A rare photo of Spencellara wearing arm skins......How cold was it?....I didn't think Spencellara even owned a pair.....I know the blue gloves were all for show but the arm skins just look weird on him....photo from  Curt Hawkinson   

With his cousin Fabian doing tolerably well over in Europe, Spencer was feeling the need to make up for his illness-induced sub-par March time trials.  He did so by winning the Ice Breaker Crit in Eugene.

photo courtesy of ulchey

UPDATE: Greyback pass (from Obrien to Happy Camp) is still closed due to snow. It isn't expected to open for another two weeks--or later if it keeps snowing! Revised ride plan is to do two long, hard century rides based from Etna (assuming the weather holds). After talking to the guys, the plan seems to be this:

Saturday (5/22): Salmon River Loop starting from Ray's in Etna at 9:30 AM.

Sunday (5/23): Etna-Yreka-Shastina-Gazelle-Callahan-Etna Loop from Ray's in Etna at 9:30.

Call me for up-to-date details or plan changes (541-908-3618)...

I still want to do the original ride; Hopefully I'll be able to reschedule it for warmer days this summer.

Dates are set for the 'long ride to Etna weekend'. I'd like to invite the entire team and any other interested riders. I've been wanting to do this ride for some time and the dates will be May 22-23, 2010. This will be 204 miles in two days, from my place in Jacksonville to Etna, via Applegate-Cave Junction-Happy Camp-Somes Bar-Forks of Salmon- Sawyers Bar!--including three of the biggest climbs in the region. This route is carefully chosen to feature, almost exclusively, lonely and winding backroads.  Plan is to stay over in Happy Camp in a crappy motel--probably the Forest Lodge. RSVP me (velofabbro@gmail.com or 541-908-3618) so I can arrange transport back to Jacksonville on Sunday aft/eve. We will depart from my place atop Cady Road at 9:00 AM on Saturday. Here is the route--revised via Google Maps to include the climb over Cedar Flats from Williams:

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...looking forward to the summer!  Hurry home Matt.

From VeloNews-

Matt Dooley of Lindsey Wilson lapped the remnants of the field in the Men’s B race while his teammates back in the group covered attacks. Having clinched victory, Dooley eased up for the last few laps to take in the celebration. His teammate Scott Hoffner took the field sprint for second place, with Ryan Carlson of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in third.

Full details on Velo News

Here's a couple of photos from yesterday's crit in Merced... Ally came 16th in a tough field including HTC and Peanut Butter's best...Way to go, Ally...

Photo's from Steve Ryan....http://www.flickr.com/photos/juniorvelo/archives/date-taken/2010/03/06/

She might want to turn her armwarmers right side up !

moss:   [maws, mos]

–noun

1. any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.

2. a growth of such plants on terrestrial beings, such as Hobits, Gnomes, Trolls and inhabitants of cold rainy climates in the Northern Hemisphere.

Little did we how prophetic this photo would be...

Good luck in Seattle Steve, see you at the races.  Don't forget to srape the musci off before donning your team kit.

Ciao