Over The bars
Submitted by Bill on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 4:54pm
So I was trying out the Homestake Cross Country course and on a corner I picked this up and over the bars I went. Landed on my head. Got some headaches and sore neck. Why ride on wood chips? … dumb! This is my excuse for this weeks lack of posts!
The Best Friends
Submitted by Bill on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 12:51pmHello from sunny, warm, and finally a summer filled day in Missoula Montana. I have not blogged since before the 24 Hours of Rapelje. So here is the catch up blog.
24 hours of Rapelje : Did not happen as planned. I had my Carbo Rocket dispenser Bob Waggoner (Triple Ring Productions) ready to rumble. All my Muleterro Teammates were there. I was just settling in when they pulled the plug because of the weather.
It totally sucked that I had to quit and for most of the week I have been really depressed. Just when the course was getting good (started with a slight impression on the plains and ended up great single-track loop). We even had a Live Race Feed! Bummer! Check out Rich’s blog for another perspective.
Thursday Night Ride : Last night we went to the Sam Braxton Trails to do a short loop before a party that was put on by the group as a “send off” party for my trip to Canmore next month. I was able to vent and recover my sanity from last weekends let-down. Good fun ride in the good warm sun and good friends.
24 Solo Worlds Party : There was plenty good food and awesome people. I was presented with a Monte Dolack card where everyone signed it. I am the sum of all these people and really appreciate my Missoula family. I hope I can make them all proud. I also received some gifts that will make my trip to Canmore more enjoyable. I wish I could take everyone with me.
24 Hours of Rapelje
Submitted by Bill on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 8:51am
Keep checking back as I post details about last weekends 24 Hours of Rapelje. I’ll post my results as soon as I learn my friends results which I want to post here in this report.
- Course Map (http://tinyurl.com/24ofRaplelje) : From my course recon mission that went terribly wrong by going the wrong way and getting 4 flat tires.
- Live Race Feed : The twitter from our reporter Marta Shattuck.
- Photos : My photos taken by my pit man Bob Waggoner and then later by me as I tried to fight the boredom of waiting for the race to be started again (never happened).
- Rich’s Photos : Rich also did solo and was able to capture some of the most defining moments of the weekend.
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull : Because it is needed right now!
- Billings Gazette Results: Missoula Soloists sweep!
- Great Falls Tribune : Large editorial about the cafe and the race.
- 24 (uhmm 8) Hours of Rapelje : Muleterro Blog
- 24 Hours of Rapelje : from Pow and Pedals by Rich
- Insane Article : What the average Montana resident thinks of mountain bikers. We don't do well in mud … bullshit. The article teats “mountain bikers” like some kind of circus animal. “slowed even the most dedicated mountain biker” … again, crap. I was willing to keep going!
- Joes Blog new: Look for June 27, 2009!
more later …o/o
24 Hours of Rapelje
Submitted by Bill on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 8:25amGood morning from Missoula Montana as I look at the weather forecast (not good) and getting ready to pack up the car for the trip to Butte. I am meeting Bob Waggoner in Butte at Triple Ring headquarters to load up the truck for our trip to Rapelje. http://tinyurl.com/5odht8 and http://tinyurl.com/n73dn5 for some info.
Also making the trip is fellow Thursday Night Ride member Alden and Larry. It will be life changing for them. Also racing this weekend is Team Muleterro dudes Rich Shattuck and Sten Hertsens in the solo race with me.
This is my World Championship tune up and curtain call race as I will be in Canmore in 5 weeks. So that means I must keep the reins on the effort and do some final testing and practicing. Once such test/practice will be my live race updates. Theoretically a pit crew member (Rick is communications director in Canmore) will be updating the twitter account http://twitter.com/Bill24Solo and you can also see above my live feed area that I will enable when I am away to the races.
Follow @ http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Bill24Solo
Butte 100 Course Preview
Submitted by Bill on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 3:13pmLast weekend I showed up at Triple Ring Productions headquarters for some mountain bike riding on part of the Butte 100 course. Meeting with me were Rich Shattuck, Sten Hertsens, Guy Vesco, and of course Bob Waggoner. The trail is as I remember, just cool as hell. At one point it rained on us but nothing would kill my Carbo Rocket induced happiness. This weekend is the 24 Hours of Rapelje … who’s in?
