Velo Love Training

Delayed Result

2010-03-22T08:21:00.000-07:00

Congrats once again to VLT rider Eric Warden. Two weekends ago in Comfort Eric scored a 2nd place overall after a 1st in the TT, 4th in the STXC, and a 2nd in the XC. It looks like the next stop may be the top of the podium for Eric.

Warda

2010-02-28T19:34:00.000-08:00

Big congrats to Velo Love athlete Eric Warden who finished 3rd today in the Cat 1 30-39 class at Warda today. Not a bad way to start the year! Eric has been putting in the hard work needed to climb to the top of the class and it's paying off. Look for him at the top of the class this year.
Cheers,
Matt

2/22 Velo Love Update

2010-02-22T07:35:00.000-08:00

Race season is in full swing here in Texas. Road season is already rolling strong and the Texas XC State Champ Series kicks off this coming weekend. Off season is officially over! This past Saturday and Sunday were two Texas classics; Walburg and Pace Bend. Velo Love athlete Mike Thornton was on hand to rack up yet another top ten in the Cat 5's. Not bad for a guy who gets to ride outside once a week and who's training averages six hours per week. Great job Mike!

Great Start

2010-02-08T08:22:00.000-08:00

Congrats to Velo Love's newest athlete Mike Thornton on two solid races this weekend. Mike scored a 12th in Saturday's Belterra Race (his first race ever) and improved on Sunday, pulling down 9th place at the K. Hill AutoWorks Spring Classic. Great job Mike!

RRR

2010-01-28T14:45:00.000-08:00

Ryan Scott was back in the saddle for more bike and weather abuse this past weekend at the Red River Riot. Ryan was the 4th rider to finish the 100+ mile mud fest clocking in at a little over 7 hours. Of the 125 starters only 14 completed the course. Way to go Ryan!

Latest Velo Love results

2010-01-26T16:44:00.001-08:00

Congrats to Cody Davis on his 6th place finish this last weekend at Copperas Cove in his first ever road race!

Cross State Championships

2010-01-18T09:52:00.000-08:00

Some great racing took place this weekend on a muddy cyclocross course just outside of Austin. Velo Love had a couple racers grinding through the weekends mud and blood. Eric Warden popped out of winter training mode to come down and log a couple solid finishes. After getting the legs opened up Saturday Eric managed a solid top 10 in Sundays slop fest. Cody Davis lined up on Sunday for his last race of the cross season in the Cat 4's. Cody rode a solid race, finishing up 3rd despite a nasty crash that resulted in some blood, chipped teeth, and a wounded bike. We can't wait for next season, but for now its time to start focusing on the spring!

-Eric Warden Men 3/4, 9th

Men 30-39, 12th

- Cody Davis Men 4, 3rd

Welcome...

2010-01-13T06:33:00.000-08:00

I am excited to welcome Velo Love Training's latest client Ben Thornton. Ben has a long history of racing, riding, and loving mountain bikes. He is a father, husband, fire fighter and this year Ben is focused on the Dirty Kanza 200 along with a plethora of other 100+ mile mountain bike races. He has a lot of grit, a desire to punish himself for extended periods of time on the bike, and the mental game to back the effort. Welcome Ben!

The Cold Weather Beast-Man, Ryan Scott

2010-01-11T08:17:00.000-08:00

Congrats to Velo Love'r Ryan Scott on a solid finish in Sunday's Frozen Endurance 6 hour race. Ryan racked up seven laps, 72 miles, and a lot of numb toes to grab 3rd place... By the way Ryan's last lap was also his fastest! Way to go Ryan!

Lone Star Cyclocross Festival

2010-01-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

Don't miss out on the last Texas Cyclocross race of the season, sign up now!

www.lonestarcross.com

Velo Love Training Ride

2009-12-27T19:22:00.000-08:00

Nice chilly ride today. We learned that bicycles are poor substitutes for ice skates. Thanks to everyone for coming out!

Ride Location Change

2009-12-22T06:07:00.000-08:00

... Cancel my last. The ride is still on for Sunday at 2:00pm, but we are going to meet at Mad Duck and head out from there instead of Joe Pool.

-Matt

12/27 Group Ride

2009-12-20T21:13:00.000-08:00

Velo Love group ride Sunday December 27th, 2:00pm starting at Joe Pool dam (1382 & Mansfield Rd) and heading south. Roughly three hour ride, base pace. See you there!

Fall Replay

2009-12-17T15:18:00.001-08:00

I have been dragging my feet getting this blog up and running, so let me back track a little bit. I have a big backlog of results to post up which I will get to shortly. Going into this fall I had two competitive clients ready to race anything that Texas had to throw at them. Mountain, Cross, or road, they did not discriminate. Ryan Scott and Eric Warden, both of the Bikes Inc MTB team racked up some solid finishes and made some noticeable gains over the last few months. Ryan battled through a good deal of bad luck early in the fall, but kept his head up and we figured out some creative ways he could keep training, despite a broken wrist and thumb. The injury did not slow Ryan too much as he still churned out some solid rides earning a couple trips to the podium. This spring he will be healed up and ready to pick up where he left off. Eric has been quickly gaining momentum over the last year. We paired Eric's work ethic up with some Velo Love structure and the gains were almost instant. He made continual progress through the fall, highlighted with a win at the Think Cash Cowtown Cross Men's 3/4 race and a solid ride to second place Cat 1 30/39 at the first annual Mellow Johnny's Classic. A late comer to the game this fall was Cody Davis. He saddled up on a borrowed bike with some borrowed gear to wage battle against the mighty cat 4 CX'rs. On Cody's debut in Fort Worth and rode to a solid second place in his first cross race. The following weekend Cody put in two more solid rides in Dallas with a second once again in the 4's and then another second on Sunday after moving into the Men's 3/4. Next up on the calendar is the State CX Championship race in January 16th & 17th.

In The Works

2009-12-17T14:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks for visiting the Velo Love blog. We are just getting the ball rolling, but check back soon for athlete results, racing news, write ups and what ever else we can throw on here!
-matt