Shelby Criterium: Shelby, North Carolina – 20 April 2002 – 10th Conditions: light wind, humid, 90F, (about 30C) Petra and I drove from New Jersey to North Carolina (about 650 miles) to ride in the Shelby criterium, followed next week by the Xcelerate Twilight criterium.  We are staying with a host family, Rebecca and Tim Plonk, along with their twin […]

National Club Criterium Championships – 2nd Location: Mooloolaba, Queensland Conditions: slight wind, sunny, 25C Course: 800m technical anti-clockwise loop I woke up feeling really tired and low in energy.  I was also more hungry than usual (if that’s possible) and ate a huge breakfast to try and fill up the empty spot.  I jumped on my bike after breakfast and […]

National Club Road Race Championships – 3rd Location: Yandina, Queensland Conditions: windy, light scattered showers, 22C Course: 100km – 10 laps of a 10km circuit The road course consisted of 10 laps of a 10km circuit.  The majority of the course was slightly undulating, with the exception of two climbs.  The first climb with a gradient of 9% was a […]

National Club Individual Time Trial Championships – 5th Location: Coolum, Queensland Conditions: really strong cross winds, 25C Course: 30km – 2 x 15km flat, out and back course The time trial attracted a field of 30 riders from all over Australia.  A number of us are strong at time trialling and with the combination of some overseas racing, I predicted […]

Montréal Coupe du Monde (World Cup), CANADA  – Saturday 1st June 2002 Conditions: 70F (20C) really strong winds, Course overview: 99km – 12 laps of an 8.3km loop The world cup in Montréal was not a good race for me, due mainly to a disruption to my training in the lead up to the race.  About 10 days before the […]

First Union Liberty Classic, Philadelphia, PA, USA  – Sunday 9th June 2002 – 18th Conditions: 85F (27C) clear, sunny skies Course overview: 4 laps of a 23km circuit (14.4miles) – 92km The First Union Liberty Classic is one of America’s richest road cycling events.  Although downgraded from a world cup race this year, it retains its UCI status and continued […]

Jiminy Peak – Saturday 4th May 2002 – 2nd Conditions: 65F (18C) moderate winds Course overview: 30km loop (18miles) – 90km total The Jiminy Peak Road Race, in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, is dedicated to the memory of a promising young rider, Shaun Thornton who tragically lost his life at the age of 22.  The top 5 place getters, in conjunction with […]

Housatonic Classic, Danbury – Sunday 19th May 2002 – 22nd Conditions: 60F (13C) light northwesterly winds, Course overview: 111km – endless short steep hills, dangerous twisting descents, narrow roads. Today was the inaugural Housatonic Classic 2002 road race for women, held in Danbury, Connecticut.  The race attracted 28 teams (approx. 160 riders) with a number of dominant teams attending in […]

Grafton to Inverell – 2nd Location: Inverell, New South Wales Conditions: strong cross head winds, 25C Course: 140km – hilly course I have just spent my last week of the 2002 season training with Dave Sanders and his U23 men’s AIS team in Berleigh Heads on the Gold Coast and then in Grafton.  I’m pleased with my form and was […]

Eastford 2002 – Massachusetts, USA Stage 1 – 60km (40mile) 13 April 2002 Conditions: moderate winds, 17C, overcast, Today was our first race on the east coast for the Verizon Wireless-Cervelo team.  Eastford is located about 1.5hrs south west of Boston, in Massachusetts.  Scattered showers were forecast and as I am still adjusting to the cool temperatures (compared with the […]