Yup built up the ole mountain bike this past week and hit up the trails for the fist time since Iceman. It was pretty embarrassing let me tell you.

Luckily I have my own custom head badge to remind me why I ride.

Tour of the Gaslight was this weekend also in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is something to get used to coming back to Michigan racing, it’s pretty defensive racing. Vince and I were the only Panther representatives at the race. There was a promising move midway through after a prime, but was brought back. A counter attack of just two riders got away and stayed clear through the end of the race. I played the sprint a little wrong and ended up 6th place.
Any way it’s the end of the season, I’m in about my 8th stage of being over cooked from racing, and I leave tomorrow morning for Maui, Hawaii.
It’s definitely time for a bit of a break, besides I need to be fresh to win some cash money at Tour di Via Italia on Labor Day weekend.