My winter has probably not been as exciting as many of the guys on the team, at least not cycling-wise. I have spent most of it in cold, snowy and dark Michigan, which means lots of time spent on the indoor trainer. My approach to dealing with this for the past couple of years has been to substitute volume with intensity: keep the rides short and sweet with very little downtime and hit it hard nearly every day of the week. It works pretty well as long as you aren’t planning on any stage races in early spring. Aside from that I have been dabbling in skate skiing, which I found to be a lot of fun and a good way to get some aerobic exercise outdoors when there’s two feet of snow on the ground.

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My hometown is Terre Haute, IN and I have been in Bloomington for 7 years. My favorite race is Hyde Park Blast, the atmosphere at the race is incredible, and racing under the lights is always a good time. Plus, it is one of the few crits that is difficult enough to scale down the field by the finish.

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Chris Uberti checks in with some of his favorites, photo on Mt Lemmon near Tucson, AZ

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The 2011 race season is fast approaching and the tell tale signs of this is the weather changing , new bikes and clothing arriving at your doorstep, and emails after emails of race registration information clogging up your inbox. This is my first year riding on Panther p/b Competitive Cyclist and I will bring on board a whole new perspective on racing. For one I think I’m the first Canadian to ever be on the team, so that alone says how much talent they were missing and what I will be adding to the team.  And second I’m the only track rider on the team; for now…

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