Morgan Hill Criterium, CA The Morgan Hill Criterium was a 75 minute race on a cool course what had a very steep 100 meter climb which stopped you in your tracks. Kodak Gallery – Sierra Nevada had six of us at the race which was held in the heart of Specialized Bicycles territory. Specialized sponsor us with Helmets and Glasses. They also sponsor the Webcore Cycling Team with bikes so they >>

Mexico Training Camp. Dirty old Mexico! The NZ Track Team has been in Aguascalientes, Mexico almost two weeks now and it has been an interesting time at that. Training has been really good and everyone has been going really hard plus the fact the city is at 1900 meters make for a lot of deep breathing!! The track is an open air 333 meter concrete and was used for Word Cups the last three >>

Stage One, Hutt City Criterium, 1 Hour I flew up to Wellington on Tuesday and Fraser picked me up from the Airport. We stayed with his brother for the night. Next morning we drove out to Lower Hut to check in with the race and get sorted for the first stage that afternoon. Stage one was a large circuit around a Park. The start was fast and there were attacks from the first lap with >>

We started off the day with a very American breakfast at the local diner, the "Omelet House". They are only good for one breakfast- then you just can't stomach the fat again!!! The Quad Cities is a megalopolis of four cities (how about that) on the Iowa side of the state line with Illinois. Originally held in Moline, the Quad Cities race is now in downtown Rock Island. I don't know why it's >>

I'm back in NZ having a couple of days R&R before going back to the US tomorrow as I have to race there this weekend with 7UP/Maxxis. The Sydney WC was the last round of the year and the last chance for countries that had not qualified to get to the Worlds. NZ had already qualified most spots but it was good to guarantee them. The endurance team had it's preparation in Adelaide under the eye >>