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I am almost thinging about starting this up again. If any of you are still reading or checking in on this let me know your thoughts on starting up again. BTW I amnot riding bicycles anymore...now Motorcycles.

Later all!

Lego

Koya Aloe?!?

What a wierd drink. I was really thirsty so I bought a new drink this evening. Aloe, Natures drink. WEIRD AS %&^*!!! It actually tastes like I was drinking a plant. Complete with chunks of plant materials! It was not the best thing I have ever drank...that would be Guiness! but it was an inetresting experience. Go out and have one today!

Fast Twitch 1st and 3rd in the GC!!! June 24, 2007

Hey everyone,

This weekend Glenn and Matt headed to the Island to meet up with Sam and compete in a stage race in Comox. The stages were as follows, Stage one; a 16km TT, Stage 2; a Kermesse (50mins + 1 lap), Stage 3; 80km road race.

This was Matt’s first ever stage race and Glenn’s first ever attempt at a TT on a fixed gear as both Matt and Glenn rode their beloved track bikes. Sam was riding his SPANKY new Naked road bike.

The TT was quite a bit harder then expected on the track bikes for the boys and a bit of a frustrating experience for Sam. The start of the TT was a false flat to 2 VERY draining climbs at about 4-6%. Glenn and Matt both were second-guessing the choice of gears. Glenn was also cursing Matt for putting the stupid idea of riding a bike with no gears UP HILL in his head. Sam had a 3rd technical problem with his drive train since his return to racing. Even with getting off his bike and trying to fix it he still managed a top 20 placing! Glenn rode to a strong finish with a 15th place and a time of 23:40. Once Matt finally got over the hills he proceeded to storm the course and clocking a time of 22:50 to finish up in 5th place.

The 2nd stage was a 50min + a lap circuit race with a LOOOOOOOONG finishing straight. Tailor made for Matt. The team worked exceeding well as the torrential rain fell throughout the whole race. The three Twitch riders were very active in attacking and reeling in several breaks. It was apparent that nothing was going to get away as the field was very strong and very well matched. Glenn took a huge flyer with 2kms to go which forced the other teams to do the chasing leaving Sam and Matt sitting in to sprint in case Glenn was caught…well Glenn was caught and with 500m to go another rider attacked and Matt immediately jumped on the wheel. This guy pulled until 200m when the final sprint started. A rival rider jumped hard past us and opened a slight gap. That was a short lived gap as Matt got the big meat rolling and proceeded to sprint away from the pack to take the victory with Sam powering his way to 3rd place. Autographs were signed pictures and interviews were taken…. NOT! We did celebrate though.

The 3rd and finally stage was the road race. Matt was 2nd in the GC (General Classification) now and the team was pretty motivated to work for our GC leader. The course was the TT course but we screamed around the course for 5 laps. Once again the 3 of us worked well making sure there was a rider in every break and blocking while they were away. In lap 4 both Glenn and Matt started cramping on the climbs and beginning to wonder if we were going to finish the race. Well as we entered the 5th and final lap, Sam rode away from the pack with another rider in tow. Knowing that Sam was a much better finisher then the guy he broke away with, Matt sat at the front of the pack for a good 5km while Sam and his breakaway partner opened what turned out to be an un-surmountable gap that resulted in Sam winning the sprint and securing the GC! Both Glenn and Matt fought it out to try to protect Matt’s GC placing. Glenn once again took his patented 2k flyer but alas was caught with about 500m to go. It was a hard fought bunch sprint where Matt seriously cramped about 100m from the finish. While having to sprint seated, Matt managed a 6th place finish and a 3rd place finish in the GC.

2 Stage victories and 2 podium GC places for the Fast Twitch Cycling team in their 1st ever Stage race as a team! Great job guys!!!

Matt ”Lego” Chater

P.S. Welcome Back Sam!

Cool Vids

Hey everyone,

A couple of people managed to record and post a couple of races I had done in Burnaby. Here are two Keirin videos. One I one and the other I was second.

