Matching the Wind: A View from the Men’s Category 1-2 Arizona State Road Race 2014

For those of you that may not have heard, the Landis/Trek Men’s Regional Team finished 1, 2 at the Arizona State Road Race and placed four riders in the Top Ten!!

WMRC Regional Team Member Mark Aasmundstad has written a very warm, exhilarating and insightful account.

Below are a couple of inticing snippets to whet your appetite!!!  There is a link to the entire Road Race Report at the bottom.

Enjoy the article, Thanks Mark, Thanks WMRC!!

Part I: Race Preparation

September 2013 was the last time I felt the pulses of bike racing.   I had been concentrating on work and family but I was missing racing so much I awakened to the idea that the right balance of racing could boost and sharpen my life focus, rather than detract from it. 

Part II: The Race

On race day winds were steady around 30 miles per hour and gusts felt like a tall farmer with the open palms of his big hands was leaning with all his mass against our bikes and bodies. 

Hello everyone,
As you may have noticed, the WMRC website was down for a while, but there IS a meeting tonight. It will be held at 7pm at the Scottsdale Landis Shop. I’m not sure what’s on the agenda, but I can tell you that we will begin with another great presentation from our own Tyrone Holmes. Tonight’s topic is “5 Reasons to Train (And Race) with Powerâ€. Come join us!

-Joe Statt

Hello everyone,
As you may have noticed, the WMRC website was down for a while, but there IS a meeting tonight. It will be held at 7pm at the Scottsdale Landis Shop. I’m not sure what’s on the agenda, but I can tell you that we will begin with another great presentation from our own Tyrone Holmes. Tonights topic is “5 Reasons to Train (And Race) with Powerâ€. Come join us!

-Joe Statt