Sunday, January 29, 2017

Early Training in Burbank

This year has been very busy already, and it is only January! I have some bigger (not super big, but nonetheless exciting!) news to share, but still waiting on it to be official. To hold you over until then, I wanted to share some of my relive -rides from my trip to Burbank. I got a great opportunity to go, and I couldn't refuse. Lots of climbing north of LA, and lots of scenic, breath-taking views. I would highly recommend the area for riding! Last year near Palomar, the riding was good, but the views weren't quite like this (I will share some pictures in the post, so you don't think I am just making this all up).

So here are three cool videos of rides I did. They are cool to watch, but also to help you find places to ride if you are in the area. I am always surprised when I leave Ontario, how friendly traffic is to cyclists. Ontario seems to have an attitude problem!

My first hill ride that left me exhausted: https://www.relive.cc/view/825872630

A ride that brought us to Griffith Observatory, where you can see the Hollywood sign. A road that we just happen to stumble upon! https://www.relive.cc/view/836674244

And my final ride. Mt. Wilson was closed from snow and ice, so I hunted down 3000m of climbing by finishing with a few steep hill repeats. https://www.relive.cc/view/839887111

Angeles Crest Hwy ~1100m

Angeles Crest Hwy ~1800m

Angeles Crest Hwy ~ 1900m elevation

Leaving Oxnard along the coast

Heading into the mountains on Big Tujunga

Starting to get a feel for the height, seeing the clouds roll over the peaks.

Racetiming.ca Crit - Finally cracking the top 10!

As the title says, finally I was able to crack the top 10 in an E1/2 Ontario Cup. For some reason this race wasn't very well attended. I...