The velodrome!!!!

I was extremely excited about the velodrome too!!!
I haven't been on one since August!! and not on a 250 since ADT in March of last year! the whole weekend of watching the racing just made itch! When we got there the gates were closed. All worried we went over to the offices at the Northern Sports Center and they told us we couldn't go in without one of the people who runs the track being there. As I'm leaving I start talking to this guy who happened to have a key and helped us "sneak" in. The track was gorgeous wood. Grey and white and beautiful and smooth. The ride was totally badass! I forgot how exhilerating every single turn is!!! Brian was loving it...though it turned out to be WAY harder than he expected it to be so he was coooked for like 2 days...as was I. But totally worth it!!

Madison WI

This is a bit out of order as Madison was before Minneapolis, but it was a great stop and great city and I feel it deserves some highlights. We stayed a little bit outside of Madison and in the morning drove a bit closer to the city and pulled into a really cool bike shop to park the supervan while riding. Williamson bike shop was great and let us leave our car infront of their store for a few hours. Special thanks to Jim who was very friendly!! We hope you enjoy your "I ride bikes to look good naked" tshirts!! We rode from the bike shop and did a couple loops of Lake Monona, had a few flats, stopped at a couple bike stores, rode through downtown and the college camps. It was a really nice ride as it was nearly perfect out!! When we got back to the car we cleaned off a little and headed over to Chipotle. I had forgotten my phone at Willamson bike shop and right as I realize that and am walking into Chipotle, one of the guys from the bike store rides up on a motorcycle with my cell phone in his hand! It was awesome!! Yet again you guys rock!! If ever in Madison WI visit Willamson bikes!!

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I had a BLAST with ya'll this past weekend! Thanks for the GREAT RACING!!!

Start a REVOLUTION.
Spokiz.

Cleveland!

From Philly we drove the nice long 8-10 hours to Cleveland. We had booked a really nice hotel on hotwire for about $50 and when we arrived, it was one of the coolest hotels I've ever stayed in!! We pulled up to the Hyatt Regency in downtown Cleveland, literally a block from EVERYTHING. The hotel was big and gold with its own little mall in the middle. The room was also really nice, BIG and comfy!! When we got to our room though the first thing we did was jump on our bikes and hit the road...we cruised around central Cleveland at about 8 at night for an hour or so. I was quite supprised and impressed at how nice the city was. Clean and spacious with amazing buildings. There was also a NASA building on the water that was pretty badass looking!! After such a long day in the car it was really nice to get some of the cobwebs out!!! After the ride, we walked across the street into what looked to be one of the most popular streets in the city for food and bars and such. We landed in a REALLY AMAZINGLY tasty mexican restaurant that was again very supprising. It was classy with unbelievable flavor! Might be the best mexican restaurant I've ever had(sorry Las Fajitas youve been passed)!!
We were hoping to wake up early and hit the streets again, but we seem to bring the rain and crap weather everywhere we go!! Next is Madison WI!!!! Pictures of Cleveland to come!!

Philly!!

We left Omaha after a nice ride around the lake Brian's parents live on, and drove till midnight or so through a terrible rain storm where we could hardly see through the windows!  We were staying near the Philly airport at a hotel with a Ruby Tuesday's next door.  We must have eaten at that restaurant 5 times in the 3 days we stayed there!!  Luckily they had good fish :) That was quite the late night as when we arrived, we went straight to dinner.  The next day I got to see STEVE!!! YAY!! It was only for 30 minutes or so, but I miss him and home so much!!  I drove down to Camden NJ to meet steve at the IRA rowing championships where his athletes were racing.  After getting lost in downtown Philly for 45 minutes or so when my Iphone maps stopped working I eventually made it down to the river.  I am REALLY not used to the humidity out here...was sweating the second I got out of the car.  It was really nice being at the event and not working!  JLracing had a booth set up and a friend of mine was working.  Then came the drive home....yet another 45 minutes of being lost with  no GPS and no map.  FUN times!!! Wheres Brian when you need him?!?!?!;D 

Sunday was the race.  We got to the course at 6 and spent 2 hours setting up.  It was quite a jam packed day.  No time to sit down or eat!! I love and hate when that happens....lots of business but also very tired hungry people.  It was very successful for both JLvelo and Spokiz and Peanut Butter and Co Twenty12 as well!! Shelley Evans got second in the women's pro race and Sinead Miller won the U23 jersey as well!  One of the coolest parts of the day was being set up next to the Peanut Butter and Co booth.  We refilled our stores of Cinnamon raison, Maple, White chocolate and regular peanut butter.  Though, its only been 2 days and we've made our way through 2 tubs already!!  We also brought out our new promo shirts for the day and sold 40-50 of them!  I RIDE BIKES TO LOOK GOOD NAKED!!!  People loved it!! 

Monday we checked out of our hotel and moved into a new one in downtown Philly so we could peddle around the city and check out the sites!  We spent several hours biking around the city checking out the murals, parks, waterfront, and saw a totally badass band playing in "LOVE park."  We wanted to keep riding as it was a gorgeous day but crashed out early.  Traveling is getting really hard on both of us.  Were having an AMAZING time and seeing new places, but this much driving is starting to take a bit of a tole.  Cleveland is next!!  Here are some cool pictures from the last few days!!