We had our customary Chinese New Year Training camp in Puli the last three days.
We got a six-hour window of no rain on second day. Wow. Heaven.
We wanted to do some quality k’s to top off the base we’ve been building this winter. The extended vacation was also pretty much the only days during the year that our families and friends can spend quality time together without the stress of racing or racing around. It was an excellent excuse to cook up some quality food. And put the espresso machine to some quality use.
Scott and Joe from SRAM joined our regular Sat. morning training ride this week. I hope they enjoyed the change of climate from the SRAM HQ in Chicago (snow!).
Le Rouge et le Noir
In the afternoon Paolo and Alessandra from Cinelli came by ModusVelo. Ray, Inigo and I were really happy to have an opportunity to talk to them, learn more about Cinelli (especially the new Strato and the possibility of customized 客製化 Best of ) and express our thanks for their support. They also seemed quite happy in the warm winter sun of Central Taiwan (away from the snowy Milan .
我們受 Rick 和 Tina 和 Olive 和 Kai 的招待在他們東勢山上的家過元旦。白天在山上健行。晚上隔著新社臺地眺望台中市的煙火秀。早餐是 homemade biscuits (by Tina), 咖啡，炒馬鈴薯和茶葉蛋。晚餐是豆漿火鍋，烤肉。Two-course dessert 是 cheese cake 和 Tina 做的南瓜派。
Rick 和 Tina 的 mountain home 要爬四，五公里的陡坡才到的了。我現在才知道原來有時候 Rick 和我們在周六騎完後還要再爬回來做那些 never-ending home improvement projects.
我們討論也許下次我們隊上訓練營就可用此作基地。或 survival camp。
We are spread out all over during the New Year– Inigo in Basque country, us here in Taichung, Ray recovering from a training crash in Taipei. And currently TCR seems to be engaged in much pastry-eating and doing more than our share of living well. But soon, very soon, soon enough, we shall train hard and go fast and Super Supau will once again become a stable of our diet.
TCR wishes everyone a great 2010, and that you have as much fun as we’ll be having!
"how'd you like your eggs?" "hmmm, i'll have tea eggs please."
2010 台灣 Team Cinelli Ritchey 車隊要找一位認真，對自行車有熱情，W20-30 女性選手。
我們希望找到的是有潛力，願意訓練，獨立自主，自己很愛騎車，愛比賽的妳。
我們一直想要開始一個 TCR Women’s Team. 但說真的，我們不知道台灣是否有愛曬太陽，不愛吃吃喝喝，不屑被人“呵護” ，能正面代表我們贊助伙伴的妳?
如果妳是我們的 It Girl, 妳會得到 TCR 隊上的贊助和資源，包括：
Cinelli車架
Ritchey 輪組，零件，
NW 車鞋
and much much more… 最重要的是，妳會學到正確的騎程和訓練概念 (forget all that you’ve learned before!)
Schwalbe 2010 年將贊助台灣 Team Cinelli Ritchey 車隊。TCR 會使用 Durano open 胎和內胎作訓練。比賽時我們會用 Durano Tubular 管胎。
Team Cinelli Ritchey will be sponsored by Schwalbe in 2010. TCR will be using the ultra durable Durano clinchers and tubes during training and the top-end Durano tubulars during races. We are really excited that Schwalbe will be joining TCR, and can’t wait to mount the Duranos on our new Ritchey wheels! As matter of fact, the first batch of Duranos already arrived from Germany two weeks ago. That’s Teutonic efficiency!
德國的 Schwalbe 輪胎是 TCR 新的贊助伙伴。第一批 Durano 兩周前已從德國 ups 到單模了。Talk about Teutonic efficiency! 我們等不及要把 Schwalbe 裝在新的 Ritchey 輪組上。235g 的 Schwalbe Durano open 胎在正常使用下是 rated 可用 10,000km!! 我們會陸續 post 實際使用心得。
TCR stands out in Taiwan as a small but tight-nit team that reach successes through a collective spirit and cooperative efforts, and we have always counted our sponsors as part of the family. We appreciate the continuing support of current sponsors, and welcome new friends. Our sponsors’ support is vindication of TCR’s unique philosophy.
謝謝芳子（機車倒坐）和小玉（騎沒煞車的公爵 125）冒身命危險為人民服務。
Xiaoyu (wrestling with a 15-year-old brakeless scooter) and Fangzi (sitting backwards pro-style on said scooter) risked their well-being for these footage. They were heroic.
80km. 13 climbs. Over 2200m of climbing. Just over 4 hours. 9 guys. Xiaoyu and Fangzi the support/photo crew. Along the Dadu plateau that sepeartes Taichung city from the sea. Who’d have thought there’d be so much climbing along that humble looking rise.
天氣完美。伙伴同道。我感謝上帝給我們這麼好的一天。
It was a perfect day for riding. Great weather. Great camaraderie.
Last two weeks instead of the usual Wed. night trainer session at ModusVelo, we have been doing some speed workouts in Central Taiwan Science Park near the shop. The environ reminds me of all the SJBC clubs crits in forlorn technology parks I did back in the day: deserted streets, big office/factory blocks, the initial shock of post-workday legs cranking up.
We are doing the training with Team MV. It helps the newer guys with their handling and the paceline work. Of course with a few races coming up next month this training helps to get our engines tuned. We had so much fun that we are talking about turning this into a weekly night crit next summer.
The races were held on the vehicle testing track called ARTC in the wind-blown Changhua Seashore Industrial Area. In the morning we had the 10km 5-man TTT. With our team of four we had to find a guest rider in Phillipe, who did an admirable job. Out of 42 teams we ended up 7th.
訂閱台灣 Team Cinelli Ritchey 車隊
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