今年的協會聯賽第一場賽事是團隊計時賽。雖然我們 TCR 只有四人，但也達到了參賽的最低人數要求 （最多九人，最少要四人完賽）。所以我們今天很認真的作 TTT 訓練。。。 雖然這不是我們的專長，但如參加比賽就應給比賽應有的尊重，也就是盡力在我們所能內做到最好的。。。譬如, 學如何用 aero bars 
Practice makes perfect, right? 我們離完美還蠻遠的，哈！但這練習對我們還是有很多益處，加強了隊上的默契。besides, it’s like doing 1-min intervals.
photog: 小玉
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.
Waiting for rain to let up a bit...
We are on international stage… once again TCR on Cinelli website:
http://www.cinelli.it/scripts/teams.php#1|content
prett-ay, purtay, pretty good
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 .
力馬科技是 Team Cinelli Ritchey 2009 和 2010 年的贊助伙伴之一。也許它沒有我們其它的贊助商那麼赫赫有名，但力馬的潤滑油，清潔用品我們是保持隊車的狀況在 fighting trim 的利器。力馬是台中本地的一個廠商，其實他們主要的客人是高科技廠，商品是 high-tech 製造機器的軸程潤滑品。所以可想而知力馬的產品技術要求是比一般自行車用品要高很多。力馬的李大哥會做自行車用產品完全是因為個人興趣，加上本身對這方面的執著（要用就要用最好的）。Anyways, 力馬的產品市價並不便宜，包裝也不起眼，但力馬的東西是我們目前用過最好的， bar none.
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!)
Come, surprise us 讓我們驚喜吧。
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CINELLI/56278627363?v=wall
Pretty cool. International audience. World fame.
Cinelli 的副總裁 Fabrizio 和 Paolo 這幾天在台中。昨天跑來單模看我們。
我總是很高興能和我們的贊助伙伴有 face time. 我們很多的朋友不是在歐洲就是美國，所以見面的機會很少。能見面就可對他們表示感謝，也可提供產品使用 feedback，也了解新的產品方向。 Read more…
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。
台灣 Team Cinelli Ritchey 車隊是一個規模很小的車隊，但我們是一個很 tight 的家庭，也和我們的贊助伙伴們維持著密切的關係。我們很感謝 2009 年的贊助伙伴們繼續的支持 TCR，更高興有新的贊助伙伴加入我們 －－ 這都代表了對我們 TCR 車隊獨特的理念之肯定。Stay tuned, 我們還有新的成員要加入。
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.
Trian hard. Go fast. Live well.
Raw footage from Super Ring of Fire!
For more Team Cinelli Ritchey vids go to：http://www.youtube.com/user/modusvelo#p/u 這次還有很多片段就上 YouTube 看吧。
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.
上周六我們在台中大肚山騎 Super Ring of Fire。80km. 13 個坡。超出 2200m 海拔爬坡。4 個小時。9 個傢伙（包括一個騎卡踏兩個月的）。小玉芳子補給照相。再加一隻狗。
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.
Team Cinelli Ritchey TTT
2009-10-18 Races in Changhua’s auto test track. Team Cinelli Ritchey finished 7th in TTT and Tim finished 3rd in the circuit race.
訂閱台灣 Team Cinelli Ritchey 車隊
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