Todd Wells

G1

Finally got the G1 and its sweet. Just got back from the OC. OK, I can't type very well on this thing.

Downhill Fast

This site has been hurting the past couple of weeks. My camera is busted and I don't have any good pictures. My Ipod was also broken for two weeks and then when I took it to the Apple store it worked fine. You always feel good when you explain a problem you've been having for a while and they turn it on and it works fine. Hmm. I just got the radio receiver for the Ipod too so now I have unlimited new songs and it gets pretty good reception in Tucson. 

My bikes are awesome. I can't wait to get some good pictures of them. I ordered the new G1 phone the other day since the Iphone wasn't happening anytime soon and was going to cost $850. It should have a decent camera and I'll have some photos then. I saw two lesbians making out at the bus stop the other day. I also had to ride in the rain on Thursday. I usually ride in the rain one day the entire time I'm in Tucson training so hopefully I got it out of the way early. 

Meg is watching the figure skating Nationals and we just got cable hooked up in our room. Big time! 

Went to see John P. at Power Physique and get my new weight training program for this year. Needless to say I'm really sore now.

Glad to see Page got cleared by USADA. I can't believe he didn't get a sanction but it's great they took his injury that day into consideration. I thought for sure since they gave Sager and Jimmy Mort a big suspension for small races and being retired that Page would get screwed but I'm glad he didn't. 

I'm selling some 2008 GT Cyclocross bikes and GT gear so if you're interested shoot me an email. I don't seem to be putting together any type of coherent thoughts. 

Hanging out with the Crawfish this summer...

I wonder if I'm going to be this sore tomorrow....

I'm Back!

Back in the U.S. and A. Meg, the black dog and I got back to Tucson Thursday evening. The first day we drove to Puerto Vallarta which is in the opposite direction of the US to drop off Rude at the airport. Then we drove to Mazatlan and saw our buddy Santiago. My cold turned full on and I have been hopped up on cold medicine and antibiotics for a week. I even went to the Dr. in Mexico which was much nicer then going to hospital there although the guy said my tonsils looked good and I don't even have tonsils anymore. 

I wasn't sleeping too well and we left Mazatlan at 5 something AM after sleeping only 2 or 3 hours the two previous nights. We made awesome time from Mazatlan to Tucson, only 13 hours with a 30 minute wait at the border. There is a inspection station about 100 K north of Hermosilla towards Tucson that we breezed through. The tractor trailer trucks however were backed up for 4 Ks and they were being torn apart one at a time so I think it was at least a 2 day wait for them. 

We made it to Tucson and I slept for 2 days and was finally able to start training yesterday. Today I did my first real ride. Meg isn't use to seeing me in the red and white kit after so many years with the blue and yellow. I'm still getting use to it as well but the stuff is really nice. I get my bikes in the next 2 days and I can't wait to check them out. 

The weather is Tucson since we got back has been incredible. The temperatures have been in the mid to high 70s with no clouds in the sky. Today I could finally enjoy it. I ordered an unlocked I phone today from a store in Tucson. I can use it with my Tmobile SIM card with out any shady programming or cut SIM cards. Should be here in a few days. 

I wonder if Timmons is glad to have some company finally.....

Procrastinating

I am procrastinating writing a story for Specialized about me but I have no problem updating the site about random stupid stuff. Huh. 

The Clif bar bus has seen it's last Cross season

That forest fire that ripped through Boulder had it's way with the bus. Ben and the Clif Bar development team carted my stuff all over the country this year in that bus. I thought Damo might destroy it but I didn't think it would get burned up in a forest fire in the middle of the winter. 

Is that an iguana or are you just happy to see me? 

This is Eva. She makes some of the meanest tacos, quesadillas and other tasty treats in all of Mexico. This is her kitchen and restaurant. Right on the street. 

What other good pictures do I have.... This is me "Doing Work" 

It's the new Fanta

Of course now that I'm starting to train again I've managed to get a cold. Who gets a cold in the tropics when it's 80 degrees out and all you're doing is sitting on the beach all day? 

This guy.

Meg's parents and Adyia left yesterday and Alison flew out today. Now it's just Rude, Meg and I until he leaves on Wednesday and we begin our journey to the North. 

I wonder if I'm ever going to get this story started......

Light Exercise

And I mean light. I have done a little bit of riding this week and running too. I'm sore everywhere from running. It's amazing how fit you can be for one motion and unfit for all others. I did a little mountain bike ride the other day and I was glad I had my full suspension bike so my butt didn't get too sore. I only got chased by one dog which is pretty good for down here. There is a direct correlation between dogs and the equator. The closer you get to the equator, the more dogs try to eat you while riding. 

