I went out to ride this morning with two summer jerseys and arm-warmers and was quite overdressed! This is January, right?? I shouldn't complain, I know. The weather was great and other than some patches of thick fog, we had a nice training ride with about a dozen guys, mostly around 22-24 mph. Just what I needed. Con N., our resident Aussie, was on his last ride with us - he's moving to San Mateo, CA this week. I often wish I could just pack up and move like that, but it would take months for me to rip up all my roots from the sticky grey clay mud of New Orleans. The Daughter is hopefully in the air right now somewhere between Chicago and Gainesville, assuming the delays out of Chicago haven't screwed up the team's flight plans. They'll be competing in the Super Six Challenge meet on Friday, and we are planning on driving over there in time for the meet after dropping the Volvo off at the mechanic and renting a car for the trip. They should have live online scoring during the meet via the U. Fla. website for those who can't be there.
Laura has sent out the first notice for the new team uniforms. We'll have a new title sponsor this year which means new colors, plus a number of other sponsor changes and a new supplier, so it should all be fun. One thing I've found about cycling teams is that there's nothing like a new batch of jerseys to spike up the level of excitement. I sent out the Evite for the annual Club Banquet, which we'll again be having on the roof of The Mom's condo near Audubon Park.
This bike racing stuff just keeps getting more expensive! I need to renew my USCF racing license and official's license ($85), my club membership ($35), buy at least a team jersey and shorts ($105), and replace the worn-out chainrings, cassettes, tires, etc. on my bike ($350 easy). Boy I sure miss the days of $10 licenses and $2 entry fees!
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