Today is the first day of our taper for the Cochise County Classic.
We’ve never really had to do this before. To be honest, it’s really
weird. We’re not allowed to train on our bikes very much, and when we
do, we have to ride really really slow and not go very far. We rode
up to the biosphere on Sunday, and it didn’t take long for us to start
goofing off on our bikes. You get bored pretty quick when you’re
don’t have to focus very much for the ride. We’re racing out in Douglas, AZ next weekend, which is another first
for us. We’ve never raced outside of Tucson. I’m a little nervous
about having to travel for a race. I’ve never had to sleep in a
strange bed and get prepped in a hotel room I’m sharing with two other
dudes before a race. I’m used to having a bunch of familiar stuff
around me. We’ve also got to think about what we’re gonna do for
breakfast that morning, and dinner the night before.

This is a really important race for us. Because of all the mechanical
issues we had at our last race, we really need to use this race as an
opportunity to get Platinum status for El Tour de Tucson, which has
been our main focus for the year. We’ll have 4 hours and 15 minutes
to ride 92 miles, which is more than doable, as long as we stay
focused. We’re all really excited for the ride, but this is the worst part.
Just sitting here waiting for race day.

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