Nothing short of Coffee in the morning

(Elliot Gaunt)
O yes testing again and funny enough the picture look alot like the last time we did this.

(Scott Jackson)
This i have to apoligize for i could not help myself. i took this picture during Scott's test. after we do the lactate/wattage test we have to do one more "little" test, yeah rite little! okay so we spin for about 4 min after the test and then we have to go as hard as we possibly can for three min stragin no stoping at all. as soon as it begins you sprint as hard as you physicaly can spiking the watts some wher over 1000 for some of us and then you have to hold the highest wattage you can for the remainder of the time. but wait there is more they forse you to do one more all out sprint in the last 15 sec of the segment.
Okay so the point of explaining all that was just to tell you that this picture was taken about 1 min into Scott's 3 min all out segment. keep in mind this is all after doing the lactate test till you cant push any harder for any longer.

(Elliot Gaunt)
I put this picture up to tell you, okay or complain a bit about getting my ear pricked. Getting my ear pricked was really no big deal but they do it ever 3 min during the test. So you get to 350watts and yeah it hurts and what do you know they are next to you pulling on your ear trying to draw blood. NOT COOL!

(Dr. Dag)
This is the lovely machine that i now hate with a passion it caused me much pain. And the news it produced was not quite waht i was hoping for either but now i know and can fix my traing regiment in hopes to be flying later in the season. The man you see there is Dr. Dag Discovery's team Doc. If you watch the big races on TV chances are you have seen him in one of the Discovery cars at some point.

(Scott Wenzel)
Okay so this is my wierdo room mate but whatever i like the guy. he may look like an ideot on a bike and played baseball threw high school but he finaly found a real sport. So now he is the strongest on the test acording to the testing so i am pround of him haha. But now we are trying to learn him to race as bernard would say. I am alway giving him as many pointer on how to sit in a field in europe, if you really can do such a thing, as i can.

Cold weather training, Magnus Backsted, and more coffee

Hello everyone,
This is my second up date on my trip so far. I have quite a few things to share with you some interesting some boring but hey you are the one reading so hope you enjoy it.
Okay where to start? Yesterday is a good place. Jim Camut, Scott Wenzel, Sebastion and I went to A UCI race with the team to observe how thing are done at big races and to see exactly how hard the big races really are. Well I must say that are hard that is for sure. Only one of the Belgians out of 6 finished the race. Its was the youngest steven van vooren who ended up somewhere in the 60’s. there where very strong head winds or just winds in general. The weather was cold, windy and on, off rain all day. We returned home and awaited the arrival of Magnis Backsted to the cycling center.
Today
This morning we ate breakfast as normal around 7:30 and prepared for an early ride with magnis at 9. The weather out side was much worse compared to the day before. It was snowing , 7 C and windy. But as sure and every person that has a jobs work rain or sine there we where out riding our bikes in hypothermic weather with tv cameras and reports following close behind. We did around an hour of riding completely drenched, with the snow still beating down on our already frozen bodies. We returned home covered in lovely fertilizer curtsey of the splendiferous local farmers. We jumped into the showers to clean ourselves up. We jumped ever so carefully and one at a time I must add. Shortly after the showers and the quick bit to eat we migrated into the lounge room for our talk with Magnis. We asked questions and he answered everyone of us to a T. we then were free to do as we please or so we thought. One at a time we where sought out for tv practice interviews. After we where all interviewed we gather again in the lounge room to review ourselves and the representative for cycling.tv told us how we can change the way we are doing things to make it better for interviews. I didn’t think I did to bad but as most of you know I can talk and when asked a question I told him all my thoughts and they loved it but he used me as an example and I quickly talked myself into a corner. Although I did exactly what they said to do earlier and showed personality I still need to answer the question and leave it at that. A good lesson learned that has opened a few doors already. After or review session one of the reporters for cyclosport that has been here talking to us all day asked me to do a personal blog on his new web cite. Needless to say I was encouraged and I am excited to do it. Well now I have eaten dinner of Mexican rice and chicken sat down at my jet engine that I call a laptop and have raped away at the keys to bring you the best story or up date I could.
So there you have it my first few eventful days in Belgium.
Hope you are all well.


Elliot Gaunt

Captain America saddles, bike fits and Napoleonic poses.

So i have a captain America Saddle on my bike now. A little tacky but i am rocking it. haha

So i got a bike fit from franc on Friday and there was not to drastic of changes other than my stem. my saddle was moved .5 cm forward and 1mm up. Although my bars and stem where dropped all the way down so i have one spacer on top and that is all. for those you don't understand that just lowers my handlebars around 2 cm. lowering my entire upper body. most everything else has stayed the same.

The city center in Brugge. I felt i had to strike a Nepoleonic poses.
We then proceeded to work our way over to the cafe for a little Belgium coffee.
Riding threw Brugge we tricky, not only did we not know our way around but it was all cobble streets so trying to navigate our way around and stay up rite on the bike was an adventure.

The Beginning of the Adventure

Belgium the world of Waffles, bike races and cobble roads.
Jim Camut, Scott Jackson and I all made the long trip from the states to our new team house in Oostkamp Belgium. there where a few dilemmas we had to over come but we were persistant and came out on top. On the 7.45 hour flight to Copenhagen, neather i or the guys where able to get any sleep. We did get a little nap on the train threw belgium from Brussels to meet Ann. We are now sitting wasting away time till we get to pass out for a much need night of sleep. It has been around 33 hours since i have slept last but thats part of this sport.
There will be pictures and stories to follow so stick with me.
wish me luck and thanks for reading.

Early Season Fun

Virginia not the best state for cycling but hey the weather was warmer there. Wouldn't you drive 4 hours just for 15 degrees of warmer weather to ride in?

so the first race of the year is done. not my best races ever but hey its really early in the season and it was alot fun. i was scared i was going to fall off but luckily i didn't. there where two crashes and i was able to avoid both, although i had to hop over one of the racers bikes laying in front of me, no biggie. i ended up in fifth place but mainly i was to get a little speed in my legs and it felt good. you know how cyclists love pain maybe you don't but now you do.
while i was there i did a few rides with Mr. Jones. the first day was 62 and sunny simplnd windy for the remainder of the time i spent there.y put it was heaven but the next few days where far from fun. it became cold, wet a
i am not home preparing to jet on the 13th.

Thanks Chris And Cristy for the great time and food haha.