Photo's from the weekend of Racing

Nate on the top box for the cat 3's in the pro 1,2,3 race.

Nate at the front of the pro 1,2,3.

Just moving along in the pro 1,2,3.

Taking turn 1 in the pro 1,2,3.

Nate just chilling in the middle of the pack pro 1,2,3.

Nate at he front trying to chase a break back in the pro 1,2,3.

Nate on the top box, Mile in 2nd and the other guy didn't show up.

Nate in the field into turn 1.

Nate taking his turn at the front.

Nate trying to pull away.

Nate on the front as he was many times.

Nate in 2nd, Doug in 1st and a guy from Seattle in 3rd.

Nate looking how much time do I have after taking a flyer for a prime.

Nate trying to get a way from the field with 4 to go.

Nate in the field.

Billy ( Helena), Brian and John on the boxes.

Nate in 2nd, Leif took 1st and Alex 3rd.

The ISCorp gang coming across the line.

Leif and Nate.

Nate and Leif are the break.

This is just a bunch of pictures from the races this week end. Nate raced on Saturday in Manitowac in the Jr 16-18 and the cat 3. He took 2nd in both races. Sunday was the ABR National Championships in W infield Illinois. Nate raced the Jr 17-18 and the Pro 1,2,3. He won the National Championship in the Jr 17-18 and then won the cat 3 as they had to race with the Pro 1,2,3 and their placing was then hoe they finished with in the race. Nate also was top 10 out of the Pro 1,2 3 total field out of about 70 plus starters. Good weekend of racing. Later..

Nate wins 2 today.

Nate and Maddie in Nate's King Pin Chair.

Nate won the Jr 17-18 race today claiming the ABR National Championship. The 3rd place decided not to show up for the awards.

Nate won the Cat 3 race today too. He had to race the Pro 1,2,3 race and he was the first cat 3 across the line and also was we think around 8th or 9th in the total finish for the race out of like 70 plus starters. I will post more pictures tomorrow. Later..

2 2's

Nate raced in Manitowoc today and the results for the day were 2 2nd places. Good day of racing and more racing to come tomorrow. Later..

Not much

Been getting in the grove of getting Maddie to swim practice as she is going out for the St Francis swim team. She is having a fun time and really enjoying the girls that she is hanging with. The practices have been 11:00 till 1:00 for this week and Cece has been running her there and back. Next week they go from 3:00 till 5:30 as it is a combined team with Thomas More and they start school next week. It is kind of ironic as Nate and Maddie went to Tomas More but with the cost of sending them there was going higher each year we could not afford it any more and open enrolled them to St Francis and now they start school 3 weeks later. They are happy about that but they also go 3 weeks later in the spring. The good thing is that they are ok with the transfer in their Sr and Jr years knowing that the cost was getting to high. Thanks Nate and Maddie for being so understanding. Also Nate raced the track on Tuesday and then we did the ride from Atwater Park on Wednesday with Simon, Peter and Mike and then finally the Beat Down last night. That made for some fun racing and riding for the week and now we have the last of the WCA races this weekend and Nate is currently sitting in 1st and with 2 races left he has the the jr 16-18 class locked up for the overall win. He is racing the jr and cat 3 both days over the weekend again so he should be a little tired, but with all the racing training I hope that he recovers quickly. Well time to head to the airport for the TSA training and FBI background check for the clearance badges. See you at the races. Later..

Track racing

Wow it was a year since Nate raced the track last and it was a fun time. We have had a busy summer with the Gun Show, ToAD, A'lAbitibi and Jr Development camp so we have had other things to do on the plate. But it was the Kenosha News Jr race and Nate wanted to head down for some racing. It was a nice night as Kaleb showed up and the 2 of them teamed up and took the top 2 spots on the podium in all the jr races, oh yeah and the primes to. Then Nate also took a 2nd in the cat 3 miss and out, and a 4th in the tempo. In the main event Nate was able to get in a 4 man break and ended up taking the 4th place as he was a little cooked from all the racing. On the way home he said we may have to do a little more track racing this was fun. It was fun to watch Nate and Kaleb race so well together and most of all I wish Kaleb good luck to racing in Moscow in the Jr World Championships. I will post pictures later as we got home pretty late after the racing. See you on the road. Later..

Picture from the Elk Grove sprint finish

I found a picture of Nate and Peter in the sprint finish of the Elk Grove race from over the weekend. Nate finished 4th and Peter finished 7th. Here is a link for more photos from the weekend and if you raced maybe yo are in a few. http://themiwas.smugmug.com/Bicycle-racing/2011-Tour-of-Elk-Grove Take a look. Later..

