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Brone's Camp

This weekend my dad and I drove down to Fountain City for the Brone's training camp. I went last year and it was a ton of fun riding on the super quiet roads near Winona.

The weather was great for the camp this year and on Saturday we were able to get a solid 50 miles in. The ride was great and I was able to chat with Jens Brabbit and Gregg Brandt a ton on the ride.

Sunday's ride had even better weather than the day before. The ride was super relaxed for the first 2 hours then 6 of us turned off to get in a few extra miles. There were some solid shenanigans in the last few hours of the ride and we ended up getting 80 miles in.

This camp was super fun and I really liked both day's rides a ton! Brone's Bike Shop that put on this camp was such a nice shop and is super classy on the inside! Mark and Gary Brone do a great job of running that shop and you should make sure to stop in there whenever you're in the area!Next up for me is the Flanders/MBRC camp this coming weekend.





On a side note, after sunday's ride I hit up the Nelson Creamery and picked up one of these drinks. IT WAS AMAZING!! Just a random thing from this weekend!

Spring Break!!!

This year's spring break was awesome! I headed to Fayettville, Texas the first weekend to race the Fayettville stage race with the team.

The first day was a double header with a 65 mile road race in the morning and a 9 mile time trial in the evening. The road race went pretty well for the whole team and we all finished really well with Jonathon Schilling coming in fourth.

The TT went well for the team as also, with all of us finishing in the top half of the field and Schilling placing top 5 again.

Sunday we had a 95 mile road race on tap. There was a break that went off early but was brought back with a little less than 20 miles to go. The race went great for the whole team from there on out and we ended up getting first and third on the stage.

Sunday night most of the team and I hopped into the team van and drove to Silver City, New Mexico to ride some of the climbs in the Tour of the Gila. When we arrived in Silver City it was pretty chilly and there was flurries in the forecast for the day. These flurries quickly escalated into a full blown ARCTIC WINTER STORM and we weren't sure we would be able to ride that day. The snow eventually let up and the whole group went and rode the time trial course. The course was great and it looks like it'll be a ton of fun to race!

The next day almost all the snow was gone and it had really warmed up. We headed out to Emory Pass to ride. The climb was really cool and is gonna be great to race up during the Gila.

On the third day we drove out and rode the Mogollon a few times. The Mogollon is the summit finish on the first stage of the Gila and will for sure cause some major time gaps before the finish!

The last day of the camp we did a pretty easy ride just out of town on the Meadow Creek climb. This was a great last ride for the camp and we had great weather for it! The whole team spent the last night of the camp playing a solid game of hide and go seek outside.

My dad picked me up the next day and I stayed with him and John Baker in their hotel room and packed our bags and bike for the drive to Phoenix the next day.

On the last day of break John, my dad, and I drove to Phoenix. Once we arrived in Phoenix John suggested we hiked up Camel Back Mountain. The hike was great and it was a great way to end my spring break!



Solid first ride on the TT course!!



The best thing to do during an ARCTIC WINTER STORM!

Spring Break

Slipstream Craddock Junior Development Team in Silver City, New Mexico

Jordan spent some quality time with his Sliptream Craddock Junior Development Team over spring break, March 17-25. He travelled to Texas for the Fayetteville Stage Race, and then on to Silver City, New Mexico, for some recon of the Tour of Gila Stage Race.

The local Silver City newspapers wrote stories about the team's Gila Recon:

Silver City Sun News

Grant County Beat

Getting Fit

After school this past Friday I went over to HED to get fitted on my P4 by Chris Edin, Ian Stanford, and Steve Hed. I've been working with HED a ton the past few years and they've been a huge help ever since I started with them.
I really got a good fit from those guys and went to Sushin afterwards. I had a great time hanging out with all the HED guys and can't say enough how great they all are!
On Saturday, I headed up to Excelsior with my Dad to do the 318 ride with Chad Macy. It was wicked cold at the start of the ride, but once we got going the temp got a little bit more bearable. I had a great time on the ride, especially since I haven't gone on a long group ride in a few weeks.
Sunday, I headed to the bike swap up in Blaine to try to sell some of our stuff. I had a pretty cool time there seeing some people that I hadn't seen in a while.
After we got done at the swap my dad and I met up with Dan Swanson to go on an adventure ride for a few hours. It was a super fun ride on some crazy icy trails with some classic Swanson stories!

Getting To The "Core" Of Things

This weekend I went to The Fix Studio to learn some core exercises that are going to help me out tons this season. I've known Sophie and Larry for several years and they have helped me out a lot over the years.
I was at The Fix for about an hour, and in that hour Sophie showed me several super useful core exercises and dynamic stretches. It's really nice to know that we have people like Larry and Sophie at The Fix that really know how to help an athlete out. I recommend them to anyone, they really know what they are doing!!

Making the Grade

Jordan missed 16 days of school last semester. A couple were sick days, but most of them were attributed to travelling for Bike Racing.

It took a lot of self-discipline on his part, but he still earned 6 A's and 1 B for the semester. He knows a career in bike racing is a long shot. Fast, but uneducated leads to a tough life.

While his school and teachers have been very understanding of his unique situation, Jordan is subject to state mandated guidelines of missing a maximum of 5 days per semester. His school's policy is 10 days per semester, but next year, they have to amend the policy to match state guidelines.

The consequence of missing more than 5 days per semester is no credit for work missed, making it virtually impossible to make the grade.

This has led us to a crossroad with Jordan. We are applying for open enrollment for next year, with the expectation he will attend school online. This will allow him to maintain his schooling, but allowing him the flexibility to travel. This is very common for elite junior cyclists in the U.S.

Obviously, the downside of online school is the lack of socialization and structure that you get automatically with normal high school.

One alternative we are seriously considering is enrolling Jordan at the Lone Star Academy in Wimberly, Texas. The school is run by Christian Williams, who is the director and coach of Jordan's Slipstream Craddock Junior Development Team. Jordan would travel to Texas Oct-May, in a boarding school environment with other promising junior cyclists.

While this would be a big step for us as a family, it is a great opportunity for Jordan to pursue his cycling goals without sacrificing his education.