http://tokyojoes.com/cycling Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:31:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wed, we began our two day journey in and out of Alberta beef country. The singletrack was rugged with big views of rolling green hills and lots of cows. Apparently the cows dig the trails as much as we do which was evidenced by the amounts of droppings along the way. The combination of [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=386 Day two: Wicked fast descent, eh? On stage two we rode to the start with blue skies to match our fresh blue leader’s jerseys. Our plan of coming here to ride and have fun has taken a competitive twist now that we have the lead. I expected we might have another good day after reading [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=371 Shockley/Reeves report from Transrockies: After almost three days of driving, Cannon and I made it from Colorado to lovely Fernie, British Columbia and the start of the Transrockies stage race. We had a great trip up in the camper, stopping along the way to ride and dip into a couple of lakes where the water [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=363 AVON — By most societal measures, it takes 18 years to become an adult. That’s the generally accepted maturing process, anyway, give or take. So it stands to reason that some 18 years into her pro mountain biking career, Tokyo Joe’s team rider Gretchen Reeves finds herself shifting gears and focusing on grown-up goals such [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=357 Hello Tokyo Joe’s team supporters! Our team had an INCREDIBLE weekend of racing. Day One: started with Lindsay Dye taking her first podium in the Category 2, girls 15-16 age group. This is her first season of racing, she’s going to be a name to look for in the future. Tokyo Joe’s had three girls [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=355 The firecracker 50 on 4th of July is a perplexing race. On onehand you have barbeque, beer, parades, and other American festivities; onthe other side you 50 miles of sweet racing, 11,200 ft of elevation gain,and a super stacked pro mtb field. I was super pumped to start this race and see where I could [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=353 http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100712/SPORTS/100719978/1077&ParentProfile=1058]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=352 From Rus, after the Firecracker 50. Not what you wanted to hear, but I broke my rear derailleur and had to DNF. I tried and tried to get something to work, and even turned my bike into a singlespeed. But in the end I just couldn’t get it to go. So I limped home with [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=351 Here’s this week’s report: Crested Butte. To start, my wish to race with the 19-29s wasn’t granted, as when I got my number plate I saw I was put in with the 50+. And since it was only about 30 minutes before the start I didn’t have time to try to convince the USA Cycling [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=350 On June 13th, we raced in Albstadt, Germany. When we pre-rode the course everything was all totally rideable except for one section. It might have been rideable but Wesley and I watched Ellie crash super hard on it and that kind of psyched us out a little bit, so we were planning on running that [...]]]> http://tokyojoes.com/cycling/?p=349