Sorry guys, but I have the best valentine ever. Her brain is pure magic. She can not only do anything she sets her mind to but thrive and exceed the expectations anyone could have. Overnight, she became an amazing mother. Her motherâs intuition is one that only makes sense for her, one that Luca is extremely blessed to have. I really like this lady. So blessed to call her my wife. Love ya LOML â¤ď¸
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Got to test the legs last week at @norcal.cycling âa local practice crit and had a blast. Bodyâs feeling good and so is the bike! Got confused on the lap count but finished off a Top10 in a spicy field. The new @oakracing Twilight Team Edition (coming soon) got catcalled on a bunch and is ripping it better than ever thanks to the fit from @ingruppetto
2024 was the year we met Luca. It was awesome.
But life is not a social media so yes it was hard. And we probably made it harder than it had to be by taking him to 4 countries by 6 months old, starting new companies, racing bikes all the time, waiting too long to look into daycare, blah blah blah. At the end of the day it was, and has been, our own journey through it. I wouldnât change a thing. And every time new parents ask me about our experience, the last thing I will say is âoh boyâ, âyouâll never be readyâ, âitâs the hardest thing youâll ever doâ⌠Yes all those things are true but every time I heard that, it felt so negative, and this is the most positive experience in lifeâraising a life!! To all parents out there, please encourage each other, offer to help, be a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on even. No one needs another person telling them how hard life is or will be, that does NOT help. One of my biggest takeaways for parenthood so far has been to judge others, and especially parents, less. Each parentâs journey is SO different, because it HAS to be. One thing I know for sure is that if you love and feed your child, theyâll turn out great, everything else is circumstantial and can be learnt or figured out.
Anyways, sorry to veer off from the cycling content but I love my son and his mother so much that I had to close the year, on social media, like that. So, Happy New Year and Feliz Ano Novo to all!
More bikes soon đ
I chose to use the Blazar Remusâ specifically because of the character that they have. There is so much texture I get with these lenses and I want people to also FEEL the texture when watching this Ad. Cycling is full texture and character itself as a sport, so the Remusâ were the perfect lenses for this project. - @emerson_senseman for @oakracing
Shot on @blazarlens.official Remus A set + @sonycine FX3
#anamorphic #cinematography #remus #cinelenses #commercial
Pre-season training is going well. Got the opportunity to stretch the legs a couple weeks in and Iâm happy to report that the numbers are back to what they were at the end of last season, meaning that now we build.
9 weeks to @vosstagerace
A couple more weeks out here in the heat, maybe another race or two, before heading back home to the trainer before the first training camp of the season with the @ultrapass.devo boys in January.
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As far as racing in the UAE, itâs as good as ever. The lack of corners, teammates and the Scratch format are a bit of a disadvantage to me, which is great, for some pre-season efforts.
On Thursday I raced the third of the 6-race, $25k prize purse, Falcon Daman Series. I was put in the scratch group, which had me on the ropes a few times. Was able to stick with the group to finish 12th out of 71, in a big field sprint.
Then Yesterday I hopped on the local IHC Community Race, in which I had to play a bit more of an aggressive role. Having gotten in a couple breaks, and covered so many others, I missed the one that got away⌠(I wonât get too much into blaming people that werenât in the race, messing with it, but that did happenâŚ). Rode with @maddyblack_ & Majid to the end where we finished with a friendly, long sprint. 5th out of 67 on the day for me, 1st in the age-group and 4 spots away from a new Apple Watch đ
Thatâs it for the race report you didnât ask for.
TTYL
Inspired by @amansek as I start preparing for my second DET season, and to keep myself accountable. Iâd love to share some of my cycling ânerdyâ goals for 2025.
Power goals:
1450w for 5 seconds
650w for 1 minute
380w for 5 minutes
330w for 20 minutes
Strava segments and results:
Sub-70 minutes Bogus Basin
Top30 at an ACC Crit
For reference, Iâm starting my pre-season at 69kg and plan to be racing closer to the 65kg mark.
The motivation-meter is maxed out. 12 weeks to @vosstagerace@velovit_elite LFG
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