Cycling Pigs

Its just a few days before we leave for our RAGBRAI adventure.  The bags are packed, the bicycle shipped and our spirits are running high.  This week work will take up the better part of Monday through Wednesday but the rollers are ready for me when I get home.
Getting the right stuff together for the [...]

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The four of us Cycling Pigs have wrist bands and will all be traveling to Iowa in a couple of weeks.  I shipped my Look bicycle last week and it should arrive by UPS in the morning in Council Bluffs to the Pork Belly head quarters.  The fees that UPS charge are outrageous - $200 [...]

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I goofed it up this year with our little cycling group the Cycling Pigs.  As it turned out I did not submit all of our applications waivers and fees at one time resulting in chaos.  No SMURF is not on the rampage it is just that we ended up as individuals rather than as a [...]

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I just received a third letter for the folks at Pork Belly Ventures.  The bus is filed or so it seams but not to worry we have registered one and all of us here at Cycling Pigs.  Today was a great day for riding.  After a 30 mile little spin with the guys down at [...]

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This is the year of the Golden Pig so it is only fitting for us to don our golden jersey’s for our bicycle rides this year. My wife Jennifer is still in China visiting with her family for the New Years Celebration. Thankfully she will be back home this week. To have her month away [...]

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I have taken the liberty of reproducing Brian Duffy’s Personal Training Tips and posting them here at CyclingPigs.com/. The link below is to the RAGBRAI web site where this article is taken from. Enjoy and be safe out there!
Personal Preparation Tips from RAGBRAI Host Brian Duffy
Personal Preparation Tips from Register Host Brian [...]

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Stan Pitts sent me a picture of himself and his beautiful wife Tina on their last bicycle ride. He is attempting RAGBRAI next year after he works the bugs out of his current settup. You see they tend to jack-knife at high speed stops which could prove problematic during the crowed conditions of [...]

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Why is it every time I have to work it is wonderful weather with clear skys and balmy temperatures and on the day off its rainy and cold. This is not the way to put miles on the bike I would have you know. Its not just today that this has happened. Looking back now [...]

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What a great day to be alive riding the bike. This morning during our 50 miler through Montrose - hilly Montrose - I talked to Greg and Leone two native Iowa folks. As it turns out Greg’s home town of Rock Rapids Iowa is the starting point for this years RAGBRAI. Holy [...]

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OK this is it - training for RAGBRAI in the rain. It just doesn’t get any better than this. Today was a short day due to Jury Duty being canceled at 11:30 so the afternoon was all primed for a ride down the bike trail along the Rio Hondo River. The only [...]

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