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Monday, February 21, 2011

Marian Indoor TTT Results

Ever tried to do team event where you couldn't actually see your teammates? It can be tough. To stay in the draft on the Computrainer system you must maintain a distance of 6-16 feet behind the rider in front of you. The problem... unlike on the road you cant see the rider in front of you. You must pay close attention to a little red number on the screen, and the numbers of those in front of and behind you, in order to work together. This proved to be a challenging task but hopefully a good team building exercise.

At Saturday's final Marian University indoor time trial three squads of four riders from Team Indiebike.com p/b Angie's List joined forces against three competing squads from the Marian University Cycling Team. The results were just about even with Team Indiebike taking the top spot with a time of 23:12.8 over 10 miles. That's an average of just over 25.8mph.

Check out full results at Truesport.com

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Wilbur Training Ride

There is a reason that the Wilbur route is one of the most popular training rides among Indy's top riders. There simply isn't any other route near Indy that features the same long open roads, low traffic, and varied terrain. The ride starts and finishes on what can seem like endless flats. The meat of the ride features four challenging sustained climbs broken up by a long straight section of rollers. Maybe best of all is that there is a very conveniently located convenience store at the turn around point.

View SEWP to Wilbur in a larger map
Out and back from Southwestway park is 45 miles. Perfect for a rigorous 2.5-3 hr workout. If you start from the middle of Indy count on 80+ miles and 5hrs. If you are thinking of taking on this fun but challenging ride keep two things in mine. 1.) Nutrition, nutrition, nutrition. Eat a good breakfast with plenty of carbs and a little protein. Then keep eating steadily throughout the ride. If you run out of fuel its a long way back. 2.) Don't leave it all on the first hill, or taking monster pulls on the flats heading out. You have plenty of time to get your heart rate up and punish your legs. Save some for the ride home. Take a look at the map below. There are a variety of ways to get to Southwestway Park through downtown Indy, but once you are there this is the route. Its pretty simple, out and back.

Indiana Kentucky Series

Check out this totally rad image of Justin and Mike that graced the home page for the 2011 McDonald's Fule the Ride IN-KY Race Series.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Training Camp Update

Team Indiebike spring training camp is only 31 days away. The team will be staying at the Lyric Springs Retreat House near Franklin, TN, arriving Thursday afternoon, March 10, and departing Sunday, March 13. Several riders are registered but there is room for more. If you would like to attend and have not yet paid your deposit please contact Dustin for more information. But hurry, travel, lodging and other details will be finalized soon.