and do the hammer shuffle.. or something like it, Hammer actually had some rad moves, harder than it looks!

All the little stressors of moving, getting a new job, new team - new everything really – have been checked off the list. It’s such a satisfying feeling to literally scratch off a 20 item to-do list that has been in progress for 2+ months! Such a weight has been lifted from my shoulders that I really feel ready to move forward with my preparation for the 2010 season because I actually know what the season itself will look like. On all fronts I’m doing really well, enjoying my new job teaching spin-classes at the gym, exploring a new town, and hanging with Elicia at our apartment. Check back soon, lots of fun stuff coming in the next few weeks...

The return of the monkey paw

Things are moving along nicely now - I've moved in to our new place in Madison, WI, gotten back to a normal training rythm and am getting all the little details lined up for another season of racing. I'm also poundin' the pavement to get a part time job to feed myself and pay a little rent now and then, we'll see what turns up. It's started to snow already, I'm told its unseasonable cold, but still... snow? Really? Below is a sweet series of photos from the Genugten family cast removal party...

I look a little nervous here... dad easy with those hedge clippers dude!

Very scientific removal process... I got a C+ in biology, I got this!

Freedom!

Big Changes

It seems like there is too much to talk about in just one posting, so I'll let the pictures do most of the talking.

My big brother got married! It was a beautiful ceremony, Russ and the new VDG in the family, Julie, are really happy together. This is my mom and I in the photo above, still waiting on the other wedding pics of the ceremony.
I moved to Wisconsin! I dont have any photos of this yet, its been fun but hectic, what wi

th moving all the furniture, finding out all these amazing things I never knew I needed for a house at Bed Bath and Beyond, but now REALLY need... etc..

I got my cast off and am slowly re-strengthening it. My dad and I took some garden tools to it and freed it from its gauze and fiberglass cage, it was absolutely disgusting once it saw the sun! It was all withered up, pale, and hairy, like a little rat claw. Its coming back really fast and I am already back on the bike and slowly doing some adaption work in the gym to prepare for a long snowy winter. Thats all the big news for now, there is certainly more to talk about, but I'm going to let my chickens hatch before I count em' ;)

Hmm... not sure whats going on here, just thought I oughta include it for a laugh.

Vegas Baby!!!

I'm writing from the Hilton on Las Vegas blvd, just back from the pool, and about to go to the airport to grab Marco and then off to the show again. Interbike is nuts, every manufacturer, retailer, rider and team is here hustlin' to stay on top for 2010. Its quite a sight to behold! Some big changes will be on the agenda for me next year, and I'm getting very excited about the possibilities.
In other news, the Marian University Knights are doing what they do best, dominating track nats!!! Dave Williams just won the mens individual pursuit, and one of my athletes Alex Wiesler was 8th, way to go guys!!! Tonight is the kilo, wish them good luck and strong legs.

I am officially grizzly Adams

Vacation is over, its back to business! Elicia and I finished our trip in the high sierra mountains which was an absolute blast. I had to be mindful not to use my hand, but what do you need your hand for walking? It was a breathe of fresh air, literally and figuratively, to spend some time away from cell phones, computers, traffic, and all the rest of it. The water up there is so pure you can drink it right from the streams, the rainbow trout make for good fishing and tasty dinner, and the wild blueberries were so abundant a solid half hour would yield a quart. Well strictly speaking vacation is not over, we are heading to the beach next to stay with a friend in Santa Barbara, then to Vegas for the trade show. So I don’t really think you can call that anything but a vacation.
The two weeks I spent up at 10,000 feet were also a chance for me to get a big dose of perspective, both on the past season and on what I want for the coming one. It’s hard to think clearly sometimes when you are in your normal life routine, so I feel like my mental state is really good, I’m relaxed, happy and focused again. The body also had a chance to heal up and normalize all its chemistry after a season of hammering it to pieces, which is also tough to do. Leaving my bike at home was the smartest thing I could have done! Already I have the bug to throw a leg over the bike and start cruising around in the fall colors.
Ok I’m off to the beach to try to sear off the remnants of my biker tan, avert your eyes or risk blindness, if you’re in Vegas come say hi!