Meg's parents and our niece, Ayda made it down for a few days. Plus Rude and Alison and Brian and Lera and it's like we know everyone here. That's a lot of ands. We all went to Anclote yesterday. It's a nice little beach about half an hour away that is super sheltered and great for swimming. Winston did his first ever ocean swim yesterday. 

Check out this guy on packaging for the new boogie board

I didn't know Timmy J was a boogie board superstar?

My camera is officially done. Luckily Meg's mom has two cameras with cords to download pictures so I'm set for a few more days. Check out my sweet hat Riche gave me, my niece Ayda and my awesome mustache.

 

It's amazing how you forget it's winter in Colorado when you're down here on the beach everyday. It seems like it should at least be spring by now but the downtown webcam shows plenty of snow and arctic like temperatures in Durango.

I haven't heard anything lately about the US Cup, I hope it's still happening. I was also thinking about Trek shutting down it's domestic race program. It seems to me it just switched it from mountain bike racing to road with it's new development team with min phin. 

I wonder when my traps are going to stop hurting....

 

Riders Club

I just joined the Specialized Riders Club. Anyone can join for free so if you're looking for a cycling social network type of site go to Specialized.com and check it out. Anyway, I was looking for a profile picture to post and I came across some pictures from Cross Nat's this year.   

Fair Enough. Chad Chenny catches up on some rest at the Kansas City Waffle House. 

It was really cold that night, check out the thermometer on the dash, 6 degrees. Burr.....

Ned is freaking out Catherine. 

Andy and Josie. 

Bill Marshall laying back in the cut.

The other Crawford at FLC Cycling, Dave Hagen. 

I've been working on a mustache like Andy, it's not quite that good but maybe by the time I head back home it will be close. 

OK, this update took way too long. 

I wonder if Lera is feeling better today....

Busted Camera

I should have taken my camera back when it first stopped working correctly at the 24 hours of desert storm Moab this year. It seemed to work OK for the past few months but now no so much. I hope I can get it working again soon. 

We dropped Lear and Brian off today in Sayulita for the rest of their stay. Lera got the stomach bug last night and was suffering today. Winston slept downstairs with her to make sure she was alright. What a good dog. After dropping them off we had to go to airport and pick up Rude and Alison. Rude just got back from Europe and Alison flew in from Seattle. Neither place sounds very appealing right now. Glad I'm here. 

Speaking of being here, I wish I had pulled the plug on the cross season a bit earlier and headed south sooner. It's hard to imagine the big races start up the first week of April. I'm pulling the plug on the Costa Rica trip, I don't need to do anymore traveling then I have to. I'm glad I made 1K this year but I have no desire to repeat accomplishment. It's going to be hard not too since I will be flying back and forth to South America, Europe, South Africa and Australia in just a few months. 

Enough complaining because right now I'm not doing anything but sitting on the beach reading books. I just read this downer, Motel Life but am now on to some new book that I can't place the title of at the moment about a religious organ smuggling cult out of the south pacific. I'll get it tomorrow. Also busted out "A Salty Piece of Land" the other day. You can do a lot of reading when you have the whole day and all you have to do is walk into town for breakfast and dinner. 

OK, time to go eat. 

Happy New Year

Yesterday was my last day in a GT kit. I have been with Pacific since the middle of 2000. That is a long time in the bike world but I am really excited to be riding for Specialized for the next three years. I started my career with them and will likely end it there also. Pretty cool. 

Enough of this sentimental stuff, last night was New Years!

Lera and Brian got here a few days ago and have been staying with us. Lera use to run XC with Meg in college and they worked together in Durango too before her and  Brian moved up to Ft Collins. We picked them up at the airport on Monday after trying to visit our new friends in Nueva Vallarta. 

I hate Nueva Vallarta. We couldn't even get in the gate to go to our friends condo even though they had left our name with the guard shack. I was getting tight on the guy but Meg said we should just go so we didn't have an problems. We ended up walking around Puerto Vallarta for a few hours before going to the airport. I don't like cities too much but Vallarta is pretty cool. It's got a great Malecon and a bunch of old buildings. It is a good place to waste time. They had this huge sand sculpture on the beach but of course I didn't have my camera. 

I don't ever seem to have my camera at the right time. We have seen a bunch of goofy stuff but I haven't captured any of it. There have even been quite a few topless sightings on the beach here this year. I have never seen that in San Pancho before but there must be a lot of Euros discovering this place. 

Speaking of Euros, looks like all the Swiss MTB guys did the last big cross race in Switzerland. They killed it  and took most of the top spots with Vogels taking the victory. Rude finished his cross season today at the Sven Nys race. Sounded like it was fast and cold. Imagine that, a fast cross race in Belgium. Hum. 

I wonder if I'm going to buy a new dirt bike this year.....