le Tour de Notre Dame du Lac

Cyclers, check out mwccc.org/sp09 to take a gander at the flyers for our road races...these will quite simply be the best races...ever

a better update will be coming soon, i swear

Campbell to attempt hour calorie record!!

Notre Dame cyclist Tim Campbell is planning an attempt at the hour calorie record for the Precor exercise bikes at Rolfs Fitness Center at the University of Notre Dame. "Just like how some tracks are faster than others, some bikes burn more calories than others...the Precor's at ND just seem to do the trick," Campbell said. Campbell is the current record holder at 2,136 calories and has held the record for 3 years now. "I remember my freshman year when I had a run of attempts at it. I broke 2,000 once on my own, but just barely. It was like 2010 or something like that. The record at the time was 2055. Either SR3K or R2G (SuperRaver 3000 and Rave to the Grave) had the record. We then all had a go at it, Maddog, Mike, and myself had a go. We all broke 2,000 calories, but I somehow rocked the 2,136. It was unreal." Campbell says that his new found zest for the record comes on the verge of him stepping on the scale to check his weight. "Yeah, I knew I was fat, thats not new. I'm just too fat right now." He hopes to generate some interest amongst the team in some record attempts so that he may be surrounded by like minded individuals. He has also started force feeding himself butter on rides so that he may replenish calories quick enough to keep them burning...stay tuned for the attempts on the record!

Jersey Orders - Game Over

Hey everyone, we just put in the order to VOmax so if you're one of the unlucky souls to stumble across this without getting your order in, its a hair too late. On the bright side, if you email me - tcampbe3@nd.edu - we can put you on a list for next year, or send out an email filling you in on what we have left over...

spanks

Jerseys

Dear Everyone That Reads This (all 5 people)-

We are ordering jerseys right now. Contact tcampbe3@nd.edu or mjohns19@nd.edu for more information. They are the sweet design that is on the homepage. Orders due by 10/15/08...

Sincerely

Me

BREAKING NEWS!

Andy Steves (seen left in photo where he was mistaken as the Unabomber) will make his glorious return to cycling on Sunday, August 24th at the Indiana State Criterium Championships at Rum Village in South Bend, IN. After taking a year off to pursue glorified male cheerleading in skirts and then a foray overseas to see how they really ride bikes, Steves has decided now is the best time for his return to the Kestrel.

The most winningest cyclist in Notre Dame histroy had this to say, "I'm pumped, man. As always, I plan on just chillin in the pack and unloading my sprint at the end. I've drank my Guinnii and my ass is still huge, so I don't have any reason to believe why I can't sprint my way to the top." Steves will compete in the Category 4 race.

Former team president Tim Campbell was very excited to hear the news. "I got the text from him earlier today proclaiming the good news. I skipped through the house with joy! I've missed Steves on the team. The race weekends aren't the same without him in my bed. I remember the first time he slapped my chest in his sleep at Purdue oh so long ago...."

The rest of the team was unavailable for comment, but the cycling world should watch out as Steves and his "Big Black" are ready to dominate anyone willing to toe the line.

We came, we saw, we failed...well, except for Jenn

This is a little late, but collegiate nationals in Ft. Collins, CO has come and gone. The road race was extremely difficult and Tim and Jenn didnt do so hot. We wont go into details, but Tim lead to groupetto home while Jenn wasn't pulled and placed before the finish line without even knowing it. Mike was doing well in the lead group of about 20, but due to some sub par bike handling of some other racers, he ended up crashing on a monster descent. Some serious road rash, like, oozing puss grossness terrible. Needless to say, he was unable to finish.

Both Mike and Tim crashed in the crit. Tim was bridging up to what was going to be the winning break but railed a corner too hard and ended up bunny hoppy the curb, and then a pile of bikes, and then hitting the deck. He got back in the race, but was essentially out of it the entire time. He yo yoed off the back until 2 laps to go, when he got a flat. What a great weekend for the DJ. Mike made it to the last corner just fine, but then some moron ran into him and tangled their handlebars. Mike went over the bars and had to walk his bike to the finish line. I think Mike said he was done bike racing. Jenn managed a good race, though, and against some of the nations best she did some bumping and grinding to work a 10th place finish. Yay Jenn.

All in all nationals saw some bad luck, but, you win some you lose some. Heres to some summer racing and for Mike and I and a few others, some triathlons. Go us.

ND Cycling goes Micron Filtered

Notre Dame cycling has also picked up a special sponsor for micron filtered water. Creator Dan Arlandson was kind enough to hook ND up with his latest in water purification technology. This should put ND cycling way ahead of the competition not only in terms of hydration, but also keeping food down on the bike. From all of us here at ND cycling, thanks!!!



Micron Filtered - see also, Mike-Ron filtered