Who’s going to madison and who needs to figure out driving and I wonder if I can even get in still….

FPA

From www.usacycling.org

Following the recommendation of the Cyclo-cross Commission, the UCI Management Committee has approved modifications to its cyclo-cross rules which will take effect at the beginning of the 2010-2011 cyclo-cross season. A summary of the changes is as follows:

1) Disc brakes will now be allowed in cyclo-cross competition.
2) The legal tire width in competition has also been changed. Width shall not exceed 33 mm, whereas before the maximum width was 35 mm.
3) Continental Cyclocross Championships have been established.
4) The “6 obstacle limit” has been changed to a “6 man-made obstacle limit.”
5) The height of barriers is now a maximum of 40 cm instead of a defined height of 40 cm.
6) Man-made sand pits are now allowed and the dimensions for them have been established.
7) The distance between planks has been changed to a range of 4 to 6 meters between.
Commissaires may now authorize feeding if the temperature is above 20 degrees C. This feeding takes place in the pit lane, but not during the first two or the last two laps.
9) The commissaires may now invoke the “80% rule” and remove a rider who is behind the leader by 80% of the leader’s lap time. Thus, riders can be pulled before they are lapped.

Guess I need new tires.
MC

It is that time of year again.  Cross is around the corner and most of you have been racing for months now.  Fitness is going up, power numbers look good, that new kit is in the mail.  But wait.  Why has that extra Masters lbs still seem to not want to let go?

Well, the Whole 30 Version 2.010 is in effect.  Some of you might remember HEF posting this last year at this time.  As skeptical as we all are with this sort of thing, this is the same protocol that many ProTour teams use when trying to get their racers to lean-out before major times of the year.

Take it with a grain of salt, but think about it none the less.  Everytime I do the full 30, I drop 5 kilos, performance goes up, and I look a lot better naked.

Check out: http://hefnutrition.blogspot.com/ and http://whole9life.com/2010/05/whole-30-v2/ for more info.