Elk Grove

Today Nate went down to Elk Grove Illinois and raced the cat 3 race as there was not Jr races. He would have done both if the was a jr race though. But in the message I got from Nate him and Peter were moving up in the last lap and then got boxed in a little and Nate finished 4th and Peter was either 6th or 7th. Good day of racing as there was a payout of 2,500.00 for 20 and Nate took home 150.00. Nice. Later..

Rolling along

Yesterday was Maddie's 16th Birthday. Holy Crap where is the time going? Nate is 17, Maddie 16 and Jessie is going to be 10. Wow.

Just been riding along as I have to with Nate being gone again to North central road camp. But the miles have been clicking and the rides have been nice at a pace of enjoyment instead of blistering fast all the time. Not that I don't like that too. Nate said that camp is going good other then a few crashes that have happened that he was not a part of for once. But the crashes did take a few of the other riders for a ride to the hospital which never is a good thing. I know that Scott is out and pretty banged up but the other rider that was involved I have no information on other then he was in the need of some stitches to his face area.

I did skip the gun show as I went for a ride early to beat the rain and I did by about 10 minutes so I am thinking that the gun show was rained out. Then on Wednesday I was rolling through Grant park and I ran into Kyle and Sara riding to the Wednesday night races at the Alpha trails and I rode most of the way there before turning and heading home. It was a nice ride and I enjoyed the company on the ride out. Then yesterday was the beat down ride and again it was a nice group and the pace was steady fast and a fun ride again. I can't believe that the summer is almost over and the rides will be done. I will miss the rides as that is one of the highlights of the week. I may have to get some new lights as the night rides will be starting soon and those are blast too.

Nate is coming home from camp tonight and heading straight to Elk Grove for the race tomorrow. Nate is staying with Scott and a few other teammates so they should have a good time and hopefully a good race. Well see you on the road. Later..

Jr Road Camp

Pictures taken by TJ.

Nate is at the Northcentral Regional Development Road Camp in La Crosse. Yesterday was the USAC Field test and here area few of the pictures that Lowell Kellogg posted on line. Nate looks to be having fun and hopefully the crash didn't take to much out of him. But from the looks of things he is doing fine. Nate will be there until Friday and then when he gets home he loads the car and goes right down to Illinois for some more racing. Being that he is going to go to St Francis for his last year of school he will be starting 3 weeks later so he has a extended summer and he likes that but that also means that he is school longer in the spring.

Tomorrow is Maddie's 16th Birthday and she is having some girlfriends over for a afternoon in the pool. So far the weather is looking good and the girls should have a fun time. Last night we went to the athletic meeting and Maddie is going to go out for the swim team at St Francis so that should be a lot of fun. She too is going to transfer to St Francis as we looked at the numbers and we could not come up with the money for them to attend St Thomas More anymore. The good thing is that St Francis is a good school and both Nate and Maddie are good about transferring this late into their high school years. Thanks guys. Now we also have to find time for Maddie to attend drivers ed and take her scuba certification classes. Going to get alittle busy for a while that is for sure. Jessie is just Jessie and swimming all day and night in the pool. Later..

August 1st

Wow where did the summer go? It feels like yesterday that there was snow and zero temps and I was at Rays jumping around on the dirt bikes. But now summer is almost over and Nate and I have yet to race the mtn bikes or the track. He has been racing all the road races in the area and several weekends in Iowa and Illinois. Also the l'Abitibi and now he is at the Jr road camp for a week. before heading down to Illinois for the weekend of racing again. Then it is a few WCA races before heading to the Gateway cup for more racing. Just hoping to keep the bike upright and not be taken out in more crashes. Maddie has a meeting for swim tomorrow and that will be starting so we will be a litlle busy with that and Nate's biking for a while. How will we fit it all in is a question that is going to be a little tough but we will and enjoy it all while it lasts. Oh well time to enjoy the weather. Later..

Grayslake Crit

Nate and Kevin at the start of the race today.

Nate at the front of the race.

Nate at the end of the race.

Nate and I headed to the race today in Grayslake Illinois. Nate was sitting near the front of the race most of the time and chased a few breaks down. He said he was feeling good and never felt like the race was moving and he could go after anything and then sit in and move back to the front with ease. So with 1 lap to go he got to the front and was sitting 3rd wheel and in one of the last turns the lead guy went down and took out most of the field. Nate was bummed after the race as he thought he had it set for another win. Kevin was also taken down and Gage was lucky as he got past it and finished 7th or 8th. Now Nate leaves tomorrow for Jr Development road camp. The missing skin should be OK and he said he will be fine. Oh well. Later..

Peloton Star: Loose ends ...

Peloton Star: Loose ends ... Thanks John. The kids did good and I will link you up.

