Rockin' the Snotcycle

A new race took place today in Leesburg VA. It was the Snotcycle. The rider formerly known as Fort James was there competing in the under 39 Sport group. James is a new addition to the Allied Milk Cycling team this year and he didn't disappoint.

Now, I'm still waiting for the full race report (and hopefully some pictures) but from what he said it was sloppy. He compared it to a messy 'cross race. Sliding into and out of turns. Virginia never had the deep freeze that we had here so the trails were a mess. Yum.

All said and done James took 3rd in his category of about 60 or so riders. Nice. A month into 2009 and a podium already. I knew I had a good feeling about the team this year.

Just around the Corner

'09 schedules are starting to take shape and BikeReg.com has some road and mountain races posted already. Our uniforms are in production. Pre-season orders are being filled. Of course the January weather is not cooperating to get some good base miles in so it looks like it's officially cross-training and trainer season.

Shawn is finally back on the bike after a detached ligament in his thumb. Yum. He was on the Sunday ride with us and was hanging pretty well (even pulled me back to the group when I started to fall out). Not bad seeing as he hasn't been able to ride for 4-5 weeks.

The MASS team leader/race promoter meeting is this Sunday and that means the season is almost here.

2009

2009 will see a few changes for the Allied Milk Cycling team. We have new sponsors; Schwalbe tires, SRAM, nuun, Tifosi, and Magura. These companies gave us some really good deals and we are super excited to have them on board. Many new riders have joined the team as well. I can't name them just yet because a few have not talked to their former teams. This is something they want their former teams to hear from them rather than through the grapevine. Totally respectable.

Other new things: Facebook. We officially launched a facebook page and our website is under construction. These two things are all thanks to a new rider named Joe. He has devoted a metric ton of time to this team already. I can't wait for the start of the season.