Training Camp Round-up

May 13th, with another great week of racing the Jet Fuel Coffee cycling team finished off our training camp. Having had a fantastic weekend to start things off we went on to do an intense week of training in order to prepare for the upcoming Tour of Japan, May 23-30.

The mid-week training was looking like it might be put in jeopardy by the weather; Tuesday we left for our ride in a mix of hail and snow. Lucking though the weather only improved as the days went on and in the end we were able to put in some great mileage. We were staying up in the north-western corner of Massachusetts, in the corner bordering both Vermont and New York states, where the riding was just fantastic. Once out of town there was little traffic and plenty of rolling, winding roads to choose from; surprisingly there were climbs in the area that took us twenty plus minutes to climb.

It was one of the best weeks of riding I have done in North America.

All in all, with the team finishing on the podium in three of the four races we rode and putting in some fantastic miles, the training camp was a resounding success. It was definitely one of the best things we have done as a team. We have to say a huge thank you to Kathy Rinehart in North Adams, who gave up her house to the team for a week, making the whole camp possible. Thank you Kathy, it is not often that generosity like that is seen in the world.

(by Andrew Randell -- full story on pedalmag.com)