BVC Summer Challenge



BVC 6 Day



Enjoy :D

Lego

A Day in the Life

Well it has been one of those days.

I am not sure if many of you know but it has been 20 years since I lost my father. Today I was in a bit of a funk. The feeling of loss have never gone or disapaited. I fear and relish that it will never go away. If I feel the loss it means I am still alive and know what it feels to love. If it ever disappears it means I lost my soul or lost myself.

Please remember one thing, the people you love may not always be here. Don't be afraid to tell them you love them, you may never get to tell them again.

Trials day 3

Hi everyone!



Well it turns out that day 3 was another great day for me. Today, my teammate Matt Barlee and I were up to doing another standing 500m. Both of us were so close to the standards on day 2 that we were allowed another chance. Well guess what? Both Matt and I made the standards. I took another 4/10th of a second off my time and the put me clear of the standard with a 33.26. The standard was 33.30. Matty did a 33.25, beat me by 1/100th of a sec. Regardless; this was a new PB for me.

The results of this week were very positive for me. Even though I was not selected for the Pan am Championships I still made the standards that the CCA set forth. It did not appear that anyone expected the riders to make the standards let alone 5 riders. This bodes well for the Canadian sprinters. The CCA now has a pool of sprinters that it can choose from for different projects if they so desire. It would not be a bad idea especially coming into and Olympic year.

I plan to take a little bit of time off of serious sprint training to allow myself a break and to refresh my program. But seeing what I was able to accomplish in the last 6 months, I will continue to stay focused on the Olympic dream.

I also wanted to say Congratulations to Cam, Yanik and Lawrence and GOOD LUCK at the Pan Ams!!!

Later,

LEGO

BVC Summer Challenge and Nat's team selections

The 2nd and 3rd day at the BVC worked out fairly well for me. I managed to do a personal best in the flying 200m. This is the 1st time I have gone under 11.4secs on this track...actually anywhere. I pulled off an 11.37. I began the sprint derby and managed to lose my first round because I did not execute my tactics effectively. I got REALLY pissed off at myself and proceeded to ride with some focused anger. It seemed to work because I managed to win the remainder of the sprint races. I ended up 2nd in the derby. After the Derby was the Keirin. I sat on the front of the 1st round and just held my speed enough that people couldn't come around. I advanced to the finals of the keirin where I followed up the 1st round with a win in the finals. I was quite happy with this.


The Sunday "Day 3 "

Sunday was a fairly easy day for the sprinters. 500m TT and the Team Sprint was all that was on the schedule.

I think I have only ever done one 500m TT and I don't even remember the time. I did manage to win the 500m TT. The team sprint was a bit of a new endeavor. My normal team is Keith and Barlee but unfortunately Barlee had to miss the team sprint so we commendered my other team mate and the guy I am coaching. His name is Mike "Puke Skywalker" Lawrence. That turned out to be a good idea. We stormed the Team sprint and took home top honours. Mike was flying this weekend and I very happy how he is going. Great job PUKE!!!!

Overall I won the sprint omnium so I felt pretty good coming into the selection week.

TRIALS Day 1



Flying 200m

Not feeling like I had a long enough warm up I was a bit nervous going into my 1st attempt to make the standards. It was substancially colder in there today then it was on Saturday so I wasn't too confident that I would have another PB. But low and behold, 11.2!!!!! Another PB!!!



I did not make the time standard with that effort but I was close so I was offered another chance to try. The standard was 10.9 secs. I felt pretty good with the gear I chose but I thought I could push a bigger gear so I changed it. WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!! 11.05 for my second attempt. Another PB!!!! I didn't make the standards but I am VERY happy with how things went today. I have been working so hard at my 200m and sprints in general and it seems that all that work has paid off. I feel proud of myself today!

Tomorrow is the Standing 500m TT and I am hoping I hit the standards tomorrow as that would put me in a VERY good spot for the selections process. Wish me luck everyone. I want to go to Pan Ams!!!

Look for something tomorrow.

Good night all,

Lego