Suhr the Blur

My friend Allen Krughoff, who I used to ride with on CU Cycling, put together this short with some of the good times of the preseason base miles. This year to try to make base miles (i.e. long, 3-6hr, slow rides) more of a party rather than a bore, he started the Base Mile Militia with the intent of getting a good group ride together twice every weekend for a couple of months. It worked out quite well and was a great time when I attended, so here's the film. I am in the CU kit throughout. Enjoy!

Here is a little food for thought while you fill out your taxes this year. I came across the APT Tax System which Edgar L. Feige, a Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has created in response to his recent research. His novel idea is for a completely automated tax system with several distinct advantages, such as the uniqueness of being completely nonpartisan, and fully progressive. I can only hope that this will be a part of the future of this country. For now visit: The APT Tax "Maybe some national figure will realize the power lodged in an idea with virtually universal benefit and agreement. What can you do? First, familiarize yourself with the details of the plan and then tell your friends and bring it to the attention of your elected representatives."

Saturday, March 4th, at the first race in Boulder, I had my first crash on the road. I can now say that falling on the track is nothing compared to falling on the road. I still have some nice deep road rash on my right knee and hand after a week, and the pain is not getting any better. Basically, if I am awake and not moving, then I'm in pain, but thankfully I feel the best when I am on the bike. So how does one get into this mess? Well the race was coming to a close on the last lap. I was in a group of about 10 off the front of the peloton of about 50. We were chasing down 4 guys ahead of us. I was feeling really good. I was really excited, knowing I was about to get a top 10 in a decent field of Pro/1/2's. Maybe just a little too excited. Anyway, the group I was in had givin up on chasing down the break out front and now everyone was jokeying for position for the sprint that was less than 1k away. I was riding on the left side of the group, in bad position, trying...