Beat Down

The kids chatting it up before the ride.

Peter and Leif before the ride. Peter forgot his jersey and had to wear one of mine. Just a little big on him but it worked.

Nate, Chris and Brad before the ride.

Last night was the Beat Down ride. I was wondering through out the day if we were going to ride or get rained out? Well in the end there was no rain and the temps were hot and muggy. Nate called and asked if he could pick up Garrett and Peter to bring them to the ride and then Max called and got dropped off for the ride to so we had a few extra kids along. Once there Leif made it along with his Dad Brad to round out a nice group of Jr's on the ride. It was a nice fast pace and everyone made it to the finish making it a good ride. Can't believe that the there are only about 5 more Thursday night rides, wow where did the time go? Well off today to go the St Francis High School and get Nate and Maddie's class schedule as we are enrolling them there as St Thomas More just got to be to much money. All good though and they will do great there too. Later..

Pic's from the Gun Show

Here are the picture's that Ronsta took on the Gun Show last night. It was a nice sized group and a steady pace of fast. Can't wait till next week to enjoy it again. Have to go alone though as Nate will be away at the Jr National road camp. Boy does that kid live the life. Later..

Back to regular programming

Nate is back from racing the l'Aibitibi and said it was the best experience that he has had yet in all his racing. He raced and left nothing out there every race and has learned a lot and said that next year he will be super prepared and ready to battle for the top boxes. He got in at midnight so Cece and the girls came along as they all missed Nate so it was a super long day with me getting little sleep before heading to work this morning. But it was worth it all and I would do every day if I had to.

Tonight was the Gun Show and as always Ronsta and the gang never disappoint. It was a larger group then most weeks as word it out that if want to get fast you better start riding fast and this is the group that with provide it. I hung on to the group even though the average tonight was a brisk 24.1 mph. I was getting ready to jump up the last series of hills and as I pressed the left pedal down the rear wheel came out of the drop out and wedged in the rear triangle. I got the wheel back in and Nate, Kyle, ark and myself caught back on and I rolled in with the group. I can say I finished with the group on the Gun Show. Then it was dinner at John's Drive in tonight. Good food and fun as always. This is the real reason I ride a bike, friends and food. Nothing beats it. Later..

Results from stage 7

Just posted the results for today's race and Nate finished 70th. He finished in the main group and it was a 94km race to end the tour. From what I read from Joe yesterday that there was a huge hill that the racers had to climb today. It was big enough that the racers could had struggled and maybe have been dropped during the climb. But with the results Nate again was able to finish with the main group. That is awesome as Nate was able to finish in the main field for every race and just the fact that he had a bad time trial cost him a high place in the GC. But still super proud of his racing and we will have him ready for the time trial next year for sure. Thanks ISCorp, Lowell and Joe for the awesome chance for Nate to race the l'Abitibi. Later..

Picture form yesterdays race

Here is another picture from the l'Abitibi race. Again Karine Belzile. Nate is sitting 2nd wheel pulling the train train of racers behind him. Still waiting to find out how he did today as the results have been posted yet. Thanks ISCorp, Lowell and Joe for that awesome chance for Nate to race out there. Later..

Race results for 7/23

Nate finished n the field again today at 76th and moved up in the GC. he has finished in the lead field in every race and I am so proud that he has raced his ass off.

day 4 results

Nate is in the picture right in front of the guy in yellow. Picture taken by Karine Belzile .

Today was a long road race with a 4 lap crit style end. The race was out in some real beautiful forest and mountains. Well Nate was able to make it to the end in the field and pulled a solid 36th place finish. I don't have any of the details of the race but Nate has moved up in the GC making up some of the time he lost in the time trial. Now he needs to keep up the hard work and try to finish high in the field and he can keep moving up in the field finishes and even maybe the GC to. http://www.charlesfaubert.com/resultats/Etape5.pdf. Tomorrow he has a 99 km race of 9 laps on a 11 km course. Later..

Results from Day 3

Today was a double up race day. Nate had a time trial in the morning and then anther road race in the evening. Nate was sitting pretty good in the overall in the top 40 and then the time trial came up. I know that we don't practice the time trial but he has done a bunch of them and has held his own. But today he had a bad one and I don't think that he can recover the time that he lost. Then I looked in the results from the road race and he finished in the field again. I am hoping that he is learning alot and that maybe in the last few stages that he gets to the front and tries to get in a break or maybe get one started to get some of the time back. But that is easier said then done. Well there are 3 more stages and hopefully he is learning and be better prepared for the race next year. On the good side is that he has not crashed and is still in one piece. Here is the results link for the race. http://www.tourabitibi.qc.ca/resultats.php Later..