These simple 3 words have been etched in every aspiring athlete all over the world who wish to achieve seeing the colors of the Olympic rings for their very own eyes.
Most athletes only dream and wish for this too happen….”wouldn’t it be so awesome if I or we made it there!”……”he wins the Olympic Gold in unpresidented fasion….at Olympic record pace…..this is the first time an American has ever won an Olympic Gold in Cycling!”  so on and so on. 
I have worked and worked to come close but not actual make the games. 
Although never did I imagen that I would be able to go the Olympic games.  Well in 2008 I am getting to go to the Olympic games.  I will not be there in the flesh, but I will be there in the heart of my best friend.  Mike Friedman.  Mike Friedman has made the coaches selection to achieve his life long dream of actually compete in the 2008 Olympic games.
I am so excited for Mike and all of the other athletes that will be participating at the 2008 Olympic games.
Although this is a bitter sweet victory for myself as I was so close but yet so far from making the Games.

Colby Pearce and I once again maintained our .0000007345 razors edge of time difference with nearly exact 3:23’s.

Mike Friedman would have had the second fastest time for sure, but he sat up with nearly 3 laps to go and still rode a 3:24.
The time we are going for is faster than 3:22 and Bobby for sure did that.
We shall see what happens tomorrow??

oh ya, Taylor Phinney broke some type of speed barrier and set a world record 3km Pursuit time of 3:16.something.  But it does not count as there was no drug testing and UCI bull shit to stamp it valid.  This kid is amazing and he is not even 18….well next week he turns 18.  I can honestly say in my few years in the sport of cycling I have NEVER NEVER seen something/someone so amazing as Taylor Phinney.  He is unreal…..and looks damn good in Oakleys!

Mike Blatchford also made the Olympic team with a blazing standing one lap effort of 17.9!  fastest an american has went in a long long time for a start lap!

Me, Friedman, Pearce, and Lea 50/50% chances for all of us?  This will be tough.

We are all good friends and this will be a very interesting time leading in to and during the competition as we all are very competitive and very determined to succeed.

The Times will tell.
 

So J-Pow informs the Beach Bum Nic Sanderson about the clinical
condition of “pizza legs”
Nic has been beside himself since this well informative night. I think
the person that has been over the top has been the man J-Pow. Who was
about to throw the pizza to the dirty floor while slapping Nic at the
same time. J-Pow about shit his pants when I reached over and grabbed
a half slice that was left.
Beware pizza legs is a real condition and can destroy any man or woman
desire’s to suceed in life or bike races!

So just after I bridged to the breakaway yesterday in the CSC
criterium I had to swing just a little too wide and bashed my cleat
and pedal directly on a curb. Well if you look were the two limit
screws are supposed to be on the side edge of this cleat you will
notice one missing. Let’s just say that with one limit screw gone I
had to focus just a little extra to control my foot movement. So with
that running through my head I was a little pre-occupied with how my
body would handle this broken cleat situation. I held on but my
fitness ended up being the limiting factor in the end. Maybe I can
continue this great luck I am having and end up a few steps higher on
the podium?

found these sweet tubes on my last outing!  Lucky me!