Looking back: The good, the bad and the pretty

With the lack of racing this week I’ve had to make do with news of race announcements, race cancellations, team announcements, doping allegations, very creative graphs and of course new electronic gadgets to lust over. So yeah, it was a full week for me. First off we’d been hearing rumbling earlier this week that the [...]

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This is how my team unwinds

I’m flying the flag for Surf City Cyclery this year (no I didn’t turn pro). We just finished the Cat 3 race and now we’re unwinding with a cool Chimay Belgium Ale in honor of Flanders.

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Free beer and sushi

I’ve walked around the parking lot here in Redlands and I’ve landed at the Successful Living trailer. Why? They offered me sushi and beer.

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Booze at the media center

Should Tim keep the beard or shave? Share your thoughts. Its 2:00 and Tim (AKA T-Bone) is hitting the beer. This is the first time ever that there is free beer in the media center! Free beer and journalists shouldn’t be mixed together.

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Status Report: Toyko Airport

I’m enjoying a Tiger beer courtesy of United in the Toyko Airport. At this point I still have ten hours of flying. Hot tip for flying: beer and NyQuil night time tablets equals sleeping for most of the flight. You can substitute the beer for red wine.

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Status Report: Toyko Airport

Given any opportunity James Huang of cyclingnews.com will sleep. Buses, cars, airports, it doesn’t matter. Here he is sleeping during our two hour lay-over at the Toyko Airport on the way home.

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