Tour of Gila

Gingy is on his way down to southwest New Mexico with the guys from Blue Sky Cycles to participate in the Tour of Gila later this week. Best of luck to Gingy. We are hoping for some great results.

Gila link

Fruita MTB weekend

April 11- 13th, 2008
Gingy was invited this year to the annual Amgen Cycling club Spring trip to Fruita, Colorado. It was a difficult trip for some folks to make it through the Rockies due to adverse weather and auto accidents. Gingy made it with out incident and settled in for two days of riding.
Day 1 - 18 Rd, BookCliffs - Did some loops back to car for some grub and brewskis.
Prime Cut, Joes Ridge, Kessel Run, Chutes and Ladders
Day 2 - Loma Exit, Kokopelli and Colorado River side
Rustlers, Marys, Horsethief, Handcuffs
Desert lizards running between your tires....Boats on the River... Gorgeous day!

Gingy visits Venice

After two days of world class racing Gingy has headed down to Venice and then finally onto Florence. Gingy took a train down to Venice in the morning to be a tourist in one of the most beautiful cities n the world. He was fortunate enough to see the city during the Carnivale celebration. The city was full of masks and costumes. Gingy was able to see the Piazza San Marco with the famed Basilica which houses the Four Horses (dating to 4 BC - 4 AD) and amazing mosaic displays on the inside and outside of the Basilica.













Just some of the many of the Carnivale attendees.














Bow of a Venetian Gondolier

Pro Women and Pro Men

Gingy got up early to stake out a great spot on the course for viewing the Womens and Mens race but also to get a preview of the course and the conditions that the racers would be battling. The Womens races started with 5 racers from the United States. (Katie Compton, Kerry Barnholt, Amy Dobrowski, Sue Butler and Rache Lloyd). Gingy spoke to Mark Legg the husband, wrench and general supporter of Katie Compton the previous day and Mark stated that Katie was having difficulty even walking these last few days but would suit up today. Not knowing how long she might last in the race due to a physical condition that is difficult to explain Gingy hoped he would have the chance to cheer her on. The race was graced again with fine weather and soon after the first lap it was Rachel Lloyd sitting in the top ten which was the best US finish that day. Katie came up the back of the pack on the start and would soon pull out as soon as she entered the pit. A sad day for Gingy as he was hoping she would would show the world that day what a power house she is but he understood the complications that she has endured these last 3 weeks andhe hopes for a speedy recovery and the best for Katie. The womens winner was Hanka Kupfernagel (Germany) who drilled the course and again she was not even contested in this race. Additional images of the preview of the course.

One of the long hills where only the men would be able to ride this steep beast.












The podium where Gingy was hoping he would see one of the United States CX Team members standing today.

The last race of the day was the Mens pro race. Gingy saw an amazing race that was anyones race until the final lap, when Lars Boom (Netherlands) would pull away from the lead group to take the gold medal. Gingy was fortunate enough to speak with one of the photographers who had a chance to take the podium snapshots and the photographer stated that Lars seemed quite upset after the race and was exchanging looks with the head of the Rabobank team as if something had occured that had went unplanned. We shall wait to see in the next few days if anything surfaces within the cycling news to confirm the expressions that Lars exhibited after the race. Congratulations to Jonathan, Jeremy and Tim for a hard fought battle.

Gingy was also fortunate enough to have drinks with Jeremy Powers' father after the race and also see Jonathan Page dining with his family and Fanclub at Di Pano after the race.

Next year CX worlds is Hoogerheide, Holland and if the timing is right Gingy will be making a n appearance. No onto Venice and then Florence the next few days.

CX Worlds Day 1 - U19 & U23

Day 1 of the Cyclocross Worlds will have Gingy cheering on the Junior Men and then the Under 23 Men from around the world.

Gingy stayed at the Continental Hotel directly across from the Treviso train station. With a full belly from the hotel served breakfast Gingy embarked on a train ride to Spresiano where he thought it would be a short walk to the venue. Heavens no! After asking for directions multiple times from the locals it was 3 km later when he finally found the event. With only 30 minutes until the start of the first race Gingy made his way to the course to take on the action. the race started promptly at 11:00 local time and it was Arnaud Jouffroy (France) whom took the Junior world championship gold.















During the break between the races Gingy checked out the expo area .


The next race was the Under 23 Men at 2:30 local time and this time Gingy changed his viewing location to the rugged run up that proved to be very difficult. It was no wonder with the obstacles that strewned the course.


This race was not even contested and it was Niels Albert (Belgium) who grabbed the Gold. This kid put on a clinic for the other men and he will prove to be a great addition to the Belgian Pro team in the years to come.

The Pond Crossing to Italy

It was an early rise to DIA this morning for the trip across the pond. The weather is beautiful and no delays for the itinerary. The flight s are from Denver to Boston, to Frankfurt, Germany and then onto Florence, Italy. After arriving in Florence Gingy took a train to Venice and then a short train ride up to Treviso, Italy. Gingy was impressed with the location of the hotel being across the street from the train station. Tomorrow is the big day so Gingy got some food at a local English pub that was serving up one of his favorite beverages, Celis Blanche and then hit the sack for the big day tommorrow.

Gingy prepares for the Trip across the Pond

The bags are packed and Gingy is preparing for the trip of a lifetime to spectate this years 2008-2009 Cyclocross World Championships in Treviso , Italy a town just North of Venice. The events take place on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday is the Juniors and Espoir men and then Sunday is the main event where the Women and then the Men will be duking it out for multiple laps to decide who the best in the World on that one day.

The winners of each individual event receive bragging rights for the rest of his/her life but also gets to wear the coveted Rainbow stripes in full regalia for a year and then a more subdued version years after on his/her sleeve or neck collar. For most racers this is the Holy Grail of races and every race this season gets them one step closer to getting on the podium for the right to say I am the Best!

Best of luck to all the Americans going for the Gold in Treviso! Gingy will be there ringing his cowbell and cheering you on you while you give 110%. Godspeed!


Across the Pond...
Across the Pond...
A trip of a life time...
I got my bags packed up...
My boots tied tight...
I hope I don't get in a fight....
Across the Pond...
Across the Pond...

Here Gingy goes!