Rest day blog post #2

First off, if you want to read something scary, check out the latest Naples Velo Facebook post here. It seems like there are a lot of people here who work to make cycling safe, so hats off to them.

Actually, it's worth sharing how impressive the cycling scene here is in general. It's dead flat, the roads are crazy-busy, and yet at least 20 people show up for group rides every single morning at 7 AM! Each day has a designated format and "speed limit" so you always know what to expect. Only problem is that no one every goes easy...even the "recovery day" ends with a 2k leadout into a sprint. Oh well. Getting up at 5:30 to make it there takes some getting used to, but the reward is often a pretty nice sunrise. Not sure the blackberry caught the full glory of this one:



In other news, after countless hours of staring into drainage ditches on long rides, I finally saw an aliigator the other day. unfortunately, he ran away before I could snap a picture. Our interaction went something like this:



To conclude today's update, I'd like to share what I think is one of the best new jersey designs for 2010. I might be a little biased, but still, check it out on Dartmouth Cycling's twitter, here. (just the two guys in back are wearing the new kit).

Seems like those guys are ready to have a great year, and I have never seen the cycling team so well organized and professionally run. Props to Michael Rea and crew. If I had to miss something about school, of course it would be the cycling team. And roads like these: