A day in the 909.

Most mornings I wake-up excited to get to spend another day in the saddle, and without fail, within a few hours the excitement is shattered when I land behind my desk. The endorphins that were once pumping through my body wane, and are hastily replaced by caffeine as focus is shifted to the matters at hand. I miss the taste of a solid ride, the salty crust baked onto my helmet straps after descending Lemmon, the sweet taste of my recovery Fluid and knowing I deserved every second of the nap that is about to consume my entire afternoon. I guess it’s no secret what I do on the weekend

This past week however, and increasingly in the past few months, I have been on the road for work – which has been AWESOME! Give me a laptop and an air-card and call me productivity! What sane cyclist wants to be in Phoenix in the summer anyways?

I returned today from Temecula, and while I don’t think its quite Napa, the riding was awesome and the weather was spectacular – 95 and sunny! The roads were rolling to downright mountainous, there was little traffic in the rural regions and best of all, there was SHADE!

I had never heard anything good about the Inland Empire but I am sold on the plethora of excellent riding!

This morning may have been the best of them all. Barely above the horizon line, the sun shone through the foggy vineyards like something out of a movie, and I quickly found myself lost in my ride. Then I realized, disappointed, I hadn’t visited any of the aforementioned vineyards. I’ve decided on my first trip back, I’ll try this one, but only to compare a glass of its finest to the sweet taste of ascending its namesake!

Looking forward to AZ State TTT this weekend! That’s it from the road for now, ride hard, be happy