Here is an interview with MissingSaddle.com I was a part of at the Interbike Trade show this week in Las Vegas. These guys are great and do an amazing job. Check out all the the MissingSaddle interviews here.

I raced the Green Mountain Sports Mammoth Cross Sunday in Golden and was very pleased with 15th place (out of 30). This was my first cross race in a decade (I did start one in '07 but quickly flatted out after 1 lap) and went better than expected.

The race started out well for me. I had an incredible start (still top 10 half lap in), but settled back into a level I could handle by the time we finished lap one. I went through a rough time about 10 minutes into the race where I was looking for a barf bag (too much Coke before the start), so I throttled back a gear to settle my stomach down. Then I was able to ride back into a good pace for the last 20 minutes.

The course was super bumpy and tubulars were a major advantage for those who had them (not myself). Heck a mountain bike with full suspension would have been the right bike selection if it were allowed.

Viva Las Vegas
Now it's off to Vegas for Interbike this week. I'm not racing Cross Vegas or the pro crit this year (still haven't been prime money or overall prize money from '07 yet!), but will be on the sidelines cheering with a beer in my hand.

(Above is Chuck Coyle jus tbefore the start of Cross Vegas 2007)

Our goal at Interbike is to try and meet with as many hardware manufacturers as possible in an effort to stay up to date with their next generation devices. TrainingPeaks is now compatible with over 60 models of training devices and we expect this to grow to be well over 100 in the coming years.


Our schedule at Interbike is very busy with meetings scheduled all day Wednesday and Thursday. We have a great new offering which is bundled with the new Timex HR monitors, and Polar has launched a special Training Plan offering exclusivley found at TrainingPeaks. Finally, the power meter market continues to grow which is really exciting to see.

Look for an interview with myself while at Interbike on www.Missingsaddle.com.

Ciao
Dirk

Interviews and more

Fall is in the air in Colorado and I've already turned the page and started to prepare for 2009. As far as I'm concerned the 2008 season is over and it's on to greater results in '09.

I've been busy lately at TrainingPeaks and the best part of the job lately has been all the great interviews with some cycling super stars. Just this week we spoke with Cadel Evans and during the Tour of Missouri we posted a short interview with Marco Pinotti, and just prior to Missouri I sat down with Tom Danielson to discuss how he has progressed from his big crash he had in last year's Vuelta.

See all the interviews on the TrainingPeaks blog and at Click Caster.

Cross season has started and I may get the nerve to jump in this sunday's race. I have to admit being anaerobic for 60 minutes doesn't sound too fun but the atmosphere at cross races makes up for it. I just need to keep things in perspective and make it a fun event more than competition.